Racing on Zwartkop Raceway

[slowpoke]

i'll double check that distance next sunday when i'm riding there... and try to memorise the track so that if there's a socail class in the crit series and i can make it i'll know all the corners

[RABUBI]

Enigste probleem is geen ligte om die track nie, dis hoekom gewoonlik 5uur gehou was

[Speed Devil]

In Dec/jan/ Feb light shouldn't be a problem at 19:00

[AfreekduSoet]

Sal ook daar wees.

[Joss]

Speke het dit gereel. Dit was great. Daar was altyd twee sessies. 17:00 45 min plus 'n lap. en weer 18:00 vir 30 min plus 'n lap. Die probleem na 18:30 is die lig. Daar was altyd 'n klomp ryers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Zoo Cookie]

Ja asb.!  Hou dit op tye wanneer die werkendes dit ook kan bywoon!

 

oi, van ons ga net so bietjie vroe?r werk toe.

[Speed Devil]

Ok, so as 7:00 begin werk dan kan ek 16:00 klaar maak dan kan ek dit net-net betyds maak vir 17:00....As die verkeer nie te kwaai is

[Pocketbikes]

Why not use the go-kart track, it's just on a kilo long? We have ridden there at night with our pocketbikes (to see if the lighting was good enough for a night race). The lights are suspect for 70-80 km/h racing, but should be good enough for us. Here is a pic of the track with a bit of text taken from http://www.kart.co.za/zwartkops/index.htm

 

 

The circuit is just over 1000m long and

a minimum of eight metres wide. The start/finish line

is on the 180m-long 10m wide main straight, and is 90m

before the first corner. The first two corners are 12m

wide to reduce first lap congestion. A unique feature

of the new circuit is the Bridgestone Flyover, where the

circuit actually crosses over itself. The sloping terrain

of Zwartkops lends itself to great spectator viewing points

and promises the drivers a challenging roller coaster

ride

[Pro-Funrider]

Nee ek dink jy sal vrek op die go-kart baan!! Baie stop en draai, stop en draai. Not good for group riding.?

This time of year the light is still good for riding till 19h00...

[Speed Devil]

Nee ek dink jy sal vrek op die go-kart baan!! Baie stop en draai' date=' stop en draai. Not good for group riding. 

This time of year the light is still good for riding till 19h00...

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I think that track is going to turn a lot of cyclists into moffies with all the rear ending in the corners

[KDEE]

We were at Swartkops on Sunday for a trax day to get some laps in preparation for my mates almost finished Lotus 7..

 

Awesome main straight, long downhill to get some speed up on your bike, very sharp 180 at the bottom of the hill though and then a ugly hard pull all the way up the back straight.

 

Great fun in a sportscar, not convinced that this fatboy would enjoy riding a bike around there though..

 

Love to come and watch the racing snakes giving it gas..

 

Btw, for R220 you can do at least 30 laps in your road going car on trax days.... no racing lic required. A good place to show what you think your car can do and of course how good you think you are... Its a flippin lot harder than driving fast on the highway