So it was all systems go on Friday afternoon as we got ready for our (short) roadtrip to Saldanha. Placed just 2hours outside of
Cape Town. However, it took us (myself, Leah* and Ivan*) just to about 3hours to get there
J
All set and ready to leave home at 14H00, we first stop at the shop to get the last few necessities. As we roam around the aisles, Ivan remembers that the portable braai I bought especially for the occasion has no utensils packed for the actual braaiing! We trek back to my place to pick up the braai “equipment” and some fine music *wink*.
Finally, we get on our way. GPS’s are activated and we hit the long straight road which is the N7.
Good laughs and memories were shared among ourselves. Looking at the nothingness of the fields and seeing odd “wildlife” (tortoise) along the way.
We finally got welcomed by the board of Saldanha “Welcome to Saldanha/ Welkom in Saldanha”. Then it was my turn to direct to the venue where the drags will be hosted. Hold onto your seats.
Having directed a wrong turn I found myself playing hot and cold…”this place doesn’t look familiar. This place looks familiar”. It continued like that for about half an hour before we decided to ask the securities of a huge establishment to direct us. Fat load that helped! We lost him at the 3
rd left in his explanation.
We got to a
petrol station where Ivan asked the guy in the next car if he knew where
the place was. Negative. We got directed to a club…in the middle of the
day! Really?! Does nobody in this town know the landmarks? I know
you’re wondering what happened to the GPS. It also did not know what we
were looking for.
Finally we got to a petrol station where the petrol jockey directed us correctly and successfully.
We got to the place and stood in a line due to the gates not having opened yet. Eventually we got in and all seemed worth it J
found a place right next to the fence so that we could easily watch the
event from the boot of Leah’s Yaris. Ivan tried to braai. Fail. Our
neighbouring spectators lent a helping hand and we had the best meal
that evening.
We
camped out in the car all night and intermittently got shows from guys
revving the ish out of their cars just to show off who’s made the most
noise. I loved that.
We
woke up to wet ground outside, threatening to cancel the days events.
But thanks to Leah, we were sent a weather report earlier in the week
to say that there would be showers but would clear up by the afternoon.
And whaddayaknow?! No rain the afternoon and everything went ahead as
planned. The drag cars had to dry the strip by speeding up and down the track...much to the crowds pleasure.
We
left at just after 14H00 Saturday afternoon and Leah was so inspired
by the fast cars that she clocked her little 1.3 up to 191/kph. I know,
WOW!
My favourite car of the day?! Tough question but it would have to be the turbocharged Ford Escort J made my heart melt.Then the Chevvy Lumina SS. Then the yellow BMW 325is
Here are my pictures. Enjoy
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| Ivan being cool-as-ice |
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| Leah strikes a pose :) |
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| Are we there yet face |
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| Before we knew we could do 191 kph :) |
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| The line queued up and people revving to get going |
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| The manly thing to do |
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| Must admit, for one who doesn't do it often, he did a great job :) |
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| Our moonlight was quite eerie |
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| Getting the fire going after it died lol |
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| Yayballz! It worked |
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| The equipment being used...properly! |
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| The trio who made the trek |
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| Centre guy is who helped us with our braiing. Bless his soul |
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| The relevance/significance was lost on me but snapped the pic anyway |
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| The Ford Escort I liked on the foreground |
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| Mercedes AMG |
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| Corvette. Yes, please! |
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| 2door BMW M3 |
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| Nissan Skyline GtR33 |
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| Dodge Charger making its way down the strip |
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| Datsun SSS powered with turbo's |
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| Too fast for my frame :) Golf 5 Gti |
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| Ford Focus RS x 2 |
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| VR6 from West Coast Racing |
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| Toyota Supra. Thanks Fast and Furious 1 |
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| Ford XR8 TT |
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| Nissan GXI |
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| BMW making a few spins on a wet track. As they say, daredevil much? |
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| Mazda 2.0 EGI |
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| Toyota 1600 |
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| True reflection :) |
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| Safety first |
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| The crowds were unphased by the wet weather |
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| Chevy Lumina SS |
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| GTR32 |
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| Honda CRX hiding behind Nissan GXI |
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| Golf 5 GTi |
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| When last have i seen a sprayed bonnet?! |
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| Deep dished. My hand model was Leah |
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| Rims on Skyline GTR33 |
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| Rims on the Toyota Supra |
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| Go big or go home |
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| The 2wheelers would not be left out to be outdone |
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| The irony :) |
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| Beauty on all fours |
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| There you have it |
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| Nissan Sabre Gxi |
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| Volkswagen Vr6 |
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| Duckfacing :) |
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| On our way home. Thanks Guys |
Till later
ZanyLady
*not their real names
