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letter
Is that Spring
in the air? No?
Must be 102...
Aaaaaah! Spring... it has sprung. I'm not so
sure about all of you, but I know I'm definitely
looking forward to those warm summer nights,
cruising down Beach Road with the jams
pumping.
But before that can happen let me introduce
to you Urban RacR Issue 12. We bring you
two tuned monsters hailing from the Bavarian
stable. Our cover car goes by the name of
Jezebel, an E46 M3 owned by Matthew
Quinton. Calling her a sexy mama is an
understatement; supercharged to Zee-Max
(hehe!) is what we'd like to say, even though
Matthew is not done with the modifications
yet. This is an example of how the E46 M3
should have been released in the first place.
Our second feature is the type we enjoy
most. As opposed to being taken on an
exhilarating drive, we got our grubby little
hands on a '09 spec John Cooper Works
tuned Mini Cooper S. To say this Mini is like a
go-kart is too cliché, even though it's true. It's
more like your comfy lounger mounted fitted
with a Yamaha R1's engine with the wheels
mounted on rails, but more on that in the
feature.
We also bring you three motorsport events
which include the BP Rally, the second
episode of the Mill Mall Gymkhana out in
Worcester and a combination of track,
gymkhana and rally cars at the Dayco All Tar
Rally.
A lot of high octane fuel, tyres, engines and
even gearboxes were disposed of to bring
you this high performance issue, so enjoy.
We've uploaded hundreds photos of the
events features so be sure to view them, pass
them on and even use them as wallpapers.
From my side for now,
Shafety and enjoy the read.
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NEWS fresh metal
Mercedes SLS
It’s the return of the Gullwing!
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That’s right, Mercedes’ finest
hour, the 1950’s era Gullwing
is revisited in 2010 in the
shape of this new supercar the SLS.
From it’s 6.3 litre V8 - same as
the one you find in a C63
AMG, they’ve now extracted
426kW and 650Nm - that’s a
big leap. The crucial bit is
this however, this car is
cheaper than the new
McLaren and Ferrari. So, it’s
cheap! (Maybe not) And
more importantly, look at it!
Who wouldn’t choose this
over the more conventional
exotics.
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NEWS fresh metal
McLaren
MP4-12C
It’s the return of the Mac! Now before you
start complaining that its slower than a
McLaren F1, understand this. The F1 cost 18
million Rand, today they’re priceless. The
new car? That will set you back a modest
R3.7mil and still endow you with 450 or so kW.
It’s not the successor to the F1...
but it still kicks ass
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No, they're not Joburg
based but in fact are
Cape Town boys.
Established since
1997, in the days of
Indiana quarter miles
and N2 top-ends,
from the yards of local
mechanics, these
guys have grown to a
membership of 30+
members, all
dedicated to the
improvement of
motorsport in the
Mother City.
Specifically focusing their efforts in the Grassy
Park area, hence “GP Motor Racing Club,”
they try to host and participate in as many
social events as they can, with the sole aim
of uplifting their communities. They're not all
show and no go. These guys, and ladies,
love fast cars, and especially going fast, with
the only difference between then and now is
that they keep it off the streets nowadays.
Owning many sought after cars, from 300kw
Toyota Slant-fronts and SR5 Coupes, to
turbocharged SR20 Sentras and even a
Capella; you can catch them at Killarney
drags or even on the rollers at club dyno
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Past events by these guys include soup
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socials and supporting other clubs' events all
for good causes.
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facebook, or email them at
gpmrc.events@mtnloaded.co.za. These guys
however don't just allow any reckless Tom,
Dick or Harry into their family, and members
are bound by strict rules and scrutiny
process! So if you from the Grassy Park side
of Cape Town, into speed and promoting
the legal side of “street racing,” join them.
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M3 TO
ZE MAX
They are commonly referred to
as the benchmark in power...
Everyone aspires to own one,
and car modifiers aim to beat
them. The M3, it's every boyracer's dream, and every girl
wishes their man drove one. SA
received it's first M3 in the shape
of the E36 M3, superseded by
the more masculine and
aggressive stance of the E46 2
door and convertible iterations.
But what does one do when
you have the E46 and want a
bit more, but find the E90/E92 to
be too gimmicky?
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‘C Class Mercedes’ hater Matt
Q. Matt has owned numerous
cars from a Golf I which he
called “The blue beast” to a
16v Polo and various other
BMWs, but this is his dream car!
Matt bought and drove this car
for 9 months before starting to
mod it. Hmmm, 9 months,
that's like giving birth to
something awesome. Initially
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personalising his car, as we all
do, by upgrading the lighting of
the car giving it more of a
stealthy look with the Predator
Chromium Angel Eyes, P46
projector lights with Xenon and
Xenon fog lights, not forgetting
the tinted LED indicators. The
rear lights are Eagle Eye LED
lights with LED license plate
lights. Hell, even the interior lights
are Xenon.
If you have ever sat inside an
M3, E36/46, you may very well
know that there is not much
you can do without reducing
the level of comfort, even the
Harman Kardon sound system
is near faultless, but Rockford
Fosgate pieces are expected
here. Matt however, for
practicality reasons has
upgraded to billet aluminium
race pedals from UUC and a
custom polished aluminium
gearlever from AA, and a CGLock driver's seat belt tensioner,
as would I.
At this point, I have probably
irritated you enough and you
are cursing me for not yet
speaking about that already
thought-provoking intercooler
residing behind the front
bumper. YES! Intercooler... Matt
wanted an all-rounder, then
opted for more go than show.
After doing his research he
teamed up with BMW Guru Zaid
Coenraad at Zee Max Auto
who did all the installations and
tuning. That included a Rotrex
C38-71 trim supercharger
coupled to an Active
Autowerke bypass valve, 6
550cc Active Autowerke fuel
injectors controlled by an AA
fuel management system
utilising BMW Alpha N Software
as a base. This ensures there is
enough fuel to avoid
detonation while boosting at
9Psi, roughly equivalent to
0.6bar. Stock M3 internals were
retained along with the overly
sufficient stock M3 fuel pump
and fuel lines. Producing 390kw
ATF and 490nm of torque
through the HPF 660whp
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whether granny shifting or
double clutching.
Being very much still young at
heart, hence all these
modifications to what already is
an animal on the road equates
to a beast in acceleration, but
having two young kids meant
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he could not compromise on
safety. Thus, residing behind the
profoundly-sexy Vorsteiner V200,
19" wheels with 8" wide fronts
10" rears are 352mm Stoptech
Vented discs with EBC pads
under those enormous 4-pot
Stoptech callipers in red. Bilstein
coilovers with adjustable
dampers make up the
suspension of choice here,
dropping the car by 75mm at
the rear and 85mm at the front,
coupled to the braided hoses,
Meyle rear shock-mounts, UUC
adjustable rear control arms,
AC Schnitzer front strut brace,
Turner Motorsport Adjustable
camber plates and UUC
Swaybarbarian anti-roll bars. I
have never felt safer through
twisties as the car viciously
accelerated from the 4800RPM
mark where the
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water/methanol system comes
into action, all the way to the
8000RPM redline, now doing
+180km/h in the bends! To say
this car can beat the bends is
an understatement.
I won't say exactly which bends
I am speaking of, except that it
was a private road, well kinda.
Warren (aka Wally) Reid's 180i
Ballade is a sexy example of
the SO4/EK Ballade. Kensington
resident Wally has looked after
the car since new in 2000.
Originally his dad's car, he
bought and took it over in 2005
and immediately set about to
add his personal touches to it.
Wally is of the opinion that the
EK series Ballade/Civic is a future
cult car but still holds the R34
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Still buzzing with excitement
after our drive, I asked Matthew
what was next on the cards for
Jezebel (the M3), other than a
full body carbon fibre BMW GT
kit with vented bonnet Matt said
in earnest, “That's a secret, but I
would like to thank my wife Elle
for putting up with all my
craziness...”
Skyline as his dream car, who
doesn't?
Initially, Wally was happy with
the standard 1800 lump and
rather set about customising
the exterior of the car. At the
time he also had a Nissan
Skyline GTX which he used for
racing, so there wasn't a real
need to make it go faster. Wally
admits that the exterior theme
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which he chose later became
recognised as “RICE” rather
than the intended “BLING,” and
he aptly changed direction to
the more suitable JDM style as
we see here.
Upon finishing University in 2007,
the wheels in his head started
turning and the proverbial bug
had bitten. Wally felt that it was
time to slap a VTec head onto
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Yes, it's a BMW under the tin. Yes it's front wheel drive
and whilst it's smaller than the comparative VW Golf,
they really can't compete. No, this turbo tyke is
spirited enough to challenge super cars on the
twisty stuff. But let me explain.
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The numbers are
impressive but don't give
you an inkling of what
make this car great. With
155kw and buckets of
torque on tap it's potent,
but no more so a modded
Golf GTI right? If you've
considered the impact the
more compact and lighter
chassis make then you're
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onto something, and that's
the fact that unlike the rest
of the hot hatch crew, this
one can change direction
quicker than a mouse. It
makes a Renault Clio RS
feel ponderous, and that's
a big claim.
This one is a 2009 edition,
one of the new sparkier
units. That means it
foregoes the original's
super charger treatment
for a more traditional turbo
setup. Don't expect lag
however, this thing shoves
from the get go and by
this virtue is accompanied
by the greatest aural
sound track ever
generated by a 1600. No
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factory hatch has ever
boasted this much snaps,
crackles and pops without
being in need of a serious
tune up. Here it's all
deliberate as exhaust,
turbo and cylinders work
together to conduct a
symphony of highly strung
horse power. It really is that
good. Climb aboard, well
down into the belly of the
beast to be exact and it's
oh so simply adorned. Not
sparse mind you. Just a
clever usage of circles and
basic geometry with some
great materials to set it off.
But if you're the typical boy
racer then none of this
matters to you. No, you just
want to know it feels when
you plant it right? In a word.
. . Fan-fucking-tastic!
Rev it up, drop the clutch
and hold on tight as the
turbo charger releases it's
pent up aggression all over
the tarmac. The sound is
pure bliss and it's
comforting to know that
you'll rarely need to back
down even in the face of
some twisty road action.
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the service gates onto the gokart track and eventually back
onto the main circuit through
turn 2 and back at the start of
the stage, but alas, the car,
driver and navigator had to
endure this for another 2 and a
half laps.
This stage was run twice on
Friday and once again
Saturday morning, taking its toll
on the entry list with almost half
of them retiring on Friday, and
many more on Saturday due to
engine, gearbox and other
mechanical faults, including the
likes of Warren Scholtz and
Justin Gray's Class S3 VW Polo
1.6 which shed some weight
and got its front-end rearranged and “Rally Bokkie”
Stefanie and Willem Hugo's 4X4
Subaru Impreza Turbo who had
both hit walls.
Things started to heat up on
stage 5; an 8-lapper reversal of
the main- and back-straight of
Killarney, with competitors being
set off at one-minute intervals. It
was not as simple as it sounds,
as I previously mentioned to
Rob Gillman. Exiting turn 4,
turning through the narrow
slipway to enter turn 1 and the
main straight; Rob, pushing too
hard and braking too late and
getting his rear wheels onto the
2008 saw the start of what would become an annual
event on the Killarney calendar. The 2009 Dayco
Challenge All Tar Rally night and day event covers
almost 100km of hard-braking and torturous hairpin
bends coupled to fast U-turns which made for
dramatic racing. This event forms a round of the
Western Province Rally Championship, and because
it's an all tar event on private roads, the Indy Oil
Clubmans and Powerflow GTi Challenge competitors
could also enter with their cars.
An initial 35 cars entered the
event, I was excited at the
prospect of witnessing some
serious action. If you have
never been a spectator at a
rally you are seriously missing
out. Rallying has its own breed
of followers who are seldom
disappointed with all the thrills
and spills, as Rob Gillman
would tell you, but more on that
later.
Friday night saw two tight stages
of 18km each with drivers
having to adjust their
handbrake tensions and
squinting hard if their front
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floodlights were not sufficient.
Friday night's stages utilised
Killarney's racing circuit as well
as service roads. Starting off the
stock-car pit area, through turn
3 towards turn 4, a 180-degree
turn back, through the service
road and up turn 1 before a
kink right followed by kink left
where I was almost knocked
over and then left through the
slipway onto turn 4. Sounds
simple? Well now drivers had to
cut off turn 4 through the gates
onto the service road and
parking ring heading towards
the clubhouse. One mistake
here could see drivers hit poles
and other walls which could
render them out for the rest of
the rally. Once around the
clubhouse, they utilised the
subway and sweep now seeing
them on the back-straight
toward turn 5. Round turn 5 and
into the pits now heading up
the pit straight at well above its
usual speed limit into a 90degree right taking to the back
of the pits before heading back
down the pit area avoiding
trees and other obstacles
before re-entering the track at
turn 5. Here they raced down
the main straight before hard
on the brakes to cut through
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Golf got out of shape without
warning before gaining traction
and sending the rear-end in the
opposite direction again
causing him to broad slide
toward and up the sand
embankment flipping the car,
likely sliding down the
embankment again, on its side,
luckily without any injuries, but
calling it a day for them.
The penultimate stage was a
special stage, i.e. head–tohead, with the one competitor
completing the oval a few
times, up through turn 3,
through the link used for 8 lap
chase events and back up
toward the oval, whilst the other
competitor started off first
completing the 8 lap chase
side before entering the oval
side. Theoretically speaking, two
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evenly matched drivers and
cars would complete the
course at exactly the same
time, with all things equal, but in
rally, we know that rarely
happens. The final stage utilised
the main and back straight side
of the track again, also a
special stage with 2
competitors on the course at
the same time, battling each
other ending, theoretically, at
the same time. This stage saw
the marshals even more
nervous as their clubhouse was
now in direct danger of being
hit head-on should a driver
under-brake. Both sides of the
back pit area was utilised as 2
separate sections of this stage,
lucky for us, I was the only noneevent official to be allowed in
that area.
With Mike Nathan and Derek
Jacobs' Mitsubishi Evo turbo not
being ready for the event due
to engine problems prior, they
had entered in Toyota Corolla,
claiming overall honours, mainly
due to their superlative
performance in stage one,
giving them a healthy
advantage. Etienne Du Toit took
second overall of the event,
also in a Toyota Corolla. On a
humorous side, I heard Mike
mentioning the gears were not
to his satisfaction on the Friday
night, only to realise it was not
the sequential gearbox found in
his Evo, and subsequently had
to use clutch. If this event was
not so taxing on a car, I would
have started planning the
building of a car for the next all
tar rally scheduled for later this
year. Keep an eye out in Urban
RacR Magazine to find out the
specifics.
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With a balance of power, boost
and stiff suspensions coupled to
strict racing manoeuvres and
drifting spectaculars, this meant
the crowd would get their fair
share of exhilarating action to
witness. All entrants who had
been constantly upgrading their
cars and driving styles all year in
an effort to better their previous
year's times and stand that
chance at a podium finish had
their hopes crushed when
Duncan Jepthas and Nashrene
Schloss dipped under the oneminute barrier in their Class G
VW Golf MkII 2.0 TSI.
Duncan had opted for 60KW
less power in the hope of better
traction on the warm tarmac
and it worked. Though not
being able to dip under a
minute again on their third and
final run, their final resulting
times were 0.1second faster
than that of Izak Van Zyl and
Jehan de Jongh's in the
DynoTech MkII Turbo Golf. It was
a close race between these
September saw the second annual instalment of the
Worcester Mill Mall Gymkhana. Last year's event was a
great success; see Urban RacR Magazine Online Issue 3,
so naturally we packed up our camera equipment and
headed out to Worcester in anticipation for some tight
chassis-straining, seat breaking, (sorry Lindsey - I couldn't
resist throwing that in) gymkhana action. Though still in the
holy month of Ramadaan, this year's event promised to
be just as big an event with close onto 75 entrants.
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two teams throughout the day
along with local entrant
“Vinnige” Fanie and Melanie Du
Toit in their red three–wheeling
Class A Mazda 2.0 16V Rustler
LDV who due to a momentary
lapse in concentration on his
final run had to accept third
overall.
Fanie's ex-Class A Mazda 323
EGi 2.0 16V finished in fourth
place under the hands of
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Morne Roux and Monica
Robertse. Morne had
subsequently also won Most
Improved Driver of the Day.
Regardless that the day was a
non-stop thrill, from Go-Karts to
pipe-cars drifting, I could not
hold out and had to leave
earlier than I would have like to
and in fact had predicted to.
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BP
We have a problem. My rally knowledge is limited to
Sega Rally and colin Mcrae video games. Oh wait,
then there's those Ken Block videos i have on my
phone. But that's really it. So why am i eating gnats
and burning my ass off in the middle of a sun baked
field? Check it.
Houston. We have a problem.
My rally knowledge is limited to
Sega Rally and colin Mcrae
video games. Oh wait, then
there's those Ken Block videos I
have on my phone. But that's
really it. My full education. So
why am i eating gnats and
burning my ass off in the middle
of a sun baked field? Check it.
The BP Rally is the closest thing
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the average petrolhead is
going to come across to WRC
without jumping on a plane
and spending mucho doneros.
The event starts in Milnerton
before heading off to Killarney,
first outside the racetrack at
Potsdam, then onto the main
circuit which is configured in
special stage format. The
action continues the next day
and it's a case of following the
action from venue to venue all
along the west coast.
Sometimes it's an abandoned
farm. Sometimes it's a stretch of
gravel. It really is THAT random.
And I’m loving every minute.
And the best part, it's free! Well if
you exclude the price of petrol
and snacks.
See you there next year!
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Primespot digital
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on the scene
PIX
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Battle of
the tunerz!
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issue twelve
ten | urban
| urban
racrracr
online
online
magazine
magazine
THIS IS
CAPE
TOWN
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Next year sees the 2010
Soccer World Cup and
yeah, we know the
roads are a twisted knot
of asphalt at the
moment but seeing
sights like this, the Green
Point Stadium, make it all
worthwhile. Cape Town,
it’s bloody gorgeous if
you’re looking for it.
THE BACK PAGES
a reader’s letter
Old UR scribe, Kinnux has recently found himself
gifted with a rare Japanese classic. It may not be his
dream ride, an Ae86, but if the internet chatter is
anything to go by he is warming up to his new
project Roku Ichi Ma61 Celica Supra.
The problem with the internet is that
every second person on it has a project
car to play with. And THAT just colours me
ALL shades of jealous. I can't even watch
motor racing without getting antsy… But
after a little saving and a LOT of luck
destiny finally intervened. Project Roku
Ichi starts now.
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“Brup brup brup brup…” Let's forget about
the sellotape holding the driver side
handle in place “Brup brup brup brup…”
and pretend the water doesn't get in when
it rain (but it does) “Brup brup brup brup…”
and that she's 26 years old, has a
miscoloured boot hatch and has the least
Japanese set of rims EVAR seen on it “Brup
brup brup brup…” and instead focus on
the good. That means booting the loud
pedal and letting the brup brup turn in to a
full blown roar! Sonorous and rough – the
2.8 litre still makes a great sound and for a
moment it reminds me that I didn't buy a
lemon, instead a classic piece of
Japanese motoring history… and plus it's
rear wheel drive. The '1983 Toyota Celica
Supra 2.8' is its name, and it's a relatively
rare animal in South Africa. Chassis code
MA61, Roku Ichi. How much of a nerd am
I right now? And so begins my long lusting
track car project – although I do plan to
make the car more roadable first. It's going
to have to be a slow process though as
money comes in, but at this rate I should
be fine for a track day filled 2010. First up,
roadworthy and getting it registered then I
got to do something about that poked
exhaust it has (my word it is loud, the bad
kind… except at about 4500rpm - THAT I
like) and I absolutely gots to get rid of them
PORNO alloys.
And I know she loves me too… because
just this morning she left dark golden pools
of liquid love on my driveway. Oh bother.
“Happiness is an oily driveway” – an Opel
mechanic
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ISSUE 12
www.urbanracr.co.za
ONLINE | urbanracr.co.za
CAR CULTURE
RACE EVENTS
BLING BLING
DRAG RACING
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