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THE MAIN EVENT:
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FROM THE DRIVER S SEAT
Hip hip! Hooray! After one of
the longest winters that Cape
Town has had, summer is
basically on our doorstep. It
seems that we've skipped right
through spring and smack bang
in to summer. And that is
obviously gonna bring us our
summer cruises, laid back
weekends enjoying the most
beautiful sunset in the world
and hopefully lots of car shows
and events. We have already
been inundated with emails
regarding car shows ranging
from the school car shows to
the highly anticipated Lord of
the Blings taking place on 30
November. The same date also
sees us having to choose
between King of the Mountain
as well. What to do? What to
do?
of the magazine seems to be
creating quite a stir amongst
readers. If you have a story to
share, please send it along to
us. Our games section sees a
synopsis of Burnout Paradise, a
game I intend clocking one day
when I actually have the
freaking time. Where do the
gamekoppe find time to
actually play? I hardly have
time to even watch my
favourite motoring shows at
night.
We have, however, had time to
be out and about searching for
feature-worthy cars and it
seems that every turn you take
you come across a hot car. We
hope to bring them all to you in
due course. A few of the first
finds in our search was Luke's
JDM Civic as well as an
The Urban RacR team hopes
absolute stunner of a Suzuki
that our readers have enjoyed
Hayabusa owned by Tony
our last edition as much as we “Bubba” George. Could this be
have. If you have any
Japanese engineering at its best?
comments, suggestions or
Germany also features in the
anything please drop us a line. magazine in the form of what
I'll be sure to add all our
could quite arguably be one of
contact details at the end of this the most well rounded SUVs
column.
available on our market; the
Volkswagen Touareg. Check
out our review and if you want
We continue with our Style
to see what it's all about give
Guide in this issue as well as
Paarl Vallei Volkswagen a call
our nostalgic Tales from the
Klip(fontein). This tales section to book a test drive. The Beetle
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featured in the magazine has
been on the scene for just over
a year now and has already
been featured elsewhere, but
we just had to give Aneesa's
wheels the proper Urban RacR
feature it deserves.
There are loads of events to
read up on, but I sincerely think
that the readers should come
out and join us at these events.
With summer looming there
can be no excuses not to join
us. And where better than at
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the newly initiated Street2Strip
events being held at Killarney;
or the Raceline Autofest; or the
Road 2 Kustom Lord of the
Blings show; or one of the
upcoming Urban RacR events?
Like I said before, drop us a line
for any comments and
suggestions. And if you feel that
you have some photographic or
writing skills, we are sure we
can put them to good use.
Coolios, RT
Email:
Postal:
Mobile:
Fax:
info@urbanracr.co.za
PO Box 62, Athlone, 7760, Cape Town, South Africa
+27 (0)82 890 7802
+27 (0)86 544 0803
RIDING
With Ridwaan Nordien
SHOT
GUN
Where's spring? Can whoever stole it,
please bring it back! What initially
seemed would be a lazy month, ended
up to be more like an omnibus of events.
With the launch of the Friday nights
Street-to-Strip drags at Killarney, car
dyno days, bike dyno days, sound-offs,
and gymkhanas, which included a roadtrip. My only problem now, seeing that
the articles and pics are done for our
readers, is to find some extra cash. This
because I too had quite a few pics of
myself taken by our friends in blue
(Eish!).
For those on Facebook who thought I
bought a bike and managed to take a pic
of my clocks doing over 290km/h, I may
be a good photographer, but damn, I'm
not that good. Standing next to a super
bike doing +280km/h revving at over
12000RPM… that shit can make a man
go crazy.
I trust you guys had as good a month as
us, and have no fear; spring will come,
eventually… Also, be sure to check out
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the online photo galleries in most of the
events' articles.
In summation I am going to use that
cliché “Live your life a quarter-mile at a
time,” but instead of trying to improve
your over-all speed and time, try to first
improve your reaction time… With the
advent of Killarney's Street2Strip,
reaction times are going to be even more
crucial.
On a sad note, Urban RacR Magazine
would like to extend their condolences
and sincerest sympathies to the friends
and family of Mitsubishi rally driver, Paul
Pfeiffer. Paul died in hospital on Saturday
4 October 2008, after his car left the road
and landed upside down in a dam on a
special stage of the Blue Crane Rally.
Navigator, Cindi Harding was able to
survive the accident, but sadly no Paul.
This has been the first fatality (in rally)
since 1974. Let us all remember a man
who was living our dream.
COVER CAR
JDM HONDA CIVIC VTEC
URBAN BIKER
TONY’S HAYABUSA
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EVENT FEATURE
WORCESTER GYMKHANA
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EVENT FEATURE
BIKE DYNO DAY
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EVENT
SPRING STANCE
BEETLELICIOUS
ANEESA’S MINT VOLLA
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ROAD TEST
VW’S BIGGEST CAR REVIEWED
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• ED’S LETTER
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• GAME FEATURE
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’ yes, it does
help if he has
a nice car!
’
to have starred in Boys and Girls
At Urban we're nuts about cars. Which
car gets you wild... ahem, which would
you like to own?
L: I’m definitely a Subaru kinda girl.
NAME: Lamees Isaacs
NICKNAME: “Foxy”
AGE: 18
FROM: BONTEHEUWEL
Lamees
What do you do for fun?
L: I enjoy watching the drag racing
What do you think is your best feature?
Lamees: My smile
What's the craziest thing you've ever
done?
L: I once complained to the newspapers
about my school principal! (Trouble with
authority? Nice!)
Name one celebrity you’d like to meet!
L: Hmm, definitely Julia Roberts
What's the one thing you can't leave
home without?
L: My cellphone of course!
You've got a great body, what sort of
hobbies do you enjoy?
L: I love all kinds of sports, including
dancing
Clearly you respect your body, what
sort of food do you eat?
L: I absolutely love my vegetables, believe
it or not.
Where can our readers find you during
these hot summer days?
L: Clifton Beach, where else?
What’s your all time favourite film?
L: Pretty Woman, but I would have loved
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What kind of music do you smaak?
L: Hiphop and R&B, all the way!
By now you've got our readers drooling,
what kind of guy do you drool over?
L: Tall, fair, sexy, handsome, cute smile, nice
features and older than me... and yes it
DOES help if he has a nice car!
Thanks for your time Foxy, you’ve been
fun to watch. Any word of inspiration to
our readers?
L: I just want to wish my best to the Urban
RacR team!
and IT'S
A VTEC YO!!!
Written by Zaahir Parker
Photography by Zaahir Parker & Ridwaan Nordien
We’ve tracked down a JDM style
Civic… straight out of the southern
suburbs of Cape Town.
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’ Pull quote
goes here...
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* Sparco seats look awesome
Having been the past owner of a Honda,
a current owner of one, and an aspirant
NSX owner, it is clear that Luke lives and
breathes HONDA. His previous car was
a single overhead cam Civic 160i. Luke
loved the shape of the car but felt that he
lacked the power. The obvious choice
then was to buy the more powerful
Honda EK9 Civic 1600 Vtec. Luke's
blood type is probably EK.
The Honda Vtec engine has been one of
the greatest motoring discoveries in recent
times. Vtec systems are able to extract
high outputs from low displacement
engines. Originating from motorcycle
technology, the variable valve timing and
lift electronic control system is so good,
that many other manufacturers have
subsequently developed their own, similar
systems. I can go on a complete tangent
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’my other rid
e
is metrorail
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* pretty fly for a white guy
about the pros and cons of the system;
and spew pages of technical jargon and
commentary regarding Vtec, but this
article is about a particular 2000 model
Civic Vtec belonging to the Hondaboys
club's “token white boy”, Luke.
The car is still somewhat short of his EK9
Type R fantasy, but she oozes its own
appeal. Having had the car for about two
years, Luke commenced customizing the
engine and bodywork some time this
year. And as we all know, once you start
you just can't stop. But let's look at what
we have before us.
Most of the engine has remained pretty
standard (by Cape Town standards
anyway) and has been breathed upon by
Honda mechanic and tuner, Shane Lind.
The cams have been upgraded to the full
race spec Crower stage 3 setup. These
cams are capable of a rev range well into
the 9000s; screaming like a banshee
when vtec kicks in yo. The only other
mods that Luke is willing to divulge are
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the stainless steel Megan Racing header
(in my day it was called a branch) and the
Whale Penis induction kit which scoops
in loads of air. Ernie and the rest of the
guys at Ottery Petrol and Diesel tuned the
car and its Unichip to perfection and the
Vtec now kicks out a respectable 131kw
with 159nm of torque on their “rolling
road”. This car pulls really well.
to mention that the car is far from done,
but with time and money it most certainly
will be. With any luck this car will surpass
his future EK9 Type R. Picture this future
shopping list: Walbro fuel pump, Megan
fuel pressure regulator, stage 1 clutch,
Skunk 2 intake, Type R rear lip, Spoon
carbon fibre rear wing, full I.C.E.
installation, etc.
Luke's Civic rolls in proper racing style
too, with Buddy Club rims shod in
Yokohama rubber. The wheels look
absolutely perfect on this car with a very
comfortable 40mm Razor drop, and suits
the white bodywork to perfection. Bodywise the car is pretty standard. The only
add-ons are the spoon mirrors and the
type R grille, Mugen front lip and JDMstyle yellow foglights. To break the colour
a bit, Luke has very wisely opted to add
Mugen decals on the sides and spray the
bonnet, roof and bootlid black.
The package looks good. It looks right. It
looks JDM. A place for everything and
everything in its place. Right down to the
custom made decals adorning his rear
passenger windows; the hint of the red
Sparco seats as you see Luke passing you
on the road. There isn't much that you
could fault this car on. Perhaps just the
fact that he has no quarter mile times to
produce. C'mon Luke. Pop on over to
Killarney for Street2Strip and let's see
what she can do.
As I mentioned earlier in the article, once
you start you just can't stop. Luke is quick
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almost*
boosted
(Hayabusa - definition - Peregrine Falcon,
a bird capable of speeds over 320km/h)
Ho
ste
db
y
www.raceline.co.za
Presents
Raceline Autofest is taking place on 25 October 2008 at the
Raceline Cape Town branch (corner Section Street, Platinum
Drive and Gold Street, Brooklyn, Ysterplaat - opposite Builders
Warehouse).
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Ladies... This is your invitation to enter the Miss Raceline
competition to stand a chance of becoming a South African NOS
Girl 2008 as well as being featured in Urban RacR Magazine
Online and other publications. There are loads of cash prizes
and vouchers to be won. For more information regarding the
Miss Raceline competition please contact Urban RacR
Magazine on 0828907802 or email models@urbanracr.co.za
for an entry form. As always Urban RacR Magazine will be
there to give you full media coverage of the event. Be sure
to visit our website to check out our events updates and to
download the latest issue of the magazine www.urbanracr.co.za
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Written and Photography by Zaahir Parker
’could it get
any shinier?
’
Tony George's 2002 Suzuki
Hayabusa is 1298cc's of pure
speed. In the past few years
the Hayabusa has been
consistently tested as one of
the fastest production
motorcyles in the world.
Capable of a ten second
quartermile and a top speed of
over 300km/h in stock form,
this bike is really fast. When
the Hayabusa was first
introduced in 1999 it took
over the top spot from the
Honda CBR1100XX Super
Blackbird as the fastest
production bike. In this case,
as in mother nature, the
Blackbird was the prey of the
Falcon. Honda riders may not
like it ... but it's true. With its
aerodynamic design playing
home to an engine producing
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almost 130kw, the power to
weight ratio is something car
owners can only dream about.
This is possibly the ultimate
hyper sport bike, although
Tony would say that the
ultimate one would be a
Hayabusa Twin Turbo.
Oooooh!
Over 100,000 Hayabusas were
sold worldwide, and 35 year
old Tony set about making his
one a bit more special. The
colour of this beauty is called
crystal allure and it certainly IS
alluring. Tony reckons that it
reminds him of the crystal
clear waters of tropical islands.
The same blue carries over to
the tinted blue screen fitted to
the original fairings with
customised vents. The frame
has been polished to a mirror
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finish, which perfectly matches
the chrome rims and decal kit.
Even the grips have been
replaced with ones which have
a silver/chrome effect to finish
it off nicely.
The 17" rims are fitted with a
Pirelli 190 Metzeler combo to
ensure stability and superior
cornering ability. What I found
really titillating was the
Hayabusa branded billet
aluminium rear disk and the
Nishin braking system with 6
post pistons, anti-dive system
and obligatory braided hoses.
What attention to detail! His
attention to detail has
rewarded Tony with the first
place prize as well as the
Overall Show Winner's trophy
two years running at Lord of
the Blings (be sure to look out
’ no, it simply
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for him at this year's event
once again), as well as a
couple of Swallows Rally
Concours de elegance first
place spots.
But just because this bike is
currently spec'ed to win show
and shine competitions does
not mean that Tony doesn't
like going fast. The liquid
cooled DOHC in-line 4
cylinder engine is fitted with a
full blueprint spec 16v
cylinder head and Tony thinks
that with a current stock
compression ratio of 11.0:1,
this little 4 cylinder motor
could certainly manage with
the fitment of a turbocharger.
C'mon Tony (or should I call
you Bubba), time's a-wasting…
just do the darn turbo
conversion already!
IMMACULATE
’ VOLLA ’
Imagine being given a hiding by a 1958
Beetle… driven by a GIRL! Oh the shame!
Written by Zaahir Parker
Photography by RT & Ridwaan Nordien
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Originally called the Type 1, the
Volkswagen Beetle was manufactured from
1938 all the way through to 2003. It has
been a benchmark for many other
carmakers and was rated the most
influential car of the twentieth century. As a
matter of fact, this particular Beetle
featured in this article is proving to be a
benchmark for many robot racers as well.
Say what? Yep! Don't be fooled into
thinking that is just an ordinary Bug. This
little Bug can whip some serious ass on the
strip.
be a strange choice of vehicle when one can
buy quite a few really nice cars out there on
the second-hand market, and I even asked
why she didn't buy something like a Vtec or
something. I can't describe in words the
dagger looks she gave me. And seeing as this
is a family magazine, I can't even repeat the
profanities I was exposed to except to say
that according to her, Vtecs *%#@$ suck!
Sources have confirmed that this little Bug
has whipped many a Vtec thanks to few
modifications carried out on the engine and
suspension. This SAA employee is now able
to enjoy some low flying on almost any road
she chooses.
Aneesa Hassen chose this little baby because
she loves the car, it's heritage, and that it is
an inconspicuous cult classic. It may seem to
Aneesa started modding her Beetle about a
year after acquiring the car in the good old
Orange Free State. The car still had the
original paintwork and interior, untouched
and looking a bit worse for wear. Craig's Car
Care in Woodstock, Cape Town soon
remedied that and coated the Beetle with a
custom mixed Berryl Green basecoat and a
few extra chrome pieces were added to the
original car. Thanks to the angel eye crystals
and custom spotlights fitted upfront, night
vision goggles are not a basic requirement
when driving at night. Eyelids on the front as
well as the rear lights look totally retro.
The standard issue steering wheel was
retained after refurbishing along with the
* if you think that’s a tidy bum, wait till you see next month
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Performance Buggies. The list of goodies and
mods on this Bug is way too long to go into
detail here. The cylinder head has been
ported and polished, with the billet cam
having been counterweighted and balanced.
The pistons used are a whopping 94mm that
have also been perfectly balanced. The twin
44mm Webers sit on either side of the
engine bay and are aided by a Mallory
electric fuel pump. Unfortunately, the car is
too low to fit on any dyno, so power figures
are unknown at this time. The suspension
height is fully adjustable to a maximum of
100mm and I must say that the lowered look
suits it extremely well; especially the way
those Porsche Speedster 7J/8J staggered look
wheels fill the arches. Needless to say the
brakes had to be upgraded to ensure correct
stopping power and this was achieved by
using the disc brake system of a Golf, which
was customized for the Porsche wheel stud
pattern.
*clean enough to eat a gatsby off... and then some more
Aneesa may feel that this car is
inconspicuous, but when you see this car,
standing or driving, it certainly grabs your
attention. This package just looks right. From
the colour of the bodywork to the polished
and detailed wheels, from the roar of its
Empi exhaust system and its Phat Boy
silencer to its launch from the traffic lights.
Boy racers beware. This girl can make you
cry … in shame.
standard original seats and door panels. This
certainly boosts the car's character appeal.
The pedals and gear knob are Empi
Performance Parts items and the original
carpet has been replaced by with new square
weave carpeting. The dashboard now houses
Autogauge items with chrome surrounds that
fits in nicely with the rest of the décor. These
include a rev counter with shift light, oil
temperature gauge, oil pressure and
voltmeter. A couple of custom switches also
find their way to the dashboard, courtesy of
Dave Rowley Performance for the oil cooler,
fuel pump and headlights.
Be sure to download Issue 04 when we
feature Faheem's Karmann Ghia which you
see peeking in some of the pictures.
That's correct, the maestro behind this Vteckiller is … (drum roll please) Dave Rowley
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on the scene
*Killarney
16/08/08
DRAGS
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’‘m cars lay
down some rubber
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Written and Photography by Ridwaan Nordien
The success of an event is often measured by the number of entrants
or spectators. Personally, I like to believe that the success of a drag
racing event is rather judged by the number of personal records
broken, as well as an accident-free and breakdown-free event.
After an unfortunate off-track incident with
his previous golf, Elton Scullard and his
team recently completed the build of a
new drag car in the form of a two door
MK1 Golf. If his previous car is anything
to go by, you can only imagine what kind
of a pioneer in his class this new golf will
be. Boasting the same 20v motor, running
independent throttle bodies (ITB's), Elton
has opted for methanol coupled to a
stripped out body, and I mean completely
stripped out. Even the petrol, sorry,
methanol tank is in the engine bay. The
interior consists of half a dashboard and
* gymkhana continues to separate the fast cars from the fast drivers
one seat … the roll-cage is a necessity. Did I
mention this car is completely stripped out?
This car makes enough power to light up
those massive Mickey Thomson's up front to
launch the car across the tapes to finish with
a 12.2 second pass. This after
Elton was forced to apply
brakes before the finish line
because his light-weight
bumper had ripped off.
Quick? Not really. Elton got
the golf down to a staggering
11.61 seconds, making him
one of the quickest N/A front
wheel drive cars in the
country.
At the end of the day, Andre
October had a solo run
testing nitrous on his turbo
charged TRD, managing his
quickest on the day of 11.94
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seconds. Ben Greyling also had a solo run
in his mighty V8 powered little Ford Fiesta
… yes, also to test his newly installed
nitrous system. He managed to cross the
lines with a jaw dropping 10.06 seconds.
Oom Ben, next time we are expecting a
time in the 9's …
on the scene
*WORCESTER
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GYMKHANA
JUST MILLING AROUND: The Witzenberg Motor Club held the
1st Boland region car gymkhana at the Worcester Mill Mall, which
saw many big-powered and stiff-suspension machines battle it out
around a tight 11-turn course. The air-temperature was close onto
30 degrees despite the snow-covered mountaintops. This, and the
high grip tar surface was taxing on entrant's tyres. Drivers kept their
accelerators planted to the bare metal of their stripped out race
’old school
welcome!
’
323 finishing second trailing them by 5
1/100th of a second. That is what you call a
photo finish. Andre Dreyer and Patrick
Vermaak in the Mk2 16v Golf brought up
the rear in third place.
machines in the hope of making up some time. Visibility was
occasionally obscured due to the amounts of tyre smoke wafting
over the course.
From Mk1 Golfs and Mazda 323s, to
pipe-cars with mighty 5 litre V8 motors,
single seater formula Ms, and even an
elegant with grunt 6 litre Lumina SS
UTE, there were a plethora of entrants.
Drivers had to be on form with very little
to no room for any mistakes. Qualifying
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fastest times of their allotted three runs,
added together. Brent Laurings and co
driver Duncan Andrews in their Opel
Kadett took top honours with a total time
of 1min 56.38 seconds, with Fanie Du
Toit and Morne Roux in the Mazda EGi
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This event is set to be a favourite road-trip
event for up-coming motoring calendars.
Spectators and entrants alike thoroughly
enjoyed the event.
And judging by the camera fines I received
in the mail, it seems that the boys in blue
enjoyed taking photographs of my car.
#$@&%!!!!
on the scene
*STREET
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RACING DYNO DAY
Most of our readers have heard of dyno's and dyno days. We have
however come across a few who are still not entirely clued up on
what a dyno is, or what exactly happens at these events.
’vee
Streetracing.co.za has made its second
appearance in Urban RacR Magazine
Online by hosting this hugely successful
event at Dyno Tech in Brackenfell. Izak and
his crew were certainly kept busy, having to
strap down, run and remove more than 70
entrants on the day. Yes, over 70 cars were
entered and run on the day, which is by no
means a modest number of entrants and
should give the Streetracing.co.za guys
bragging rights.
nitrous on his supercharged Lumina, but still
managed the highest combined total on the
day (Kw's and Nm's) of 1076.5. He also
claimed first place in Class D. There were a
couple of unusual entrants on the day as
well, including a 2008 model C63 AMG
fitted with four semi-slick tyres managing to
post a respectable 325.7 Kw, and 574 Nm.
Dirk Smit's twin turbo Toyota Supra pushed
out 276 Kw and 463 Nm. The Urban RacR
Magazine sponsored Mazda RX7 Turbo of
Heinrich Cornelissen took Class C2 honours
with 363.7 Kw, and 531 Nm. Luckily, Dyno
Tech has a four wheel dyno which allowed
Michael De La Huht's Subaru STI to post
some impressive figures as well, taking
second place in Class C2 with 328.3 Kw,
and 521 Nm.
Many of the big names were there,
including the likes of Suspect-WP who
unfortunately had a problem with the
Don't forget to click on the online galleries
link to view some of the hot rides run on the
day…
compare power figures with each other as
well as to check if the newest air filter
which they just installed has had any affect
on their vehicles. It also lends itself to safe
competition, instead of racing illegally on
the streets.
A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a
machine used to measure torque and
rotational speed (rpm) from which the
power produced by a motor vehicle's
engine, can be calculated. Dynamometers
are used to provide simulated road
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loading of the car's engine through its
own drive train. It is more commonly
used to notice any significant increase, or
decrease caused by latest modifications.
Dyno days have become very popular on
the car club scene as it allows entrants to
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big power figures
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on the scene
*Bike
View this
[Gallery]
dyno day
Yamaha R6... Kawasaki Ninja... Suzuki Hayabusa... Honda
Fireblade... Sounds like members of the Japanese Yakuza?
You may be forgiven for thinking that, but the fact remains, put
all these players together at one event (with an average of
12000RPM) and you have a clash that even the Chinese Triads
would be afraid of.
* no it’s not the stig... or is it, damned if we know but the oke could pedal
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Hosted at DMR (Danie Maritz Racing) with
numerous other sponsors, the day was
packed with bikers bringing their rockets to
see the power, torque and top speed
attainable by their rides. Yes, even top
speed. I tell you, standing next to a bike
doing 300+km/h, is insane. Hell, even "The
Stig" graced us with his presence on the
dyno.
The number of bikes ran on the day was
limited to 30, and for very good reason. I
saw brand new motorcycles stripped naked
just so that certain electronics were
accessible for the dyno crew. Someone on
the car scene once said leave the 4-cylinders
at home, the 6-cylinders play from 200km/h.
Well, in this case you would even have t
leave your 6-cylinders at home because the
ZX14 of Renfred from Desert Wolves took
fastest overall on the day with an astounding
317km/h! Power figures on the day sparked
some interesting discussions on the day,
with the Open Class going to Shadley
Chilwan Turbo'd Hayabusa managing
331HP. Sulaiman Jongie's Nos'd ZX14 took
second with 236HP.
The 1000CC Class went to Shamiel Ryklief's
K7 managing 175HP on the rollers, with
Shaan's R1 doing 170HP. In the 750 Class,
Kat took honours with 134HP and Faizel
Reynolds second with 129HP.
Achmat's Blue R6 took the 600 Class with
107.88HP, and Ashley's Barry Sheen
Replica, piloted by the Stig, took second
with 107.34HP.
As there were no 400's entered on the day,
an Old School Class was constructed with
Zuhair's 118HP FZR1000 claiming first and
an RS500 taking second with 35HP.
These figures seem kinda low as we are
more used to hearing big power figures from
the four-wheeled beasts we normally
feature, but bear in mind how the cars
would feature against the bikes if we broke
it all down to power to weight.
A day thoroughly enjoyed by all, except for
the fact that I still want a Superbike!
on the scene
spring
stance**
(stance – noun – the way a person or animal stands;
someone's position; an attitude)
sessions are normally filled with updates of
the latest mods and custom work being
done on their cars, or what they want to do
to their cars. Chatting to their peers also
includes some tall tales of what they
smoked… car-wise I mean. And all this,
while the cameras snap away.
* sunny skies and a wheel fetish, you missed out!
In terms of cars, the word “stance” could
refer to how a car looks. It could refer to
how each cosmetic modification or addition
compliments the other, such as ensuring that
your wheel choice compliments the
contours of your car. It could refer to how
slamming your car looks riding on that ride
height adjustable coilovers. Clearly, a good
stance is a vital component in creating a
stand-out-from-the-rest kinda ride.
Every once in a while an avid group of
Volkswagen, Audi and Seat owners give theeir
cars the full spit and polish routine and head
out to a spot which provides a beautiful
backdrop to tingle their senses, park their cars,
and just chill out with each other. The chill
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AUTO
PAINTS
KAPCI
COATINGS
KEEP
ON
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TRUCKIN
There seems to be a certain stigmatism regarding Sport Utility Vehicles
(SUVs), and this is that many who own them are self-pretentious
people seeking some sort of recognition. I wonder. Are SUV owners
being self-pretentious, or is it that the rest of us are just jealous?
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From the moment that you step into the
Volkswagen Touareg and engage the start
function, your sense of self-worth increases as
any of the 6 different models, ranging from a 2.5
litre TDI to the mighty 5 litre 230kw 750nm V10
TDI motor, roars to life. You can't help but smile.
As you sit looking around the cockpit you think to
yourself, its built by the fourth largest vehicle
manufacturer in the world, I am driving one, I am
successful.
Leaving the Paarl Vallei Motors dealership, I try to
justify this + 2-ton, 3.0 litre V6 TDI test model. At
4.7 metres in length this vehicle is a bit on the big
side. Why would I want to own one, besides the
impulsive and emotional feelings that I'm currently
experiencing? It's obviously quite difficult to
compare an SUV to a normal road car, but seeing
that most of our readers out there use cars instead
of SUV's, there are some comparisons which we
can do between the two.
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goes here...
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difficult as the standard all-wheel drive
system is equipped with an automatic
progressively locking centre differential
(with manual override). Turning the knob
to my desired settings I negotiate an
incline. At the top I'm a bit disappointed.
Why didn't I choose a bigger hill? This is
too easy. Easy off down again, the
approach and departure angles are
The most obvious comparison is how each
vehicle deals with the dreaded pothole.
That is quite ridiculous actually, as the
Touareg skips over these as if they were
little ants in its way. The drive is so
comfortable and relaxed, whether you're
offroad or onroad, the Touareg drives like a
car in most respects. There are no bonejarring collisions with road imperfections
and the like.
You will very rarely find another 3 litre
SUV that pulls as strong as this vehicle, as I
tap through the 6 gears on the tiptronic
transmission which is standard on all
models. En route back to Cape Town I
decide to make a detour off the N1
national road via our farmlands. I'm not
looking for seriously rugged terrain, just the
type we may encounter going out on an
adventurous Sunday drive. Let's see what
this baby can do. It shouldn't be too
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sufficient enough to tackle many an
obstacle. The all-wheel drive and suspesion
setup also helps you negotiate quite well …
even when you're taking that turn a little
too fast.
We had this SUV on test for a good while,
and it was used as my commuter, as well
as doing a couple of family outings here
and there. Be it short stops or long hauls,
winding roads or mountain passes, this
“People's Car” just laps it up. She seems to
like being on the move. Whether you're
using it as a commuter to and around work,
or taking the family or in-laws to the zoo
for the weekend (or home to the zoo) this
SUV just seems ideal. I would personally
like one of these for myself to tow my racecar around the country. The V10 version's
towing ability is nothing short of amazing
and is able to tow a Boeing 747. You
would, however, have to add an extra 2
tons of weight to the Touareg to prevent
wheel spin. This is the kind of vehicle
which can be all work during the week and
all play on weekends.
Don't be misled by its size, height and
weight. Its agility, road-holding and ease of
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accelerating or braking hard, or throwing it
through a corner. I surprised one or two
boy racers from the traffic lights. Haha!
What a joke seeing the expression on their
faces as I left them behind. Volkswagen
and Porsche, who teamed up in its
designing, have confined to body-roll to a
minimum in turns, and rather to forward
and back roll through acceleration and
braking
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Constantiaberg Biketique was established in July 2008, as an extension to
Constantiaberg Autos to meet the growing demands for cheaper transport. With the
spiralling fuel costs and the shift to getting onto two wheels, it was a natural
extension to their current BMW range.
With so many accessories and options
available, including air suspension (our
favorite), the Touareg is beyond competent
and lacks no luxuries. With such a great
drive, the most avid off-roader will be
fooled. The Touareg can very easily replace
your saloon car, and since its face-lift in
2006, is by far my favorite SUV on the
market to date.
Although any bike can be traded-in at Constantiaberg Biketique, the guys like to
stick to their brand, BMW. You will find a wide range of BMW's from 650 GS's to
1200 Adventure's, and with a nice balance between road bikes and the soft offroaders, there's a good chance you'll find what you are looking for in their newly
refurbished showroom. Let Ray, or his assistant Ryan steer you into the right
choice of bike for you.
Finance can be arranged through F & I Motorlease, and warranties are available on
all makes.
The newly established shop carries a wide range of products, from gloves and
boots, to helmets, jackets and even full leather suits. If you're looking for a topbox, or panniers for your BMW, we have it for you, and at the most affordable
prices too!
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urban
style guide
LOOK BEFORE YOU TWEAK: 2
JDM (JAY DEE EM)
Keep it simple, stupid
rides, the bulk of them are admittedly old
school, but persist and you will find some
really JDM'able whips. The number one
prospect however, will NOT surprise you
being a Hondaboy favourite:
aka KISS – it's a
simple analogy and
succinctly sums up
the JDM (Japanese
Domestic Market)
ethos.
Forget those garish body kits, lurid spray
jobs, tacked on bodykits and spoilers big
enough to stop a 747 from clearing the
runway. JDM is all about simple functional
modifications designed to work twofold to enhance your ride and to restore it to
Jap-spec, which means orange indicators,
small bumpers and kanji-ridden
numberplates, maybe.
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The thing about JDM is that you can play it
loose, and if you can restrain your pimp
hand – JDM allows a subtle blend of otherworld flavours to seep through – just don't
let it corrupt.
TOP CONTENDORS
Living in South Africa is no reason to be
bleak, we too enjoy a plethora of top Jap
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1) Honda Civic EK Vtec
2) Honda EG Ballade
3) Honda CRX (Do you see the trend)
4) Mazda MX5
5) Toyota RunX RSi
6) Nissan Skyline GTX
7) Toyota MR2
8) Subaru WRX (any shape will do)
9) Honda S2000
10) Datsun SSS (KP510)
11) Nissan 350Z
12) Mazda RX8
If you haven't noticed by now, yes – to be
JDM, your car simply must be Japanese.
The only acceptable exception to this rule
is the Hyundai Tiburon, which despite its
Korean roots has managed to capture the
hearts and imagination of the tuner world.
Respect Korea!
USEFUL LINKS:
www.jdmpalace.com
www.hondaboys.co.za
www.jdmtuner.co.za
www.auto-otaku.com
www.japanesenostalgiccar.com
www.jdmcivic.com
www.importtuner.com
Plus many more, hell - just blow
up Google and type in JDM.
urban
gamer
we play
: burnout
Screeeeech! Bang! Wham! Pooooof! Pow! Now that I’ve
soaked my keyboard trying to emulate the screams of
twisted metal enjoyed on a continuous basis during a
* motor vehicular mayhem brought to you in
gorgeously detailed next generation graphics
- crashing doesn’t get better (safer) than this
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The racing is intact, before you’re
distressed at the prospect of a
diluted driving experience. The goanywhere universe that you now
occupy is the largest update to the
mechanics - essentially forcing you
to look for your dices instead of
them being handed to you via a next
race screen - a bit like what you
were up to last night then? Of course
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’ redefining
the term
“rolling Thunder’
”
quick round of Burnout - let me begin.
A full minute has passed, but the
flaming carcass of my car is still
rolling - funny thing is that I’m still
in control, so not a simulation game
this then. Instead, the latest
instalment in the breakneck series
from Criterion Studios focuses on
the carnage and aftermath of a full
scale collision - it really is a
Burnout player’s paradise.
- the coup de grace must be the new game mode
called “Showtime“ which enables you to control
the crash in a myriad of rolls, dives, explosions
and cascading fire and brimstone. The results are
spectacular, almost comparable to the replay
mode in GRID, only far, far more diabolical. If
you’re not in simulation mode, fire up Burnout
Paradise - you will NOT be disappointed.
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Let me tell u something about that Skyline,
And how Cliffie came about wanting one like
that, actually, he wanted that specific one!
Don't know if the guy in the article has that
specific yellow skyline he was talking about,
Cliffie's one, or is Kinnux talking about himself
in this article? I'm kak confused now! But
anyways, this is what I know about it, it goes
way back! To the times I used to steal my ou's
car to go Indies, Those where the days man!
Cliffie and I grew up in the same area, and
what was sed about him is all true ! believe it
or not, Cliffie and I where friends, u know mos
how it goes, every1 From the same area that
was into cars knew each other, we didn't hang
out much, but we knew each other and went
to school together for a brief time,. I "left" the
school and lost most contact with the ppl I
used to hang out with and we met up a bit
later in life when we all started driving and
stealing our parents cars - So anyway…
How Cliffie and I met up again: I was walking,
yes walking, to the shop one day and I see this
old Ford Cortina ( the really old ones now,
small ones) roaring down the back roads, the
next thing I know the car is air born ! I'm like
WTF just happened! I run over and it's Cliffie
driving the car, we where about 16-17 at the
time! The car went air born, because the Prop
came loose, gearbox side, dug into the ground
catapulting the car ! luckily it didn't flip, but
landed back on it's wheels ! When I got to the
car. Cliffie's eyes where big! But always
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The Skyline: So one day, I went to another
friend also in Nevin Str and Cliffie was
outside.(this is now about 2 or 3 yrs later) He
sees me and shouts " My broe, wat maak jy
hie, kom check gou hie, ek wil jou it's wys! "
He was extremely excited ! He permy had a
smile on his face, especially when he was
talking about cars and how he was moving
forward in life ! So anyways, I jump out my car
( I think I had an Opel at the time, don't tell
any1 ! LOKL, The Beemer boys won't
understand! ,) to go see what the fuss was
about - He takes me into the yard past all the
other cars thats being worked on,.. Right in the
back, there is a car covered with this dirty
sheet,.. He pulls it off and what do u know the
old yellow Skyline ! He asks me, "my broe,
ken jy die kar?" "check hom uit, jy ken die
kar" He is k@k excited ! So I look at the car
trying to figure out what he is on about,,. The
car looked like sh!t ! But I couldn't figure out
why he was so over excited, until he opened
the bonnet ! That's when it hit me !!!! as he
opens the bonnet he says "Jy gan now die Lane
ken my bru !" The bonnet open and I look
down, Triple sides ! I knew exactly what he
was on about now and where the car come
from !!!! That specific car he had was a legend
in it's time and thats why he wanted it so
badly ! Then he says with a big smile and
excitement " Now ken jy die Lane ! Ne ? Jy
onthou mos ve Florida, hy is now myne !"
He purchased the Super Lane known as Florida
! Originally owned by Shaheen an electrician
and a friend to the family ! He bought the car
new and had it for many years. Made the car
and the name Florida very famous! one of my
memories of the car was when I chased it in a
little 1.6 Toyota!,. I was driving behind him,
going past Sinton and he turns right toward
Kromboom robots, that whole stretch he did in
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Guest written by Kinnux
Zunaid: Howzit Bra - I just finished reading
your mag! Nicely done! Your last article, the
Dude with the Skyline - that brought back so
many memories! You won't understand
laughing the way he did! LOKL, I can't still
picture it! It was k@k funny thinking back
now, we starting talking and catching up and
shyte! Time went on; I popped around to his
place a few times. There was always cars at his
place that was being worked on!
* tales from theklip
UR: Remember the story
Kinnux posted in issue 1, well
check out the lengthy reply to
it here; on our letters page Tales from the Klip.
fontein
1st gear !!!! and very quickly !!!! I was
obviously trying to keep up with no luck !
LOKL,.. One night (before I could drive or
knew anything about cars, I was sikke 12 or
so) they where chilling at our house when
Marky pulls up in his new cab. I think it was a
Mitsubishi, but it was twin turbo ! A big thing
then,.. so naturally every one goes out to
check the car out,.. before u knew it the dice
was set up ! These guys where not interested
in quartermiles like we are today, they wanted
top end !!! So me obviously had to jump in,
I'm not staying behind ! ,, IN the Skyline
(Super Lane) of corse ! So we 3 in the Lane and
only the driver in the Mitsu,. they go all the
way down the N2 past the airport almost into
Somerset West ! they turn around and line up
on the N2,. everything is being double
checked in the Lane and he makes sure all the
windows seal properly before going,.. I'm in
the small back seat, so now it's the launch and
the Lane boggs! The Mitsu is gone ! Ou Florida
(Shaheen) just said don't' worry! We'll catch
him now ! And he gets going, 1st gear, 2nd
gear, 3rd gear, 4th gear and we can now just
about see the light of the Mitsu, and Florida
(Shaheen) reaches down under his dash
somewhere flipped a switch and the car gets
an extra kick and starts building speed even
quicker and faster !!! (No NOS or at least I
don't think so) but before u knew it, we where
in the Mitsu's boot!!!! That's when Marky
started slowing down and pulled over, His
Turbo's and Manifold was glowing red ! u
could see right thru it ! I was like WTF!!!! I
didn't know much about cars back then, after
that, I grew up a bit got into and basically
started going to Indies a lot and checking out
the cars and seeing all the Super Lanes and
how they used to run, I've seen so much
things happen on Vanguard Drive and
Klipfontein Road with those Skylines, Bins and
everything else, So I knew what Cliffie was on
about! I think everyone I knew then wanted a
2.8 GTX!!
So anyways, after that day when he showed
me the car under the dirty cover, I knew what
his plan was, And He sed that he was going to
restore that baby to its former glory, and he
did! He made it a legend again and Florida
was back. The original Florida (Shaheen) now
drives an E46 328 and don't' race anymore, or
not that I know of,.
So when Cliffie was back on the roads with
Florida, restored, I heard lots of what was
happening and how the car was performing, I
on the other hand was on my way into in a
different space at that time! ,, as u know I was
dating Rushana at the time and was about to
get married! So I didn't really see much of
Cliffie, or the guys except late night after
dropping her off and making a quick turn and
a dice in Klipfontein Rd, but heard a lot of
stories and how the yellow Florida is chopping
the okes up !
And then one day a good few years later, I
went back into the area and saw his place,
decided to see what his been up to all this
time, that's when I found out what happened, I
was so shocked, he was one of the 1st friends I
lost in an accident and then on a bike no less,.
I remember, not knowing what to say to the
lady, I just got in my car and left, on my way
out the area I ran into a few other guys and
they also told me the story - sad sad sad bra,
So ya, thats not even all that this article
brought back to memory! There is so much
more ! But when I started reading it and heard
Nevin Str and Cliffie, this was the 1st things
that came to mind! I'm glad to read that after
all these years and years, some1 remembered
ou Cliffie and his Yellow Florida Skyline,
Super Lane! Well now he will live on forever
in your magazine! Thanks bra! Thanks for
bring back the memories of the good old days
and the good old friends from our childhoods!
The good times, where all we could think
about was cars and chix! Then again, did that
change? Maybe for some, ha ha ha ha
A bit long I know,, thought I'd let u know
Laterz
Zunaid Richards
Voortrekker Road - Maitland
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