Step a Slide
Story by Androniki Pouris, Photography by RacePics.co.za
You know that excitement kicks in when you have a wet skidpan event at 12am and you are up at 6am getting ready for the day.
Too much excitement was happening for the day and a tad bit of stress. On the 8th October, not only was it the BMW Car Club Gauteng 2nd Wet Skidpan Gymkhana of the year, but also we had historic racing on the day, which caused more stress for our guests to come in if they brought more people. As well as what made this day a little more unique than most is that we had Ga-Rankuwa Sunshine Hospice with us with a few kids to join us for the day, they got in the cars and went for a spin. Giving them an experience that they didn’t know that there was a sport like this out there. As well as we had, Guthrie Blaine (Bridgestone) who brought us a few exciting cars, 4x4!! Who would have thought, a whole class of 4x4s, different sizes, makes and builds. Was very exciting non-the less.
Meeting new people, make new friends, see what other cars potentials are. The thrill is in the game and in those who want to play it. More exciting and to my surprise, I ended up losing to a new comer Jaylene Guest in a Z4!! She mentioned she did gymkhana once or twice, it just proves to show that there are people out there who have the talent without really trying. To my surprise as well, my buddy Monica van der Westhuizen gave me a hiding in my own car! How embarrassing that a girl who said that she didn’t like BMWs so much due to being an Audi lover, but giving her the opportunity to take my car for a spin, that changed her mind about BMWs. I guess I get the brownie points for that!
But main thing stays that it was a great and fantastic day. We all had fun, spectators, competitors and kids.
The Trophy winners were as follows:
BMW
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Pos |
Name |
Vehicle |
Time |
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1 |
Marco |
Van der Schyff |
2008 E82 135i |
36.95 |
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2 |
Joshua |
Liebenberg |
2007 Z4 M Coupe |
39.50 |
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3 |
Colin |
Van Son |
1985 E23 745i |
39.60 |
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4 |
Julian |
Fameliaris |
125i M |
41.44 |
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5 |
Fortunato |
Mazzone |
M235i |
42.98 |
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6 |
Marthinus |
Visser |
2010 E90 335i |
43.65 |
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7 |
Francois |
Thirion |
335i |
48.81 |
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8 |
Ryan |
Coetzee |
F20 118i |
49.59 |
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9 |
Theo |
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e46 M3 Supercharged |
51.79 |
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10 |
Gerhard |
Van Zyl |
E82 135i |
56.73 |
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Bridgestone |
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Pos |
Name |
Vehicle |
Time |
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1 |
Jeanne Marie |
Roux |
Honda Jazz |
47.12 |
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2 |
Arno |
Roux |
Suzuki Grand Vitara |
47.77 |
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3 |
Cobus |
Bohmer |
Toyota Fortuner |
51.93 |
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4 |
Robert |
Hale |
Nissan |
57.34 |
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5 |
Dustin |
Hale |
Isuzu KB320 |
57.73 |
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6 |
Querida |
Nel |
Volvo S40 |
58.32 |
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7 |
Lynton |
Allsopp |
Mitsubishi Pajero |
58.60 |
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8 |
Sakkie |
Coetzee |
Isuzu Vehicross |
61.28 |
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9 |
Cornelis |
Olivier |
Toyota Hilux |
61.31 |
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10 |
Danny |
Daniels |
Ford Ranger 30tdci |
65.57 |
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Ladies |
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Pos |
Name |
Vehicle Model |
Time |
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1 |
Shantell van der Schyff |
BMW 1997 E36 328i |
38.13 |
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2 |
Jaylene Guest |
BMW Z4 M Coupe |
40.94 |
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3 |
Monica Van Der Westhuizen |
BMW 125i |
45.15 |
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Non-BMW |
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Pos |
Name |
Vehicle Model |
Time |
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1 |
Anton Wannenburg |
Subaru Screamer |
33.90 |
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2 |
Chris De Weerdt |
Honda Ballade |
38.38 |
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3 |
Aubrey Huttingh |
Golf VI GTI |
38.39 |
A huge thank you to Bridgestone for making this day possible and Ga-Rankuwa Sunshine Hospice for joining us on the day, Fortunato for the meat sponsor and everyone who helped make this day possible.
Pictures from the day can be viewed and purchase here: http://www.racepics.co.za/bridgestone-wet-skidpan-gymkhana-2016-10-08-photographs/
Results from the day can be viewed by CLICKING HERE.