Weekend Motoring Frenzy at Tony Rust

With cars on display, bike smoke in the air and rubber on fire, this weekend was a hive of activity down at the Tony Rust Race Track.

Nothing short of entertaining, the Windhoek Motor Club (WMC) introduced a new dimension to motorsport activities that will certainly set a trend for future events.

For the first time, eighth-mile drags were introduced to the track accompanied by spinning on Friday, while Saturday saw some impressive drifting alongside skillful gymkhana.

The eighth-mile, or approximately 200-metre drags, saw some amazing times on the clock. Nadeem Husselmann led the bike category with 6,758 seconds followd closely by McAllen Husselmann with 6,769 seconds. Clifford Steyn came in third with 7,022 seconds.

In vehicles, Rene Bezuidenhoudt came in first in his Golf R7 with 7,793 seconds while Deon Diergaardt came in close second in his Toyota Corolla 1,6-litre Twincam with 7,984 seconds.

With 8,047 seconds in his Dragonfly Promod, Gerhardt Visage took third place.

“In my opinion, the eighth-mile drags might also be a lot safer due to fact vehicles don’t reach high speeds on the 200 metre,” WMC chairperson Richard Slamet said.

While the event aimed to provide four events on the day, a fifth one was squeezed in with MX motorcycle jumps, much to the amusement of the crowd. Top Revs caught some of the moments.