Can you do track days in South Africa?
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Chaps,
My folks are thinking of upping sticks and moving to South Africa, Hout Bay, Cape Town area.
Now.....say I got hacked off with this country and decided to join them, could I still do track days there? If I lived in Cape Town, how many circuits (if any) could I drive to? Could I blast my car around the local countryside without getting lots of speeding tickets?
Actually.........would I be import-taxed to hell if I wanted to take my 993 RS to S. Africa?
Any help appreciated.
My folks are thinking of upping sticks and moving to South Africa, Hout Bay, Cape Town area.
Now.....say I got hacked off with this country and decided to join them, could I still do track days there? If I lived in Cape Town, how many circuits (if any) could I drive to? Could I blast my car around the local countryside without getting lots of speeding tickets?
Actually.........would I be import-taxed to hell if I wanted to take my 993 RS to S. Africa?
Any help appreciated.
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Kylami is just outside Cape Town by all accounts and www.uktrackdays.co.uk/ is suggestive that you can organise a track day via
Kylami is just outside Cape Town by all accounts and www.uktrackdays.co.uk/ is suggestive that you can organise a track day via
docevi1 said:
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Kylami is just outside Cape Town by all accounts and www.uktrackdays.co.uk/ is suggestive that you can organise a track day via
Thanks mate....I'll look into that.
I used to live in East London, South Africa. The circuit there was used for GPs in the 60s and is one of the most spectacular layouts of any track I've ever visited (very fast, sweeping corners, right next to the sea). Best of all, even though it is still raced on, the road is used as a public highway on non-race days. I learnt how to drive there...
Mon Ami Mate said:
I used to live in East London, South Africa. The circuit there was used for GPs in the 60s and is one of the most spectacular layouts of any track I've ever visited (very fast, sweeping corners, right next to the sea). Best of all, even though it is still raced on, the road is used as a public highway on non-race days. I learnt how to drive there...
Sounds fantastic!!
AndySA said:
Sorry Killarney is the track just outside Cape Town, most of the tracks are based around Johanesburg and Pretoria. However the roads around Cape Town are sportscar heaven lots of well surfaced mountain roads and even the views are good.
Andy,
I knew about Killarney. Is it a good track? Is it practical to get your car to Johanesburg or Pretoria or are they too far away? What about getting it transported? How long does it take to get from Cape Town to Johanesburg or Pretoria?
Cape Town is fantastic, the Western Cape is better, the country is stupendous and the roads are mad, mad, mad. Everybody thinks they're in the scramble to the first corner at the Hungaroring - but the roads are, yep, sports car heaven once you get out of town.
But it's a huge country - a couple of days from, say Cape Town to Joburg.
But it's a huge country - a couple of days from, say Cape Town to Joburg.
iainmacauley said:
But it's a huge country - a couple of days from, say Cape Town to Joburg.
Nah not that long, its a flippin' long days drive granted, but you can really belt it if you go via the Karoo desert, its a bit longet that way but less policed, & can sit at highly illigal speeds for ages, Lovely jubbly.
Cape Town is utterly ace.
To be fair, it's looking like track days are a no no in South Africa if you live in Cape Town.
It makes me realise how lucky I am living in the UK with all the tracks we have. Sure, the country is an utter hole in other regards....but for number of tracks per square meter.....GB wins.
It makes me realise how lucky I am living in the UK with all the tracks we have. Sure, the country is an utter hole in other regards....but for number of tracks per square meter.....GB wins.
johnny senna said:
johnny senna said:
How long does it take to get from Cape Town to Johanesburg or Pretoria?
It's a 16 hour drive Cape Town to Jo'burg. Kyalami is north of JB, in between it and Pretoria.
Thanks mate. That's too far to drive a 993 RS CS!!
Jonny given the price of the Rand vs the £ you could stick the car & you up to joburg via air freight & it would prob be cheaper than you pay in petrol to drive down south from oop north for a UK trackday
iguana said:
dcw@pr said:
johnny senna said:
How long does it take to get from Cape Town to Johanesburg or Pretoria?
It's a 16 hour drive Cape Town to Jo'burg. Kyalami is north of JB, in between it and Pretoria.
Thanks mate. That's too far to drive a 993 RS CS!!
Jonny given the price of the Rand vs the £ you could stick the car & you up to joburg via air freight & it would prob be cheaper than you pay in petrol to drive down south from oop north for a UK trackday
Ah yes, very valid point Herr Lizard.
'Tis true that any savings made by living in the grim North are always lost due to spending huge sums on motoring to The Beautiful South for track days.
johnny senna said:
'Tis true that any savings made by living in the grim North are always lost due to spending huge sums on motoring to The Beautiful South for track days.
Ahh but you do have Oulton, Cadwell, Croft & Knockhill a lot nearer you than us southern monkeys & they are pretty epic tracks.
iguana said:
'Tis true that any savings made by living in the grim North are always lost due to spending huge sums on motoring to The Beautiful South for track days.
Ahh but you do have Oulton, Cadwell, Croft & Knockhill a lot nearer you than us southern monkeys & they are pretty epic tracks.
The problem I have with living in Newcastle is that all the tracks you mention are a long way away except Croft which takes about 45 minutes to get to. I suppose the best place to live would be somewhere like Nottingham which is on the M1 and in the middle of the country.
iguana said:
'Tis true that any savings made by living in the grim North are always lost due to spending huge sums on motoring to The Beautiful South for track days.
Ahh but you do have Oulton, Cadwell, Croft & Knockhill a lot nearer you than us southern monkeys & they are pretty epic tracks.
donnington is about 200 miles too far north aswell
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