AFRICAN 3 HOUR ENDURO + REGIONAL RACING
Event date: 06 December 2014 | Words & photos: Nishaam Ebrahim | Location: Killarney Raceway, Cape Town.

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2014 - Another year that just flew by. Normally this is the time of year when everyone is tired and we all can’t wait for leave to kick in for December Holidays.


Motivation levels are normally the lowest in December, but somehow we always end up with the most amount of work to do in what’s always the shortest span of time.

Trackside December is no different, with RACEWEB just coming off Saldahna Drags, in December it’s always Jam Packed. Final Regional Race for the Year, The All Tar Rally, Final Track Day for the Year and then the constantly name changing event for drifting, drags and show n shine held on the 27th of December this year, Street Fest.

For the first time in a while we actually appreciated the Cape Doctor. If it wasn’t for the wind we would have boiled at the track. It didn’t help much while trying to light a cigarette though.

GTi Challenge and Midas Clubman’s were tight and exciting as usual. Chilling on turn one saw lots of competitors entering turn one, two and three wide while the exit of turn 3 saw some bumping and barging between the leaders and lapped competitors.

A mid-afternoon break saw strong man Ben Visagie pull a 20 ton truck about 20 metres or so with around 20 marshalls on board as well. Well done to him, it’s not something we will be trying anytime soon! It must be said that we never thought we would see the day that a truck would be on the circuit. Not a normal truck that is.

The 3-Hour endurance race was the headline event scheduled to run from 16hr15 – 19hr15. We have to admit that it was looooooooooooonnggggg.


The first 15 minutes or so was exciting, but after that it became a bit of a procession, for the spectators at least.

The pits however, was a different story, this is where all the action was happening. Driver changes, fuel stops and even some tyre changes where regulation allowed.

What we really love about these sort of race though is the range of competitors in one race.


It’s not often you get to see a Porsche’s, Dodge Vipers and Pillbeams battling turbo charged M3’s, CRX turbo’s and even an Opel Corsa.


While they definitely weren’t in the same league, it made for interesting watching none the less.

With the chequered flag falling at about 19:20 the race finished about 30 minutes before sunset.


The top three finishers were invited to the start finish line for trophy presentations by WPMC Chairman – Des Easom, followed by champagne celebrations. (Reminds me, I must still clean my camera – thanks for that guys).


Check out the rest of the gallery below.

Nish