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| F400 practise at Zwartkops. |
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Oh yeah, bring it on!
If the practise runs were anything to go by, it looks like its going to be a very exciting day for all involved.
The circuit is just over 1000m long and a minimum of eight metres wide. The start/finish line is on the 180m-long 10m wide main straight, and is 90m before the first corner. The first two corners are 12m wide to reduce first lap congestion. A unique feature of the new circuit is the Bridgestone Flyover, where the circuit actually crosses over itself. The sloping terrain of Zwartkops lends itself to great spectator viewing points and promises the drivers a challenging roller coaster ride
So if you love speed and racing and all round , good family fun, come join us in cheering on the teams, who knows, maybe you'll love it so much that next time I'll be cheering you on too.
How to get there
From Johannesburg
There are a number of ways to get to Zwartkops from the Johannesburg area.
The most common way is past Kyalami – travel in a generally Northerly direction along the R55 towards Pretoria West.(It is approximately 21 km from Kyalami to Zwartkops)
This road can become congested on big international race days.
From Johannesburg, get onto the N14 (Krugersdorp Highway) and head Eastwards. Take the R55/ Pretoria West off-ramp and turn left towards Pretoria West. Travel in a genrally Northerly direction on the R55 and you will reach Zwartkops Raceway on your left.
To avoid congestion the next best alternative route is through Erasmia. Travel in a genrally Northerly direction along the R 511 (William Nochol Drive).
This is the road that goes past Diepsloot (William Nichol R511) and becoming the M26.
As you get to Erasmia turn right at the Zwartkops Raceway signboard and enter through the Drive-In gate.
From East Rand
From the N1 take the Hans Strydom off ramp - travel Westwards on the M10 until the R55. Turn right into the R55 and Zwartkops is on your left + 3 km.
From Pretoria
Take Mitchell Street under the subway past the Old Power Station (on the left). Turn left into Quagga Road and travel Southwards past Laudium until you reach Zwartkops on your right.
How to Exit Zwartkops
There are 3 exits:
Exit 1: Exit DRIVE-IN Follow signs through the DRIVE-IN and then ERASMIA to the M26. Turn left to Sandton and right to Pretoria West.
Exit 2: RING ROAD R55 LEFT-TURN Take the paved ring road between the Skidpan and the 4x4 Track. Turn left onto the R55. At the robot turn left and travel on the M26 past Erasmia and then to Sandton.
Exit 3: MAIN GATE Turn left or right onto the R55
Heat 2 was bittersweet with Rogue Racing 2 driver Keagan Flipping his kart and dislocating his shoulder. Flipping a kart is not very easy and can generally only be done by the front wheel hitting another karts wheel, which is what happened in this case. The race was ended and all racing was halted for half an hour until the ambulance crew had returned.
