Tuesday 29th July 2014

Kyalami: Time For Tea?

Why Porsche buying the South African track is very good news, courtesy of some 90s touring cars

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Sometimes it seems like touring car drivers could have an exciting race on a drag strip, such is their propensity for last ditch overtakes and close battles.

But combine ballsy driving with a good circuit and you have the combination for excellent motorsport. And such is the case with Kyalami, the South African track right back in the PH consciousness with Porsche's recent purchase. If this early 90s video is anything to go buy, let's hope Stuttgart's involvement gives the circuit greater exposure over here.

Google is your friend for learning old circuits. Switching tabs between the vid and a circuit map reveals the most action-packed spots. The run through the fast Topsport Esses then down to the Westbank double apex hairpin is particularly good it appears.

And as always with old touring car videos, the cars are especially interesting. In South Africa 25 years ago, the scene was dominated by the Opel Kadett Superboss and BMW E30 325is, the two models making for a superb FWD vs. RWD battle. If you want to know more about them, some chap called Harris drove them both on track.

Kyalami video here (the embed had been disabled, rather annoyingly).

 

[anonymous-user]

Exciting indeed.

Does anyone check copy before it gets published? ...'anything to go buy'. Unless it was a purchase pun.