Calling all classic motorcycle enthusiasts as entries for the 2019 DJ Regularity Rally are now open.
This historic two-day event commemorates the annual motorcycle road race between Durban and Johannesburg, which took place from 1913 to 1936, and has been staged as a regularity trial since 1971.
Qualifying motorcycles are those manufactured before 1937.
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This year will mark the 106th anniversary of this the longest running and one of most prestigious events on the local motorsport calendar.
The annual race is promoted by the Vintage and Veteran Club (VVC), with the organising team coming from the VVC and a number of related motorcycle clubs.
Larina MacGregor will be the clerk-of-the-course for the second year, with Leon Stander again responsible for the scoring, using transponders carried by the competitors.
This regularity rally is very popular and has attracted fields of as many as 130 competitors in the past.
It also carries international status and has drawn entries from as far afield as the Europe and Australia in previous years.
The 2019 event will start from Colony Shopping Centre in Hillcrest, outside of Durban, on March 15, 2019, and finish at the Classic Motorcycle Club in Germiston the following afternoon.
The route still follows the old R103 Johannesburg to Durban route as closely as possible, taking riders to Pietermaritzburg, via the scenic Valley of a Thousand Hills and on through Nottingham Road to an overnight stop in Newcastle.
The second day offers a challenging ride over mountain passes to Vrede, and on to Heidelberg.
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After Heidelberg, it is the home stretch to Germiston.
The route is approximately 638km long.
The event is open to entrants who are members of SAVVA or MSA affiliated clubs.
Riders are offered three speed groups, 50km/h, 60km/h and 70 km/h, thus enabling them to enter a speed group that matches the age and capabilities of the motorcycle.
Entries will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, with only 100 spots available.
An entry fee will be charged, with entries closing on February 1.
If you would like to be a part of this famous event visit www.classicmotorcycleclub.co.za or call MacGregor on 084 949 0937 or send an email to larina.macgregor@gmail.com.
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