Newcastle Raceway will host the first leg of the Midas Northern Regional Championships at the Newcastle Oval Track on June 4.
The qualifier will determine the points for the Nationals later this year.
A total of five clubs will participate in the Northern Regional Championships:
– Rustenburg
– Randfontein
– Loskop
– Volksrust
– Newcastle (host club).
The following racing classes will thunder around the track:
– Stock Cars
– 1660
– 2 Litre
– Hotrods
– Heavy Metal Motors
– V8-Flexi Motors
– V8-Lexus Motors
– V8 Sprint Class
– Two Quad bike classes (2& 4 Stroke).
This will undoubtedly be the biggest regional race championship meeting the town has ever witnessed, and about 100 competitors are expected to attend.
The event falls under the World of Motorsport South Africa (WOMZA) flag, and as such, their officials will be monitoring and scrutinising the success of the regional championships in our town, allowing Newcastle to bid for the Nationals in 2017.
Gates will open at 9am for spectators and racing will commence at 3pm.
Mr Korb stated celebrity drivers such as, Ben Morgenrood, a well known South African Rally champion will also be participating in the V8 Flexi Class, and Willie Zurich (V8 Sprints), is also a legend in the Motorsport world, will be racing on the day.
The Raceway team is appealing to corporate companies and individual sponsors to assist and support them in making the event a roaring success.
“We are passionate about a race track without corners, the roar of engines, four wheel drifting, spinning, adrenaline pumping, bumper to bumper action and finally the checkered flag that falls,” said Paul Korb, Marketing Manager of Newcastle Raceway.
Mr Korb thanked Midas South Africa, and in particular the Newcastle Midas store for its loyal title sponsorship.
“This investment into the raceway will go a long way in making the championships a resounding success,” he concluded.
