Rhino Rally comes to town this weekend

It’s Rhino Rally in Parys this weekend (from 8 to 10 September. ‘Every year, we say this rally keeps getting better and better. And it does,’ says the organisers of the Rally.
All Rally activities will take place at the AfriDome in Allenby Street, with a mass ride from 11:00 on Saturday. Part of the route will be through town, departing from the AfriDome exit at Eerstelaan, and going along Philip Street, Kruis, Water and Breë Streets, among others. There are excellent view points for the mass ride from places like the park in Eerstelaan and along the main street.
The prizegiving function will be at 20:00 on Saturday.
The bands that will be performing include Clint & Co, Black Water, Backbone, Templar Funk and Axe with the irrepressible Herbie the DJ. On Saturday afternoon, there will also be stunts by the famous Brian Capper and the usual 240 m wheelie street on site is available for the whole weekend.
For the first time ever, there will be a drag race machine with two stationary bikes side by side ‘racing’ each other over distances, for example 400m, just like a real drag race, The performance measurements will be shown on a screen just like at professional drag racing venues. Tandem skydiving into the rally site will be on offer and flea market stalls will be on the premises.  Parking is free and entrance is R250 per person for the weekend. For more information phone 011 782-5521 or visit www.bikesa.net