Clinton uses any opportunity he can get to talk about safety in sport
Clinton Pienaar has had passion and love for motor sport long before a serious accident on his Kawasaki H2R in 2015 that left him with a broken femur and tibia
POLOKWANE – Clinton Pienaar is a motorcyclist who believes in developing talent in the sport but strongly believes in safety first. He has had passion and love for motor sport long before a serious accident on his Kawasaki H2R in 2015 that left him with a broken femur and tibia.
Clinton is an avid motorcyclist and a well known personality within the South African motorcycle fraternity. He is currently the editor of SuperBike Magazine South Africa where he writes numerous articles on two wheel riding and he is the owner of the SA Biking Academy, which is mainly a track day and motorcycle events company.
He recently visited Polokwane during round five of the Super Bike magazine short circuit series held in the city. Although Clinton has raced for most of his life, he is also a person with many interesting stories to tell and uses his knowledge and experience through the articles he writes, to help prevent and give insight into accident safety programmes.
Clinton, who holds multiple championship titles in Super Bike Racing, says his love for the sport began when he was younger and a career highlight was winning a grueling 1000 km showcasing his talent and endurance.
“Safety is something that I believe must be first in any sport, but this is even more so in a sport that involves high speed, like motor sport. This is why I make use of every opportunity to tell people about safety and this goes for both riders and spectators,” he said.
Clinton’s racing profile includes the following:
Championship
· 1994 Botts (Second)
· 1995 Botts (Second)
· 1996 Botts Champion, Classic Bike Champion and Super Singles (Second)
· 1997 Privateer National 600cc
· 1998 Botts Champion Ducati 748, and Wild Card in World Superbikes at Kyalami, 17th.
· 1999 Privateer Yamaha R6 National Championship, did not complete year
· 2000 Regional Superbike and Botts Champion Ducati, Edenvale
· 2001 Regional Superbike Champion Ducati, Edenvale
· 2002 Regional Superbike (Second) , World Endurance Championship at Spa, 23rd.
· 2003 Privateer National 600cc, Privateer Championship (Second)
· 2004 National Superbikes Aprilia, did not complete year
· 2005 Donnington 6 hour endurance, qualified 2nd, finished 9th due to bike problems.
· 2006 Regional Superbike Championship (Second) , Botts Championship (Second) .
· 2007 Botts Championship (Second) .
· 2008 Botts Championship (Third) .
· 2009 Botts Championship (Second) .
· 2010 Isle of Man Schlowy Customs Fireblade 114.8 mph ave.
He makes use of several platforms to promote motorbiking and these include events like the short circuit series and also running blogs about events and biking. Clinton has a passion for riding and he would like to see it grow in the country and also see local riders take their talent out of the country. However, he is and always will be a front runner for safety first.
“Before anyone gets on a bike, be safe and make sure that you have a licence, do not put your own and other people in danger. Have fun but be safe,” is his message.
