| www.motorsport.co.za | 08 September 2010 |
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Heroes day at Zwartkops will see all the greats of Motorcycle Racing on the track. Castrol / Honda Day of the Champion will feature 18 International riders competing with South Africans. The day will include Isle of Man winner including the most recent achievements of Steve Plater. Heading the International contingent will be Mick Grant 7 times Isle of Man Tourist Trophy winner – together with such names as Alan Walker, Alan Cathcart (now Sir Alan Cathcart), John Chapman, Tony Salt… a long list of riders who will be with the South African contingent of big names Dave Paterson, Alan North, Bucks Boshoff, Howard Mellet, Jerry Anassis, Jimmy Guthrie, Kevin Hellyer, Keith Zeeman, Les van Breda, Peter Ekerold, Rodney Gray, Wayne Duncan, Wayne Heaseman… the list goes on and on. It’s the meeting of the greats and Legends in the world of motor cycle racing. Of special interest is that Ian Scheckter – six times South African motor racing champion will return where it all started from – racing motorcycles. Ian will be a special guest and will ride with the greats on Sunday. Yoshiaki Nakamura M.D. of Honda South Africa will also be racing over the weekend on a Honda RC171. Mr. Nakamura was a factory racer in the seventies and still shows the form that brought him to the fore. Steve Plater who won the 2009 British 600 Supersport Championship as well as the senior Isle of Man TT Series. He will be launching a special edition of the TT winning Honda Fireblade at Zwartkops. The Historic Motorcycle Group will feature a full field of racing motorcycles with such great names as Norton, AJS, Bultaco, Greeves, Triumph and the Japanese onslaught in the sixties with the screaming Hondas, Suzuki and Yamaha before the Italian empire struck back with the might of Ducati. Huge names of man and machine will all be at Zwartkops. The day will not only be for demonstration events. There will be a full field of racing classic bikes, the Suzuki SV Cup, more contempory Thunderbikes. The stars of tomorrow will feature the first race for the Honda NSF 100. This is the Honda initiative for development and young riders. The SA Tourist Trophy “Day of the Champion” for historic racing bikes will be a new addition to the program. This will be a fully fledged race on the day. Not to be missed and big bike day of legends, heroes – past, present and future. Entrance for Sunday only R60 per adult, R30 per student and children under 12 for free. See you at Zwartkops. |
