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New Desert Race for bikes and quads announced
In
1975 The Four Wheel Drive Club of Southern Africa - Gauteng Branch (FWDCSA) held the first Trans-Kalahari Road Race in the Vryburg area,
then in 1980 the race moved to Botswana and the Toyota Desert Race was born. The first bikes competed on the event in 1986, with quads
joining a few years later. For most of the time bikes and quads have been an integral part of the annual Toyota 1000 Desert Race (TDR),
which is part of the ABSA Off-Road Car Racing Championship.
Now on the 25th anniversary of their inclusion in the TDR, the FWDCSA is pleased to announce that a new event has been added to the Southern Africa Off Road Bike and Quad calendar - The Mantshwabise 1000.
This marathon race (named after the village which the race used for many years as an overnight stop) brings with it all the history and the legacy of the past but is a new "stand alone" event for bikes and quads which will soon rival similar events such as the Roof of Africa and the Baja.
Taking place on 23 & 24 June 2011(before the TDR) the competitors will use a 1000 km route, beginning and ending at Race Headquarters / Designated Service Point located in the village of Kumakwane. The DSP is a fully-fenced, secure 85 000 mē 'Dakar' style encampment north of Kumakwane, 25kms west of Gaborone, with dedicated pit areas, wash bays, full bar & catering, all amenities, medical facilities and spectator grandstands.
After documentation on the 22nd, competitors will race two loops of a 250km route; challenging the skills, tenacity and endurance of both rider and machine. Then, as if that is not tough enough, riders will complete the event by doing two laps of a different 250 km route the next day!
Across the 500kms of route there are many spectator points and the support of the local population in Botswana is legendary.
The event will also form Rounds 4 and 5 of the Southern Africa Off-Road Challenge (SORC) for riders from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia, but will not be part of any South African National or Regional championship.
Classes are in line with the SORC championship and based simply on engine size as well as the applicable MSA and FIM technical requirements.
Within each class there will be, in support of the Women in Motorsport organisation, a ladies' category.
Minimum age for entry is 16 as at June 1st 2011, but only riders over the age of 18 at the same date will be allowed to ride the full 500kms each day; younger riders will only do one lap of the 250km route each day.
In order to compete, riders will have to comply with the following:
Over the years, the challenge of riding and surviving the 1000km through the Botswana bush has drawn many riders and those who have had the skill, spirit, courage and determination proudly display their finisher's medals and trophies. Stories abound of the race amongst those who have risen to this challenge and completed it.
Prize money of at least R20 000 (the number of entries will determine the final prize value) plus trophies, team awards and medals await those riders who have the 'right stuff' to tackle this event.
Entries open on 16 May 2011. Numbers will be restricted to 200 entrants in total and the entry fee will be R1200 (incl. VAT) per rider.
The race is being organised by a team from the FWDCSA with all its more than 30 years' experience of managing the TDR and promises to be a world class event. The competitors will be supported by a race structure second to none - 50 government officials, 350 policemen and women, over 50 marshals, 12 paramedics, two off-road ambulances and two road ambulances, a medical helicopter, all of which are managed by full coverage of the route via two radio networks.
Fuel will be transported by the race organisers to the two refuel points which will be manned by teams from the ATV Club in Pretoria who have fulfilled this role for many years.
Nearby camping and a host of other accommodation options in Gaborone are available to entrants and the organisers have agreements in place to smooth the crossing of the border at designated border posts.
Further information will follow when it becomes available.
Alan Reid
Chairman
2011 Management Team
info@toyotadesertrace.co.za
+27-83-401-5218
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