Preparation Standing the slightest chance of doing well or even winning the 200 starts weeks before the event with the preparation of the car, which simply means going through the entire car with a fine-tooth comb leaving nothing to chance. The key is to first clean out the engine bay and undercarriage with a Shield…
Friday morning was an early start for the Shield Golf, making its way down to the Engen 1 Stop just after the Vaal Plaza tollgate for the crew to have an early morning “wake me up coffee and brekkie bun”, before heading out to Phakisa Raceway. Normally we leave late Thursday afternoon to get settled…
Finally the day had arrived for the Shield Golfs to come out of hibernation and partake in the Inland Clubman Series at the Redstar Raceway in Delmas on the 6th of March and the Extreme Festival held on Saturday at Zwartkops Raceway, all under strict Covid motorsport regulations. Following the 2019 season and having used…
Luckily, Shield’s Tool-in-a-Can is the little can that CAN – providing a complete multi-purpose lubricant ideal for use in your workshop and around the house (DIY dream? We think so!) It performs as a penetrating oil that lubricates and prevents rust while displacing moisture. It is non-conductive and safe for use on electrical equipment. Take…
111 CarCare Clinic Sports & Saloons Finally, race day had arrived and all the preseason testing and fine tuning on the Green Mamba was about to be put to the test. Friday, during the 1st practice and on used rubber “booties”, the car was on song and running in the low 2min18s, which wasn’t bad…
2nd Overall Class D – Modified Production Cars (Clubmans) Thank you to the Shield Team for making this all possible! I came up just short of winning Class D in the championship by a couple of points as a result of ruling by MSA on the day. Running in a time based series makes it…
Saturday Morning Qualifying was off to a frosty start. It is hard to believe that at this time of the year the car was covered in frost at around 7 am. Someone left the freezer door open in Delmas it seems. Qualifying, however saw things heating up and managed to get the car 1st in…
Round 7 of the MOTUL Clubman’s Championship returned to the Zwartkops Raceway fielding a full grid of 35 cars in the seven-class Index-of-Performance Spring-leg of the championship. Race 1, made up of both Modified Production Cars (MPC) and Super Saloon Cars (SSC), was determined by Saturday morning’s qualifying in cooler conditions: Qualifying Class D was…
Morning qualifying session, saw Louis Scholtz (Car Care Clinic Honda Ballade) heading Class B from Waldo Swiegers (Waldo Swiegers Photography VW Golf) and myself Wayne Lebotschy (Shield VW Golf) all within .5 of second which was going to make from some interesting racing. Heat 1 Hey …. what can I say if there is drama…
Wow the “The Winter Challenge” held at Zwartkops Raceway on the 9th of June was a challenge of note and I am sad to report that the day came to a head-on collision at the start of heat one. This occurred after a reasonable qualifier the day before in 4th place in Class B and…