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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…

On the 17th and 18th of May, our MPC race formed part of the Historic Championship held at the Zwartkops Raceway and made for a good day’s racing. Friday’s practise went smoothly with only a few minor adjustments that needed to be made so that the car was dialled in for qualifying Saturday morning and…

It plays when you’re getting in the car to go the gym, when you’re driving to work, when you’ve got other plans but it is always there to remind you of your rusty thingamajig and grinding gizmo that needs a little bit of your care and attention. Luckily, Shields Tool-in-a-Can is the little can that…

Following on from Redstar and the Incident at Zwartkops we managed to get a 2nd and overall for the day in class with Shield MPC Golf Midvaal. Qualifying was a challenge as I only got the car back on Friday late afternoon as a result of the accident at Zwartkops in 111, which I must…

Our 2019 season kicked off with a bit of a BANG , Qualifying was hectic to say the least and I only managed a dismill 7th in class in a jammed packed field . Starting in the middle of the field in pre race paddock was a novice mistake on my behalf as this made…

Motul Clubman’s 15/16 February 2019 During the backend of last year, a lot preparation went into getting the Shield Golfs ready for battle in the Clubman’s and 111 series this year. With both MPC AND 111 series being timed based –  a decision was made to use the green Golf to start the series. This…

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Water Preservation with Shield Waterless Products Shield Chemicals was recently invited by the mayor of Cape Town, Patricia De Lille, to do a presentation to the informal Car Wash sector on the encouragement of water preservation with the Shield Waterless product range and the benefits thereof. With the water crisis deepening in the Western Cape,…

Shield Chemicals sponsors the Shield MPC Golf Racing Team, with the 2017 season is well underway and I am pleased to report that the Shield Golf is laying 2nd in CLASS B and currently 4th overall in the Championship.

Take a look at these incredible photos of the Shield Racing team, photographs courtesy of Johan Niemand Photography.

I am pleased to report that we had an extremely successful  3 Hour in Bulawayo finishing  1st in Class.

Shield Chemicals is the proud sponsor of the Shield Golf GTI. Shield racing team is a local track racing and rally team with many years of experience. We raced at national and regional level in South Africa.