The past few weeks have been nothing short of manic for the Shield Golf team! After suffering a gearbox failure at the previous event, we had to undertake a major rebuild. While that was underway, someone (a real rocket scientist!) decided it was the perfect time to carry out a long-overdue suspension service. As luck…
I’m pleased to report that, despite Saturday’s racing not going to plan, we still made the most of it and retained our position at the top of Class B. The qualifying session came to a grinding halt thanks to a technical gremlin with the car’s pickup sensor. It started backfiring like it had just downed…
The Extreme Festival returned to Zwartkops Raceway over the weekend of 16–17 May, drawing an enthusiastic Pretoria crowd for a day of high-octane regional motorsport action that extended into the evening. Zwartkops 200 Headlines Action-Packed Day Shield Golf – 3rd Overall in Class B The headline event of the weekend, the 2025 ATS Motorsport Zwartkops…
April was a busy and successful month for the Shield Golfs, with events hosted at both Zwartkops and Kyalami for the Clubman’s and SAES series, respectively. Clubman’s at Zwartkops – April 5 Although the main event took place on Saturday, we were required to qualify on Friday evening. Unfortunately, heavy rain and poor lighting made…
7 February – Redstar | Clubmans – 24th Passion for Speed / 1 March – Zwartkps | 111 – Regional Extreme Festival Finally, after a long break, we were on the road again heading out to Delmas for the start of the season, with the race car looking spic and span after a good Shield Wash…
2024 has been an absolute whirlwind, and it is hard to believe that we are at the back end of the year already, with only a few more days before we enter Black Friday and the Festive Season. Firstly, I would like to thank Shield for the continued support over the years and for making…
The second last round of the 2024 Regional Extreme Festival took place at an exceptionally hot Red Star Raceway in Delmas on the 12 October 2024. With temperatures hovering over 35° C around lunchtime, the heat took its toll on both drivers and cars. Friday – Practice & Setup Redstar can be a challenge when…
Friday Practise Session Heading to Zwartkops early morning on Friday, I was wondering what had happened to winter as the weather was simply stunning. Entry for the Inland event was jammed packed with close on 35 cars which included several drivers down from Botswana and Mozambique wanting to show the local boys what they can…
Kyalami is simply put such an amazing circuit and an absolute privilege to race on with its high-speed mine shaft and long straight entwined into sixteen challenging corners which includes the famous sunset corner. Friday morning, we arrived early to setup our pits and gazebo to get settled in and the car ready for the…
Friday morning was bitterly cold, and the team decided to make the mid-morning session which allowed us time to defrost and furthermore this would be a similar time to the race slot for Saturday. Air and track temperature makes a huge difference to the overall feel of the car, and therefore setup and tyre pressures…
