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Generating a positive atmosphere on Saturday, 4 September 2021, the Newcastle Oval Track plaid host to 60 racers, all making their way to the Northern KwaZulu-Natal raceway for the second leg of the 4 Province Dirt Showdown.
Jumping into the day’s events and stating who was in attendance, Newcastle Oval Track’s Zaakira Khan explains that the event involved Newcastle Raceway, Platinum Raceway Rustenberg, Kroonstad Raceway, Loskop Raceway, and Ellisras Raceway.
Going on to say that the 4 Province Dirt Showdown initially began in June, with the first leg of the high-speed showdown taking place in Loskop.
“The event was focused on building motorsport up again, after how it was impacted by the lockdown. The clubs are struggling financially, and this initiative saw the clubs unite, helping each other uplift the sport,” states Zaakira.
Secondly, with motorsport known for its camaraderie, the event focused on motivating racers and resurrecting the sport.
Spectators rallied to soak up the action, enjoying a full line-up consisting of quads, stock rods, 1660 modified, 2 litres modified, Hotrods, Heavy Metal and Flexi V8 categories.
Following a successful event and great day at the track, here are the winners of the second leg of the 4 Province Dirt Showdowns:
Quads:
- First place: Brenden James of Newcastle
- Second place: Dylan Stander from Midcity
- Third place: Cabous Bezuidenhout of Newcastle
Stockrods:
- First place: Theoniel Bornman of Newcastle
- Second place: Kevin Minnie of Loskop
- Third place: Freddie Myburgh from Rustenburg
1660 modifieds:
- First place: Charlie Rothman from Loskop
- Second place: Francois Engelbrecht from Loskop
- Third place: Leeroy Hoffman from Kroonstad
2.1LT modifieds:
- First place: Nols van der Berg of Kroonstad
- Second place: JJ De Almeida from Loskop
- Third place: Juan Prinsloo of Rustenburg
Hotrods:
- First place: Albert vd Westhuizen from Rustenburg
- Second place: Marius Kruger of Rustenburg
- Third place: Brandon Kruger from Kroonstad
Heavy Metals:
- First place: Marcel Beeslaar of Newcastle
- Second place: Marcus Beeslaar from Newcastle
Flexi V8:
- First place: Charlie Rothman of Loskop
- Second place: Albert vd Westhuizen from Rustenburg
- Third Place: Zander Minnie of Rustenburg
Cabous Bezuidenhout and Shaukat Khan 
Devlin de Greef and Iancke Symington 
Charmain Bornman with Francois Engebrecht 
CJ Bam, Juandre Barnard, Leonora Fortier, and Joshua de Almeida 
Kyla, Juanay and Beverly Belling with Christo Heyneke 
Ursula, Shakira and Dylan Stander 
Zaakira Khan
Concluding the Newcastle Raceway Club notes, “We would like to thank all our visiting competitors for their support, as well as all those involved in making this a successful day.”
The local club is now looking forward to the third leg of the 4 Province Dirt Showdown, set to take place on 25 September 2021 in Kroonstad.
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