Racing News

Photos by Alex Elijah

A full day of competitive side-by-side drag racing was guaranteed. ThrowDown was majorly successful as many drivers ran personal best times, and some of the racing was neck and neck! 

From your aspirated V8’s, to your turbocharged rotary motors – much power (and rubber) was laid as these drivers gave it their all to win their class trophies.

Nissan Champ Bakkies stole the show in our race finale, keeping all spectators on the edge of their seats as that was definitely the much-anticipated race of the day! 

Mauritian citizen, asphalt rally driver and popular social media personality Xavier Lachkar is not yet a household name here in South Africa, but he could well become one in 2023. He has a couple of things in his favour: a natural talent for speed and precision driving,  the growing popularity of his chosen sport, drifting, and his exceptional sportsmanship. And now he is the Motul Ambassador.