With all of the racing seasons across the country drawing to a close, a suggestion was made for a fun race with and edge, a race in a funny outfit without a chain. The result was hilarious and a fun day was had by everyone… (more…)

After a rather unspectacular turn of events with the last three rounds in the series, the fourth and final round will go ahead as planned on the weekend of 31 July 2011 at Stonehouse Mountainlodge in Hartebeespoort. In an attempt to ensure the riders get good value for their money I am pleased to announce that the first 50 online entrants will each receive a ‘goodie bag’ with their entries. Thanks to the help of event prize sponsors SKULLCANDY , UNIT, Fritz Pienaar Cycles(BuyCycle.co.za there will also be product prizes up for grabs on the day. The race entry will be the standard R280 for licensed riders on line… (more…)

North to South, East to West, MONGOOSE is best. This was the general consensus amongst the riders this past weekend at the fourth and final race in the 2011 Mongoose GAS Gauteng Downhill provincial cup series at Dirk Lourens’s private track in Malelane, Mpumalanga… (more…)

In keeping with the idea of saving the best for last, the last leg of the Mongoose GAS Gauteng DH provincial cup will be held on 25 & 26 June on Dirk Lourens’s private DH track in Malelane, Mpumalanga. In my opinion it is the proverbial cherry on the downhill cake as far as track design and build quality goes… (more…)

As winter slowly starts to make it’s appearance up here on the highveld it was time again to go racing with the third leg of the Mongoose GAS Gauteng DH provincial this past weekend… (more…)

After a bit of a break in April with the Pietermaritzburg National and World Cup taking place, it is ance again time for us local boys get our race on. The weekend of 28 & 29 May will see round 3 of our local series take place at Giloolys Farm in Bedfordview… (more…)