Hi All,
Like Meat I've also been into the desert for about 60 days - an editing and publishing desert!
For the past 19 years I've been writing a book on the history of the original Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg. The original circuit lasted from 1961 until 1987 when it was drastically altered. As I was over my deadline from my publisher I've had to work round the clock on the final edit and design. The book will be in coffee table format and will consist of about 275 pages and 250 photos. I'm now so far behind with other projects and correspondence I won't be able to die!
At the inaugural meeting on November 4, 1961 a local national F1 race was held and the Nine Hour, starting at 2pm and ending at 11pm was introduced. The Nine Hour became hugely popular particularly with drivers and teams from the US, the UK, Europe and Scandanavia as it gave them the opportunity to escape the cold winters in the Northern Hemisphere to race in Africa in the heat of spring/summer.
During the mid-1960s following on from the Nine Hour a series of Three Hour races were introduced across the country and these events become known as the Springbok Series.
The GT40s and Mirages were main players and a little later I'll do a posting on the victories, placings, drivers, chassis numbers, etc. I'm sure that there are some GT40 fans and historians out there who would appreciate this historical input.
Best wishes,
Andre 40
Like Meat I've also been into the desert for about 60 days - an editing and publishing desert!
For the past 19 years I've been writing a book on the history of the original Kyalami circuit near Johannesburg. The original circuit lasted from 1961 until 1987 when it was drastically altered. As I was over my deadline from my publisher I've had to work round the clock on the final edit and design. The book will be in coffee table format and will consist of about 275 pages and 250 photos. I'm now so far behind with other projects and correspondence I won't be able to die!
At the inaugural meeting on November 4, 1961 a local national F1 race was held and the Nine Hour, starting at 2pm and ending at 11pm was introduced. The Nine Hour became hugely popular particularly with drivers and teams from the US, the UK, Europe and Scandanavia as it gave them the opportunity to escape the cold winters in the Northern Hemisphere to race in Africa in the heat of spring/summer.
During the mid-1960s following on from the Nine Hour a series of Three Hour races were introduced across the country and these events become known as the Springbok Series.
The GT40s and Mirages were main players and a little later I'll do a posting on the victories, placings, drivers, chassis numbers, etc. I'm sure that there are some GT40 fans and historians out there who would appreciate this historical input.
Best wishes,
Andre 40
