A long weekend (public holidays), dreadful financial conditions, family responsibilities, work…all of these contributed to a poorly attended nitro on road race this month. Throw a couple of apron strings (I don’t know what voorskoot bande are called in English, maybe umbilical cord?) in the works, and you get an even worse scenario. But hey, the seven 8^th scale GT drivers and the seven 10^th scale drivers had a good day at the track, all the same!

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After a week of anxious anticipation to see if the weather was going to play along, the Sunday of the 1^st RCX - 2016 arrived…overcast, but with no rain at all! The preceding days were filled with Facebook and sms messages from concerned drivers from all corners of Gauteng that reported on heavy rainfall in their regions.

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The fact that we had less than 50% of our normal entries was a far cry from the norm. But the reasons for the absence of such a lot of our regulars are totally legit, so we couldn’t feel troubled for long. A few guys were attending the Nitro Nationals, some had family responsibilities and some admitted straight forward that their financial matters are a bit tight.

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