Calling all classic motorcycle enthusiasts as entries for the 2019 DJ Regularity Rally are now open.<\/p>\n
This historic two-day event commemorates the annual motorcycle road race between Durban and Johannesburg, which took place from 1913 to 1936, and has been staged as a regularity trial since 1971.<\/p>
Qualifying motorcycles are those manufactured before 1937.<\/p>\n
This year will mark the 106th anniversary of this the longest running and one of most prestigious events on the local motorsport calendar.<\/p>
The annual race is promoted by the Vintage and Veteran Club (VVC), with the organising team coming from the VVC and a number of related motorcycle clubs.<\/p>\n
Larina MacGregor will be the clerk-of-the-course for the second year, with Leon Stander again responsible for the scoring, using transponders carried by the competitors.<\/p>\n
This regularity rally is very popular and has attracted fields of as many as 130 competitors in the past.<\/p>\n
It also carries international status and has drawn entries from as far afield as the Europe and Australia in previous years.<\/p>\n
The 2019 event will start from Colony Shopping Centre in Hillcrest, outside of Durban, on March 15, 2019, and finish at the Classic Motorcycle Club in Germiston the following afternoon.<\/p>\n
The route still follows the old R103 Johannesburg to Durban route as closely as possible, taking riders to Pietermaritzburg, via the scenic Valley of a Thousand Hills and on through Nottingham Road to an overnight stop in Newcastle.<\/p>\n
The second day offers a challenging ride over mountain passes to Vrede, and on to Heidelberg.<\/p>\n
After Heidelberg, it is the home stretch to Germiston.<\/p>\n
The route is approximately 638km long.<\/p>\n
The event is open to entrants who are members of SAVVA or MSA affiliated clubs.<\/p>\n
Riders are offered three speed groups, 50km\/h, 60km\/h and 70 km\/h, thus enabling them to enter a speed group that matches the age and capabilities of the motorcycle.<\/p>\n
Entries will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, with only 100 spots available.<\/p>\n
An entry fee will be charged, with entries closing on February 1.<\/p>\n
If you would like to be a part of this famous event visit www.classicmotorcycleclub.co.za or call MacGregor on 084 949 0937 or send an email to larina.macgregor@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n