{"id":93231,"date":"2015-07-03T09:19:55","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T07:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=93231"},"modified":"2015-07-03T09:19:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T07:19:55","slug":"germistons-drifters-head-for-rockmania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/07\/03\/germistons-drifters-head-for-rockmania\/","title":{"rendered":"Germiston\u2019s drifters head for Rockmania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The popular Rockmania Extreme is back at the renowned Rock Raceway circuit, in Brakpan, on July 11.<\/p>\n<p>Germiston\u2019s Denis Palm and JP Taljaard, as well as other favourite racing drifting drivers will hotfoot around the 400m circuit in various disciplines.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The drivers will take on the drift gauntlet set before them by the judges.<\/p>\n<p>Drifters from all over will slide their high octane powered chariots around the oval and gauntlet.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Drift fans are encouraged to make up supporting banners and come and show for who they will be rooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s going to be a slideways affair filled with lots of tyre smoke and adrenalin to match,\u201d said Abie Sada, marketing manager and commentator at The Rock Raceway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlenty of V8 action from the Outlaw V8 Sprints cars and Lexus V8s will ensure all the high power thrills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA host of Oval Saloons Classes will also be racing including the 1600 Stock Rods, 1660 Modified Saloons, Pinto Classes and Super Saloons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpen wheelers will include the Ninja Kids In Racing SA (ages three to 12), Micro Midgets, 125 Karts and Formula 2 Midgets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh speed action from the Formula N circuit cars will keep you riveted to your seats as the saloon car drivers jostle for positions around the tricky race circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegends Racing will also take to the circuit as the old-style late &#8217;50s shaped vehicles, powered by a 1 300cc Yamaha motorbike, engine will also be screaming around the circuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sada also said entry fees vary for adults and children between the ages of six and 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe gates open as 10am and the racing starts at 3pm, so come and support your favourite driver and vehicle manufacturer by wearing their branded cap, shirt or jacket,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFood and refreshments will be on sale at the circuit, but most of all bring the whole family, including the grandmothers and grandfathers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Sunday night (July 12), the Maxed Out Street Two Strip Drags will take place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGates open at 2pm with racing starting at 4pm, bring your daily drive along and enjoy heads-up street drags in a safe environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDrag racers are urged not to drag in the streets; become a responsible drag racer and drag at a safe venue like The Rock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Sada on 082 453 8271 or send an email to rocking@rockracing.co.za.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may also be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/92993\/gauteng-motor-fest-supports-worthy-causes\/\">Gauteng Motor Fest supports worthy causes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/92495\/gauteng-motor-fest-set-to-deliver-exhilarating-live-action-line-up\/\">Enjoy motor sports at its best.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='1171eac7e8462ac8d0a8906594304f9e'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockmania Extreme happening at The Rock Raceway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":552,"featured_media":93233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3],"tags":[7772,7773,7771,1106,979,969,7779,6247,6603,6040,6604,7777,7781,7780,7778,7782,2749,7776,7775,1119,1724,7774],"class_list":["post-93231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-sports","category-sports-news","tag-drifter","tag-drifters","tag-drifting","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-lexus-v8s","tag-local-sport-news","tag-local-sport-stories","tag-local-sports-news","tag-local-sports-stories","tag-maxed-out-street-two-strip-drags","tag-micro-midgets","tag-ninja-kids-in-racing-sa","tag-outlaw-v8-sprints-cars","tag-oval-saloons-classes","tag-puleng-sekabate","tag-rock-raceway-circuit","tag-rockmania-extreme","tag-sport-2","tag-sports","tag-the-rock-raceway"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Local sport"},"tag_labels":["drifter","drifters","drifting","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Lexus V8s","local sport news","Local sport stories","Local Sports News","Local sports stories","Maxed Out Street Two Strip Drags","Micro Midgets","Ninja Kids In Racing SA","Outlaw V8 Sprints cars","Oval Saloons Classes","Puleng Sekabate","Rock Raceway circuit","rockmania extreme","sport","sports","The Rock Raceway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}