Thanks Gary! That was a great trip! 😀 We left pretty much on time. No traffic problems. We stopped about 250km into the journey as Vlade's petrol guage showed half tank already used 😮 However it seems it was a false reading as it took only 17l to fill up. Then we stopped at Harrismith to fill up from half tank. I was getting over 11km per liter, Snooby about 12km per liter, and Vlade over 9. Not too bad!
For breakfast, I decided to find the tea garden my friend told me about. We made a detour at the guessed gps co-ordinates and ended on a very bad road to a private farm 😳 But we quickly found the place. Very quaint and beautiful little tea garden. After breakfast I noticed oil all over the back of my car. Upon inpection, it seems oil is dripping out the rear crank seal. Maybe Mobile 1 is a bit too thin? 😕 Anyway, checked oil level, which was fine, and drove on.
We stopped next after Maritzburg at an Engen 1-stop, where Vlade's car drew a crowd of admirers, especially after some dump-valving 😂 My oil level was down a bit so I had to top up. Then we drove on straight to Durban north beach...
I managed to park right next to the entrance gate for Freddie's and my grandstand. We bit the rest of the convoy adieu giving them rough instructions on how to find their grandstand. I knew they would battle.
Freddie and I meanwhile caught the A1 practice from start to finish, and also checked out up close some GT racers including souped up Skyline GTR R34's, Ferrari 360's and Porsche's in full GT race trim. Awesome!
Then we find out that Vlade and Snooby and gang only got to their seats after the practice! They stayed behind to watch the other races including GT races, while Freddie and I checked into our flat. Which is where we are now, chilling...
Ok, I have an oil leak that gets bad when the oil is really thin. Accepted and moving on. But dudes, the SX's made the trip pretty much flawlessly!! Big ups to these 16 something year old cars and the dudes that rebuilt/maintained them!