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PRESS RELEASE: MAY 2000
   

 Red Square ZX10 Masters Tackle the New Kyalami
 
   
  The Red Square Kawasaki ZX10R Masters Cup square up to a Kyalami circuit which has seen the controversial chicane changed into a high speed right hander which will be a new test of the riders courage.

We can expect a bulging grid of pilots with more on the new model machines finding the right settings and this together with the circuit changes should see lap times tumble substantially.

The usual suspects will contest the top placings in both classes A and B. Remember to look for the 35 – 45 year old pilots on the Class A machines with Black numbers while the senior statesmen over 45 years will carry the Red numbers.

Class A will be a very closely fought affair between Gavin Lightfoot and Danie Maritz who have 2 wins apiece after the first 2 meetings. Kyalami should be a level playing field and should provide fireworks right up to the final flag between these two. Likely to contest the final step on the podium should be a dogfight between the ever improving Pieter De Vos on the Essential Hardware machine, Joe Shearer who returns to his home circuit, East Londoner Jayson Lamb and “Roydenator” Bennet who is quickly recovering from a big pre season crash. Looking to fill the sought after top ten positions will see tight racing from Hannes De Vos, Chris Van Vuuren, “Rick the Racer” Carmody, Sergio Da Silva, the “Dog Doctor” Stew Christie who has made a welcome return on the Mailwise Racing Machine and “Big Simon” Bezuidenhout from Nelspruit.
   
 
   
  Class B should see Gilbert Parsons in a class of his own at his home circuit on the Emtek ZX10. In the absence of Christo Van Staden who is still recovering from injuries sustained at the last Zwartkops meeting it will be a dash to fill the 2 lower steps on the podium with Franceua Nell, a returning Sarel Marais, Trevor Elske on the other Mailwise Racing machine, new boy Franz Kollberg who has shown that he can run with the quick boys and Pierre Le Roux on the Bufallo Motorcycles Racing machine.

We can look forward to non-stop action from the Red Square Kawasaki gladiators with lots of thrills and hopefully not too many spills at the South African home of motorsport. Remember too that the spectators are more than welcome to visit the pits and have a chat with the riders and have a closer look at the machinery.
   
 

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