The iconic East London Grand Prix Circuit will once reverberate to the sound of thunderous  racing engines when the Dunlop V8 Supercars return to thrill the crowds at next weekend’s Regional Extreme Festival presented by Coca-Cola. This will be the fifth round of their championship and should have taken place in Maputo in Mozambique, but due to the ongoing political uncertainties there, the switch was made to head to East London to the fastest track in South Africa.

Border Motorsport Chairman Andrew Karshagen was upbeat about hosting their second Extreme Festival this year and had the following to say. “We haven’t had the V8’s in East London for many years, so the drivers haven’t really had the opportunity to really stretch the legs of those big engines because no other circuit in South Africa is as quick as ours with the two quickest corners that you’ll find on a racetrack, so the spectators will have the chance to see these cars on the absolute limit. We are also very excited to have the BMW M-Performance Parts series which is currently the biggest class in the country, the DOE Formula Vee single seaters and the Ferro Energia 111/GT Sports and Saloons including Super Hatch all taking part. A lot of work has gone into repairing parts of the circuit as well as the clubhouse and pit facilities so we hope for another full house next Saturday.”

The BMW M-Performance Parts series continues to flourish with already forty one entries received, with more set to join and they will be divided into two separate race groups as they head to East London for the first time. The series with few technical rules has attracted a wide variety of BMW’s from almost standard road going cars to high performance racing machines. Added into the mix will be a couple of well- known local racers from both East London and Gqberha joining in on the action.  

The Ferro Energia 111/GT Sports and Saloons sees a broad spectrum of cars competing in six different classes and has already attracted a field of twenty two cars including the likes of local stars Shaun Gradwell, Wayne Botha, Paul Berry, Mark Els and Stephan Aucamp.

All classes will run two heats on the day with qualifying set to start at 08h00 and racing from 10h00.