Bushveld Model Racing hosts SA offroad champs

At the Bushveld Model Racing (BMR) Club at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium, it's a familiar sight to see men and women gathered around the track, racing their remote-controlled cars with serious precision.

- Maretha Swanepoel

Deon Bann is one of the marshals on the track.

This Saturday, the club hosted the South African Radio Drivers Association (Sarda) 1/10 Scale Electric Offroad National Championships, drawing racers from across the country.

Annually, four national competitions take place: At Superbowl in Germiston, Ultra Raceway in Pretoria, Viking Raceway in Tzaneen and BMR in Polokwane.

Racers compete in five classes:

• Two-wheel drive stock cars.

• Two-wheel drive modified cars.

• Four-wheel drive stock cars.

• Four-wheel drive modified cars.

• Two-wheel drive stadium trucks.