


“It was at an event in Port Elizabeth and there were these Beemer (BMW) guys in the middle of the pitch and I just decided I was going to go around these guys. “Everybody starts off with spinning and the more you practice, the better you get," she said. “They will be able to experience the thrill of the sport.”ĭaniels said she had been drifting for about seven years, and remembered the first time she finally got her first drift right. “We'll be taking people out in the cars on the day and they can have an actual drift experience," she said. “The landscape around the Grand Parade should evoke nostalgia and what it is like to be proudly Capetonian.”ĭr1ftSquad member Malikah Daniels will also be part of the action on the day as she shreds tyres in the drift exhibition area. “Over and above the cars, which are the catalysts and attraction that draws people to the event, we want an event that encompasses family life," he explained. He said he wanted to create a space with which Capetonians could identify with and highlight the culture shared among “petrol heads”. “With that we can throw in a lot of theatrics and we can add lights, flame throwers and cool stuff to make it more than a motorsport event but also a production,” Stockenstroom said. “The biggest change in this year’s event." he said, "is that we will essentially be hosting a day and night event with the action starting about 1pm and going on into the night.
