Take more than R30 million worth of exotic performance metal with a combined power output of 4 538 kW, one empty airfield in the Northern Cape and one local racing legend…The January 2008 issue of CAR magazine promises to be something rather special and there’s even more fantastic stuff from additional video footage, galleries and TV coverage to tide you over until then!Take more than R30 million worth of exotic performance metal with a combined power output of 4 538 kW, one empty airfield in the Northern Cape and one local racing legend…The January 2008 issue of CAR magazine promises to be something rather special and there’s even more fantastic stuff from additional video footage, galleries and TV coverage to tide you over until then!content here
If you were a fan of last year’s Track Attack feature, this year’s performance shootout will simply blow you away. The CAR team had its work cut out putting the aforementioned ingredients together, but the result is one of the most remarkable performance features in CAR Magazine’s 50-year history.
We have added two stunning photo galleries to our Sarel and the Supercars feature – a behind the scenes look at what happened on the day and a number of exquisite close-up shots of the supercars in detail. You can also vote for your favourite supercar in the shootout and view an awesome 2 minute feature video of Sarel van der Merwe taking all of the supercars to the limit at Upington airfield.
If you’re still yearning for more Sarel and the Supercars action and the wait for the December 17 release of CAR Magazine’s Performance Issue is simply too much to take, then make sure you tune into SABC 3 at 17:00 on Sunday September 16, when CarTorque brings you amazing coverage of all the action that took place on the Performance Issue shootout.
In all, 13 high performance cars, were pitted against one another in the Earth track shootout and the line up can only be described as a car enthusiasts dream come true: the über-saloon duo of the Audi RS4 and BMW M3, to the stunning Audi R8, the hardcore Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, a brace of potent Porsches in the shape of the 911 GT3 RS and 911 Turbo Tiptronic, super coupes – the Merc CL65 AMG and M6, retro-flavoured rocket in the shape of the CAV GT, a pair of awesome Astons – the DB9 Coupé and Vantage V8 Roadster, as well as incredible exotics such as the Spyker C8 Spyder and the Pagani Zonda C12 S.
Will the most radical cars prevail or are there some upsets on the cards? You’ll have to make a beeline for the January 2008 issue of CAR Magazine, but in the meantime CARtoday.com, in conjunction with Samsung, has some fantastic stuff to tide you over, until the magazine hits the shelves on December 17.
From awesome video footage of all of the cars in action, to stunning wallpapers taken on the shoot and exhaust tones to rev up your mobile phone CARtoday.com’s Sarel and the Supercars feature takes an in-depth look at each of the contestants, as well as insightful blogs from behind the scenes of this incredible event.
