About the Ultimate Street Car SA
Based on the success of the Ultimate Street Car back in 2006, we've decided to bring back the USC, with a twist...
Do you ever get that feeling of monotony… that sense of repetition… that feeling of having something that is never used to its full potential? Well, we do! There comes a time when you get bored of simple breakfast runs, tired of attending the same track day for the 50th time, and weary of looking at your car just sitting in your garage.
Recently, we’ve been at the forefront of embarking on groundbreaking journeys, exploring roads that nobody dares to travel. But this time, we thought, why should we embark on this journey alone?
So, we’re inviting YOU!
The Ultimate Street Car SA is a competition which will be split into 4 class, designed to provide an exhilarating experience for the general public and big-time car enthusiasts who are ready to embark on an all-out weekend of adrenaline, team building and laid-back highway runs.
Drivers stand a chance to win cash prizes as they compete in drag races, time trials, and more, testing their skills & vehicles to the limit to determine the best all-around street car.
Join us for the thrill of Ultimate Street Car SA and see if you have what it takes to be crowned the ultimate street car champion.
Weekend Breakdown
Friday Night
Saturday Morning
Midvaal Raceway
Saturday Afternoon
The Rock Raceway
Sunday Morning
Zwartkops Raceway
Sunday Afternoon
Zwartkops Raceway
The event will start off with a car meet, this is where we will be meeting and greeting everyone, people can get to know each other, have a look at their cars and it gives us the perfect opportunity to get our vehicle scrutineering done. We then will have a drivers briefing where we will be outlining the event, going through the rules, the classes, the event structure and how everything will be coordinated throughout the weekend. We feel this is a great opportunity to create comradery between all the participants and to basically set the tone for the weekend’s events to come.
Our Saturday morning will kick off with coffee and a light snack at Midvaal Raceway in Vereeniging. We will all meet at the venue and will begin proceedings. The first event at Midvaal will be a rolling 800 meter with a twist and will then proceed with standing quarter mile drags. Each contestant will have 2 runs to set their best speed/time for these events. All the results will be captured into the different classes that we have outlined. .
We will arrive at The Rock raceway in the early afternoon where each driver will be supplied with lunch. After lunch, we will head on over to do a bunch of events. The idea is to use the entire facility of The Rock Raceway for an event we like to call, “The Super Stage”. We will design the various courses to make use of the oval, events will run into the night to increase the challenge of crowning the overall champion. There will also be a head – to – head event In which competitors from the same class will race against each other but the time of each competitor will still only count towards the overall competitors finishing time, and not the position they finish in with regards to the head – to – head event. The purpose of this event is to test the drivers car control and their ability to navigate through the super stage with precision and speed.
The final day of the Ultimate Street Car will see competitors arrive for an early morning start at Zwartkops Raceway. The day will begin with coffee and a light snack, then moving to a drivers briefing to explain the rules & formalities and go through the events for the day. The event will be reverse laps around Zwartkops raceway, there will be a twist which will be revealed on the day to competitors. Each competitor will have 2 timed laps around the circuit in the reverse direction in which both laps will count towards both the class and overall time. This is to test the drivers on a lap that they have never done before, how quickly they can adapt and adjust to seeing the circuit in a completely different manner for the first time.
The second event of the day will be a wet skidpan event where we will set up a Gymkhana special stage with a twist going on and off of the Gymkhana. Each driver will complete two timed runs for this event and both runs will count towards the overall event time for each competitor. The purpose of this challenge is to test the drivers ability to switch from a wet surface to a dry surface in the same run and test their ability to find the amount of grip there is on the course. Once the event has concluded, we will all move to the Zwartkops canteen area where lunch will be served. There will be a cash bar available. At this point the results will be calculated, and we will then conclude the event with a prize giving.
The Prizes
I.e. No vehicles will be permitted to use Nitrous Oxide under any circumstances
whatsoever.
The prizes for the winners will be awarded as follows:
The top 3 participants in each class will receive a trophy to mark their achievement
for finishing in the top 3 of their respective classes. Each participant that enters will
receive a medal to remember their Ultimate Street Car challenge experience.
There will then be a section of prizes dedicated to a few special categories that we
will not make known at this point so that competitors are not aware of the
criteria…you’ll need to be at your best from start to finish.
R30 000
Prize Money
+
USC
Floating
Trophy
R12 500
Prize Money
+
Trophy
R18 500
Prize Money
+
Trophy
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Rules
1. Prior to the events, all cars will have scrutineering done according to regulations and self-scrutineering forms will be supplied to owners.
2. All cars must be licensed will a valid license disc / please do not bring your race car with your family car license disc on and say it’s street legal, we will eliminate you from the event. Rear seats may be removed if a roll cage is in place and will be taken into consideration, Race seats are allowed with a 5-point racing harness as a minimum. The vehicles windows must work (Windows must be glass and not lexan), lights, wipers etc as per street car classification, we say again, no race cars will be allowed to enter.
3. Only one set of tyres will be allowed per car for the entirety of the event, no tyre warmers will be permitted under and circumstances. Upon arrival, all the vehicles’ tyres will be marked at scrutineering on Friday with a unique mark to signify the chosen tyres for the event for that competitor. Prohibited tyres will be hill-climb slicks or race slicks, only approved semi slicks and road tyres will be permitted, and no fancy single grooved Hoosier slicks are allowed.
4. Helmets are compulsory and long pants and long sleeve shirt, no flip flops or open sandals allowed, you must wear a decent pair of takkies or closed shoes.
5. No loose items in cars.
6. Small 2kg fire extinguisher in all vehicles.
7. All vehicles must have a tow hook available in their vehicles in the event of a car breaking down or an accident occurring. This will allow us to clean up the incident as efficiently as possible.
8. Roll call will take place every day, late contestants will be penalized 20
seconds on their total time if they are late for drivers briefing.
9. Driving from one venue to the next is part of ultimate street car criteria. If you get stuck on the side of the road and don’t make it in time to the next event, you will receive a 10 second time penalty.
10. If you drive in a reckless manner between events on the public roads, you will be penalized 10 seconds on your total time. There will be no burnouts, racing, wheel spinning, drifting etc anywhere on the public roads as this results in putting innocent people’s lives at risk.
11. No burnouts will be allowed through the competition on any of the events. There will be no way of warming up tyres before your timed run on each of the events. If you are caught warming up your tyres in any manner, you will receive a 10 second time penalty.
12. If you red light on quarter mile you will receive the slowest time of that
session.
13. If your car doesn’t complete one or more of the stages, you will be given the slowest time of that session in order to still be able to complete the event and continue if you are able to repair your vehicle.
14. If you knock over a cone on any of the events where cones are present, you will receive a 2 second time penalty per cone that you hit.
15. If you take the wrong route on any course, you will be penalized 5 seconds on that specific run. If it’s a massive shortcut you will receive the slowest time of that session.
16. The car and driver combination that has the least time over the 12 sessions -6 events will be crowned the ultimate street cars run of a lifetime outright champion.
Non-negotiables that will result in instant suspension from the event;
1. If you fight with a fellow competitor or event organizer.
2. Swearing at a fellow competitor.
3. Act in a manner that is distasteful.
4. Caught drinking and driving or being under the influence of any illegal substances of any manner. There will be absolutely ZERO TOLERANCE in this regard.
In conclusion
The Ultimate Street Car event is a unique event which puts the drivers and their support crew at the forefront of proceedings, the event is created and the aim is pure enjoyment. We want to create an event that is completely different to the usual events and an event that has a little bit of everything in it in order to create a new spin on events going forward. We are looking forward to seeing what the future holds
and exactly how much we are able to grow the event, grow with the drivers and ultimately excel in the future events by ironing out all the potential hiccups as we go along. We want feedback, we want communication and we want to hear your thoughts on what can be added and amended going forward throughout the future of
our event.
