Knysna Speed Festival – Simola Hill Climb 2017

Date: 4-5 May 2017

One of the greatest motoring events happened in South Africa this past weekend and we were granted with media accreditation to attend the event. Photographing insane machines from around the country and seeing legendary drivers in action.

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Let’s start off with some of the results of the Hill Climb event:

Andre Bezuidenhout wins the King of the Hill title with a new Hillclimb record of 37.695 sec
Andre Bezuidenhout gives me the thumbs up on top of the hill after his record breaking run in the finals
Wilhelm Baard wins his second Modified Saloon title and sets a new Modified Saloon record of 39.892 sec. Desmond Gutzeit misses first place by two-hundredths of a second with a time of 40.114
Reghard Roets wins the Road and Super Car title on his debut outing and sets a new record with time of 43.955 sec
Peter Kaye-Eddie is awarded with the ‘Spirit of Dave Charlton Award’

Friday: Classic Cars and Knysna Town Parade

The Friday morning we arrived around 10 am at the event. It was our first time at the event, so did some walking around to check out some vantage points. Trying to absorb the atmosphere as the great event kicked off.