My S2 on 2 wheels 
I decided earlier this year to enter my S2 in the South African Fireball Run. The Fireball is 10 day event time trailing on 4 race tracks with 2 rally style special stages, gymkhanas and a drag. Over the 10 days you cover 3500 km (you have to drive your car between towns). I was the only Audi
The Fireball started at the Wesbank Raceway in Johannesburg with a 1/4 mile drag and a gymkhana. I didn't want to break my already dodgy clutch (a new 800Nm Spec clutch is going in soon) so took the drag easy. I struggled at the gymkhana as I was between gears - first too short and 2nd too long with the turbo lag - this hurt me in all the gymkhanas
The next day we went to Kyalami (where the SA F1 GP was held) and I was much more in my element. The photo above is of my car on 2 wheels hitting the curbs in the chicane.
The next day we did a Gymkhana and a high speed special stage at the Toyota Test Track outside Durban. I spent my birthday with an off day covering the nearly 700 km to East London. I had great fun on the old Formula 1 Circuit in East London. The next 2 days were spent doing a slow tar rally stage in Port Elizabeth - lots of 90 degree turns in an unbuilt suburb overheated my power steering
The next day we were at the Aldo Scribante Race track.
A gymkhana in the main road of George on a Saturday morning drew nearly 5000 spectators! We spent the last day at the Killarney race track in Cape Town.
The Fireball was won by a Ultima with a 3.4 l twin turbo Alfa V6 (think about 700hp), second was a Le Mans spec 993 GT2 and third a Skyline GTR 34 (700hp). I was put in a class with 2 M400 Nobles - my car has 400 hp and I have reduced the weight to 1340kg but that is no match for a 425hp, 1060kg Noble. I was second my class - at least beating one of the Nobles
I ended 12th out of the 25 starters.
The Fireball was a great experience - I think I learnt quite a lot. Of the circuits I had only been to Kyalami, the rest were brand new to me. We basically had 20 minutes practice on all the circuits and then had to do 5 flying laps of which the best 3 counted. I also learnt that I need to work hard at Gymkhanas and get more power if I want to compete with the Nobles next year. It was also very tiring - breakfast at 7am, race from 9 to 12, then drive 300km to the next town and then have some promotional event in the evening! Next year I need to work a bit harder at fitness before the event.
Anybody joining me for next year's event?
Fireball Website
Fireball Results
Fireball Photos
I decided earlier this year to enter my S2 in the South African Fireball Run. The Fireball is 10 day event time trailing on 4 race tracks with 2 rally style special stages, gymkhanas and a drag. Over the 10 days you cover 3500 km (you have to drive your car between towns). I was the only Audi
The Fireball started at the Wesbank Raceway in Johannesburg with a 1/4 mile drag and a gymkhana. I didn't want to break my already dodgy clutch (a new 800Nm Spec clutch is going in soon) so took the drag easy. I struggled at the gymkhana as I was between gears - first too short and 2nd too long with the turbo lag - this hurt me in all the gymkhanas
The next day we went to Kyalami (where the SA F1 GP was held) and I was much more in my element. The photo above is of my car on 2 wheels hitting the curbs in the chicane.
The next day we did a Gymkhana and a high speed special stage at the Toyota Test Track outside Durban. I spent my birthday with an off day covering the nearly 700 km to East London. I had great fun on the old Formula 1 Circuit in East London. The next 2 days were spent doing a slow tar rally stage in Port Elizabeth - lots of 90 degree turns in an unbuilt suburb overheated my power steering
The next day we were at the Aldo Scribante Race track.A gymkhana in the main road of George on a Saturday morning drew nearly 5000 spectators! We spent the last day at the Killarney race track in Cape Town.
The Fireball was won by a Ultima with a 3.4 l twin turbo Alfa V6 (think about 700hp), second was a Le Mans spec 993 GT2 and third a Skyline GTR 34 (700hp). I was put in a class with 2 M400 Nobles - my car has 400 hp and I have reduced the weight to 1340kg but that is no match for a 425hp, 1060kg Noble. I was second my class - at least beating one of the Nobles
I ended 12th out of the 25 starters.The Fireball was a great experience - I think I learnt quite a lot. Of the circuits I had only been to Kyalami, the rest were brand new to me. We basically had 20 minutes practice on all the circuits and then had to do 5 flying laps of which the best 3 counted. I also learnt that I need to work hard at Gymkhanas and get more power if I want to compete with the Nobles next year. It was also very tiring - breakfast at 7am, race from 9 to 12, then drive 300km to the next town and then have some promotional event in the evening! Next year I need to work a bit harder at fitness before the event.
Anybody joining me for next year's event?
Fireball Website
Fireball Results
Fireball Photos
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