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Farewell Syringa S t o r y C l i v e S t r u g n e l l / P i c s c o u r t e s y Z e n B i r k b y , I a n M c l a r e n a n d l o t s o f f r i e n d s … Syringa has a special place in the hearts of thousands of motocross riders and fans. It’s one of those places which just seemed to have a life of its’ own. In many ways Syringa was a lot like Kyalami. It was the home of off-road racing since the early sixties. In the beginning cars and bikes both raced there, and it was always an exciting place to be. The early race cars, like Ken Gillibrand’s “Soggy Mango” and John Smith’s famous “Baja Bug” were legends. The late Steve Swanepoel, well known as “Suzukiman” also raced there in a VW racing beach buggy long before he became well-known in the motorcycle industry. The founder of Syringa Spa, as it was known then, Jannie Stander, was a South African motorcycle road racing champion. More significantly he was Johannesburg’s second Yamaha dealer. His shop was called “Racing Motors” and Jannie was instrumental in launching the careers of many famous road racers, many of whom became SA champions themselves. One of the best known was Tommy Johns, an appy in Jannie’s shop. Jannie put him on an early 250 Yamaha racebike, and despite not even having a motorcycle license, Tommy ruled the racetrack at the time, and then went on to become even more famous as Yamaha South Africa’s technical manager. When Yamaha off-road bikes, and in particular their MX race bikes arrived on the scene Jannie knew that racing was the best way to promote them and soon his off road race track was home to not only to local MX races, but to national and even international events.. In the off road community Syringa was definitely as important and as famous as Kyalami. Jannie climbed in boots and all, and even sat on the National Motocross Committee. Grant Maben, one of the 1970’s South African MX superstars, put into words the essence of what Syringa was back in those day when Dave Petersen interviewed him at Syringa’s last event: Grant said “ Syringa wasn’t just for the riders, it was for all of us”. He was referring to a whole generation of youngsters growing up in that era. “Syringa was the place we all learned who we were, and where we grew up. It was the place where we raced hard and played hard, where we learned to live and love. We weren’t out on the streets and in the clubs, we were racing. And it wasn’t only motocross…from this place we made our plans to ride in events like the Roof of Africa. We met riders from all over the world, and from there our dreams of racing internationally also grew. Look how many of our World Champions and famous riders learned their skills here. There will never be another place quite like Syringa” Such heartfelt words indeed, and who better to say them than Grant Maben. Even though his racing career was cut short by a tragic road accident, he is still the inspiration for many, many of our best riders. After Jannie senior passed on, Syringa remained in the family, and most recently was revived and renewed under the curatorship of his son, Jannie Jnr. The track itself was redone, most recently managed by Grant Foley to an astonishing standard, and was the favourite of another new generation riders and fans. By now everyone knows the events leading to the decision of the Stander family to sell the property and <strong>final</strong>ly say good bye to the famous MX track. A blast from the past... some very famous old faces... Bruce Joelson from Elna sponsored a huge amount of Motorcycle stuff. This is Russ Campbells Maico. Chris Brand, Greg Wilson and Deon Du Plessis - all SA champs. It was Paulo de culio’s 50th 30 DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016
Attitude is EVERYTHING! Darryl Curtis on the left... Darryl Curtis round the outside... Fierce racing from the toppies... Gareth Ireland... promotor of this whole lot and the author of last months Farleigh Castle feature. Grant Foley with Susan Miller sister of Colin Dugmore... Grant Maben, Greg Wilson and Wayne Smith Gray Dick with his pristine YZ465. Hans The Hound on his HONDA Dogbone... Happiness is... Ian Pepper in the orange... Larry Wosik from the USA who raced here for Honda in the 70’s with our own legend Russ Campbell. Machines were dragged out and cleaned up for the day. The Katay Racing lot put on a Side by Side display... DIRT & TRAIL MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016 31
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