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W E L C O M E THE TEAM:
EDITOR & DESIGN:
Rob Portman
rob@ridefast.co.za
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ADVERTISING:
Zenon Birkby
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ACCOUNTS &
SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Anette
anette.acc@mweb.co.za
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Talk about a busy end to the year. My
2016 was great, and what a great to end it
off by winning my 4th 24 Hour race out of
5, and 2nd in a row with Team RideFast.
Full coverage in this issue. Big thanks
to Kawasaki SA, Dunlop SA, Dynamic
Express Services, Galfer, Fourways MC,
Evolve Nutrition, R&G brake lever guards,
EmTek Racing, Tj’s Liquors, Superbike
Solutions and the team for making this
years event so special.
A week after the 24 hour and it was
more endurance racing for me, this time
down in Cape Town for the Mad Macs 8
Hour. This was even tougher than the 24
hour. Really is a great event though and
we also cover this event in this issue.
The week before all of this, Brad Binder
arrived back in SA. Was great seeing the
response from all who attended the airport, and to
see all the TV coverage he got was special. The
night he landed, RideFast along with RAD Moto
hosted an exclusive meet and greet with the new
Moto3 champ. The event was held at Ridgeway
Racebar and what a huge success it was. Brad
was a true hero on the night and I don’t think he
has worked that hard ever in his life. Big thanks to
him for taking the time out to meet the over 300
readers and RAD Moto customers who came out.
It was great spending sometime with Brad, and
having Shez there on the night as well made even
more special. Really am so lucky and honoured to
call them my mates.
The January issue is always a tough one to put
together, as there is not much happening in the
world of motorcycling, but we have managed to put
out a really cool issue, packed with great articles
as always - including the World Launch of the new
KTM 1290 Superduke R. We, unfortunately, never
cracked the nod to the world launch but we strive
to bring our readers all the news first, so I contact
my good mates over at Ultimate Motorcycling in the
US and they very happily sent along their feature.
It’s a great read as usual from that bunch and I’m
sure you will enjoy it.
Another great article in this issue is from Wayne
van Tonder, who covers all the SA riders who raced
in overseas championship last year. There is a
host of them and Wayne goes through each and
everyone, so you now will know who raced where.
I am really excited for 2017, and am keen to get
going. We will continue to work hard to bring our
readers a publication that is world class.
I thank you all for your continued support and
wish you all the best for 2017!
Cheers for
now,
EDITOR
Rob Portman
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sheridan Morais
Brad Binder
Darryn Binder
Cam Petersen
Richard Knowles
Gerrit Erasmus
Clive Strugnell
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