SA Drift King crowned at Zwartkops Raceway

Wade van Zummeren crowned the SuperDrift champion at the Zwartkops Raceway after drifting in wet conditions during  the Zwartkops Extreme Festival

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The final round of the Superdrift series took place during the Zwartkops Extreme festival, which happened at the race track on Saturday the 24^th of November. The festival featured various race events and other activities for spectators to participate and enjoy while they take a break from racing which happened throughout most of the day.

South African Superdrift champion Wade van Zummeren was crowned the Drift SA champion after he endured challenging weather conditions that left the race track wet  during the Superdrift Series final Round.  van Zummeren in his Rockstar Energy Drink Nissan Skyline out drifted second place and youngest drifter in the series Jason Webb at the age of 19. Webb and his Monster Energy drink sponsored Nissan 200sx put up a good performance against the champ during the final round that lasted for four rounds, instead of two as the top two drifters executed drifts that made the judges panel judging criteria seem not enough to separate the two.  Michael Radloff finished third at the event as well as in the series ending. Drifting in South Africa seems to be dominated by the Japanese as the top three drifters in the series use Japanese manufactured vehicles.

Drifting, Extreme Supercar racing, the Red Square Kawasaki runs and the Tsebo Porsche challenge were the order of the day. Live music bands from music groups Planet Joy, Wicket Sticks, Action Thriller and Dead Alphabet entertained the spectators at the event. The  Zwartkops Extreme Festival provided a day  full of entertainment on and off the track, a series of this event  will take place next year with the first festival lined up for March next year.