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August 30, 2013 | GERMISTON CITY NEWS | www.germistoncitynews.co.za
Second last round is a nail-biter
T
he second-last of the heat rounds of the
Caxton Reynolds Race 2013 took all 12
teams to Emperors Palace, in Kempton Park,
where they had to complete various tasks in
order to submit their proof to the organisers
of the competition.
Louise and Hennie Bingle, the GCN’s team in the Caxton Reynolds Race, won leg
six of the race. Here they are at the Codesa Walkway, at Emperors Palace.
This round was more difficult than any other
round, but teams have shown the organisers that
they have the spirit and enthusiasm needed to
compete in a race of such magnitude.
Results of this round (round six) are:
The Germiston City News team, Hennie
and Louise Bingle, came in first; Kempton
Express team, Ashleigh Schnetler and Dane van
Tonder, are in second place, and the Southern
Courier team, Deshan and Prema Naran, are
in third place.
Once at Emperors Palace, teams had to go
to the Codesa Walkway.
The walkway was developed in commemoration of the Codesa negotiations that took place
within the walls of what is now Emperors
Palace.
The walkway highlights the negotiations
that took place and depicts historical events
occurring at the time, with displays augmented
by copies of newspapers, press articles and
interviews from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Next weekend (August 30) will see teams go
to their last heat round on the East Rand, after
which the three teams with the highest scores
will go through to the final race on September
21, which will take them to various locations
and require them to do even more than they
are at the moment.
But, with sponsors such as SA Reynolds
Travel Centre, Hirsch’s, Daihatsu, Budget
Car Insurance, Thompsons Holidays and the
Boksburg Rugby Club, this race will be one
to remember.
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