ROSSLYN, South Africa – This year's Nissan Charity Cheetah Karting event, hosted by Zwartkops International Karting Circuit and the MCP Rental karts in South Africa, raised a whopping R70 000.00 – the most ever raised. Nissan South Africa was once again the official sponsor for the event, which was organized by the Clare Vale Racing team.
The funds raised go the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Center, the official charity affiliated to the Clare Vale Racing team, and will make a massive difference to the cheetah conservation initiatives and other wildlife conservation initiatives.
"This event is one of the highlights for us at Nissan every year, as cheetah conservation is something very close to our hearts," said Nissan South Africa managing director of Sales and Marketing, Xavier Gobille. "This animal not only aligns to what we stand for as a business within the automotive industry in terms of speed and dedication, but we also wanted to dedicate our time, money and efforts to something that is so much bigger than our business. A special thank you to everyone that participated in this year's event, as without you the record amount raised wouldn't have been possible."
Nissan entered four teams into this year's event, with the Nissan 1 kart being headed up by Gobille, who is an avid racer and supporter of wildlife conservation. Joining Nissan on the track were two teams from Jaguar Land Rover with the JLR 1 team featuring their MD Brian Hastie, as well as teams from Liqui-Moly, Motul OEM Lubricants, BESA Leadership Academy, Suzuki SA, Conti-Tech, Rex Diff & Gearbox, Snake Pit Racing, EV Dynamics and a team from The Truck Man.
Nissan 1 kart took home the top prize for the highly competitive two-hour endurance race, headed up by Gobille. They were closely followed by the Nissan 2 kart and the Snake Pit Racing team who completed the podium. There were 15 karts on track, meaning that there was close racing with a lot of passing throughout the event. Despite being highly competitive, the racing was all in good spirits and smiles filled the day's events.
Catch us at @nissanza Charity Cheetah Karting Day. Proud to be associated with this initiative. #nissan #NissanCharityCheetahKartingDay pic.twitter.com/TxcSaLBCHx
— Khulekani on Wheels (@khuleonwheels) October 14, 2017
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Cheetah Karting with @nissanza at Zwartkops for @cheetahcentre #kartingforacause pic.twitter.com/cmj80op8F9
— Clare Vale (@clarevaleracing) October 14, 2017
The Nissan team is all geared up to raise funds for the Ann Van Dyk Cheetah Centre. #nissancheetahkarting pic.twitter.com/zaoHtEXqPk
— Nissan South Africa (@nissanza) October 14, 2017
Contact
Nthabiseng Motsepe
General Manager, Corporate Communications
Nissan South Africa
Tel: +27 (0) 12 529 8879
Mobile: +27-836548763
nthabisengm@nissan.co.za
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