Daily Voice 2021-12-03

IMAGINE the scene, the adrenalin starts to build up as drivers make final adjustments to camber, toe, ride height as they learn the track during the practice rounds, knowing that the combination of technical setup and level of aggression in style will win the title. You got it, a Cape Drift competition. But this one has a difference, in that the drivers are on the side of the track and the cars can fit under your arm. Only one place that can happen and that’s in radio controlled (RC) Drifting, a popular petrolkop sport in the Cape. Bobby Nitro spoke to Francesco Stemmet, 39, from Diep River, an RC Drifter who has represented South Africa internationally in the sport, after a recent event at the YQ4Hope premises in Brackenfell. He…