these are some of our final race car builds before we call it a day in motor racing
Hirota Tomei ts sunny
This car will be built using the replica regulations as approved for Historic racing in South Africa
First raced
Tomei, a Japanese company specialising in specialised engine parts and accessories was formed back in June of 1968. The TS Sunny was later sponsored by Tomei as from 1971 onward and became an iconic race car in the TS Cup racing series held in Japan.
crafting
Crafted from unique designs made to the bodywork, these cars were pure lightweight racing cars sporting GFRP wheel arches, hood, boot lid, rear spoiler and the front spoiler. Often most parts were available as works parts direct from the factory NISMO and selective other specialised parts were manufactured and provided by Tomei. This ensured that these little giants could be raced to their absolute maximum often exceeding 9000 RPM.
history
Unfastening the fiberglass hood reveals something special. Directly over its coarse under-plane lie the autographs of John Morton (BRE), Masami Kageyama (GT500 Calsonic/Impul driver), Kazuyoshi Hoshino (Impul founder and president), Michael Krumm (GT500 Motul/Nismo driver), Masahiro Hasemi (Hasemi Motorsport founder), Wada Takao (1986 JTCC Skyline driver), Iida Akira (GT300 WedsSport driver) and Motoyama Satoshi (GT500 Xanavi/Nismo driver). The other important signature under the hood is that of Kenji Takahashi, the original driver of the Tomei Sunny.
competition
The original car was raced from 23rd November 1970 and did its last race on 20th October 1984. The car is still competing in the Japanese Classic Car Association (JCCA) and is still a huge drawcard and still enjoys a huge following.
ADVAN TS Sunny
ADVAN TS Sunny
This car will be built using the Pre-80 National Technical regulations for Historic Racing in South Africa
The ADVAN TS Sunny was later sponsored by TOMEI and became an iconic race car in the TS Cup racing series held in Japan.
Crafted from unique designs made to the bodywork, these cars were pure lightweight racing cars sporting GFRP wheel arches, hood, boot lid, rear spoiler and the front spoiler. Often most parts were available as works parts direct from the factory NISMO and selective other specialised parts were manufactured and provided by Tomei. This ensured that these little giants could be raced to their absolute maximum often exceeding 9000 RPM.
The car is still competing in the Japanese Classic Car Association (JCCA) and is still a huge drawcard and still enjoys a huge following.
ADVAN
A12 Engine
KB110
TOMEI
DATSUN 1200 (GX) Coupe
DATSUN 1200 (KB110)
We built this car to the prescribed Pre-80 national regulations
The Datsun KB110 reached iconic status back in the early 1970’s among both local and international competitors most notably in Japan.
Kenji Takahashi
Raced by Kenji Takahashi, the Datsun 1200 GX was always a threat among the bigger engined cars. It was the devotion and determination by those that raced these cars to ensure that Datsun remained the leader through perfection as only known in Japan. It was raced by Ian Richards during 2008 and 2009.
George Santana
This car was initially bought in Johannesburg and was completely rebuilt in 2007 by my brother, Martin. It was sprayed into the BRE colours at the end of 2008 after winning the championship in the Western Cape. We finished 3rd in class C in 2009.
WPMC
DATSUN 1200 (GX)
DATSUN 1200 (B110)
This car was built to the prescribed Pre-80 national regulations
The Datsun B110 reached iconic status back in the early 1970’s among both local and international competitors most notably in Portugal and Japan.
Brock Racing Enterprises
Raced by George Santana, the Datsun 1200 GX was always a threat among the bigger engined cars. It was the devotion and determination by those that raced these cars to ensure that Datsun remained the leader through perfection as only known in Japan. This car was raced by Ian Richards in Class C in Historic racing in the Western Cape.
George Santana
Initially bought in Johannesburg before transferring it to Cape Town in 2009 where it was resprayed based on the colours of a 2-door 1200 based in Portugal. With the knowledge gained from the Coupe version, we experimented quite a lot on this car before selling it in 2015.
JCCA
DATSUN 1200 (GX)
DATSUN 1200 (B110)
This car was built to the prescribed Pre-80 national regulations
The Datsun B110 reached iconic status back in the early 1970’s among both local and international competitors most notably in Portugal and Japan.
Brock Racing Enterprises
Raced by George Santana, the Datsun 1200 GX was always a threat among the bigger engined cars. It was the devotion and determination by those that raced these cars to ensure that Datsun remained the leader through perfection as only known in Japan. This car is still owned by Ian Richards and races occasionally in Gauteng.
George Santana
We will embark on the regular approach with our Datsun 1200 GX which we will use for the odd club historic race in the Pre-80 category. Our desire is to only compete occasionally at selective events and race tracks and those which we have never competed at before.
JCCA
Datsun SSS
Datsun sss
We built this car to the prescribed Pre-80 national regulations
The Datsun SSS, also known by its code name, the P510, became iconic in the 1970s.
Datsun SSS
Raced by John Morton from the United States of America in 1971 who under BRE (Brock Racing Enterprize) competed in the Trans-AM series against Horst Kwech (Alfa GT Junior) winning the Trans Am title.
John Morton, Puddles Adler
Martin Richards campaigned this Datsun SSS against the likes of Peter Gough (Alfa GT Junior), Louis Powell (Escort MK1) and Charles Arton (BMW MLE). He was a top runner competing in historic classic cars.
Historics Pre-77 and Pre-80
Datsun 140Z
Datsun 140Z
We built this car to the prescribed Pre-80 national regulations
The Datsun 140Z, also known by its code name, the P210, became iconic in the mid 1970s. It was only ever available in South Africa and was later produced as a 160Z. The 160Z did not reach the same level of iconic status as the 140Z but it was raced in South Africa as a 160Y.
Datsun SSS
Raced by the likes of Sarel vd Merwe, Jan Hettema, Hennie vd Linde, Brian Cook and George Santana in local South African sprint races as well as in the Kyalami 9-Hour endurance races. Brian Cook won the 9-Hour race at Kyalami in 1976 in their Datsun 160Y.
John Morton, Puddles Adler
Martin Richards campaigned this Datsun 140Z against the likes of Peter Gough (Porsche 911 R), Anton Rollino (V8 Chev Can-Am), Zack Groenewald (Chev De Ville V8), Peter Lindenberg (Capri Z181) and Neil Hawkins (Cosworth Escort Mk1). It was a front-runner competing in Pre-80 historic classic cars.
Historics Pre-77 and Pre-80
Datsun SSS J-Series
Datsun SSS J-Series
We built this car to the prescribed Pre-90 national regulations
The Datsun J-series debuted in 1978 in various models but never reached the same fame as former Datsun variants such as the 1200GX, SSS and 140Z.
Datsun SSS J-series
Originally raced by Gary Harrison, Nick Randall and Jannie van Rooyen (all Stanza’s) these were fierce battles that endured for the entire season. Ian Richards campaigned this car at Killarney Raceway in 2017 in class C.
Gary Harrison, Nick Randall, Jannie van Rooyen
Our intention was to only compete on the odd occasion with this car, as the oportunities to come down and race at Killarney Raceway had been hampered due to work requirments.
Historics Pre-80
Volkswagen Golf GTi (MkII)
Volkswagen Golf MkII
We built this car to the prescribed Pre-90 national regulations
The Golf GTi reached iconic status back in the early 1980’s among local Group N competiton made up of Volkswagen Golf GTi factory entries.
Volkswagenn Golf GTi
Raced by Terry Moss, Chris Aberdien, John Round and Sarel vd Merwe in local Group N racing, these were fierce battles that endured for the entire season both inland and coastal.
Terry Moss & Sarel vd Merwe
Our intention was to only compete on the odd occasion with this car, as it did not fully meet all the Pre-90 regulation technical criteria. Therefore, it was only raced on invitation.
Historics Pre-90
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