DON’T MISS THE BATTLE OF SA’S VERY OWN BRAT PACK!
As the countdown to the Battle of the Brat Pack begins, we thought we’d catch up with them and find out what they’re up to these days …
Several of South Africa’s drivers from the notorious days of national touring car racing in the 1990s - Mike Briggs, Robbi Smith, Deon Joubert, Geoff Goddard, Duncan Vos, and Shaun van der Linde, - who were collectively known as the Brat Pack - will be igniting old rivalries and competing against each other in this weekend’s Renault Knysna Hillclimb.
The original Brat Pack was a group of eight young actors that took Hollywood by storm in the glitzy ’80s with their performances on the silver screen in two movies, namely The Breakfast Club and St Elmo’s Fire. They did not like the title but it carried on for a while into other movies but not always with the same group of actors. The core members were Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy, some of whom went on to follow illustrious careers, some still in cinema, others not...
A decade later there was another Brat Pack, this one consisting of a dashing group of South African drivers that became famous (some would say infamous!) on the national circuits in the Roaring ’90s. Their ‘do or die’ approach to racing thrilled local crowds and most have gone on to live illustrious careers, some still in motoring, and others not...
So, as a special treat for racing fans, Renault South Africa has invited six of the old adversaries to compete against each other up the demanding Simola Hill in Renault Mégane RS Cup cars, a challenge that will doubtless bring down the red mist and rekindle old battle flames in a thrilling race against the clock and each other - a comeback of the Brat Pack that should not be missed! It is time to see who still ‘has it’ - and who has not...
One thing’s for sure … SA’s very own Brat Pack may not be stars of the silver screen, but they certainly have superb skill behind the wheel as well as a great sense of humour in common!
We managed to track down several of the Brat Pack members before their departure for a weekend of Renault racing in Knysna! |
