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INTERVIEW
               MAC'S Eastern Cape Day Jol





      We  welcome  Petrus  Sinden,           can expect?                             around since 1978 – who care
      President  of  MAC'S  Jefferies         Petrus: As mentioned, it's the          for and improved the quality of
      B a y   C h a p t e r   t o   L H R    National  Extreme  Racing               life of children and adults with
      Motorcycle Magazine                    Festival  and  visitors  to  the        disabilities.  We  assist  were
                                             MAC'S  Tent  will  have  the            possible and help raise needy
      LHR:  MAC'S Eastern Cape –             opportunity to meet and greet           funds  at  selected  events  and
      Day  Jol,  10  May  2025  at           the  riders  from  the  Sunbet          drives.
      Scribante  Raceway,  PE  –             ZX10 Master Cup at their price          So a percentage of the profits
      please tell us more about the          giving in our MAC'S tent. Many          from  our  Day  Jol  will  go  to
      Day Jol itself?                        lucky  draws  and  auctions             Aurora Special Care Centre,
      Petrus:  Its  MACS'  Eastern           through the day, chance for 4           t o   s h o w   o u r   c o n t i n u e d
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      Cape 1  Day Jol to be held in          lucky people to win 2 hot laps in       commitment.
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      Port Elizabeth on the 10  May          t h e   S c u d e r i a   S c r i b a n t e
      2025  at  Scribante  Racetrack,        Lamborghini's – and of course
                                                                                     L H R :   H o w   c a n   p e o p l e
      Port  Elizabeth  in  conjunction       enjoy the days motorcar racing.         purchase  tickets  to  the
      with  the  National  Extreme           Free  pass  for  the  pits  on  the     event?
      Racing  Festive,  which  takes         Saturday allows visitors to get
      place over the weekend of the          up  close  to  the  competitors         Petrus: Visitors and bikers can
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      9  & 10  May 2025.                     between races.                          purchase tickets on the day of
                                                                                     the event at the entrance of the
      It's the pinnacle of motor racing                                              Scribante Racetrack, R100 for
      in  the  Eastern  Cape,  so            LHR:  Tell  us  about  your             entrance  to  the  racetrack  and
      naturally  MAC'S  Motorcycle           corporate support?                      R30 entrance fee to the MAC'S
      Club  has  aligned  ourselves          Petrus: We have been blessed            tent per person. Cash and card
      with  the  biggest  motor  sport       by  the  number  of  corporate          payments  methods  are  both
      event in the Eastern Cape.             support  we  have  received             available.
      We will deliver a Day Jol with a       leading up to the event – ABSA
      difference,  here  in  Port             Bank, BMW Motorrad, Axxess
      Elizabeth.                             Internet,  SAB  ,  Halewood             Camping  at  the
                                             South  Africa,  Flip  My  Ride,
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      It's  the  1   time  MAC'S  has        Intasure  Insurance  Brokers,           track  is  FREE          ,  so
      combined a motorbike Day Jol           Valley  Containers,  Thornhill          book your tent site
      with  a  motorcar  racing  event,      Hotel  and our charity of choice
      more  importantly  it  MAC'S           –  Aurora  Special  Care                on  macsdayjolec@gmail.com
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      Eastern  Cape  1   Day  Jol  –         Centre.                                 –
      where  follow  MAC'S  Brothers
      and  other  brothers  from                                                     limited  number  of
      motorcycle  clubs  to  come             LHR: You mentioned charity
      together and have an enjoyable         of  choice  –  tell  me  more           s i t e s   a r e   s t i l l
      day of brotherhood at Scribante        about this?                             available.
      Raceway in Port Elizabeth and           Petrus: I'm sure you will agree
      raise  money  for  both  Leave         with me that motorcycle clubs
      T h e   C h i l d r e n   A l o n e    have  changed  over  the  years
      F o u n d a t i o n   M A C ' S        and  today  clubs  are  more              LHR:  What  time  does  the
      Motorcycle  Club's    national         family  and  charity  driven            event start?
      charity    and  Macs'  Eastern         orientated being affiliated with          Petrus: Gates open at 7:30am,
      Cape  locally  charity  of  choice     various  charity's  in  their           with the first qualifying starting
      namely  Aurora  Special  Care          regions.  All motorcycle Rallies        at 08:30
      Centre  , whom MAC'S Eastern           &  Day  Jol  are  connected             Competition Time
      Cape has a special relationship        somehow  with  charity's  –
      with.                                  MAC'S  Eastern  Cape  has  a            MAC'S  Eastern  Cape  are
                                             relationship  with  Aurora              giving  away  2  sets  of  entry
      LHR:  What  are  the  unique           Special  Care  Centre  in  Port         tickets for 4 people in total.
      experiences  that  attendees           Elizaeth,  who  have  been              All you must do is answer the




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