{"id":38531,"date":"2016-12-01T02:15:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T10:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=38531"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:09:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:09:21","slug":"african-racing-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/african-racing-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"An African Racing Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">More than 80 years ago, two fabulously wealthy young American brothers, accompanied by their butler, flew a primitive plywood-based biplane many thousands of miles to take part in an obscure six-lap motor race near the southern tip of Africa. Neither of the brothers would have very long racing careers, but both were to achieve fame later in different fields. Their participation in the race, however, ignited an interest in motor racing and firmly established the sport in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-578255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1.jpg 923w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1-85x100.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1-770x901.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FEA201612-p1-293x343.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/a>How did this all come about?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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Their participation in the race, however, ignited an interest in motor racing and firmly established the sport in South Africa. 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