11 April 2014 Issue 23

For love and adventure...

Cyclist and animal loverSean Fraenkel swings fromthe bridge at Sabie Fallsduring his Barking MadCharity Ride. Read p. 3.

Wheels @ GPS

News 1 5

Mej. Sybrand

glinster 4

Sasol Rally-

drome 1 4

Koor vermaak

kopers 5

Sabie-swemmers

presteer 1 6

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Most people do not like change becauseof the unknown. Worldwide seminarsare presented on how to adopt tochange and how to embrace it with apositive attitude. Life changes every-day technology has evolved over thepast decade, and a vast number ofpeople are using social media platformslike Facebook and Twitter.Still there is a pronounced need for

the printed media, especially com-munity newspapers, and I am proud toannounce that GPS News is now ex-panding to Hazyview as well.

From the editorThere are people that do not posses a

computer, or have the skills to use so-cial media. To see the joy on their faces,or to receive their thanks after havingread GPS News, justifies the long hoursof hard work.The only constant factor that will

never change is God. If change in yourlife hurts and you dont know how toget through it, trust the One that willnever change.May you have a blessed Easter with

your families, and if you are travelling,please be safe.

GPS News, 22 Main Road, Sabie

Tel: 01 3 764 31 27

Cell : 083 565 9458

Fax: 086 574 3454

Email : editor@gpsnews.co.za

Editorial : Valerie Kemp, 083 565 9458

Advertising: Magda Loubser, 084 580

9969 Sabie reporting: Michele du

Plessis, 072 797 1 487 Graskop

reporting: Gerda van den Bos, 083 324

7254, @GerdaGraskop Pilgrims

reporting: Frieda Paton, 072 41 9 8905

Graphic design: Belinda van der

Sandt Editing

and layout: Pedrie Roberts

Printing: Shil leen van Niekerk

If you are is interested in chess every

Thursday afternoon at Sabie Country

Club, cal l Alfred on 076 901 9858.

26 April

Forest2Falls MTB race, hosted by

Shalom Christian School.

3 May

Donkey derby. SCCT fund raising event.

Contact: 072 1 28 1 098.

23-25 Mei

Vrouekamp te Aan De Vliet. Aanvoerder

van die stryd. Spreker: Dr. Leonie

Jonker. Kontak: 082 525 1 684.

1 4-1 5 June

Graskop Blue Swallow Festival. Contact:

082 465 2827 or merle@mpu.co.za.

5-6 July

Orienteering. Contact: 082 447 8876.

Social calendarSosiale kalender

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Gerda van den Bos

On 14 March, adventurer, writerand photographer Sean Fraenkelembarked on a journey to cyclefrom Musina to Cape Town with his twoJack Russels, Turbo and Tequila. Seanand the dogs are doing this in aid of PetEmpowerment in Townships (PETS), anon-profit organisation in the WesternCape that looks after animals in town-ships and poor communities.GPS News caught up with him on 27

March, when he was en route betweenGraskop and Sabie after having spentthe night in Pilgrims Rest.After 12 years as a commercial diver,

Sean had returned to Cape Town, butsoon longed for another adventure. Hedecided to follow the route from Musinato Cape Town through Lesotho as de-scribed in the book Riding the DragonsSpine by David Bristow and SteveThomas. He calls his adventure theBarking Mad Charity Ride because he iscycling with his Jack Russels. The twodogs ride along in a specially-tailoreddoggy trailer, but sometimes they enjoyrunning along the bicycle.I do this as a labour of love, Sean

told GPS News.Although he is alone most of the time

on his journey with only the dogs forcompany, he said: So far the people havemade this trip. They are so generous.While passing through Sabie, he

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sensed another mini-adventure and did abridge swing at Sabie Falls, and actuallyenjoyed it so much that he did it twice.He said he hoped to complete the trip

in three months as he was trying toavoid the harsh winter conditions inLesotho.Visit Seans website at www.sean-

fraenkel.com to track his progress, andto get information on how you can donateto his cause, while standing a chance towin lots of prices.

Seans bicycle with its special trailer for Tequila and Turbo. Below: Camping time.

Sarels bakery crazy enough for croissantsSarel Loots (or Sarel from Sa-bie, as he became known whenhe competed in the TV showMasterchef) started a new ven-ture in Sabie. Joining handswith brother and sister teamRiaan and Elizca Davies,Sarels Crazy Butter Bakerycame into existence. They spe-cialise in baking a vast varietyof croissants, and also sell un-baked, frozen croissants for thehospitality and restaurant in-dustry.A croissant is a buttery vien-

noiserie pastry named for its crescent shape. Croissantsand other viennoiserie are made of layered yeast-leaveneddough. The dough is layered with butter, rolled and folded

several times in succession, thenrolled into a sheet, in a techniquecalled laminating. The process re-sults in a layered, flaky texture,similar to a puff pastry, according toWikipedia.Sarels Crazy Butter Bakery also

specialises in wraps and other de-lectable treats.Sarel says: I have good news for

gluten intolerant sufferers SarelsCrazy Butter Bakery now has arange especially for you. We onlyuse 100% butter in our products,and I am sure once you have tasted

it, you will come back for more.Orders are taken on a daily basis. See the advert on p.

14 for contact details.

SarelfromSabie

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The top five Miss Sybrand contenders (from left): Katryn Smit, Clarise Janse van Rensburg (princess), MichelleHarrison (princess), Natasch du Plessis and Mpumi Moyeni (Miss Sybrand).

Michele du Plessis

The annual glamorous Miss Sy-brand beauty pageant was held atSybrand van Niekerk High Schoolin Sabie on 27 March.The participants had to compete in two

categories: semi-formal and formal. A MrPersonality was also chosen from theguys accompanying the girls on stage.An array of vibrant colours fluttered

across the stage. Shernice Grounds clas-sical black dress looked very sophistic-ated. Hot pink, like the dress PresentKhoza wore, and the glittering purple ofMpumi Moyenis dress were also hits.Ellen Mashego made a brilliant whitedress look chic, while Natasch duPlessis wore an elegant turquoise dress.Brilliant red on the outfit of MichelleHarrison and the vivacious green ofClarisse Janse van Rensburgs dress alsomade it across the ramp.

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The guys outfits mostly complementedthose of the girls they accompanied onstage. Thabo Ngwenya, Ethan Scrimmi-ger and Liam Mashego looked as if theystepped from a fashion page. Most of theguys looked quite confident on the stageand it was clear from the cheering whowere firm favourites.

The beautiful Mpumi Moyeni waschosen as Miss Sybrand. Clarisse Jansevan Rensburg and Michelle Harrisonwere chosen as the two princesses. TheMr Personality title went to EthanScrimmiger. Thabo Ngwenya won theTable of the Year title with a beautifully-decorated table.

Mr Personality contestants.

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Begin vandeesmaand het n kooreen middag skielik in GreenviewSpar in Sabie begin sing. Mensewat besig was met inkopies, het eersverward toegekyk toe n groep kindersbegin sing, en alles in die winkel het totstilstand gekom.Die Horskool Wonderboom Skoolkoor

van Pretoria was op n koorkamp bySkoolreisdienste in Sabie en hulle hetbesluit om Spar se klante te verras.Personeellede van Greenview Spar hetspontaan begin saamsing en dans.Albert Morland het die koor in 1986

gestig. Die afgelope 28 jaar het die koortydens die ATKV Applous-kompetisietien keer op streeksvlak en sewe keer opnasionale vlak in die gevorderdegemengde afdeling goud verower. Hullehet al nege keer oorsee getoer en Europaen die Verre Ooste besoek waar hulleaan verskeie werksessies, seminare,feeste en kompetisies deelgeneem het.In Desember 2010 het die koor aan die

internasionale kompetisie vir Kers- enAdventmusiek in Praag deelgeneemwaar hulle met 93,3% as die algehelewenner uit 23 kore aangewys is.Die groep sing in agt tale, waaronder

KKoooorr bbeekkoooorr kkllaannttee ttuusssseenn ddiiee wwiinnkkeellrraakkkkee

Afrikaans, Engels, Zulu, Tswana, Venda,Sloweens en Duits. Hul leuse is cantatecordibus Latyn vir sing met die hart.Die Sabie-inwoner Ina Kieser was in

Greenview Spar toe die koor gesing het,en volgens haar was dit hoendervleis-mooi. Sy het GPS Nuus later gebel ommeer hieroor uit te vind.

Ina s: Dit was ongelooflik mooi sommer so tussen die gevriesde goetersen groente het die koor opgetree. Ek salvan hul CDs wil koop.

Die Horskool Wonderboom Skoolkoor in Greenview Spar tydens hul besoek in Sabie.

Die Horskool Wonderboom Skoolkoor by Lone Creek-waterval.

Musa Sipho Mabusa (Lucky) receives a long service certificate for 15years service with Sabie Poles from owners Marina and Peter Daniel.

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BRIEWELETTERS

The article about old advertisements inthe last edition of GPS News remindedme of an advert aired some years ago.When the duel blade for razors was firstlaunched, there was a TV advertisingcampaign which went roughly as follows.A gorgeous hunk, with a snow white

towel round his midriff, was seen rub-bing his chin with an expression of un-bounded satisfaction. The insert showedthat the first blade almost made it whilstthe second finished the job to perfection.Good stuff.Today we have the quad blade.Based on the evidence of the advert

above, the third and fourth blades areremoving two layers of skin. Little won-der that the shelves are packed withbottles of aftershave for sensitive skins.At a time when we are getting in-

creasingly sensitive to environmental is-sues, consider these further impacts:more plastic, more steel, more energy.What is the solution?Grow a beard so that daily you can al-

low yourself a warm glow of satisfactionfor helping to save the planet and yourface. Give the money you save to a de-serving charity of your choice. Your dailyjoy is now complete.I think it was Abe Lincoln who said:

You cant fool all of the people all of thetime. So the lies get even sweeter.Be alert!Jeff Hawkes

Ons wil baie graag vir Letitia van VanHeerden Apteek in Sabie bedank.Op 24 Maart het ons hond Bruno met

Sweet lies, eternal hope

Letitia se raad help Bruno

ander honde gespeel en hom per ongelukaan sy nekband aan n kraan opgehang.Hy het in die proses n wond aan sy bo-been opgedoen. Die diep wond het soos nwinkelhak geskeur en hy moes steke kry.Ons het verneem dat die plaaslike vee-arts met verlof is, en nadat ons rondge-bel het om hulp te kry, het Letitia onsgehelp.Letitia is nie n veearts nie, maar het

my oproepe geantwoord en raad gegee

nadat ons vir haar n foto van sy beseringgestuur het. Sy het tot laat die aand virmy boodskappe met WhatsApp gestuurom te vra of ek reggekom het, en hethulp en raad gegee oor wat ek vir diehond kon gee totdat ek hom na die vee-arts in Nelspruit kon bring.Die veearts het ges die medisyne wat

ons hom gegee het, het baie gehelp endat dit n goeie keuse was.Bruno moes tien steke kry en is baie

beter.Letitia, ons is bevoorreg om jou in ons

dorp te h en baie dankie vir jou onbaat-sugtige diens en vriendelikheid.Belinda Neveling

Whilst compiling GPS News on Saturday5 April, the power suddenly went off. Myinitial reaction was: eish, it must belightning or load shedding, but no... thepre-paid units had run out.Wanting to buy units to the value of

R300 at BP in Sabie, I was told that theydo not accept debit cards, and went out-side and withdrew R350. Without think-ing, I handed the cashier the money, tookthe slip and went to my vehicle.The cashier, Nella Mashego came run-

ning to my vehicle with the balance ofR50.GPS News recently also reported

about a customer who had left cash atthe ATM and was called by BP staff afterhaving investigated on CCTV who themoney belonged to.I would like to compliment BP on the

calibre of the staff they employ. Thankyou, Nella, for your honesty.Valerie Kemp, GPS News

BP staff honesty

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Nick Theunissen, tydrenjaer en eienaar van NHT Motor & Diesel vanSabie, het oupa geword. Sy dogter Chantalle en Jan Otto se dogtertjie,Nicky, is op 22 Maart gebore.

Gerda van den Bos

Die munisipale biblioteek in Graskop hetouer mense van die dorp die oggend van31 Maart n slag bederf.Michelle Kruger, bibliotekaresse, en

haar kollegas het die geleentheid gerelom dankie te s aan die biblioteek se ge-troue lede en ook om die biblioteek sedienste te bemark. As deel van nasionalebiblioteekweek van 15 tot 22 Maart hetGraskop se biblioteek T-hemde, gholf-hemde, pette en penne ontvang. Daarwas nie genoeg vir al die lede nie, maarMichelle het n draai by n paar plaaslikesake-ondernemings gemaak en verskeie

Biblioteek bederf sy ledepryse en geskenkbewyse ontvang.Ek is baie dankbaar teenoor almal

wat so goedgunstig bygedra het, s sy.Die gholfhemde het eienaars gekry toe

name van biblioteeklede getrek is, en dieres van die pryse is versprei na aanlei-ding van stories wat vertel is.Patty Stolz het byvoorbeeld onthou dat

Graskop se biblioteek in haar kinderjaren baie streng plek was. Absolute stiltehet geheers en die bibliotekaresse hetalmal met n valkoog dopgehou. Patty shulle het in die middae daar gaan stu-deer, en terwyl hulle nie mag gepraat hetnie, het die nooiens en krels vir mekaarbriefies in die boeke gelos.

Ouma Susan Dennison, jare lange inwoner van Graskop en lid van diebiblioteek, ontvang n gholfhemp by Michelle Kruger, bibliotekaresse.

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Thuso Malomane, Mmathabo Mmila,Engela Moreku and Millicent Malelehave become familiar faces in the Gras-kop library the past five months. Theyare students at ATTI College inNelspruit and are busy with their sixmonths practical training.Thuso said they have gained a lot of

Students enjoy practical trainingexperience by working in the library, es-pecially of customer service. The stu-dents have helped out with large projectssuch as the implementation of the scan-ning system. They also assisted childrenwho do research on the librarys com-puters.April is their last month of practical

training before they will continue theirstudies in Nelspruit.

Gerda van den Bos

Dis vakansietyd en op 1 April het diemunisipale biblioteek in Graskop as deelvan nasionale biblioteekweek gehou nverrassingsoggend vir kinders. Van diesakeondernemings in die dorp het lek-kergoed en geskenkbewyse geskenk watsaam met T-hemde, pette en penne uit-gedeel is.Van die kinders het hul talente ge-

bruik om van die groter pryse te bekom.Dawid het sommer blitsvinnig n rap (ofkletsrym) oor die biblioteek uitgedink envoorgedra. Josh Xhosa het n so n bietjieaanporing gou-gou die biblioteek inge-draf en vyf minute later met n geskrewetoespraak uitgekom.Die hoogtepunt van die oggend was die

kompetisie om Mnr. en Mej. GraskopBiblioteek te kies. Die seuns en meisieshet tot groot vermaak van die beoorde-laars soos modelle geparadeer. Uiteinde-lik is Xolani Nyalungu en Rachel Nya-lungu (nie verwant nie) as die wennersaangewys.

Groot pret vir kinders by biblioteek

Rapper Dawid het sommer vinnig-vinnig n kletsrym oor die biblioteekuitgedink.

XolaniNyalungu,Mnr. GraskopBiblioteek.

RachelNyalungu,Mej. Gras-kop Biblio-teek.

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Alternatiewe Anna

DDiitt ggaaaann oooorr rrooooii ssttiilleettttoossEk kry toe mos n email nou die dag.Eers verstaan ek nie mooi nie en weetnie wie dit geskryf het nie, maar diebriefie bly in my kop vassteek. Seker ietsmet die rooi stilettos te doen. Maar,ewenwel, gedink ek sal dit met almalshare. Dis aan die een kant baie sad entog skreeusnaaks ook.Liewe tannie Alternatiewe Anna, lui

die opskrif. Ek wil jou vandag vertel vanWalt Disney en Cinderella en rooi stilet-tos.Die Walt-Disneys is ons hoop op

happily ever after, wat elke meisie nvae oomblik laat glo haar fairy god-mother gaan haar pampoen in n koetsverander en haar padda in n prins.Unfortunately, newsflash, poppie, geenprins en geen pampoenkoets.Die princess gone-wrongs verander

in groenteverkopers op Di BusinessStreet. Gooi ons half decent ladies senaam en lyf weg. Die paar Cinderellieswat oorbly, moet beskou word as n be-dreigde spesie. Nie al ons Cinderelliesbly stuck in hul small big worlds nie.Ons skrik so nou en dan uit die illusionuit wakker en besef ons het n real life.Op die einde van die dag is elke meisie

n prinses. Nie almal Cinderella nie, par-ty Fiona of ... wag never mind. Anyway,almal gaan op die ouend hul pampoen in nkoets verander, hulpaddaprins kry, of hulidilliese ridder op sywhatever perd enshining amour kry.Hulle gaan hul

H.E.A. kry al is dit nie altydprentjieperfek nie, dis steeds 'n fairytale.Al wat dit kort, is die regte paar stilettos.Rooies verkieslik... Wat gemaklik pas.Glas is uit die mode uit en breek gans temaklik.Ons ladies moet darem die dag wat

ons nie soos daai prinses in die fairytalevoel nie, na ons voete kan kyk, en danbesef ons is besig met ons fairytale, op-timistically and most definitely realist-ically. Want n s dag kan die hakke watjou seermaak nie 'n illusie wees nie.Maar tog net die wake-up call wat nodigis. Want alle goeie goed begin met n sexypaar stilettos... Even fairytales!Nou wat kan ek s behalwe dit: glo in

jou eie fairytale, moenie jou waardesverloor nie en skaf vir jou n paar rooistilettos aan. Nou moet ek net iemandkry om die verdomde rooi skoentjies oormy tone te wikkel, dans ek set for life!

NTT Toyota White River announced thatPJ van Rensburg (39) had been promotedfrom salesman to manager of Automark(used vehicles).With years of experience the position

is more than just a job for him. He has apassion for people, and part of his strat-egy is to offer unsurpassed service to hisclients. All the vehicles sold throughAutomark come with the groups five-point promise (see the box).PJ is married to Monic, and they have

two daughters, Ezette (4) and Lika (2).PJ believes every customer is unique

and should therefore be treatedindividually. Their slogan at NTT ToyotaWhite River is: Our customers becomeour friends.PJ said: Our world-class new building

in White River is a one stop shop wherethe customer is not just a number. We

NTT Toyota White River

promotes internally

offer the full package: services, parts andnew and used vehicles, complimented byfriendly, well-trained staff.PJ extended an invitation to

prospective customers to come and seewhat is on offer and have a cuppa, withno obligation to buy. NTT Toyota WhiteRiver is backed by the group of tenToyota branches, nine Volkswagen, twoAudi and four Nissan branches, as wellas three Nissan branches in Botswana.The family is big, but the standards arenot compromised.If there is one thing that really makes

me happy, it is a satisfied customer,said PJ.

Backed by Toyota

Guaranteed not stolen

Automark warranty available

Guaranteed mileage

Seven day exchange plan

Guaranteed year model

Every vehicle subject to a

check list

Automark promise

PJ vanRensburg

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AFRICANCORNLILY

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SCHROEDER

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PEANUTS CHARACTERS

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Op 15 Maart het Michelle Lock en Dylan de Jager van Sabie in Paarlgetrou. Hulle het n plaasbruilof op die plaas Russticana gehou. Michelles: Dit was ongelooflik om my belofte aan my beste vriend en sielsmaatte gee. Sy wil vir Alba Pretorius, ontwerper van haar droomrok, en dieSabie-vriende wat so ver gereis het om die bruilof by te woon, dankie s.

Gerda van den Bos

Die grondpad na Laerskool Graskop enPanorama Sekondre Skool is herstel.Die pad het begin vanjaar verspoel

met die baie ren en n skoolbus het selfseen middag daar vasgeval. Nog voor die

Skoolpad is weer rybaarbaie ren was die pad al in n hagliketoestand en vol gate.Die pad is nou netjies geskraap en die

gate opgevul nadat Kemmy Mashego,munisipale eenheidsbestuurder inGraskop, in Maart teenoor GPS Nuusbelowe het dat die pad herstel sou word.

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The Department of Health, in partner-ship with the Department of Basic Edu-cation, introduced the HumanPapillomavirus (HPV) vaccination pro-gramme in schools. This programmeaims to reduce the number of cases ofcervical cancer in the country as HPV isthe leading cause of this type of cancer.Research has shown that HPV infec-

tion can be prevented if girls receive the

Vaccination programme for gr. 4 girlsvaccination early in life. That is why theprogramme is targeting gr. 4 pupils ofnine years and older.Participation in the vaccination pro-

gramme is voluntary. On 20 March,health practitioners visited GraskopPrimary School, and the gr. 4 girls linedup to get their vaccinations. Most ofthem looked a bit nervous, but they tookresponsibility for their own health.They will receive a second dose in

September.

Waiting in line was the worst part of the vaccination ordeal.

Michele du Plessis

Agt leerlinge van Laerskool Sabiehet op 18 Maart aan die ATKV-redenaarskompetisie by Hor-skool Nelspruit deelgeneem.Deelnemers wat hier gepresteer,het, dring na die Mpumalanga-halfeindstryd deur wat op 23 Meiby HTS Middelburg sal plaas-vind.Tussen die byna 60 leerlinge

van verskeie skole in die omge-wing wat in Nelspruit deelge-neem het, het twee van LaerskoolSabie se leerlinge na die half-eindstryd deurgedring. Hulle isEngela van der Walt in gr. 4 enJuanita Erasmus in gr. 5.

Twee jong redenaars dring deur

Gerda van den Bos

Graskop Primary Schools star athlete,Sibusiso Malopane, did well at the na-tional athletics championships forprimary schools that were held in Paarlin the Western Cape over the long week-end in March. He finished second in the1 200 m heat for 10-year-old boys andcame sixth in the finals.It was his first trip to the Western

Cape and he said he enjoyed himselfthoroughly. Not even the long trip on thebus deterred him.The best part for him was staying in

Star athlete enjoyed trip to Capethe hotel and making new friends.We ate lots of meat, rice and spa-

ghetti, he said, looking very pleased asspaghetti is his all-time favourite food.Asked how it felt to compete at the na-

tionals, the shy youngster said: It wasnice.Although he gladly showed off all the

medals and trophies he had won thisyear, he seems to be a humble child witha keen sense of curiosity.With the athletic season behind him,

he was looking forward to visiting hisgranny in Phalaborwa during the schoolholidays.

Engela van der Walt en JuanitaErasmus

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Michele du Plessis

Die Tope-broers Shaun en Anthony van Sa-bie gaan die Sasol Rally op 11 en 12 Aprilvir die vierde keer aandurf.Die Sasol Rally is een van die grootste

motorsportgeleenthede in Suid-Afrika, metn skare toeskouers wat in die opwindingdeel. Shaun (32) s dit was altyd sy droomom aan tydrenne deel te neem. Anthony (26)was nog altyd sy navigator. Hul borge isPhoenix, CC Dyno en Supa Quick. Ons isbaie dankbaar teenoor al ons borge, en enigeverdere borge sal baie welkom wees.Die Topes se renmotor is n Toyota Corolla

RXI. Die verbeteringe wat aan die karaangebring is, is om die grondpaaie te kanhanteer.Hulle s voor die tyd pla die senuwees.

Die week voor die rally is alles geestelikevoorbereiding omdat dit n baie gevaarlikesportsoort is. Dis net baie jammer dat my panie meer hier is om dit te sien nie. Hy wasmal oor die rally. My ma is bang, maar togopgewonde ook.Tussen die bestuurder en die navigator

bestaan n vertrouensverhouding. Ons hetsoms woordewisselings, maar ons sorteer ditaltyd uit. As Anthony te veel praat, dan ryek hom bang! Die hele rally is n spanpoging,maar die navigator is die belangrikste, sShaun.Hul hoogtepunt sal wees om die nagskof

te voltooi omdat dit n groot teleurstelling isom nie die wedren klaar te maak nie.You have to finish to win, is Shaun se

slagspreuk.

Topes maak hultydrendrome waar

Michele du Plessis

Die Theunissen-gesin maak n gedugte tydrenspan. Vanjaarsal die span, wat uit pa Nick en een van sy dogters as navi-gator bestaan, die Sasol Rally vir die 14de keer aandurf.Vanjaar is Bianca (17) die navigator. Vir n slag moet my

pa vir my luister, skerts sy.Alles wat fout gaan, is die navigator se skuld, nooit die

diensspan se skuld nie. Baie mense wou al vir my navigeer,maar n n toetsrit praat hulle soos arc welders! terg Nick.Die Sasol Rally is vir ons n tuisbyeenkoms. Jy moet dit

geniet en jy moet klaarmaak. As jy uitgaan met die doel omte wen, dan ry jy net jou kar stukkend.Hulle doen al die werk voor die wedren aan die span se geel

BMW self. Eintlik doen die handlangers wat navigators ge-noem word, die werk, spot Nick.Nick is n selferkende speed freak. Ek wou nog altyd net

jaag selfs van skooldae af. Sy motor, n BMW 320i, is agter-

Theunissens takelSasol 14de keer

wielaangedrewe en n baie swaar, s Nick. Front wheel driveis vir sissies.Van sy grootste teleurstellings was toe hulle in 2011 nie die

Sasol Rally kon voltooi nie, en ook toe hulle die BMW in 2012gerol het. Ons het van die eerste stage af geen remme gehadnie. Die night stage is ook sonder remme voltooi.Nick s dis vir hom lekker om te weet dat sy hele gesin aan

die tydrenne meedoen.

Nick en Bianca Theunissen en die geel BMW.

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GPS News is proud to starta motoring section, and hasappointed Jean van der Rietas our freelance motorwriter. Jean will test newcars, write about used cars,and give car buying tips,and will also cover car andair shows. For hard-carepetrol heads, we will evenpublish a few technical write-ups.Jean has many years experience of motor

journalism and has written for Media24 public-ations like Vaalweekblad, various motorcyclemagazines and a number of internet publica-tions, and has been involved with kykNet pro-ductions such as Woema and Ysterperd.He is an advanced superbike instructor and a

4x4 instructor, and has even spent time on thetrack with racing cars. He comes from a longline of mechanics and not only understands theinner workings of a vehicle, but can commenton handling, servicing costs and more.Jean is the owner of Performance Solutions,

a company that distributes high-performanceauto parts, like K&N air filters, Unichip vehicletuning products, Akrapovic, Pro-Circuit andYoshimura motorcycle exhaust systems, and heis involved in the aftermarket tuning scene.We would like anyone that has a hidden gem

or collection of special vehicles, tractors or mo-torcycles to contact us. You and your toys mayjust feature in the next edition of GPS News.

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I just had to go and find out moreabout the Toyota Fortuner D4Dfor myself as I see so many ofthem on the road. My test vehicle was2010 Fortuner D4D 4x4 automatic witharound 75 000 km on the clock from alocal dealer.I set off for a weekend of driving

around the Lowveld, going for break-fast in Pilgrims Rest, picking stuff upfrom a hardware shop and runningaround town.My wife, Liesel, also used the For-

tuner and she was bowled over by theease of driving, parking and cartingaround our daughter. She was alsovery happy with the low boot lid open-ing that made loading shopping bagseasy.I did a bit of four-wheel driving

around the area and the 3.0 l turbo diesel with 120 kWand 340 Nm of torque made light work of most obstacles.The auto gearbox is a pleasure and you can sit back andrelax in the super comfy and luxurious ride in town or onthe open road.I was also amazed by the fuel consumption. The For-

tuner returned an average of 10 litres per 100 km in com-bined highway and town driving.For the fortunate ones among us buying a new one does

not get any better, but I would opt for a two- or three-year-old model with low mileage with the balance of mo-

Fortuner... now I understand

tor plan still active. They can be found from aroundR250 000 upwards in 4x2 manual form, and most of thedepreciation has been absorbed by the previous owner.This will give you the confidence in buying a pre-ownedunit, and being a Toyota everything should keep on goingright for many years to come. The excellent resale valueof a Toyota is legendary, so your investment becomes thatmuch safer.I am officially a Fortuner convert now and I will urge

anyone looking at an SUV to test drive a Fortuner.Toyota Fortuner... now I understand!

Toyota Fortuner...An SUV thatdeserves a test drive.

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The 15th annual My Spar Forest2Fallsmountain bike race in aid of ShalomChristian School in Graskop will takeplace on Saturday 26 April. The startand finish line will be at Mac Mac ForestRetreat between Graskop and Sabie.The event promises to be a fun-filled

adventure for the whole family, with foodstalls, a jumping castle and other enter-tainment provided throughout the day.Beginners and children can tackle the 17km race, while the 35 km half-marathonand the 75 km marathon will challengethe more advanced riders. The race willalso serve as the qualifier for provincialcolours as part of the Mpumalangachampionships. Registrations will com-mence at 06:00, and the first riders willstart off at 08:00.Chris van der Burgh, Shaloms admin-

istrator, said they expect 1 200 cycliststhis year. The My Spar Forest2Falls raceis considered to be one of the most beau-tiful mountain bike races in the country,snaking past the Forest Falls that lenttheir name to the race.Motorists should note that there will

be a stop-and-go traffic point on the roadnear Mac Mac Forest Retreat between08:00 and 09:00 for the start of the race.Entry forms are available at Graskop

Spar, or visit www.forest2falls.co.za.

Forest2Falls beautiful butchallenging

Die jaarlikse swemkompetisie EbenezerMyl is in Maart weer naby Magoebas-kloof gehou. Die Rotarirs van Haenerts-burg het dit aangebied. Swemmers vanoor die land heen het deelgeneem, asookn paar swemmers van Sabie.Die Sabie-swemmers het goed gevaar

nadat hulle vier of vyf dae per weekdaagliks 2 tot 3 km geoefen het. N wekevan slegte weer en vloedewas dit n hel-der sonskyndag en die water was kris-

Swemmers durf myl in dam aantalhelder. Die jonger swemmers het 500m geswem om hulle voor te berei omaanstaande jaar die myl te swem.Kobie Gruber, swemafrigter van Sabie,

s: Ons jongste mylswemmer was Koniavan der Walt (agt jaar). Dit is n uitson-derlike prestasie, want om aan oopwater-swem te kan deelneem, moet jy nie al-leen goed kan swem en fiks wees nie,maar ook dapper en sielkundig en emo-sioneel baie sterkom die diep, donker,

koue, onbekende dam aan te durf.Ons almal segroot ideaal is om

uiteindelik aan die Cadiz Vryheidswemdeel teneem wat jaarliks op VryheidsdagvanRobbeneiland na Bloubergstrand ge-swem word 7,5 km in water van gemid-deld 13 tot 14C. Vanwe die watertem-peratuur, weer, onvoorspelbare seetoe-stand en die teenwoordigheid van diewitdoodshaai, word dit as een van diemees ekstreme seekompetisies beskou.

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