1975 Republic Day Trophy at Kyalami

1975 Republic Day Trophy at Kyalami

Here is a proper blast from the past for the open-wheel fans.

This is the 1975 Republic Day Trophy at Kyalami, featuring Guy Tunmer guiding that iconic orange-and-brown Team Gunston Lotus 72 through the corner, with Nolly Limberis chasing him down in the McLaren M10.

It’s crazy to think we used to have full grids of top-tier machinery like this battling it out regularly on local soil. Ben van Rensburg nailed the shot here, you can practically smell the racing fuel and tyre smoke just looking at it.

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