Spin for the win | Citypress

Red Bull is turning spinning into a fully fledged motorsport. But before the Volkswagen Golf GTI, there was one car that all kasi kids dreamt of owning – the BMW E30 325i, popularly known as iGusheshe, iThemba lama gomosha.

“We can’t run away from the sport’s history. We need to focus on what I and other people in the community have worked to transform the sport into.” Spinning events see competitors go out on to a barricaded race course and try to outdo each other. They perform the craziest stunts to wow the crowds and judges.

The event took place in October at the Wheelz n Smoke arena, south of Johannesburg. It saw 16 top competitors vying to be crowned South Africa’s top spinner. “I felt intimidated by the guys. I always wondered if I would be able to do what they did. But the more I got into it, and the more time and effort I put into it, meant I was able to compete with the boys.”“When I moved here, it was difficult. I had to do things for myself, something I was not used to. I was used to having my father around to help me out in Cape Town,” she says.“It’s an expensive sport.

“I am used to freestyling, where you just go out and perform the craziest stunts, and that’s how you get your points,” she says.During last year’s competition, the 16 spinners had to finish a specially designed course by manoeuvring around obstacles within three minutes to qualify to go into the second round.

Rossouw says the fact that there aren’t different categories for men and women makes it even more interesting: “You get to showcase your skills against the best spinners in the country – male or female.”“The Covid-19 coronavirus has made things even more difficult. I haven’t had as much practice or competition as I would have liked going into the event. It will also be interesting competing without crowds there,” says Rossouw.

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