Thunder Tour nearly in George

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GEORGE NEWS & VIDEO - Motorcar enthusiasts can prepare for the arrival of the 2022 Thunder Tour in George at approximately 14:00 this afternoon as participants are preparing to depart from the Roadside Deli in Waboomskraal.

Several V8 engines will be reverberating through George this afternoon, Wednesday 3 August, as the annual Thunder Tour will be making its way to Town Lodge at the Garden Route Mall from Graaff-Reinet.

From George they will depart to Oudtshoorn at 07:00 tomorrow morning.

The tour is an annual seven-day road trip that culminates in the ultimate road show.

Mainly V8s like muscle cars, street rods, rat rods and super cars are allowed to take part in the tour, with the exception of the flat 6 Porsche and GRRs, which are the only six cylinder cars allowed as they are classified as super cars.

Each year the tour starts at Cars In The Park in Pretoria on the first Sunday of August, heading off in a different direction each year.

VIDEO: Thunder Tour arrive in George

This year the route goes from Pretoria to Parys - Bloemfontein - Graaff-Reinet - George - Oudtshoorn - Montagu and Cape Town, where the final show and glitzy prize-giving dinner will be held.

Georgians can view these beasts on Wednesday afternoon any time from about 14:00 at Town Lodge (arrival time in George anticipated to be about 13:45).