Clubs
Clubs provide a central base in your area to meet, mingle and learn about adventure racing from adventure racers. Social environments, the clubs are a great way to meet like-minded active people and to hook up with team-mates. Contact the club closest to you and attend on of their social monthy evenings.
Adventure Racing Club, Jo’burg
Based in Joburg, AR Club is the best way to meet people, find teammates, learn stuff and generally to just get involved in AR. The AR CLUB meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 18h30 for 19h00 (please check our website for the venue and details). Evenings may start with an activity, like a trail run, and then follow with a social evening or guest speaker, focusing on numerous topics that are in some way related to adventure racing, one of its many disciplines, the outdoors, health and fitness. Club evenings are open to everyone, whether you’re a member or not.
Website: www.ar.co.za/arclub
Gijima Adventure Racing Club, Pretoria
This newly formed club, motivated and run by a racing team, has resurrected the adventure racing club scene in Pretoria. They meet on the first Wednesday of the month at the Foodprint Cafe in the Greenlyn Centre (cnr Thomas Edison and Mackenzie, Menlopark) from 19h00 to 21h00.
Contact: Hardus de Bruyn on 082 690-8848 or Gareth Mayer at 074 194-8207.
Tshwane Adventure Racing Club
This club has been jumpstarted by Clinton ‘Hardy’ Hardenberg in Jan 2010. Check out the website, attend events and get meeting-and-mingling.
Contact: tshwane.arclub@gmail.com and www.ar.co.za/tshwane
WPASS, Cape Town
The Western Province Adventure Sports Society (WPASS), pronounced ‘whip ass’, aims to grow AR in the Western Cape and encourage new racers to come on board. Their club races and events are the perfect platform for this sport and their club evenings ensure that plenty of mingling is done between current and potential team mates as well as talented guest speakers.
Contact: Steve Burnett, westprov@gmail.com
AR in KZN, ‘Maritzburg & Durban
Launched in August 2004, AR in Kwa-Zulu Natal club meets on the second Wednesday of the month. They plan mountain biking, running and paddling events for their evenings.
Website: www.arkzn.co.za
Free State Adventure Racing Club (FARC), Bloemfontein
The Freestate Adventure Racing Club was formed in June 2004, with excellent support and interest from their local community. The aim of the club is to promote Adventure Racing in all its aspects in the Freestate and to help integrate new racers into the sport.
Contact: Adrian Saffy at saffyav@icon.co.za, 082 566-5668
