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60 YEARS OF SAMCA - THE FIRST CHAMPIONS

So, who were SAMCA's first champions?

The inaugural National Championship got underway at the Aberaz Club on 6 April 1966, with two classes - Sports/GT and Formula 1.

Andre Thomas of Ecurie Elite Model Racing Car Club became SAMCA's first South African Champion, winning the Sports/GT Class. Andre successfully defended his Sports/GT title in 1967 and also won the newly introduced Saloon Car Class that year.

Mike Baxter of Equipe Veloce won the Formula 1 Class in 1966.

Colin Lotz, who was there as a 12-year-old, remembers cars painted in team colours and simple white paper dots marked with a coloured X being used as lane stickers.

And that was the start of 60 years of SAMCA National Championship racing!

A very smart-looking Andre Thomas is pictured standing on the left.

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