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Tel: +27 11 792 8352 • Fax: +27 11 792 8353 Email: [email protected] • Web: www.rgmotorsport.com JULY 2016 Sole agencies: South Africa is a good place to start a business: you just park your bakkie on an open piece of land, chuck a gas welder and a pair of wheel ramps on the ground and away you go: you’re an exhaust repair business. Ditto air con re-gassing, it seems. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve got nothing against the informal economy but there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. That’s why we prefer to base our value proposition on being “the real deal” and we’re proud to be both an AAQA (Automobile Association Quality Assured) Partner and also a member of the RMI (Retail Motor Industry) association. That means we have to meet standards and adhere to codes of conduct. This is ultimately about protecting your rights and you have recourse if you’re not happy or feel you have been unfairly treated. We’ve jumped through various regulatory hoops since 1992, and the result is a business with credibility and integrity. On a personal level, my brother and I have also always taken a holistic view and that includes running a ‘clean’ workshop when it comes to things like disposing of old oil and the other by-products that come with servicing, repairing and upgrading cars. Maybe that’s a question you should ask yourself when you next see workshops advertising a “R795 Major Service”. Rob Green
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Tel: +27 11 792 8352 • Fax: +27 11 792 8353Email: [email protected] • Web: www.rgmotorsport.com
JULY 2016
Sole agencies:
South Africa is a good place to start a business: you just park your bakkieon an open piece of land, chuck agas welder and a pair of wheelramps on the ground and away yougo: you’re an exhaust repairbusiness. Ditto air con re-gassing, it seems. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve got nothing
against the informal economy but there’sa right way and a wrong way to do it.That’s why we prefer to base our valueproposition on being “the real deal” and
we’re proud to be both an AAQA(Automobile Association Quality Assured)Partner and also a member of the RMI(Retail Motor Industry) association. That means we have to meet standards
and adhere to codes of conduct. This isultimately about protecting your rightsand you have recourse if you’re nothappy or feel you have been unfairlytreated. We’ve jumped through variousregulatory hoops since 1992, and theresult is a business with credibility andintegrity.
On a personal level, my brother and Ihave also always taken a holistic viewand that includes running a ‘clean’workshop when it comes to things likedisposing of old oil and the otherby-products that come with servicing,repairing and upgrading cars. Maybe that’s a question you should
ask yourself when you next seeworkshops advertising a “R795 MajorService”.
Rob Green
SHEER SERVICINGPLEASURE Do you drive a BMW? Talk to ourservice consultants about ourCentenary Celebration Special.when you bring your BMW to usfor service or maintenance work,we will give you the first hour’slabour on the house! Terms andConditions apply, which we’llsupply you with in a return e-mail.Click on the BMW Special link tobook a space for your Beemer.
Coming first is a bit of a habit: ourlatest success came at a BMW ClubDay at Tarlton Raceway on June 5,where the combination of our330kW Golf7 R and The Stigletonce again proved to be a winner.We comfortably headed our classin the traditional gymkhana/dragrace mix, but importantly, werealso sixth overall for the day. Theonly cars that beat our best timeof 61.44 seconds included a braceof Nissan GTRs, a LamborghiniAventador, a Lotus Exige and atrick Subaru WRX STI.
Want a hatchback that packs ahuge punch, but is still a brilliantdaily drive? Look no further thanour Third Stage Golf7 R. With275kW and 514Nm (up from 206and 380 respectively), it issomething of a wolf in sheep’sclothing. Based closely on ourSimola-winning semi-race 7R, aless radical approach makes itmore tractable for pure road use.Our video unpacks what makesthis car what is going to be one ofour most popular conversions:https://vimeo.com/171543239
Much as we love the Sheer DrivingPleasure of BMW, there’s no denyingMercedes-Benz has unleashed somepretty butch machinery over theyears.
We have a particularly soft spot forthe big, normally-aspirated V8s - andthey’re all perfect candidates forsupercharging! For example, our no-holds-barredVortech-based upgrade to the previousC63 unleashes some pretty impressivenumbers: 572kW/880Nm to be exact!
However, the current version ispowered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo powerplant and we’re able to offer a verycost-effective Plug-in Power Software(PPS) First Stage solution for that engine too. Talk to our sales team about it.
Hi Steven & Rob (writes Brett Larsen), I would like to comment on my recent
experience with RGM and the outcome ofthe Second Stage conversion on my 300C.
Firstly, the response to my email querieswere very prompt and informative when Istarted investigating a conversion. I didrealize afterwards if I had read the websiteappropriately I would have had fewerquestions. Good on you.
My first experience at your premises wasmeeting Jono - a delightful young manever willing to show me through yourfacility. What really impressed me was thatall staff members that I walked passedgreeted and were friendly. I am also in asales-orientated business and this is alwaysimportant for me to know that my staffare just as friendly when receiving anddealing with customers.
Your reception and shop was in greatcondition, but what really struck me was
the Dyno room and how that stood out.The whole experience really createdconfidence in your expertise when havingto leave my SRT with your team for aweek.
So now on to the actual conversion: Iam very impressed by the gains achieved(so much so that I’ve started a tyre fund!)and although apprehensive as to how loudthe exhaust would be, I am pleased - it isnot too obtrusive, but just right. Whenletting all the horses go, it really growls atthe appropriate level! Wherever I go, thecar turns heads.
The quality of workmanship is verypleasing and the exhaust system looks likea work of art. The performance is greatand leaves me to wonder what asupercharger would do. Thank you for thegreat service and I would certainlyrecommend your business to anyone wholoves performance!
HAPPY CUSTOMER
AMERICAN DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS!
PRODUCT UPDATENO SUBSTITUTE FOR CUBIC INCHES,RIGHT? WELL MAYBE, MAYBE NOT…
The 2-series has tremendousappeal for those after a compactand nimble performer and takingit up a Stage makes it evenpunchier. Our partnership withNovatune has been particularlybeneficial when it comes to BMWand the latest M235i is a case inpoint: the combination of theirGerman-engineered electroniccontrol unit and our Techniflowexhaust (a combination of a101mm downpipe and a 76mmtailpipe) adds 60kW and 151Nm.
After three years, BMW 2002Youth Project is a runner andwe're proud to be associated withthis meticulous retro-moderncustom build. While we don'tusually work on anything olderthan the 2002 model year, wemade an exception here...
Gran Turismo Injection is what GTI(apparently) stands for and we’ll giveyour GTI the X-factor (what we like to call Green Tuning Inspiration) withan Untamed upgrade.
Every VW Golf GTI deserves to beuntamed and when you see thenumbers, you'll have to agree theoutcome is pretty impressive.. Ourpackage addresses three things: intake,exhaust and engine management. Thefirst part of the equation gets sortedwith our Simola-proven Goliath carbon
fibre cold air induction system, whilewhat happens on the other side of thecylinder head is improved by an 85mmdownpipe, which runs from the turboback to a reducer where the systemsbecomes 63mm in diameter. Then weadd in a plug-and-play enginemanagement piggyback and you have acar capable of demolishing the quartermile in just under 14 seconds!
Power goes from 162kW to 195kW…and the proof of the pudding is in theeating - and just so you know, ourGerotek testing was conducted on roadtyres, at normal pressure. This Untamedoffer runs until the end of July, at a price of R17 900.
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We're proud to do business with the following partners: Stigworx, BMW Car Club, Regent Racing, Toyota Club SA, Subaru SA, Unichip-Q, Vari brakes, Technizone, Novatune,
Eibach suspension, Roadworx, RMI, AA, Dent Express, A-Line Wheels, Drift Innovation, VPS Midrand, Glutek, Indyoil, Ohlins, Sajco, Cazz Mania Signs and Fox Suspension.
STD RGM
0 – 100 km/h (seconds) 6.37 5.92
0 – 400 metres (seconds) 14.5 @ 162.4 km/h 13.96 @ 171.7 km/h
0 – 800 metres (seconds) 22.47 @ 195.7 km/h 21.51 @ 206.6km/h
0 – 1 000 metres (seconds) 26.1 @ 203 km/h 25.3 @ 215 km/h
60 – 100 km/h (seconds) 3.2 2.79
80 – 120 km/h (seconds) 3.9 3.3
