Current Johannesburg Drive Information as of 16 Oct 2025
The current format for Johannesburg is .
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Please note, as information changes, ride details will be available closer to the ride date and subject to a COVID-19 Self Declaration. We will contact all participants in mid-May with all the ride information.
The time and place you will meet all other drivers.
Time between meeting and drive start - 01 hour 30 minutes.
The time the drive will start.
The place where the drive will finish.
Dear Distinguished Gentlemen and Gentleladies
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Johannesburg Distinguished Gentleman’s Drive! Herewith some information on the drive.
Please arrive anytime from 7:30 (on Sunday 28 September) at 4th Avenue Parkhurst (Nice Restaurant). Coffee and breakfast is available to buy at Nice and a number of other shops. We will leave just after the drivers briefing which is at 9:00.
Driver's briefing:
We will have a driver's briefing at about 9:00 at Nice Restaurant. It will go something like this:
"Please drive responsibly. Obey all traffic rules. Do not jump any traffic lights. Do not worry if you lose the bunch, we will all get there.
Please be mindful that the Distinguished Gentleman's Drive's objective is to enjoy our cars, create awareness of, and raise funds for mental illness and prostate cancer prevention, treatment and research.”
Route:
Our route will take us up 6th Street which becomes 7th Avenue, towards Parktown North. We turn left into Jan Smuts Avenue and take the fork into Winnie Mandela (William Nichol) (at Hyde Park Shopping Centre). At Grosvernor Crossing we take the fork right onto Main road and carry on all the way past Leeuwkop Prison. We then take a left onto Maple Road. At the T junction with Rose road we turn left and then right into Inanda Country Base where Fangio’s is located.
You can also search Fangios on Google Maps.
Local sponsors:
I would like to thank iTOO, Fangios, Gregor Schafers and Liqui Moly for helping to make the JHB DGD happen.
Food and beverages:
iTOO will be sponsoring a drinks voucher at Fangios for all participants. You can collect a drinks voucher at their stand at Fangios. Any other food and beverages will be served by Fangios for your account.
Social Media:
Enjoy taking cool photos of cool cars and please tag the following:
#gentlemansdrive #sadag #movember #movemberfoundation #iTOOClassics #iTOO #itooclassics #liquimolyza #liquimolyclassic
(you can just copy paste the above).
Look forward to seeing you on the DGD,
Regards
Eric
Eric Ackroyd