Outstanding car buffs from three
African countries will hitch a ride on this week’s edition of African Voices, a 30-minute magazine
programme of the Cable News Network (CNN).
The car enthusiasts who have
excelled in uncommon arts such as spinning, racing and collection of
antique wheels will be special guests on the programme which is sponsored by
telecommunications firm, Globacom.
According to Globacom, the three are
Stacey Lee May, a South African, Amirah Alladeen of Mauritius, and
Fred Apaloo of Ghana.
Through her amazing stunts, Stacey
Lee May has established a reputation for herself in South Africa and beyond,
often hanging out of or jumping out of a muscle car while spinning “donuts” in
front of an astonished audience. Her nimbleness in the field has earned her the
sobriquet ‘queen of spinning’ in her hometown.
Viewers will learn how she was
trained in the art by her father, a truck driver, with her mother providing
support. May, who experienced bullying in school, took solace in car
spinning and drifting on cars which she saw as a way of telling her bullies
that she could do anything she set her mind to do. Now 23, May has become a
pride to the family and her South African nation as a result of her talent for
the dangerous art of spinning.
From Ghana, Apaloo is the typical car
enthusiast. He has revived antique wheels with his collection of at least 20
cars ranging from British to German and anything classy, ancient and strong.
The third guest on the programme,
Amirah, got her passion for car rally from her father, Rayhan Alladeen,
with whom she has created a record as the fastest overall racer
during the last stage of the Mauritius National Rally Championship for 2018.
She has sufficiently dominated the
largely masculine rally racing circuit with her father backing her up as
co-pilot.
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