Bushveld competitions

If you register with one of the numerous South African group websites, you will no longer have to wait for your magazines to arrive every month or every fortnight so that you can enter into one of the numerous competitions on offer in South Africa every day. Group websites and online competitions enable you to enter into a South African competition every single day which is really nice for those competition enthusiasts.

Instead of logging onto Facebook every morning, people are visiting the group sites for deals and competitions every day.

Try to win that mouth-watering car that you have been drooling over for months and which could be yours with a mere click of your mouse, or perhaps you dream of travelling somewhere exotic but instead you are obligated to pay all your bills before you can even consider this. The best and the easiest way to win all these wonderful prizes is by registering, entering, and then hoping and dreaming for that special prize.

The more times you enter the more chances you have to win a prize in a South African competition. This is a numbers game, therefore it is wise to enter often for a better chance to win.

There are so many things that you can win, and they don’t only include holidays and cars. You will be able to win crates of wine, cosmetics, perfumes, chocolate hampers, jewellery, spa days and so much more by entering a South African competition every single day.

First motor cars

First Motor Cars

Many Patents Later the Motor Car Is Born

It literally took decades and many patents to create the car as it is today. The first man to have built a car that could move using its own power is Frenchman Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot.

·         Cugnot built two tractors that were powered by steam, and these tractors in turn were utilised by the army to haul heavy artillery.

·         Richard Trevithick who was a British inventor improved on the steam driven tractor and the steam-propelled engine by making it a little lighter, smaller and stronger.

·         In 1801 Trevithick made a more compact engine called the Puffing Devil, and was the first carriage that was not driven by horses.

·         These were the first designs towards building the modern-day motor car.

The next logical step was to produce a combustion engine, as the steam engine lost power along the way as the steam could not be maintained for long periods of time. The invention of the combustion engine soon turned this around. The result was that less fuel was utilised as combustion engines use fuel that is burnt within cylinders and vessels. Two French brothers created the combustion engine but chose to use this combustion engine to power a vessel and used moss spores, coal dust and resin to power the engine of the boat.

Francoise Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland built combustion engines for a motor car but the engine was weak as he used O2 and hydrogen to power this engine, as was the case with other combustion engines designed by other inventors at the time.

The first electric carriage was developed by Scottish creator Robert Anderson in 1839, but the car had to be stopped regularly and re-energized which was hardly user-friendly.

The first contemporary car which was a petrol-driven, 4-stroke combustion engine and which converted fuel into motion, was the ancestor of the modern motor car that we drive in the world of today.

·         German engineer Karl Benz became the very first person to build a modern motor car in 1885.

The first car by Benz was called the Motorwagen and was driven by a four-stroke cycle petrol engine.

There were other engineers and inventors working on petrol-driven motor vehicles at the same time, but Benz was the first to get exclusive rights his engine.

On the 29^th January 1886, Benz was granted the copyright for his very first motorcar which was a three wheeler and made him the originator of the car as it is today.

In the year 1891 the first four wheeled car was build which was affordable and by the year 1900 Benz & Cie was the world’s largest producer of the motor car.

Of special interest in the Mercedes Benz museum in  Stuttgart, Germany where you will be able to see the progress of the first motor car right up to today’s stunning modern vehicles.

Travelling to Durban

Last week I had to take a quick trip to Durban, it was kind of scary cause I had no place to buy tickets and I had very little time and the problem was I need:

1. To book a quick cheap flights
2. To book a car rental

Well, I searched for cheap flights on my phone and came across a great site called Fly.co.za. It was so easy and quick to book a flight that even in my little BLOG post I hope to reach one or two people that will use these guys. So if you want to book flights from Cape Town to Durban, use Fly.co.za.

I also managed to book my car rental through them as well. A total pleasure. Thank you guys.

Experiences, fun, healthy, adventurous for Easter

Mangwanani

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Wheelchairs for the needy - all cyclists and givers!

14^th March

Dear Chris

Thethird Old Mutual joBerg2c challenge starts in the South of Johannesburg on the 27^thApril 2012and ends nine days and 930 km later, on the beach in Scottburgh on the 5th May 2012.

The creators of South Africa’s two favorites mountain bike stage races have developed a ride that has captured the imagination of mountain bikers both nationally and internationally.

This cycle event is part race and part adventure. A journey where the destination is less important than the experience and the challenge along the way. It is more about sharing a passion for mountain bike riding with like-minded biking enthusiasts, and through our efforts helping people in need.

                                                               

The same community-driven formula used for the renowned Sani2C will be used in the joBerg2. This has the incredible effect of uplifting communities and giving them a foolproof way to raise much needed funds.

With this in mind an organization known as Cycling 4 Mobility (C4M) has been created.

Basically, we are four avid cyclists wanting to raise funds to purchase wheelchairsto donate to desperate people along the route.

We are appealing to youto assist us with this worthy cause in the form of monetary sponsorship for the purchase of the wheelchairs or any other assistance you can provide for this project to be a success.

If you believe you can assist or require further detail please contact a member of the C4M team.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Kind Regards

The C4M Team                                                   

Michelle vd Westhuizen          michellela@mweb.co.za                                078 083 1740

Jo Mackenzie                         mackpack.jo@gmail.com                              084 439 5175

Beth Macleod                          mcbeth@iafrica.com                                      082 820 1100

Flavio Scarpa                          flavio.scarpa@sappi.com                               084 330 6029

Jacqui Scarpa (admin)            bcaccounts@selbornebodycorp.co.za           072 243 9732

www.joberg2c.co.za

Banking Details:     Cycling for Mobility

FNB,

Scottburgh - 260225

Account no.-6234 2372 919