{"id":81092,"date":"2026-02-10T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswanas-potential-as-a-drag-racing-tourism-hub"},"modified":"2026-02-10T19:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:42:37","slug":"botswanas-potential-as-a-drag-racing-tourism-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswanas-potential-as-a-drag-racing-tourism-hub","title":{"rendered":"Botswana&#8217;S Potential as a Drag Racing Tourism Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong> <\/span><b>Basil Muzangwa of Rhyno\u2019s Torque Show says Botswana has great potential to turn into a drag racing tourism hub.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during Botswana RaceWars drag racing event organised by Maverick Motorsport Botswana in conjunction with Rhyno\u2019s Torque Show and Skygate Motors in Lobatse Saturday, he said Botswana provided a suitable environment for growth of the sport.<\/p>\n<p>He further said the country was selected to host the thrilling motorsport race as it was in the middle of SADC, the people were friendly, was peaceful, safe, fun and safe to travel to.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Botswana Post partnered with the event organisers and were on site directly taking services as some managed to pay motor vehicle tax conveniently.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Benah Kobotwe of PstBet Botswana, a new local sport betting company, said they attended the event for the first time to test the waters to check on whether they could include the Botswana RaceWars in their product portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the event registered impressive numbers of international drivers where over 40 vehicles were competing from different countries across SADC which included, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe.<b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Botswana<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Basil Muzangwa of Rhyno\u2019s Torque Show says Botswana has great potential to turn into a drag racing tourism hub. 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