South Africa’s premiere spinning competition takes centre stage on 18 April, as 16 of the countries top spinners go head to head at Suncoast Casino in Durban to battle it out for the ultimate bragging rights. We take a look at the top 16 competitors who have qualified for the prestigious event, but only eight drivers will make it into the main competition based on their qualifying rounds. Jean “Panjaro” Kruger is the reigning Red Bull Shay’ iMoto champion after he earned the title in Durban.
In August 2025, the Mahikeng native took down defending champion Boksie in a final that shook Suncoast Casino, using his brother Austin’s car to claim the crown. The younger Kruger brother has gone from watching from the sidelines to standing on top of the podium. Now he returns to the same Durban soil to do what very few have managed: defend the title.
The trophy came home once and Panjaro plans to keep it there. Robin Fortuin is 20 years old and already rewriting the rules. The Bloemfontein-based spinner launched her competitive career in 2024 although she has already been spinning for over eight years.
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She’s a three-time Spinaleemba title holder, a Spinderella champion and part of a new generation pushing spinning forward. Fortuin toldThe Citizenthat competing among males doesn’t faze her, because she has been taught to drive like a man. Naseem “Madmax” Ahmed was drawn to cars, speed and precision from a young age and spinning gave him the stage to put it all together. Ahmed toldThe Citizenthat he was given the name Madmax by the late Raiz Jogee, one of the spinners he looked up to, and that the name has stuck ever since.
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