Katie Nguyen

Formula one stars Johnny Herbert and Marc Gene are the first of what is expected to be an impressive array of drivers to announce their participation in the Altech South African Formula One Two-Seater Grand Prix at the Kyalami circuit from August 7 to 9.

It used to be that if you weren’t a member of the Automobile Association (AA), roadside assistance consisted of your mate, the one with the battered bakkie, coming to tow you out of trouble. These days, however, there is plenty of help at hand for the mechanically challenged.

Peugeot 407