There two men, plus all of their associates, and sponsors should be exceedingly proud of themselves. Seven months and twenty days from a blank sheet of paper to a running… Read More »Some launch pics

Live stream is now over.

The big launch / first ride of the PZ490 will take place on Saturday 21 October from 14:00 (ZA time). UPDATE: Launch is done.

After just more than seven and a half months our engine is built whoohoo!

Piet uses our 3D printer to very good effect to sort out the small details that are difficult to measure / calculate. Here is his 3rd 3D printed casing slice… Read More »Gear selector 3D print

Another step forward for PZ490, machining of our barrel in the power valve area was completed by Rost Engineering, Riempies takes it in to seal casting porosities today getting there… Read More »Barrel machining

This is a busy engine and it kept us on our toes, a couple of small issues were ironed out and we feel confident of a first start in the… Read More »Engine assembly

The crank was built thanks to the amazing engineering work done by P&C Technologies! The first image shows the great match of the ignition rotor to crank taper using mechanics… Read More »Crank