Johannesburg - A 78-year-old man, Celso Scribante, who is fighting cancer, has come out of retirement to race with his two sons at the SA GT race next weekend.
The racing legend and his sons, Aldo and Silvio, will all be racing in Lamborghinis at the event on May 14, which is set to take place at the Aldo Scribante race track in Gqeberha.
Scribante, a SA racing Champion who is currently undergoing chemotherapy as he battles stage four cancer, grew up with a love for the sport after his father, Aldo Scribante Senior, was an acclaimed racer.
As a young aspiring racing driver back during the time, Scribante’s father would not allow him to drive in his Formula 1 Lotus Atlantic race car, fearing he would lose his son on a race track.
But four years later, his dream became a reality when he got to race the Lucky strike Formula 1 Lotus car. Scribante Senior had just lost his brother, who was his partner in business, in a road accident.
This prompted him to refuse his son to be a racer, but when Scribante turned 21-years-old, his father had presented him with a go-kart. From then to when he turned 48, Scribante took to the racetrack and even won his last SA championship in the 125 class. He also managed to race in three heats in each regional so far and has won three heats in the Eastern Province.
Scribante became a legacy brand as the family’s grandfather, Aldo Scribante Senior, had formula 1 cars running under the Lucky Strike banner. The cars were always entered as Scuderia Scribante/ Lucky Strike Racing, and Scribante Snr won the championship for six consecutive years in a row in the F1 lotus and the two Brabhams, BT11 and BT33.
He also won numerous Eastern Cape Championships during his racing career.
His motor car racing career then began when he bought two Audi three litres about five years ago.
He then raced in the Audi for two years with his son Aldo. He then went on to buy two Lamborghini’s two years ago for his sons to race. This year, he bought a third one as Scribante decided to come out of retirement after sitting on the touchline for two years.
His sons have now roped him into participating in next week’s Eastern Cape race.
The adrenalin filled day at the Aldo Scribante race track will give racing fans the chance to see the Scribante Brothers and their father on the track.