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Rudi Riek

Track Preparation

I have been involved in logistics in the South African Film Industry since 1995. For the majority of that period I was a unit Location manager.

I started working on the Bloodhound Project in 2010 when I found Hakskeenpan after it was evident that the other South African site, Verneukpan would not be viable.

Since then, I have been intimately involved in liaising with the Northern Cape Government on the best methods to be implemented in preparing the track at Hakskeenpan as well as doing numerous quality control inspections over the years to ensure that the track is being prepared to Bloodhound SSC specifications.

I am also a consultant to the Commercial producers Association, the largest association of its kind in Africa and my role here can be best described as “fixer”. This involves liaising with government departments and lobbying on behalf of the Film Industry to ensure that regulations are not prohibitive to our industry.

I am also chairperson of the South African Association of Stills producers and administrator of a non profit company called the Film industry Fund.

Related Articles

Track Update – August 2010

Tuesday, 24 August, 2010 - 20:12

by Rudi Riek

You might be disappointed to learn that we have postponed the track preparation slightly but take heart, it is for a very good reason.

Back in 1997 when the previous record was broken the state of our environment was not as in the forefront of everyone’s mind as it is today and, even though the Thrust SSC team received an award for their environmental consciousness back then, we have quite a number of additional requirements that need to be met with this run.

Hakskeenpan Track Preparation

Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 - 13:09

While Hakskeen Pan offers a fantastic surface for BLOODHOUND SSC to run on, there is a huge amount of preparation work to be done – and it’s already started. Our ‘Track Boss’, Rudi Riek, describes the first test clearance and gives us an idea of the work left to do.

 

by Rudi Riek

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