In 2024, Samkeliso Thubane poses at Wheelz n Smoke in Johannesburg.
In 2024, Samkeliso Thubane smiles brightly while wearing Red Bull branded apparel against a dark background in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Samkeliso 'Sam Sam'
Thubane

South Africa

South Africa

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Spinning

The sultan of spin, Samkeliso 'Sam Sam' Thubane is an icon of the vibrant South African motorsport scene and smokes the competition at any event he enters.

Date of birth

1 February 1992

Age

33

Nationality

South Africa

South Africa

Disciplines

Motorsports Various

To begin any profile of Samkeliso 'Sam Sam' Thubane for an international audience, it's best to start by saying a little about the scene he's grown out of. Squealing rubber, raging engines, dizzying revs and enough smoke to choke up a freight train, the sport of Spinning is bursting out of the underground motorsports world and making a name for itself. What started as a township tribute, has burgeoned into a major African motorsport, intertwining local heritage and adrenaline-pumped performance. It really has to be seen to be believed and this is as good a place as any to start.

Best known as Sam Sam, Thubane hails from Mbombela – formerly know as Nelspruit – in the South African province of Mpumalanga. The son of a respected local businessman, he first cut his teeth on quad bikes before making the step up into the world of Spinning when he convinced his dad to buy him his first BMW E30.