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INTERNATIONAL ATTRACTIONS AT PASSION FOR SPEED
What Passion for Speed 2025 PreviewWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 1 February 2025Community South Africa National Dutch, Italian drivers, monster McLaren set for twin Festival South Africa’s favourite racing weekend for many, the International Zwartkops...
TROMP PREPARES FOR SECOND FORMULA VEE SEASON AT ZWARTKOP’S PASSION FOR SPEED FESTIVAL
Teenage racing sensation Tjaden Tromp is gearing up for his second season in the Formula Vee South Africa (FVSA) Championship. He is determined to build on his debut year and challenge for top honours in 2025. Tromp will kick off his campaign at the prestigious...
2025 MSA OFFICIAL TRAINING WEBINARS – FEBRUARY
The webinars are completely free. Book now to save your spot! FEBRUARY 2025• 3 February 2025 - GCR Refresher webinar via Zoom from 18:00 to 20:00• 6 February 2025 - GCR webinar (new officials) via Zoom from 18:00 to 20:00• 11 February 2025 - GCR Refresher webinar via...
RED-LINED DAKAR SUCCESS
What Red-Lined Motorsport Dakar 2025 Race ReportWhere Shubaytah, Saudi ArabiaWhen Monday 20 January 2025Community International Red-Lined customers finish tough and demanding Dakar Red-Lined Motorsport once again returns home proud from Dakar 2025 after four of its...
SOUTH AFRICA SHINES AT MOST GRUELLING DAKAR RALLY AND BROUGHT HOME SILVERWARE, RECORDS AND PRIDE
The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally that took place over 14 days from 4th to 17th January in Saudi Arabia, will go down in the history books as one of the most demanding, toughest and testing and will be remembered by many for formidable racing; perseverance and...
MINISTER MCKENZIE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF THE REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (RFEOI) FOR SOUTH AFRICA’S FORMULA ONE BID
Media Statement - 17 January 2025 The Ministry of Sport, Arts and Culture is proud to announce the release of the Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) by the Bid Steering Committee (BSC) for parties interested in participating in South Africa’s bid to host a...
TOYOTA 1-2 AT DAKAR 2025 AS AL RAJHI WINS AND LATEGAN TAKES SECOND
The 2025 Dakar Rally brought not only victory for Toyota, but also a second place overall for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings (#211). The works GR Hilux EVO crew led the race overall for 9 stages, but eventually lost out to Yazeed Al Rajhi and...
FORD PERFORMANCE CELEBRATES PODIUM FINISH AND THRILLING MOMENTS AT THE 2025 DAKAR RALLY
Ford Performance has today concluded an unforgettable 2025 Dakar Rally with a third-place podium finish in the Ultimate category in its debut year with the Ford Raptor T1+. After over two weeks of grueling racing through some of the harshest terrains on the planet,...
SA TOYOTAS TAKE DAKAR 1-2
What Dakar 2025 Final ReportWhere Shubaytah, Saudi ArabiaWhen Friday 17 January 2025Community International Lategan, Cummings a cruel second, Docherty wins again Saudi home hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk’s Toyota Hilux sailed through Friday’s short final...
TOYOTA CREWS DUKE IT OUT ON PENULTIMATE DAKAR STAGE
The penultimate stage of Dakar 2025 saw an all-Toyota showdown near Shubaytah, in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings (#211) in their GR Hilux EVO started the day as overall rally leaders, but their road position counted...
DAKAR: IT’S DOWN TO THE WIRE!
What Dakar 2025 Stage 11 ReportWhere Shubaytah, Saudi ArabiaWhen Thursday 16 January 2025Community International Six minutes in it, one short stage to race. The Dakar lead changed once again on Thursdays’ penultimate stage 11 as Saudi home hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi and...
TWO-WEEK COUNTDOWN TO APPLICATIONS DEADLINE FOR 15TH SIMOLA HILLCLIMB
The 15th edition of the annual Simola Hillclimb is set to roar into action from 1 to 4 May 2025, but just two weeks remain for aspiring competitors to submit their applications for entry with the closing date set for 31 January. As South Africa’s premier motoring and...
LATEGAN/CUMMINGS RETAKE DAKAR 2025 LEAD WITH TWO STAGES TO GO
Stage 10 of Dakar 2025 was a continuation of the ding-dong battle between TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings (#211) and Yazeed Al Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk in their privately-entered Toyota Hilux. The works GR Hilux EVO crew bested their...
DAKAR: SOUTH AFRICANS FIGHT BACK
What Dakar 2025 Stage 10 ReportWhere Shubaytah, Saudi ArabiaWhen Wednesday 15 January 2025Community International Lategan back in car lead, Giant killer Docherty wins bikes It’s been a difficult second week, and especially tough Tuesday for South African competitors....
AL RAJHI IN THE LEAD AS TGR’S LATEGAN SLIPS TO SECOND AT DAKAR ’25
While TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings slipped to second place after Stage 9 of the 2025 Dakar Rally, fellow Toyota competitor Yazeed Al Rajhi and co-driver Timo Gottschalk recorded the third-fastest time of the day, and moved into the overall...
CRUEL DAKAR BITES HARD
What Dakar 2025 Stage 9 ReportWhere Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWhen Tuesday 14 January 2025 Terrible Tuesday teaches South African crews a lesson While Monday was wonderful for the South Africans on Dakar 2025, Tuesday’s stage 9 proved wicked when two top competitors crashed...
LATEGAN/CUMMINGS WIN DAKAR STAGE 8; EXTEND LEAD FOR TGR
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing recorded a fifth stage victory today when overall rally leaders, Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings, won Stage 8 of the 2025 Dakar Rally. The GR Hilux EVO crew have led the rally since Stage 2, and extended their buffer in the overall standings to...
SOUTH AFRICANS STAR ON DAKAR MONDAY
What Dakar 2025 Car Stage 8 ReportWhere Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWhen Monday 13 January 2025Community International Lategan leads SA Car 1-2-3-4, Docherty wins bike Rally 2 Despite a shocking start to the week, Monday’s eighth Dakar stage to Riyadh proved stunning for...
DAKAR STAGE 7 WIN FOR TGR’S MORAES/MONLEON; LATEGAN/CUMMINGS LOSE THEIR ADVANTAGE
There was unbridled joy for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing's Lucas Moraes and co-driver Armand Monleon on Stage 7 of the 2025 Dakar Rally. The #203 GR Hilux EVO crew posted a time of 4h 01min 49sec on the 419km stage, which started and finished near the town of Al Duwadimi. This...
LATEGAN UNDER PRESSURE AFTER DAKAR CHAOS
What Dakar 2025 Stage 7 ReportWhere Al Duwadimi, Saudi ArabiaWhen Sunday 12 January 2025Community International South Africans Henk & Brett's Hilux still ahead, but only just Brazilian Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon and their Gazoo Hilux emerged as the winners of...
TGR’S LATEGAN/CUMMINGS STILL ON TOP AFTER DAKAR 2025 STAGE 6
The sixth stage of Dakar 2025 saw TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings (#211) remain in the overall lead of the rally, despite relinquishing 3min 1sec to Yazeed Al Rajhi and Timo Gottschalk who are in second place, in their privately entered...
SA TOYOTAS LEAD AS MINIS TAKE DAKAR DAY 1-2
What Dakar 2025 Car Day 6 ReportWhere Al Duwadimi, Saudi ArabiaWhen Saturday 11 January 2025Community International Lategan keeps his lead as Mini takes a memorable 1-2 Saturday’s brutal 604 km Dakar Stage 6 from Ha’il to Al Duwadimi delivered several twists, turns...
RED-LINED FIGHTS ON AT TOUGH DAKAR
What Red-Lined Dakar Midway ReportWhere Ha'il, Saudi ArabiaWhen Saturday 11 January 2025Community International Four Red-Lined Motorsport REVO+ racers going well Red-Lined Motorsport has reached some its objectives with four of its amateur customer teams still running...
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING’S HENK LATEGAN AND BRETT CUMMINGS LEAD 47TH DAKAR RALLY IN SAUDI-ARABIA AT HALFWAY MARK AFTER GRUELLING SIX DAYS IN THE DESERT
The 47th edition of the Dakar Rally that started on Friday, 3 January 2025 at Bisha in Saudi Arabia, has reached the halfway mark with the Rest Day on Friday, 10 January and after seven days, the prologue and five gruelling stages and more than 2 500 racing...