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EPIC SHOWDOWN OF SPEED, SKILL AND TRIUMPH AT THE TRACN4 RALLY
The 2024 TRACN4 National Rally in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga, lived up to its billing as one of South Africa’s most exhilarating motorsport events. With perfect weather, challenging stages, and adrenaline-pumping performances, this two-day spectacle brought the National...
LPMPS8 KILLARNEY – CROWNING CHAMPIONS (16 NOVEMBER 2024)
Strong wind and hot sun combined for a memorable final round of the 2024 Lime Property Management Power Series at the Killarney International Raceway on Saturday 16 November 2024. Pirelli V8 Masters & Kaltron Supercars 2x9 LapsSomething of a unique situation when...
ROBERT JAMES HARDY (24 MARCH 1944 – 14 NOVEMBER 2024)
Robert James “Bob” Hardy was born on 24 March 1944 and discovered rallying, by accident, in the late 60s when a friend introduced him to what was known as Open and Closed Odometer Rallies, then controlled by the ARC. Living in Somerset West and driving Alfa Romeo cars...
ZWARTKOPS CROWNS GAUTENG CHAMPIONS
What Regional Extreme Festival Finals ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 16 November 2024Community Gauteng Regional Epic Pretoria Regional Festival crowns 2024 champions Changing conditions, epic action on track and a new crop of Gauteng racing...
MACKCHAMPION! STUART TAKES PABAR TITLE
What PABAR VW Challenge Final Round ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 16 November 2024Community Gauteng Regional Mack, Masters, Bertholdt & Tait are PABAR VW champions It was a case of experience over exuberance at an epic PABAR VW Challenge...
FAMELIARIS RETAINS MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS TITLE
Julian Fameliaris, a rising star in the motorsport world, showcased his incredible skill and character on Saturday, 16 November, at Zwartkops Raceway. He successfully defended his title in the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars Championship, which further solidified his position in...
2024 SA RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONS CROWNED AFTER INTENSE SEASON WHERE TEAMS AND VEHICLES WERE TESTED TO THE LIMIT
With the 2024 SA Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) drawing to a close with the Renault KEC 400, the seventh and final round of the series that took place in the Bronkhorstspruit area, and with the points added up, the new national overall and class champions emerged...
SPEED, SKILL AND SHOWDOWNS: ALL EYES ON THE 2024 TRACN4 NATIONAL RALLY
As the 2024 TRACN4 National Rally draws near, anticipation is mounting for a weekend of intense competition among 22 Teams, featuring 9 National and 14 Regional entries, set to compete in Dullstroom, Mpumalanga. Scheduled for the 15th and 16th of November, this final...
FAMELIARIS FAVOURITE TO RETAIN MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS TITLE
The curtain is set to fall on the 2024 Mobil 1 V8 Supercar Championship this weekend, with the final round of the “rolling thunder” ready to entertain the Zwartkops Raceway faithful. While the GT championship is yet to be decided, Julian Fameliaris has a commanding...
MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS CLIMAX AT ZWARTKOPS RACEWAY
The final round of the Mobil 1 V8 Supercar championship will take place at Zwartkops Raceway on 15 and 16 October 2024. Both the GT and GT2 championships are still to be decided, but both Julian Fameliaris (Lube-Net / Di Matteo Racing Chevrolet Corvette) in the GT...
ZWARTKOPS DECIDER WILL SEE NEW BMW ///M PERFORMANCE PARTS RACE SERIES CHAMPION EMERGE
Zwartkops Raceway will see the 2024 BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series champions crowned at this coming weekend’s (15-16 November) 10th and final round. On the face of it, things seem pretty clear-cut in all five classes. However, this is not the case, as the...
FINAL 2024 EXTREME FESTIVAL WILL SEE REGIONAL CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT ZWARTKOPS RACEWAY
2024’s final Extreme Festival, to be held at Zwartkops Raceway this coming weekend (15-16 November), will see the last few names added to 2024’s list of champions on the tour. For all the series competing on the tour, apart from the BMW ///M Performance Parts Race...
HENK LATEGAN CLAIMS VICTORY FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SOUTH AFRICA AT SEASON FINALE KEC RENAULT 400
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) wrapped up the 2024 South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) with an inspired performance at the KEC Renault 400, held at Legends Adventure Farm near Bronkhorstspruit. Despite a challenging start, Henk Lategan and Brett...
MSA NATIONAL EXTREME FESTIVAL ROUND 7 & MSA GAZOO RACING GR CUP ROUND 7 – ZWARTKOPS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY ON IGNITION DSTV 189
Circuit car and motorcycle racing fans can catch the highlights from Round 7 of the MSA National Extreme Festival and MSA Gazoo Racing GR Cup, held at Zwartkops International Raceway on 18-19 October 2024, airing on Ignition, DSTV channel 189. The Broadcast Schedule...
CHAMPIONS RED-LINED DOMINATE IN PRETORIA
What South African Rally Raid Championship Final Round 7 ReportWhere PretoriaWhen 8-9 November 2024Community South Africa National Red-Lined Motorsport Adventure clean sweep as Heinleins take title Not only did Red-Lined Motorsport utterly dominate the T1 class with a...
ZWARTKOPS FESTIVAL TO CROWN REGIONAL CHAMPIONS
What Regional Extreme Festival Finals PreviewWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 16 November 2024Community Gauteng Regional Gauteng Regional racing titles coming to a head in Pretoria Gauteng will crown the majority of its 2024 circuit racing champions at...
IT’S CHAMPIONSHIP TIME FOR PABAR VW CHALLENGE
What Regional Extreme Festival Finals PreviewWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 16 November 2024Community Gauteng Regional Almost everything is up for grabs at Zwartkops on Saturday It’s been a long, hard year of racing and the 2024 PABAR VW Challenge...
FIFTH VICTORY THIS SEASON FOR NEW CHAMPIONS, HENK LATEGAN AND BRETT CUMMINGS AS TITLES WERE WRAPPED UP AT TRICKY, BUT ENJOYABLE RENAULT KEC 400
The Renault KEC 400, the seventh and final round of the 2024 SA Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) that took place from Legends Adventure Farm in the Pretoria / Bronkhorstspruit area, not only produced almost 450 kilometres of action-packed racing over two days, but it...
PODIUM FOR NWM FORD TEAM AT FINAL ROUND OF 2024 SARRC SEASON
The 2024 South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) has been fast, furious and fiercely competitive throughout this year, and this theme continued through to the final round – the Renault KEC 400, held at Legends Adventure Park, east of Pretoria, on 8 and 9...
BLIGNAUT BROTHERS LEAD RENAULT KEC 400 AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF SA RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
The Blignaut brothers, Fouché and Bertus, posted the fastest time with their #TeamHilux Rally-Raid Toyota DKR Hilux T1+ after the Castrol Qualifying Race as well as after Stage One of the Renault KEC 400 on Friday, 8 November and took the overall lead after the first...
TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCES 2025 DAKAR RALLY LINE-UP
Following a dominant 2024 season in the South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC), TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) is set to take on the world’s toughest motorsport challenge: the Dakar Rally. Starting in January 2025 in Saudi Arabia, TGRSA will field...
SOUTH AFRICAN RALLY DRIVER MAX SMART SELECTED FOR 2025 FIA RALLY STAR PROGRAMME
Motorsport South Africa (MSA) proudly congratulates young 22-year old South African Max Smart on his selection as one of the three drivers to continue in the FIA Rally Star talent development programme for 2025. “Max’s journey from local motorsport to international...
BEZUIDENHOUT IMPRESSES AT SILVERSTONE’S WALTER HAYES TROPHY
Mikel Bezuidenhout, a native of Johannesburg, demonstrated commendable skill during his inaugural participation in the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone this past weekend. He was a member of a six-driver team competing for the esteemed Formula Ford trophy at this...
WALTER HAYES TROPHY DEBUTANT ENSOR-SMITH CLAIMS THIRD AT SILVERSTONE
South Africa's KC Ensor-Smith's Silverstone debut got underway in dry conditions, and the youngest competitor at this year's Walter Hayes Trophy, an international Formula Ford event, consistently placed in the top ten during practice. The weather, however, changed...