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ZWARTKOPS SEES TROMP HEAD INTO FORMULA VEE BREAK ON BACK OF SOLID PERFORMANCE
Tjaden Tromp goes into the DOE Formula Vee Partnered with CIM Lubricants mid-season break, his debut year, firmly placed in all three championships after a successful Round 4 weekend (7-8 June) at Zwartkops Raceway. The Victron Energy South Africa brand ambassador and...
STUART CONVERTS CHALLENGING START TO SOLID ZWARTKOPS FINISH
Round 4 of the 2024 DOE Formula Vee Partnered with CIM Lubricants championship this past weekend (7-8 June) at Zwartkops Raceway saw Chloe Stuart convert her early pace into a good result despite an issue in the first of the day's two races. The only female competitor...
FORMIDABLE PERFORMANCE BY TC RACING DUO AT ZWARTKOPS
The past weekend’s (7-8 June) fourth round of the 2024 DOE Formula Vee Partnered with CIM Lubricants Championship saw Tjaden Tromp and Chloe Stuart head into the midway mark of the season on the back of a strong performance at Zwartkops Raceway. The TC Racing outfit’s...
LOMBARD CLAIMS HIS FIRST MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS WIN OF THE SEASON
In the first three rounds of the 2024 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season, Warren Lombard (PepBoys Automotive Ford Mustang) consistently set the quickest time in the practice sessions, demonstrating his underlying pace. However, he was unable to convert that speed to race...
NEW LEADERS, SHAKE-UPS AS BMW ///M PERFORMANCE PARTS RACE SERIES MARKS 2024 MIDPOINT AT ZWARTKOPS
Round 5 of the 2024 BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series saw Nicholas Herbst emerge as the new points leader, following four action-packed races that headlined the weekend’s (7-8 June) Dunlop Winter Extreme Festival at Zwartkops Raceway. Classes D & E started...
RACKSTRAW WINS IN BRITISH PORSCHE CUP
What Porsche Carrera Cup GB Round 3 ReportWhere Thruxton, EnglandWhen 8-9 June 2024Community International Andrew claims 'Insane' maiden Porsche victory at Thruxton It never took Andrew Rackstraw long at all to claim his first Porsche Carrera Cup GB victory, when the...
HOT RACING WARMS DUNLOP WINTER FESTIVAL
What Dunlop Winter Festival ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 8 June 2024Community South Africa National Thrills from dawn to dusk as Gauteng racers impress Zwartkops’ Dunlop Winter Festival may have raced in the fresh conditions expected of the...
PABAR VW CHALLENGE SIZZLES AT ZWARTKOPS
What Dunlop Winter Festival ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen 8 June 2024Community South Africa National Hot racing warms fans hearts at cool Dunlop Winter Festival PABAR VW Challenge thrilled the chilly crowd that turned up to a crisp but bright Zwartkops...
19-YEAR-OLD JAYDEN ELS CLIMBING THE RANKS IN RALLY CAREER
Rising star Els has a need for Rally speed 19-year-old Jayden Els is already a familiar face on South Africa’s racetracks and rally routes, where his precocious talent has been raising eyebrows for several years. Racing in the colours of the King Price Xtreme racing...
SA DRAG NATIONAL CHALLENGE 2023 – CAR CHALLENGE WINNER
The inaugural SA Drag National Challenge was held in 2023. This was a watershed moment for drag racing as it was the first time in the history of South African drag racing that a drag racing series was held in 4 provinces. The national challenge has paved the way for...
REIGNING CHAMP FAMELIARIS EYES VICTORY AT ROUND 4 OF MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS
As the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars thunder into Zwartkops Raceway for Round 4 of the championship, all eyes are on reigning champion Julian Fameliaris. His outstanding performance in the previous round, which catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard, has set the stage...
ROWE RACING EXPERIENCES A BUSY WEEKEND WITH A CONTROVERSIAL OUTCOME AT THE SHORTEST ADAC 24H NÜRBURGRING
I#99 BMW M4 GT3, while leading the race, taken out through no fault of its own / Sister car finished in seventh place / Protest against the race results was rejected by the stewards and an appeal has been announced. For ROWE RACING, the 52nd edition of the ADAC 24h...
VALUABLE CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS FOR TENACIOUS TGR CREWS AT NRC ROUND 3 AND 4 IN SECUNDA
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa's (TGRSA) National Rally Championship (NRC) team showed their tenacity at Billy te Water Rally in Secunda, which represented Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2024 NRC season, scoring valuable points despite challenges and setbacks. Day one saw...
WRC – FIA RALLY STAR MAX IS SMART FOR FIRST JUNIOR WRC PODIUM
FIA Rally Star - 2024 Rally Italia Sardegna (round 3/5) FIA Rally Star Max Smart is a podium finisher in the Junior section of the FIA World Rally Championship – less than a year after he made his rallying debut. The achievement followed a fine drive from the...
TITANIC TITLE BATTLES BREWING AFTER STRENUOUS SECOND ROUND OF SA RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP
Insane battles for the titles in the 2024 SA Rally-Raid Championship are brewing after competitors had a second chance to earn points this season, and looking at the current standings after the PS Laser ProMac Vryheid 400 that took place in KwaZulu-Natal recently,...
WINTER WARFARE RETURNS TO ZWARTKOPS RACEWAY
What Dunlop Winter Festival PreviewWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 8 June 2024Community Gauteng Regional Pretoria bracing for midwinter Dunlop Winter spectacular Regional Festival racing is set to warm the cockles of Pretoria race fans hearts as much as...
ZWARTKOPS SET FOR PABAR VW CHALLENGE CAR WARS
What Dunlop Winter Festival PreviewWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 8 June 2024Community South Africa National PABAR VW Challenge ready for Pretoria VW Challenge warfare The PABAR VW Challenge is locked and loaded for its midseason fourth round at the...
NEWS FROM THE PADDOCK OF THE NÜRBURGRING 24-HOUR RACE
Red Bull Team ABT will start the race from second rowKelvin van der Linde, Jordan Pepper and Marco Mapelli will start the 24-hour race from position four. After the team had already qualified for the top qualifying session on Friday evening, van der Linde put the...
LIME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT POWER SERIES 4
Saturday 25 May 2024 presented competitors and spectators with an almost perfect day for motorsport and the fourth round of the Lime Property Management Power Series at the Killarney International Raceway. A twenty race itinerary saw further experimentation with the...
TGRSA GEARS UP FOR SECUNDA RALLY: AIMING FOR TOP POSITIONS IN 2024 NRC SEASON
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) is set to continue their pursuit of the 2024 South African National Rally Championship (SANRC) as they prepare for the upcoming Secunda Rally. Scheduled for May 31 and June 1, 2024, this event marks Rounds 3 and 4 of the 2024...
RED BULL TEAM ABT TO FIGHT FOR VICTORY ON THE NORDSCHLEIFE
The preparations are finished, the race week has started, now it’s time to get serious: On Saturday and Sunday (1/2 June) Kelvin van der Linde, Jordan Pepper and Marco Mapelli will face one of the biggest challenges in international motorsport. As Red Bull Team ABT...
MAX SMART AMONG FIA RALLY STAR CREWS READY FOR A SARDINIA ‘HOMECOMING’
Romet Jürgenson leads FIA Junior WRC Championship after two rounds Taylor Gill in second place following first category podium on Croatia Rally Max Smart joins FIA Rally Star team-mates in preparing hard for gravel round Jose ‘Abito’ Caparó returns to Sardinia boosted...
TGRSA DOMINATES AT VRYHEID 400 WITH ONE-TWO-THREE FINISH
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) continued its outstanding performance in the 2024 South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) with an exceptional showing at the Vryheid 400, held on 24-25 May in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The team secured a remarkable...
ROWE RACING HEADS INTO THE ADAC 24H NÜRBURGRING WITH A CLEAR GOAL: ONE STEP HIGHER THAN LAST TIME
Seven BMW M works drivers face the “Green Hell” challenge in two BMW M4 GT3s / “Eifel Marathon” is also part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge for the first time. St. Ingbert, 27th May 2024 – ROWE RACING has set a very simple yet challenging goal for the 52nd...