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SA RALLY-RAID CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO VRYHEID FOR THE SECOND YEAR AS PS LASER VRYHEID 400 PROMISES EXCITING OPENING OF THE 2025 SEASON
The 2025 South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) season will start on a high note when it returns to the Vryheid area in northern KwaZulu-Natal for the second year and the flag for the PS Laser Vryheid 400, the first round of the series, will drop on 14 and 15...
RAIN DELAYS START OF THE 2025 OFF ROAD NORTH SERIES!
Heavy rains in the Midvaal area in the week preceding the opening round of the 2025 Off Road North series led to the organisers of the 2025 Midvaal 300 deciding to postpone the event by a week to Saturday 1 March 2025 The heavy rainfall predicted to continue well into...
HIGH CALIBRE OF CAR ENTRIES ALREADY CONFIRMED FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SAFARI RALLY
With three months to go before the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) hosts its first event in South Africa, the highly anticipated South African Safari Rally has already attracted an exceptionally high calibre of entries in the car category. The South African...
FIA RALLY STAR DRIVERS SHINE ON ICE AT RALLY SWEDEN
• Romet Jürgenson impresses on his WRC2 Challenger debut, securing an impressive sixth-place finish.• Taylor Gill dominates to claim his second FIA Junior WRC victory.• Max Smart shows flashes of brilliance despite...
2025 GR CUP SEASON SET TO KICK OFF WITH NEW CHALLENGES AND COMPETITORS
The 2025 TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA GR Cup is set to kick off with an exciting new season, featuring changes to both the GR Cup Media Challenge and GR Cup Dealer Challenge. As the premier platform for competitive racing in near-production Toyota performance vehicles, the...
COCA-COLA ANNOUNCED AS EXTREME FESTIVAL COMMERCIAL PARTNER
The Coca-Cola brand will be prominent in South African motorsport in 2025, with the country’s leading soft drink manufacturer and distributor announced as the commercial partner of the Extreme Festival, the country’s premier circuit racing tour. The Extreme Festival,...
JOIN THE MSA MEDICAL SEMINAR 2025 – ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
Motorsport South Africa is pleased to announce its first online MSA Medical Webinar for 2025. The webinar will take place via Zoom on Friday, 21 February 2025, providing a more accessible and time-efficient way for participants across the country to attend. Webinar...
FIA RALLY STAR CREWS READY TO CONQUER THE SNOW AT RALLY SWEDEN
Rally Sweden (13th-16th February 2025), marks the commencement of both the FIA Junior World Rally Championship and the start of the FIA Rally Star 2025 Campaigns. The FIA Rally Star crew trio of Romet Jürgenson / Siim Oja, Taylor Gill / Dan Brkic and Max Smart /...
MSA OFFICIAL TRAINING WEBINARS – FEBRUARY 2025 (ADDITIONAL TRAINING DATES)
The webinars are completely free. Book now to save your spot! FEBRUARY 2025• 11 February 2025 - GCR Refresher webinar via Zoom from 18:00 to 20:00• 13 February 2025 - GCR Refresher webinar via Zoom from 18:00 to 20:00• 15 February 2025 - GCR Refresher webinar via...
VOLKSWAGEN MOTORSPORT TAKES POLO CUP SERIES TO GERMANY
Volkswagen Motorsport is proud to announce a dynamic partnership with MARACO Management, a Marketing, Racing and Consulting agency, to bring back motorsport in Germany through the Polo Cup Series in 2026. “Partnering with MARACO Management to introduce the Polo Cup...
REMEMBERING JON WHITFIELD
Jon Whitfield’s journey began as a telecommunications technician, but his true passion for cars, car sales, and motorsport soon took over. From East London to Roy Hesketh Racing, he explored everything from 250 karts to Renault R8s. He was also a musician, a dreamer...
SPLENDID PASSION FOR SPEED THRILLS ZWARTKOPS
What Passion for Speed Race ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 1 February 2025Community South Africa National A balmy day of top notch racing kicks the 2025 season off A splendid day of historic motor racing greeted Gauteng race fans to the new...
FARFUS AND VDL BROS END WRT AND BMW’S BATHURST VICTORY DROUGHT
BMW has scored maximum Intercontinental GT Challenge points in 2025’s season opener at the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour where Augusto Farfus and Van der Linde brothers Kelvin and Sheldon beat team-mates Raffaele Marciello, Valentino Rossi and Charles Weerts. 10 seconds...
SOLID PRE-SEASON OUTING FOR TROMP AT PASSION FOR SPEED
Tjaden Tromp participated in the 24th edition of the Passion for Speed Festival on 1 February 2025, competing in the Formula Vee South Africa (FVSA) category at Zwartkops Raceway. Sharing the #50 car with Shaun van der Linde for the weekend, the two drivers gave fans...
LIME PROPERTY MANAGEMENT POWER SERIES 1
With the annual Passion for Speed now restricted to Zwartkops and Red Star it was no surprise to learn that there would be no Classic Car racing during the opening round of the Lime Property Management Power Series at the Killarney International Raceway on Saturday 1...
RED LINED SIGNS YOUNG GUN JAYDEN ELS
What Red-Lined Jayden Els AnnouncementWhere Kyalami, Johannesburg, South AfricaWhen Thursday 30 January 2025Community International Former World Karting Champ to race Red-Lined REVO GT-R Kyalami-based global rally-raid Manufacturer Red-Lined Motorsport has signed...
2025 DANIEL PIENAAR TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL MOTORSPORT PROGRAMME KICKOFF
The 2025 intake for Daniel Pienaar Technical High School’s motorsport programme was introduced yesterday. Returning students took their seats at the back of the auditorium, while new students filled the front rows, eager to begin their journey. Teachers Frans Vermaak...
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...