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SEVERAL REGIONAL TITLES UP FOR GRABS FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING’S JUNIOR ACADEMY
As the 2023 Northern Regions Rotax Karting Championship season comes to a close, several Toyota Gazoo Racing Junior Academy (TGRJA) drivers are in contention for regional honours. The final round is set for an almighty showdown at the Formula-K Kart Circuit this...
CAN ROOKIE BEZUIDENHOUT BREAK INTO TOP FIVE?
Fresh from the ROK Superfinals in Italy, Mikel Bezuidenhout returns to South Africa and the Formula-K Kart Circuit in Benoni for the final round of the MSA Northern Regions Rotax Kart Championship. Currently ranked sixth in the Senior MAX class, the MTN Cosmo-Net /...
FINAL RACE FOR ENSOR-SMITH AHEAD OF RMCGF23
With the MSA Northern Regions Senior MAX Kart Championship title already in the bag, the 2023 national Senior MAX Champion KC Ensor-Smith will utilise the final regional round as preparation for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) scheduled for Bahrain in...
NELSON MANDELA BAY MOTORSPORT DEVELOPMENT (NPC) REPORT FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
September has been rather an exciting month for motorsport and the development side of things with a visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro from Carte Blanche and the filming of the Daniel Pienaar Technical High School motorsport program. A big thank you must go out to...
A LEGEND HAS FALLEN – RIP CELSO SCRIBANTE
Celso Scribante passed away on 11 October 2023, leaving behind a massive legacy for his sons to follow. The son of Aldo Scribante Senior, after whom the famous racetrack in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) is named, Celso was an avid supporter of son’s Silvio and...
SA KARTERS HEAD TO ITALY FOR 2023 ROK SUPERFINAL
A group of twelve ROKKERS will represent South Africa this week as they participate in the calendar's most significant global ROK karting event. Competitors worldwide will gather at the South Garda Karting Track, Lonato, for the 21st edition of the event, which will...
LUVIWE SAMBUDLA GEARS UP FOR FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCIACORTA
The 2023 European karting season has been a good one for South African born Luviwe Sambudla. His first race of the year, in the first round of the FIA Karting OK European Championship at Kartódromo Interacional Lucas Guerrero de Valencia, where he debuted in the OK...
BOYD’S HOT BATTLE AGAINST AFRICA’S BEST
2023 National DD2 Champion Sebastian Boyd Battled the Heat and the Best at the 2023 RMC African Open. Sunday’s 2023 RMC African Open was a scorcher. High temperatures and red-hot racing were the order of the day for three-time National DD2 champion Sebastian Boyd....
MORE SILVERWARE FOR TGR JUNIOR ACADEMY AT RMC AFRICAN OPEN
The Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) African Open concluded at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway this past weekend and saw several Toyota Gazoo Racing Junior Academy drivers triumph in their respective classes, earning entry to this year's Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in the...
ODENDAAL OVERCOMES SEVERAL CHALLENGES TO CLINCH THIRD AT AFRICAN OPEN
The 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) African Open concluded at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway this past weekend, with East London's Caleb Odendaal finishing third in the final. Arriving in Pretoria, Odendaal had hoped to defend his African Open crown that he had won at the...
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS CROWNED AHEAD OF ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE GRAND FINALS
This past weekend, more than 120 competitors from Southern Africa came together at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway in Pretoria, intending to secure a ticket to the 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) set for a return to the Bahrain International Karting Circuit...
SURPRISES AS AFRICA RISES IN KARTING OPEN
What Rotax Max African Open 2023 ReportWhere Zwartkops International Kart Raceway, PretoriaWhen Sunday 1 October 2023Community International New champions crowned as continental stars emerge The Rotax Max African Open crowned the continent’s 2023 karting champions as...
LONATO AWAITS AS NATIONAL ROOKIE SEASON ENDS FOR BEZUIDENHOUT
On a weekend that Mikel Bezuidenhout completed 68 laps of the Vereeniging Kart Circuit, the Johannesburg teenager ended his national karting season with a top-five finish in the newly introduced OK-N class. After a lengthy rookie-karting season that saw the MTN-Cosmo...
ROOKIE ANTUNES CONCLUDES CHALLENGING NATIONAL MINI ROK SEASON
The MSA ROK Cup National Karting Championship concluded at the Vereeniging Kart Circuit, with Mini ROK rookie Diego Antunes claiming a top-seven finish in the U/10 class at the weekend. Competing against South Africa's top karters aged 8-13 years, nine-year-old...
AASHAY NAGURA RACE REPORT (VKC NATIONAL ROUND FOUR) 23 SEPTEMBER 2023
The end is nigh and what an incredible year it has been! The much-anticipated last round of the ROK CUP SA NATIONALS, held at Vereeniging Kart Club, was set to satiate the spring air with some sublimely contentious driving.19 MINI ROK entrants, all vying for a coveted...
CONSISTENCY SEES CRONJE CLAIM MAIDEN KID ROK VICTORY
Kid ROK racer Noah Cronje impressed with a solid outing at the weekend, claiming his first national victory on his way to finishing as the runner-up at the final round of the MSA National ROK Cup Karting Championship held at the Vereeniging Kart Circuit. The Sparco...
NKOMO CLAIMS MAIDEN PODIUM AND TOP-SEVEN MINI ROK FINISH
In what was arguably one of Manelisi Nkomo's best race weekends since joining the Mini ROK field, the Cape Town resident's ever-improving form saw him claim his maiden national podium and finish in the top seven as the MSA National ROK Cup Championship concluded at...
CORNOFSKY CLAIMS NATIONAL KID ROK TITLE
Kid ROK racer Kayde Cornofsky triumphed at the weekend, beating out his rivals to top the national championship standings after four rounds. While he entered the final Vereeniging Kart Circuit round with a slight advantage, he wasn't guaranteed the title, but a third...
DE WET IS 2023 NATIONAL CADET CHAMPION
Luhan De Wet left Vereeniging Kart Circuit on Saturday evening feeling elated after winning his first karting championship in his second racing season. The Centurion resident not only clinched the overall victory at the final round of the MSA National ROK Cup Karting...
DIAS CONCLUDES KID ROK NATIONAL SEASON
The MSA National ROK Cup Karting season concluded with the final championship round at the Vereeniging Kart Circuit that saw Alanzo Dias finish sixth overall. After qualifying in fifth on Saturday morning, the still inexperienced Dias put in a gritty opening heat...
CUP SHOOTOUT AND OK-N FINAL AWAITS BEZUIDENHOUT
Mikel Bezuidenhout is set to participate in the final round of the MSA ROK Cup National Karting Championship this weekend where he hopes to improve his position in the OK-N National Challenge Championship, where he is ranked fourth. The event will be held at the...
SLIPPERY WHEN WET: WPMC KARTING ROUND 6 DELIVERS EPIC ACTION
Top-quality racing was on display at Round 6 of the Western Province Kart Championships, held at Killarney International Raceway on a rainy Saturday, September 16, 2023. It was a day filled with excitement and adrenaline, just as anticipated. The weather turned out to...
IT’S CRUNCH TIME FOR KID ROK’S CORNOFSKY
This weekend is one of the most important in young Kayde Cornofsky's short karting career as the young Johannesburg driver looks to claim his first national championship at Vereeniging Kart Circuit. Competing in the final round of the National ROK Cup Karting...
DIAS LOOKING TO SHINE AT VKC NATIONAL
Seven-year-old Alanzo Dias will make only his second national appearance this weekend as the MSA ROK Cup National Karting Championship season concludes with its final round at the Vereeniging Kart Circuit in Gauteng. In only his second season of competitive karting...