Round 3 of the 2021 Global Touring Cars (GTC) championship, held on May 29th at the Aldo Scribante Race Circuit, saw TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA’s Michael van Rooyen triumph in the second race of the weekend. Run over a period of thirty minutes, the race offered a stern test to both man and machine, but […]
Michael van Rooyen and Brad Liebenberg both hold a slender lead in the respective GTC Championship and GTC SupaCup as the field heads to Aldo Scribante Racetrack in the Gqberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) for Round 3 this coming weekend (May 28-29). This will be the first venue on the 2021 calendar where both the GTC […]
The city of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) will host the third round of the 2021 Global Touring Cars (GTC) championship this weekend, at the Aldo Scribante Race Circuit. This will offer Michael van Rooyen the opportunity to extend his lead at the top of the championship standings. “We head to Aldo with a lead of only […]
By Motorsport Media – Temple escapes carnage to take fairytale race 2 win Investchem Racing’s Scott Temple and the WCT Engineering team emerged as the Global Touring Car heroes following a fairytale come from behind maiden victory aboard his Chemical Logistics Toyota Corolla at Zwartkops on Saturday. Teammates Robert Wolk ended second and third overall, […]
It was a solid weekend of racing for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA’s Global Touring Car (GTC) team at Zwartkops, with Michael van Rooyen recording his second victory of the year during Round 2; and Mandla Mdakane finishing in second place during the second race of the weekend. The two Toyota Corolla drivers made the most […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA’s Michael van Rooyen drew first blood in the 2021 Global Touring Car (GTC) championship, by winning the opening race of the season. His victory was backed up by fellow Toyota Corolla racer, Mandla Mdakane, who recorded his first podium for the team during the second race at the Killarney International Raceway, […]
by Motorsport Media Chasing the premier title with a couple of Corollas and a Focus Investchem Racing commences the 2021 South African Global Touring Car Championship on the front foot with a three car effort and the focus clearly on wresting that premiere title this year. That starts at Killarney in Cape Town this weekend, […]
by Motorsport Media Having raced both, Julian rates the local Touring Car best The 2021 South African Global Touring Car Championship kicks off at Killarney in a month’s time with growing excitement as it enters a new era with upgraded cars, a field of SA’s finest young drivers and a general spring in the series’ […]
A fresh start for South Africa’s premier circuit racing category South Africa’s premier circuit racing series, Global Touring Cars will bounce back into a brand new era in 2021. With improvements under the cars’ skins, Toyota Gazoo Racing and Investchem Racing will each run a pair of Toyota Corolla GTCs, while a BMW 2 Series […]
Written by Keith Collantine Mick Schumacher says he feels ready for his Formula 1 debut following his latest test for Ferrari. The 21-year-old Formula 2 champion and Ferrari Driver Academy member tested the team’s 2018-specification SF71H at Fiorano yesterday and will drive the car again today. Schumacher tested for Haas at Yas Marina last month and […]
In the few races since its debut, the locally designed and built Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI has proved itself as the car to beat in South Africa’s premier circuit racing formula, the Global Touring Cars (GTC). The car won during its first ever outing at the Red Star Raceway in September and followed it up […]
It has been four weeks since Volkswagen Motorsport’s new Golf 8 GTI made its debut at the Red Star Raceway near the Mpumalanga town of Delmas and the team is now ready to take on the competition during the next round of the shortened 2020 Global Touring Cars (GTC) series. Round 2 will be hosted […]
The 2020 Global Touring Car (GTC) season finally got under way with a triple-header at the Red Star Raceway, near Delmas in Gauteng, on Saturday, 26 September. The third of three races saw the Rustenburg Rocket, Michael van Rooyen, cross the finish line in first place, behind the wheel of his brand new GTC Toyota […]
Red Star Raceway is ready to host the second round of the 2020 Global Touring Cars season this weekend (September 25-26) with the premier GTC class set to make its first appearance for the year ahead of the GTC SupaCup field. New-look GTC field to set the pace up front. Due to the impact of […]
This is the moment that South African motorsport fans have been waiting for; not only will South Africa’s premier circuit racing series, the Global Touring Cars (GTC) finally get underway, but Volkswagen’s brand new Golf 8 GTI take on the competition around the Red Star Raceway near Delmas. The tough battle between the drivers competing […]
Today, Volkswagen Motorsport unveiled its new Global Touring Cars (GTC) racing car through a virtual event which was streamed live on social media. Volkswagen Motorsport’s new GTC racing car is built using the Golf 8 GTI body. “For the past four years we have been racing with the Jetta. Since the Jetta is no longer offered […]
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA is excited to announce the experienced track racer, Mandla Mdakane, as the second member of its Global Touring Cars (GTC) squad. Mdakane will be partnering Michael van Rooyen in a second GTC Toyota Corolla, sporting the sleek new bodywork of the recently-minted Corolla Sedan. The Mdakane name has become synonymous with […]
Cape Town. Volkswagen claimed the 2019 Manufacturers Championship title in the GTC2 category of the Global Touring Cars series – South Africa’s premier national circuit racing formula – at this weekend’s Extreme Festival, held at Killarney Raceway. With the top-level GTC Manufacturers title virtually in the bag, it reinforces the German brand’s exceptionally long and […]
The Global Touring Car (GTC) championship is rapidly drawing to a close, with the penultimate round taking place at Killarney Raceway on 27 and 28 September. Volkswagen Motorsport heads to the Cape Town race in the enviable position of topping the drivers’ and manufacturers’ standings in both the GTC and GTC2 categories. Round 7 of […]
Round six of the Global Touring Car (GTC) series promises a heady dose of action and excitement when the championship takes to the historic East London Grand Prix circuit on 30 and 31 August. With Volkswagen currently leading the manufacturer’s points table, and its two factory drivers in the top three positions, the fastest race […]
Pretoria. The second half of the 2019 Global Touring Car Series, South Africa’s premier circuit racing formula, is set to commence on the weekend of 26 and 27 July when the respective championship battles will take place at Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway. Volkswagen’s drivers in the GTC category are currently second and third respectively on the […]
Port Elizabeth. It was a tough day at the races for the Volkswagen Motorsport team at Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante circuit during Round 4 of the premier Global Touring Car (GTC) championship. The team had high hopes of winning in front of their home crowd and although they didn’t manage a race victory Keagan Masters […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Michael van Rooyen will be heading to Port Elizabeth this weekend, for Round 4 of the 2019 Global Touring Cars (GTC) championship at the Aldo Scribante Racetrack. The Rustenburg Rocket had a tough outing in Cape Town for Round 3 of the championship, but is aiming for a better result in […]
Volkswagen race day set to wow PE Port Elizabeth is all set for a blockbuster racing weekend when the Aldo Scribante Race track hosts the Volkswagen Race Day Saturday 15 June. Not only will a packed program deliver a mid-winner’s day of magic South African national championship Extreme Festival racing, but local race fans will […]
It was a strong weekend that could have yielded better results for the Volkswagen Motorsport outfit as both their Jettas and Golf GTi’s are the cars to beat in the country’s premier Global Touring Car series. After an evenful weekend in the Mothercity, the team leaves Cape Town still firmly in control of the manufacturers’ […]
As the Global Touring Cars (GTC) championship heads to the Western Cape this week for round three of 2019, all four manufacturers are in a position to top the points table with only 12 points separating the top five drivers. While GTC2’s Brad Liebenberg heads to Killarney International Raceway as the man to beat after […]
There will be plenty of pressure on Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Michael van Rooyen, when he takes to Zwartkops Raceway for Round 2 of the 2019 GTC this coming weekend. Admittedly, most of that pressure is self-imposed, but even so the man from Rustenburg is keen to put in a strong performance, especially in qualifying. […]
Volkswagen Motorsport had an impressive showing at the season-opening round of the Global Touring Car series at Dezzi Raceway in Kwa Zulu-Natal. The team is aiming to continue this strong performance in GTC and GTC2 when South Africa’s premier circuit racing formula arrives at Zwartkops Raceway on 5 and 6 April 2019. Round 1 of […]
The 2019 GTC season got off to a solid start for Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Michael van Rooyen, who qualified the Toyota Corolla in second place on Friday, March 1st, at the Dezzi Raceway in Port Shepstone, KZN. The Rustenburg-based racer went on to survive a rollercoaster Race 1; before placing second in Race 2. […]
Global Touring Cars dazzle in KZN The 2019 Global Touring Car championship got off to a flying start as Simon Moss dominated proceedings to get his season off to a perfect start aboard his Terry Moss Racing Audi Sport A3, but it was an entertaining afternoon behind him with a frenzied dice for the lesser […]
But Duminy’s GTC debut shows promise Daniel Duminy may have endured a Global Touring Cars baptism of fire at Dezzi Raceway on Saturday, but the Ballito teenager can take several positives out of a tough weekend. Duminy led his first lap in the series on the day he became the youngest driver yet to race […]
Duminy is youngest GTC driver yet KwaZulu Natal race fans will have something to crow about this weekend when Ballito youngster Daniel Duminy steps up to Global Touring Cars aboard a VM Innovations BMW at Saturday’s season opener at Dezzi Raceway near Port Shepstone on the South Coast. Duminy, who has three seasons of Polo […]
Legendary racing driver, Tschops Sipuka, will make his return to national circuit racing with Terry Moss Racing and the Audi South Africa team in the 2019 Global Touring Cars (GTC) Championship, beginning this weekend at Dezzi Raceway, Port Shepstone. Having started his racing career with Terry Moss Racing in 1999, six years have passed since […]
Global Touring Cars all change for new season The 2019 South African circuit motor racing championships step into unknown territory when the opening round of the Extreme Festival heads to a much revised Dezzi Raceway on the KZN South Coast Saturday 2 March as the premier Global Touring Cars similarly head into an exciting new […]
After an encouraging 2018 season which included a number of victories in the country’s premier circuit racing series, Volkswagen Motorsport is eager to take on the 2019 season and they have their sights set on winning more than just a few races. Besides having championship aspirations for the two GTC drivers, Volkswagen also hopes to […]
Zwartkops Raceway outside Pretoria delivered a brilliant day’s racing at Saturday’s Extreme Festival South African National Championships finale as Michael Stephen, Jeffrey Kruger and Stuart White emerged as South Africa’s 2018 premier category South African national racing champions. Engen Audi duo Michael Stephen and Simon Moss started the weekend on the front foot as they […]
The Sasol GTC Championship reaches the tail end of the season with Keagan Masters in the pound seat to claim the GTC2 championship at Zwartkops raceway on Saturday, 20th October. Both Mathew Hodges and Daniel Rowe would like to sign off the season with good results. With the GTC2 Championship almost settled, Adrian Wood is relishing […]
When the Sasol GTC Championship last visited Cape Town’s Killarney Raceway back in April, the team earned three wins from four starts, a feat they aim to replicate on 22nd September when the championship visits the coastal circuit for the second time. Daniel Rowe powered his Volkswagen Motorsport Jetta GTC to his maiden win […]
It is full-steam ahead for Engen Audi driver’s Michael Stephen and Simon Moss at the penultimate round of this year’s Sasol GTC Africa on 22 September, with the team still determined to secure an unprecedented 1-2 in the final championship standings. Ahead of Round 8 at Killarney in Cape Town, two-time defending champion Stephen leads […]
Motorsport joins Kyalami Festival of Motoring bill Kyalami’s Festival of Motoring presented by WesBank has rapidly grown to become among Gauteng’s favourite expos of all, pandering to an enthusiastic crowd through a blockbuster show of everything motoring with latest new models, track rides and a broad selection of much to do for both the petrol […]