On 2 and 3 March 2019, more than 25 000 petrol heads and casual motoring fans are expected to descend upon GrandWest to attend a showcase of cars, bikes, Driftkhana racing, drift rides, music, 4×4 tracks, the Dusty Rebels and the Bombshells, a Sound Off World Record attempt, a StanceWars Show and Shine competition and […]
Opel has been building cars since 1899. It all started with the 4 hp Patentmotorwagen “System Lutzmann” – according to a company brochure at the time, “Always only the best of the best”. In 2019 Opel celebrates 120 years of automobile production – and thereby 120 years of innovations. The German brand has a long tradition […]
This is the story of Nissan’s racing arm, and why the Nismo badge matters. Nissan’s performance arm is more like a badly kept secret outside of Japan than a performance range of existing models like the M Division for BMW. Unlike BMW’s M division, if you search for Nismo you’ll find a lot of American […]
In July 1894 the world’s first car race takes place from Paris to Rouen. And so begins the successful motorsport history of Mercedes-Benz. The two winning vehicles are powered by an engine developed by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. For 125 years engines and vehicles by Mercedes-Benz and its predecessor brands have ensured countless triumphs. […]
China’s NEVS purchased the remnants of Saab years ago, and now the company has taken a stake in another Swedish automaker. NEVS announced it has purchased a 20-percent stake in Koenigsegg and partnered to create a new joint venture between the two companies. In the Tuesday announcement, the Chinese automaker said it provided a capital […]
Pete, Paige spread their historic racing wings Lindenberg Racing is set to spread its wings this year as Peter and Paige Lindenberg embark on a four-race international historic racing program. The dynamic Langebaan dad and daughter team’s season starts with a bang this coming weekend and the following weekend with the Passion For Speed Internationals […]
One day after Carlos Ghosn stepped down as CEO and chairman of French automaker Renault, its alliance partner Nissan will see a similar shakeup. Ghosn’s protege and current Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa announced he will step down from his role in the coming months, Bloomberg reported Friday. Saikawa has only been at the top position at Nissan since Feb. […]
More information has become available about this year’s Passion for Speed motorsport extravaganza at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on February 1, 2 and 3. The international event, to be held for the 18th time, will highlight four periods of motorsport, involving more than 300 cars and some 100 motorcycles. 1964 Ford Galaxie 1965 Plymouth […]
The 18th annual international Passion for Speed Festival at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on February 1, 2 and 3 will embrace four periods of motorsport, involving more than 300 cars and some 100 motorcycles. This will range from Saloon Car Legends from the 1960s, via the Sports Racing Prototypes of the 1970s, through the classic production cars of the […]
Probably the biggest Ferrari scandal in history is the one that almost culminated in the downright ruination of the company, especially since it came at a very difficult time for the Maranello outfit. This was the early ’60s, when Enzo had already amassed a serious number of arch-rivals that stemmed from the common desire to best both […]
Maria Antonietta Avanzo only wanted two things in life: she wanted to win, and she wanted more women to find their niche in racing just like she did.Avanzo, like many female racers, fell in love with her first set of wheels at a young age. Born in 1889 in Italy, she hopped on her father’s De […]
The woman’s journey into the racing world was, ironically, a slow one. It took a slow trickle of hard-headed ladies eager to see what speed was all about in order to set the stage for women to come, testing out the waters one race at a time. And the first of those women was Hélène […]
McLaren Special Operations has spent the last three years working on something special to honor Ayrton Senna’s first Formula 1 championship. The final result is on display here: a McLaren P1 GTR outfitted in Rocket Red and Anniversary White to recall the Marlboro livery Senna famously raced. The special P1 GTR made its debut on […]
Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the company behind the Bloodhound SSC land speed record attempt, was disbanded Friday after it failed to secure new funds. The attempt had been on hold since October 15 when Bloodhound entered administration, a process similar to bankruptcy protection. To get off the ground, it needed to raise some $33 million. “While not […]
The fourth running of the Historic Sportscar Racing Classic Daytona presented by IMSA wrapped up Sunday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway after 24 hours of close and competitive racing produced six different Run Group Champions. Each Run Group winner was presented with a custom HSR Classic Daytona 24 Hour B.R.M. Chronographes watch for their day-long […]
Hyundai Motor’s racing cars led drivers to take the top spot in the first World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) and to be the runner-up in the 2018 World Rally Championship, the company said Monday.The WTCR, one of races authorized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA), started after the merger of the TCR International Series and […]
Hot rod culture is typically an American phenomenon. But the French have tried their hand at it with occasional positive results. France-based shops Danton Arts Kustoms and Carrosserie Hervé created this Lamborghini Espada hot rod, and it has all the elements of hot rod style though in a more modern package. To start, the shops […]
A new car club has been launched by rallying mastermind Fred Gallagher, but it’s a tad different to other classic car fraternities. With backing from a number of influential endurance rally participants, Rally the Globe has been established as a means to deliver ‘unrivalled levels of experience, vision and voyage’. Open to owners of pre-1976 classic and […]
The 2018 Historic Tour will end on a high note at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria next Saturday (November 3), with four overseas entries, plus the cream of South Africa’s historic race cars and drivers on the entry list. Jeffrey Kruger should be a winning favourite in the TAR Plymouth Baracuda. Picture: RacePics.co.za Topping the day’s […]
CRAIG BREEN, KRIS MEEKE AND MIKKO HIRVONEN WILL JOIN SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE RALLYLEGEND EVENT IN SAN MARINO THIS WEEKEND (12-14 OCTOBER).The trio will take part in a 12-stage asphalt rally that forms part of the celebrations at the annual event, held on the […]
This year’s Motul Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta will include an on-track tribute to the late Don Panoz. The visionary entrepreneur, who passed away last month at the age of 83, was most famous for reviving North American sports car racing by founding the American Le Mans Series. The series ran its first season in […]
Jacky Ickx had a storied racing career racing almost every type of car—except the most popular competition in the U.S. His resume includes six 24 Hours of Le Mans wins, eight Formula One victories, a Can-Am championship, the grueling Dakar Rally, and he even raced motorcycles for a time. The suave Belgian got his start in the mid-1960s and […]
Volkswagen on Tuesday terminated Audi Chief Executive Officer Rupert Stadler after lengthy discussions between the automaker’s legal team and its board of directors. Stadler, who has been jailed since June in Germany, was also stripped of his position on VW’s board of management. “Due to his ongoing pretrial detention, he is unable to fulfill his […]
A great day’s historic racing at Zwartkops Lindenberg Racing enjoyed a positive outing, coming home with its fair share of the class wins and silverware when the Historic Tour visited Zwartkops Raceway Saturday 29 September. Father and daughter team Pete and Paige Lindenberg took to the track in the combined Sports, ISP, Trans-AM and Le […]
Ferdinand’s finest has become the world’s most prolific maker of race cars, delivering more than 300 track-only specials each year. The legacy burns brightest in these categories Porsche’s 70th birthday sees the marque in ruder health than ever before. Wheels celebrates the company’s seven decades of engineering excellence forged on road and track. GT GT racing marks […]
The Gran Premio Nuvolari, a regularity rally only open to historic cars built between 1919 and 1972, will be held from 13 to 16 September on a route which starts and ends in Mantua, the birthplace of Tazio Nuvolari. Maserati will be paying tribute to the “Flying Mantuan”, one of the greatest drivers of all […]
When the British motorcycle rider, Lyndon Poskitt (39) gets into the navigator seat of the Red-Lined Motorsport Nissan Navara at the upcoming Harrismith 400, the fifth and penultimate round of the South African Cross Country Series that takes place on 14 and 15 September, he would have been riding his motorcycle for 1 155 days, crossed […]
Ten million cars is a lot of cars. Only about 25 nameplates have ever crossed that mega-threshold and now, Ford adds its Mustang to that list. The Blue Oval invited owners of all 54 years out to its Dearborn, Michigan, headquarters and then to the Flat Rock Plant, where the Mustang has been built since the fifth generation began production in […]
Celebrating one of the most important countries in its racing and family history, Brabham Automotive is teaming up with Michelin to debut the sensational Brabham BT62 in the United States, with a fitting tribute to American hero and ex-Brabham Formula 1 winner, Dan Gurney, at this year’s Monterey Car Week. Fresh from its public dynamic […]
One of the all time great american automobiles There’s never been another American car like Duesenberg Model J. Introduced in 1929 just as the the stock market crashed, the Model J was exclusive and wildly expensive. A bare chassis was $8,500, or $120,000 today. In 1932, the price went to $9,500, and that’s all you got; […]
Training all over the world South Africa becomes first country in Africa to receive the “BMW Driving Experience, Official Partner of M” certificate as the seal of approval for the highest standards of quality. The successful BMW and MINI Driving Experience model is now even more international. The successful BMW and MINI Driving Experience model […]
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Saturday appointed Mike Manley to replace the seriously ill Sergio Marchionne as its CEO. Manley, 54, a native of England, has headed Jeep since 2009 and the Ram brand since 2015. “Fiat Chrysler Automobiles communicates with profound sorrow that during the course of this week unexpected complications arose while Mr. Marchionne was […]
One of the most remarkable Vintage and Veteran cars in South Africa, a 1909 Star 12 HP Tourer, has been entered for Concours South Africa 2018 at Steyn City on 10-12 August. Apart from the fact that this car is one of only four Star cars ever to be brought into South Africa, and that this is […]
Goodwood has revealed a glittering line-up for the silver jubilee running of its famous Festival of Speed hillclimb, with Formula 1, rally and motorbike racing all included. As ever, F1 past and present will be fully represented at the event, which takes place on July 12-15 2018. Jenson Button is to pilot a Honda RA301 from 1968, […]
Travis Pastrana pays tribute to Evel Knievel, recreating three of his most iconic feats during the spectacular History event “Evel Live” – exceeds two of Knievel’s most famous records and lands Caesars Palace Fountain jump, 50 years after Knievel’s legendary crash, in front of an estimated 25,000 fans watching in-person from Las Vegas and more tuning in […]
The mid-Eighties were good to Porsche. The 911 Turbo was flying out of the showroom faster than folk could shout ‘Buy.’ And seven successive wins turned a day in La Sarthe into an annual Zuffenhausen benefit. But that wasn’t enough. That four-wheel-drive thing was happening in rallying; maybe that was worth a look? These were the […]
The long-lost 1968 Ford Mustang fastback GT immortalized by Steve McQueen in Bullitt will have its European debut during the Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 12-15 – and it’s got company! The legendary 1968 Ford Mustang GT immortalised by Steve McQueen in Warner Bros. Pictures’ classic Bullitt, thought lost in the ether of time until earlier this […]
As NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji was driving down a California highway Sunday on his way home from the Cup Series event at Sonoma Raceway, he pulled over to help a family on the side of the road and likely their lives. Iwuji — a 30-year-old driver in the developmental K&N Pro Series who is also a […]
was born in the town of Remagen, Germany on January 30, 1901 the son of parents whose family it was said originally came from Italy. When still a trainee at the Fafnir-Automobilwerke in Aachen, he started in the 1922 Avus race in Berlin and finished fourth in has class. The following year he won his first […]
Show day: Sunday July 8, Hartbeespoort Resort Simon Fourie, the unfortunate father of The Bike Show’s Donovan Fourie, has a collection of classic motorcycles that has moved from myth to legend. Fourie, who’s famous antics include the man behind Bike SA Magazine and his record run from Durban to Johannesburg in less than three hours, has been collecting classic motorcycles […]