Toyota Gazoo Racing SA will be heading to the battlefields of KwaZulu-Natal on the weekend of 4-5 May 2018, in order to tackle the Battlefields 400, Round 2 of the 2018 SACCS. The team will have a new look about it for this race, due to the injury suffered by Rob Howie, who normally co-drives […]
The Young Guns in their Speedglas Welding Helmets BMW X3 are feeling bullish ahead of the second round of the South African Cross Country Series, which takes place in KZN on May 4 and 5. The Battlefields 400, appropriately enough, is based around the province’s historical war zone; where Brits, Boers and Zulus fought more […]
The Windy City lived up to its reputation when the 2018 MSA South African National Enduro Championships visited Port Elizabeth for the 2018 Rover Winterberg Enduro on Saturday, but neither the gale nor a tough, rocky and mountainous route could stop Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing duo William Oosthuizen and Matthew Green from delivering a positive […]
Lesotho crew Stefan van Pletzen and Jaco Pieterse have a golden opportunity to put early season daylight between themselves and the opposition on the Battlefields 400, round two of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), in Dundee on 4 and 5 May. Van Pletzen and Pieterse (Live Lesotho Chenowth) won the opening event of […]
Given the number of personal duels that will be fought out in the Production Vehicle category, the Battlefields 400 is an apt name for round two of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) in Dundee on 4 and 5 May. The FIA Class has taken on a new look in this year’s championship with […]
A full field of top guns will again provide action-packed thrills at the fourth annual Suzuki Extreme 4×4 Challenge in Turakina this weekend. The invitation only elite field of 10 includes the NZ1, NZ2 and NZ 3 teams battling it out with the cream of this country’s best drivers tackling 10 technically challenging hillside hazards. […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing heads to the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains in the Western Cape on the front foot for the second round of the SA Cross Country racing season 4-5 March as the team looks forward to improving on its podium-rich start in Eshowe in KwaZulu Natal early in March. The team’s four riders are […]
The battle for the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) title resumes in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, on 4 and 5 May, and the Ford Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) team will be aiming for a second consecutive win for the 2018 season, and at this event. The aptly named Battlefields 400 is staged at the Battlefields Lodge […]
The Merzouga Rally, held in Morocco during the week, proved to be another tough test for the Monster Energy Honda Team. The team accomplished their mission with flying colours, achieving an outstanding final result as well as being able to substantiate the reliability of the Honda CRF450 RALLY. After starting the 2018 season in the […]
Stuart White continued in his quest to wrest the Investchem Formula 1600 champion’s Mazda Road to Indy award with another powerful display at the Killarney Extreme Festival races in Cape Town on Saturday. White started by setting a stunning pole position lap and besides a first-race first-corner attack by Cameron O’Connor, cleared off to make […]
It was a disappointing end to a fantastic race for Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah and French co-driver Mathieu Baumel. The Toyota Gazoo Racing SA pairing had hardly set a foot wrong throughout the five-stage event, winning four stages on the trot before being forced to retire from the race due to a problem with the […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah is one desert stage away from a sixth victory in seven years at the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally after he and French navigator Matthieu Baumel won the fourth selective section by 7min 17sec on Saturday. The Toyota Hilux pairing duly extended their overall lead over the MINI John Cooper Works […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel overcame hefty penalties that were added to their overall time to regain the outright lead with the fastest time on the 340.54km selective section of the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally on Friday. The Toyota Hilux driver started the day with a stage lead of 16min 07sec, […]
It was a day of high drama in the desert near the Qatari capital of Doha, as Toyota Gazoo Racing SA continued their quest for victory. Unfortunately, Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Robert Howie were forced to retire from the race, after they hit a ditch just 30 km into the 350 km-long Stage 2, […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel romped to an emphatic victory on the opening 358.15km desert stage of the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally on Thursday. The day’s stage started south-west of Losail and wound its way through the remote western wastelands before crossing the bottom of the country to finish near Sealine […]
QATAR’S AL-ATTIYAH PIPS SOUTH AFRICAN TOYOTA COLLEAGUE DE VILLIERS TO FASTEST TIME IN LOSAIL SUPER SPECIAL STAGE Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Matthieu Baumel got the better of a strong field through a varied and challenging opening 4.84km super special stage of the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally at the Losail International Circuit late […]
Both Toyota Gazoo Racing SA’s Toyota Hilux race cars have passed scrutineering for the 2018 Qatar Cross-Country Rally, and are now all set to tackle the first racing stage on Wednesday, 18 April. This event is Round 4 of the FIA Cross-Country World Cup, of which the Toyota driver Nasser Al Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu […]
The Morocco Desert Challenge started with the prologue stage this Sunday in Morocco – and we have the first big accident of the top-favourite in the cars and last year´s winner Tomas Ourednicek (Ford Ranger) from Czech Republic. The winners of the first stage in the cars are the Dutch Michiel Becx / Edwin Kuipers […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Matthieu Baumel head a truly international field of competitors from 18 countries set to challenge for honours in their various categories at next week’s Qatar Cross-Country Rally, round four of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies and round two of the FIM Cross-Country Rallies World […]
The Anthricite Outdoor Adventure Area’s (AOAA) first ever ULTRA4 Series racing event turned out to be quite successful and a fan favorite. The day, which started off with clear skies, ended with a muddy celebration and many smiles. Attendance Saturday’s race drew an estimated crowd of more than 1,100 fans to the AOAA park, […]
Cross country motor racing enthusiasts who like to combine a little South African history and game viewing with their racing need look no further than the Battlefields 400, in Dundee on May 4 and 5, to satisfy a trio of passions. The event is round two of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS) and […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA will be fielding two cars at the Qatar Cross-Country Rally, which gets under way in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. One of the Toyota Hilux IMA cars will be in the hands of Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah, who is also the defending champion of the FIA’s Cross-Country World […]
Esteemed former Premier League soccer manager André Villas-Boas has reached an agreement with South Racing to tackle select rounds of his native Portuguese National Championship of Cross-Country Rallies (CNTT) and Morocco’s Merzouga Rally in April. The 40-year-old will drive a Can-Am Maverick X3, the same model of all-terrain vehicle that won the new SxS category […]
Maddy Malan was quite literally on fire as he rode his Q4 Fuel Husqvarna to double victories at his home 2018 TRP Distributors SA National Motocross Championship round at Thunder Valley at Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Malan took three wins — two in MX2 and a win and a second in MX1 to deliver a Q4 […]
The South Racing Can-Am Team has entered five Maverick X3s in Morocco’s Merzouga Rally, the first round of the ASO’s Dakar Series, which is based in Merzouga and takes place under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco on April 15-20. Renowned American racer Casey Currie joins the South Racing Can-Am Team […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Racing enjoyed a mixed start to the MSA South African National Enduro Championships in Robertson in the Western Cape over the weekend, with young gun Matthew Green bringing his Pepson Plastics to a strong result with seventh on his E1 debut, while Taki Bogiages E2 class debut was thwarted by a recent […]
Czech driver Martin Prokop is the leader of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies heading to the Qatar Cross-Country Rally, the fourth round of the series being hosted by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), on April 17-22. The former WRC star claimed the biggest victory of his career at last weekend’s Abu […]
After six days of breathtaking action at the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge the relief of those crossing the finish line was clear to see. Faced with over 1,000 kilometres of timed racing across the Liwa Desert it took monumental effort from every competitor who made it back to the Yas Marina Circuit safely. Celebrating victory […]
The prospect of two new champions being installed in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered by Nissan moved a step closer after Czech driver Martin Prokop and Chilean rider Pablo Quintanilla emerged unscathed from a difficult test Wednesday. After winning the rally’s demanding penultimate leg, Prokop and co-driver David Pabiska in a Ford F-150 Evo […]
Q4 Fuel Husqvarna Racing heads to Cato Ridge in KwaZulu Natal looking to continue its solid start to the 2018 TRP Distributors SA National Motocross Championship at Thunder Valley’s second round Saturday 7 April. Cape Town rider Caleb Tennant, local Pietermaritzburg racer Maddy Malan and Durbanville, Cape Town rising star Neil van der Vyver are […]
Toby Price’s hopes of victory in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge took a blow on the third leg after stopping to help an injured rival. Price stopped to help the fallen Mohammed Al Balooshi in the Liwa Desert towards the end of the 281km Al Ain Water Stage. The Red Bull KTM rider waiting with […]
Abu Dhabi: Frenchman Luc Alphand stole the show while Czech driver Martin Prokop retained his overnight cars’ lead in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered by Nissan on Tuesday as Sam Sunderland made a big move towards a second successive bikes’ title. After gearbox problems had ruined his victory prospects 24 hours earlier, Alphand recovered […]
We’re barely at the midway point of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and already the dune-based rally has shown plenty of bite. Some top-level rally-raid talents have come off second best against the perilous terrain while a handful of competitors have managed to stay on the attack. Defending bike race champion Sam Sunderland (GBR) […]
The 2018 Yokohama Sonora Rally came to a close on Friday as competitors enjoyed sunny skies and breathtaking views on the route south from Puerto Lobos to Bahia Kino. The day’s special stage offered navigational challenges, “carving a trail through the Saguaro cacti fields and ending at the seaside Seri Indian village of Punta Chueca,” […]
French driver Luc Alphand produced a stunning comeback performance to take the lead in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered by Nissan Sunday as Australian rider Toby Price snatched the early advantage in the bikes category. Partnered by German co-driver Andreas Schultz in a Buggy Ford 2WD, Alphand took the opening 276 km Yas Marina […]
The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 2018 is the third round of the 2018 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup and the first long distance rally of the this season’s championship. Race action starts on Saturday 24th March with a short Super Special Stage to determine the starting order for Special Stage 1 (SS1) – the […]
Like on Wednesday, the Gazelles got off to a slow start on the first leg, despite the relatively easy terrain and navigation. After the second checkpoints, some sand in Erg Moulay Aamar could have caused the teams problems, but a trail allowed them to avoid the small dunes. A little further on, a sandy, bumpy […]
After a hot breakfast at the bivouac, racers in the 2018 Yokohama Sonora Rally got an early start for special stage one. Today’s stage brought them straight into the heart of the Altar Desert – home of the tallest sand dunes in North America. These monster dunes have historically separated the wheat from the chafe […]
Price will race this opening round of the FIM championship in Abu Dhabi before heading to Morocco for the Merzouga Rally two weeks later. A break over the summer then leads into the three South American rounds of the FIM championship held in Peru, Chile and Argentina. Many of these events share similar terrain to […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing SA started the 2018 South African Cross-Country Series (SACCS) started with resounding victory in Round 1 of the six-round championship, winning the inaugural Mpumalanga 400 thanks to a superb drive from defending champion Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Robert Howie. The pair finished the short qualifying race in second place on the […]