Harrismith, Saturday – Reigning champions Evan Hutchison and Danie Stassen regained the lead in the Special Vehicle championship race when they won the Harrismith 400, fourth round of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), here today. However, it was touch and go whether or not Hutchison and Stassen, in the King Price Extreme BAT […]
Former Dakar Rally winner Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy took their second Production Vehicle category win of the season with victory on the Harrismith 400, fourth round of South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), here today. De Villiers and Murphy followed up their win on the Toyota 1000 Desert Race in June, with a […]
KTM Enduro Factory Team riders Alfredo Gomez and Jonny Walker are ready and looking for success at the Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye, which kicks off today in Sibiu, Romania. Known as one of the world’s toughest hard enduro events, ‘The Wild One’ as the organisers have named it for 2017 promises to be […]
With a confidence-boosting overall win on the VW Rally still fresh in their memories, the ATS Motorsport Young Guns – Richard Leeke and Henry Köhne – head to the Free State and the Harrismith 400 with high hopes. They’ve parked a rather dusty and pock-marked Ford Fiesta and clambered into a near-pristine Ford Ranger, swopping […]
Exciting racing action can be expected at the Harrismith 400, the penultimate round of the 2017 South African National Cross Country Series Championship for Motorcycles and Quads (SACCS Moto) that takes place on Friday, 28 July from the Eeram Farmers Complex at Harrismith in the Free State. The Harrismith 400 will form the fifth round […]
Monster Energy Honda Team rider Joan Barreda has secured his fourth victory in the Baja Aragon 2017 with team-mate Michael Metge making it onto the podium, repeating third place. The Baja Aragon 2017 concluded in Teruel with the victory of Joan Barreda and a podium place for Michael Metge. It is the fourth win in […]
A new event on the calendar and close championships are ingredients for potential drama and the Special Vehicle category ticks both boxes when it comes to the Harrismith 400, round four of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), on July 28 and 29. The Harrismith 400 makes its debut on the SACCS calendar and signals […]
With the season entering the home stretch with the Harrismith 400 on July 28 and 29, fourth round of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), matters have gone pretty much as expected in the Production Vehicle category. The two Toyota Gazoo Racing SA entries in the FIA Class are top of the overall standings and […]
Overdrive Racing and the Keeopower Team guided three of their five cars to the finish of the gruelling Silk Way Rally that started in the Russian capital of Moscow on July 7th and finished in the historic Chinese city of Xi’an on July 22nd. The French duo of Christian Lavieille and Jean-Pierre Garcin led […]
South Racing brought all four of its cars to the finish of the punishing three-day Baja Spain Aragón inside the top 20, with the Portuguese duo of Ricardo Porém and Hugo Magalhães leading the way in 10th position in their Ford Ranger. The event was the seventh round of this year’s FIA World Cup for […]
The finish line of the 10,000km Trans-Eurasian odyssey has finally reached and the celebrations have begun for Team Peugeot Total and Team Kamaz Master. Both teams have risen to the challenges set by their rivals and the harsh terrains of Russia, Kazakhstan and China to emerge victorious at the 2017 Silk Way Rally. There were […]
South Racing rounded off another hectic and impressive weekend’s cross-country rallying activities by sealing a stunning 1-2 finish in Paraguay’s Desafio Guarani, the second round of the prestigious CODESUR Championship, in South America. Bolivian driver Rodrigo Gutiérrez teamed up with Croatian navigator Tomislav Glavic to claim victory in their Toyosa-backed Toyota Hilux and the […]
The 10th stage victory for Peugeot from the 13 competitive days run so far. Their Peugeot DKR #106 also climbs up to fifth position overall after a complex stage 13, containing big dunes and several twists of fate for many of the competitors. Cyril Despres/David Castera were second on the stage, just under two minutes […]
Hot off earning the honour of finishing the Erzberg Enduro a few weeks back, Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Motorcycles South Africa Off Road Team rider Brett Swanepoel is off to Romania for the other ultimate extreme enduro, when he tackles the Red Bull Romaniacs July 27-31. Billed as the Wild One by its organizers, the 2017 […]
With just two days to go, Cyril Despres/David Castera keep fighting to maintain their healthy 45-minute overall lead over their closest pursuers on the Silk Way Rally, with teammates Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean-Paul Cottret watching their backs carefully. The leading duo aboard the Peugeot DKR #100 had a scare on today’s 12th stage, when they got stuck […]
Harrismith, in the eastern Free State, is renowned for being icy cold in the middle of winter, but it will be the scene of a heated battle between the top Class T contenders when the SA Cross Country Series (SACCS) descends on the small farming town on 28 and 29 July. As the fourth round […]
There was another dose of drama on the dunes during Stage 12 as the 2017 Silk Way Rally refuses to roll over and give the convoy a smooth ride. There were time losses at the front of the car race for both Cyril Despres and Bryce Menzies as problems quickly snowballed under the glare of […]
The Baja Aragón – one of Europe’s legendary offroad races – kicks off this week with the Monster Energy Honda Team poised to enter the fray. Incumbent champion Joan Barreda lines up alongside French team-mate Michael Metge, third in last year’s edition. Monster Energy Honda Team return once again to the action. After taking part […]
Yazeed Al Rajhi (KSA) and co-driver Tom Colsoul (BEL) enjoyed an excellent day in the #101 MINI John Cooper Works Rally yesterday, completing stage 10 of the 2017 Silk Way Rally in second place. The competitors tackled 517.53km of fast, technical tracks today, with Al Rajhi and Colsoul finishing the special distance of 360.28km in […]
Overdrive Racing’s and Toyota GAZOO Racing South Africa’s decision to miss the ongoing Silk Way Rally has enabled the two teams to join forces to mount a powerful challenge for honours in this weekend’s Baja Spain Aragón, round seven of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. The team has entered four Toyota Hiluxes […]
A new-look Husqvarna Motorcycles South Africa Motocross Team heads to KwaZulu Natal for Pietermaritzburg’s fifth round of the South African Motocross Championship this 22 July weekend, with Richie van der Westhuizen now leading the team and Caleb Tenant drafted in as substitute to the injured Maddy Malan. Van der Westhuizen moves onto the team’s leading […]
Sébastien Loeb has been forced to retire from the Silk Way Rally after crashing the Peugeot DKR Maxi out of the lead on the ninth stage. • Sébastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena crashed at kilometre 82 when they hit a drain just to the right of a river bed, […]
South Racing faces a busy weekend in the baking heat and dust of a summer in central Spain, when it fields five cars in Baja Spain Aragón, round seven of this year’s FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. The event is based in the area around Teruel and takes place on July 21-23. Xevier Pons, […]
The brave convoy of competitors at the 2017 Silk Way Rally have finally reached the midpoint. More than 5,000km has been tackled between Moscow and Urumqi with action coming thick and fast on the route through Russia, Kazakhstan and China. Quick to assert himself in the car race was Sébastien Loeb of Team Peugeot Total. […]
American pairing Bryce Menzies and co-driver Peter Mortensen (MINI John Cooper Works Rally #105) drove a superb Leg 7 to take their first leg win in this year’s Silk Way Rally. The result is extra special for the two Americans because this is their first time competing within this prestigious cross-country rally event. The win […]
• Stéphane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret smash the fastest time on the 6th stage of Silk Way Rally. As they look to recover lost ground, they crossed the finish line with a comfortable 15-min cushion over teammates Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena. • The Peugeot DKR Maxi keep its overall lead despite another challenging day […]
Despres and co-driver David Castera successfully navigating a tricky stage on day five to keep up the unbeaten winning streak for Peugeot. Navigation was the major challenge of the day, and Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena lost time searching the good direction in high grass, finishing 17min down on Despres. They still remain in the overall lead […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna Motorcycles South Africa’s Off Road race team enjoyed mixed results at Port Elizabeth’s Rover Winterberg national enduro over the weekend. E2 class rider Brett Swanepoel brought it home a solid third overall, while E1 entry Henco Botha was forced to stop after suffering the side effects of tick bite fever. Swanepoel put […]
There was a clear winner on Stage 4 of the 2017 Silk Way Rally as Sébastien Loeb took charge of the day’s racing from start to finish. The Frenchman with nine World Rally Championship titles arrived in Kazakhstan’s capital city with a lead of over an hour from his closest competitor thanks to a superb […]
• Three days of the Silk Way Rally completed and the Peugeot drivers are still first, second and third in the overall rankings and even widen the gap to the other competitors. • Sebastien Loeb / Daniel Elena aboard the brand new Peugeot DKR Maxi win the complex stage today to move back into the […]
The championship leaders of the South African Cross Country Series for Motorcycles and Quads (SACCS Moto) have earned their leads with constant victories and consistent performances during the four rounds of the 2017 series. None of the various championships have, however, been confirmed and with two rounds remaining, anything can still happen. After the recent […]
New events on the calendar always ramp up interest and the Harrismith 400 on July 28 and 29, fourth round of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), will be no different. The event will be based at the Eeram Farmers Complex on the outskirts of the bustling agricultural area of Harrismith in the eastern […]
Overdrive Racing’s challenge for honours at the forthcoming Silk Way Rally will rest on the shoulders of two Chinese drivers and a three-car Baic team following the decision to withdraw the entry for Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah. The event starts in Moscow on July 7 and finishes in Xi’an on July 22. Al-Attiyah is the defending […]
Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa has made the decision not to take part in this year’s Silkway Rally, in order to focus on the development of their race-proven Toyota Hilux, with Dakar 2018 in mind. Both Giniel de Villiers and Leeroy Poulter were originally scheduled to compete in the mammoth event, but will now no […]
The Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race (TDR 1000) in Botswana is a gruelling and ruthless event, but it rewarded the winners in the fourth round of the SA Cross Country Championship for Motorcycles and Quads that took place over the last of three days of racing with another victory and lots of valuable points […]
Pepson Plastics Husqvarna factory rider Brett Swanepoel continued with his domination of the South African Cross Country Moto OR2 championship with another class win and a brilliant second overall on the weekend’s marathon Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race in Botswana. Swanepoel, who headed to Botswana fresh from his successful debut at the Erzberg Extreme […]
After ten stages designed in Xinjiang province in China, Taklimakan Rally 2017 finished today in Hami with the final victory of Christian Lavieille and Jean-Pierre Garcin in car category. Armand Monleón wins in motorcycle. After a first entry in 2015 ended in a retirement due to mechanical problem, Christian Lavieille and Jean-Pierre Garcin with a […]
It was no surprise to see the pair of Toyota Gazoo Racing SA entries topping the results in the Production Vehicle category when the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race, round three of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), ended here Sunday. In the final classification former Dakar Rally winner Giniel de Villiers and Dennis […]
If you are going to win the trick is make it a victory that everyone will remember.And that is exactly what Marius and Jolinda Fourie did when they ended up topping the Special Vehicle overall leader board when the finishing touches were put to the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert race, third round of the […]
It’s no secret that the automotive world is fairly male-dominated, and that’s certainly true when it comes to the rough-and-tumble culture of off-roading.That’s not to say there aren’t any women who can hold their own in the dirt, but the gender balance at your average off-road park is probably pretty out of whack. That’s why […]