The Northern Regions Cross Country Championship produced a third overall winner in three events when Kobus and Marinda Fourie won the Vredefort Super Sprint last weekend. The event was run in conjunction with round two of the national Donaldson Cross Country Motor Racing Championship. There was a huge spectator turnout and they were rewarded with […]
It did not take former South African champions Quintin and Kallie Sullwald, in a Motorite BAT Venom, long to get back into the Special Vehicle winners circle in the Donaldson Cross Country Motor Racing Championship. The son – recently married – and his father held on to win the Vredefort Super Sprint, round two of […]
The Battlefields Race, round two of the SA Cross Country Championship (SACC) for Motorcycles and Quads took place over two days (6 and 7 May) at Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal and produced some new winners, a few class leaders added another victory to their names and interesting battles are on the cards for the remainder of […]
The Vredefort Super Sprint, round two of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, proved a happy hunting ground for the Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Performance team, with Chris Visser and Ward Huxtable (T8) winning Class T for Production Vehicles. Team-mates Gareth Woolridge and Boyd Dreyer (T7) were also on the podium in third place. The […]
It was a stunning, back-to-back victory for Leeroy Poulter and navigator Rob Howie, when they won the inaugural Vredefort Super Sprint, Round 2 of the 2016 Donaldson Cross-Country Championship, in their Toyota Gazoo Racing SA Hilux. Teammates Anthony Taylor and navigator Dennis Murphy added the icing by finishing second, in an identical vehicle. “We couldn’t […]
The Donaldson Cross Country Championship will be dishing up an entirely new challenge for the competitors, including the Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) Ford Performance team, when the first-ever Super Sprint race kicks off on 7 May in the small farming town of Vredefort, near Parys in the Free State. Unlike the established 450km sprint races, […]
After a relatively light start of the Croatia Trophy 2016, second roadbook of this year’s race “dots the i”. This legendary race is happening once again, the scene we all hoped for is coming back to life! Yesterday’s roadbook was 80 km long and everything is still fresh. We’ll see what happens today, but more than […]
After her heroics on the Sealine Cross country Rally in Qatar it will be back to the more mundane business for Sandra Labuschagne at the Vredefort Super Sprint, round two of the Donaldson Cross Country Motor Racing Championship, on May 7. Labuschagne and Spanish driver Christina Gutierrez-Herrero, in a Nissan Patrol, finished 24th overall in […]
Round 2 of the 2016 Donaldson South African Cross-Country Championship is due to take place on May 7th, in the Freestate town of Vredefort. Once the scene of the greatest meteorite impact on the planet, the town will now host the shortest event on the 2016 calendar. Known as the Vredefort Super Sprint, the round […]
Sébastien Ogier held a narrow lead of six-tenths of a second over Hayden Paddon following Friday morning’s opening two special stages at YPF Rally Argentina.Ogier, who was tied at the top of the standings with Dani Sordo following last night’s Cordoba street stage, was quickest in his Volkswagen Polo R through this morning’s opener from […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Dubai-based English rider Sam Sunderland and Chile’s Ignacio Casale emerged unscathed from the final 350.94km selective section of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally to confirm memorable victories in the car, motorcycle and quad categories at Losail on Friday. The final stage was won by the rally runners-up, Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Pablo Quintanilla […]
The start of the 25th Sasol Rally in Sabie this morning was very much like a song that is being played over and over again with the same performer doing the honours. Altogether 27 cars started the first of the six stages to be run today. Two of the stages are tar stages. As expected […]
: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Dubai-based English rider Sam Sunderland and Chile’s Ignacio Casale will take outright leads of 13min 58sec, 18min 45sec and 7min 57sec in their respective car, motorcycle and quad categories into the final 350.94km selective section of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally on Friday morning. Driving a Toyota Hilux Overdrive, Al-Attiyah […]
: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, Chile’s Ignacio Casale and a tied Sam Sunderland and Pablo Quintanilla lead their respective car, quad and motorcycle categories after the third and longest selective section of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally on Wednesday. Al-Attiyah and Quintanilla recorded stage wins in very different circumstances. Overnight motorcycle leader Toby Price retired with […]
FINANCIAL BONANZA FOR DUNDEE AREA OF KWAZULU-NATAL SACC Battlefields National Motorcycle and Quad Race a first for the area The historically rich area of Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal is in for a financial bonanza with the running of the SACC Battlefields Race, round two of the National Motorcycle and Quad Cross Country Championship on May 6 […]
The demanding 345.89km second selective section of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally, between Al-Khararra and Sealine, belonged to Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and the Chilean duo of Jose Cornejo and Ignacio Casale Catracchia on Tuesday. They won their respective car, motorcycle and quad categories, as Al-Attiyah and Casale Catracchia extended their outright leads and Australian Toby […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Chile’s Ignacio Casale Catracchia shared the winner’s spoils on the opening 226.42km selective section of the Sealine Cross-Country Rally between Al-Zubara and Sealine on Monday. The Toyota Hilux Overdrive pilot and the Yamaha rider won their respective car and quad categories from Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Mini All4 Racing) and […]
Innovative Vredefort Super Sprint 200 will be a carnival affair It will be a case of ‘and now for something completely different’ when the Donaldson Cross Country Motor Racing Championship heads for the Free State town of Vredefort for the 200 kilometre Super Sprint, round two of the national series, on May 7. The one […]
The Sealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar’s flagship off-road motor sport event, gets underway from the ancient northerly military fort at Al-Zubara today and precedes five days of punishing action across the length and breadth of the deserts of the State of Qatar. The world’s leading off-road drivers and riders have come together through the organisational […]
Demanding navigation and tricky terrain provides superb test for Ford Ranger DMAS South Racing is preparing to run a Ford Ranger at next week’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally, Qatar’s third round of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, which starts out of the Losail International Circuit on Monday morning. The team […]
Nissans dominate the entry list for the Sealine Cross-Country Rally, round three of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies, which takes place across the State of Qatar from April 17 to 22.The Japanese manufacturer will be represented by a staggering 15 Nissan Patrol derivatives – one third of the entire 45-car entry – for […]
There’s no time to rest for the Red Bull Desert Wings as their mighty machines are ready to be wheeled out for the second time this month. After a thrilling start to both the FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship and FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup in Abu Dhabi a couple of weeks ago […]
The ‘Mother City’, Cape Town, played host to the second round of the National Motocross championship that was held at the Zone 7 Motocross track this past weekend. Red Bull KTM brought their impressive rider line-up to the start gates, securing a number of podium finishes this time around. The most exciting class of the […]
Toyota scored a maiden victory on the FIA Cross-Country World Cup circuit, when Nasser Al-Attiyah won the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge yesterday. This race, run over five days, was Round Two of the World Cup, and saw defending champion Al-Attiyah campaign a South African Toyota Gazoo Racing Hilux. Partnered with navigator Matthieu Baumel, Al-Attiyah piloted […]
Featuring a strong mix of championship winners and up-and-coming youngsters Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing are looking forward to a successful start to their 2016 FIM Enduro World Championship campaign, which kicks off this weekend in Agadir, Morocco. Under the guidance of team manager Andi Hölzl all four official team riders will be aiming for […]
Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah is edging closer to his second victory in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge powered Nissan, but Russia’s Vladimir Vasilyev is refusing to give up his pursuit of a third successive cars triumph in the event.Partnered by French co-driver Mathieu Baumel in a Toyota Hilux, Al-Attiyah won today’s 280km Al Ain Water […]
After nine days of grueling off-road competition in Morocco, American teams claimed two podium spots in the hotly contested 4×4 division of the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles. Final results saw four American teams placed in the top 10 and all eight U.S. entries awarded finish positions. Southern California off-road racers Chrissie Beavis (Rally America) and […]
1st overall for Leeroy Poulter and Rob Howie 2nd overall for Anthony Taylor and Dennis Murphy 3rd overall for Jason Venter and Vince van Alleman Team award for Toyota It was a stunning start to the 2016 Donaldson Cross-Country Championship for Toyota, as the season got under way on April 1st, in the Northwest town […]
Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah surged into an early lead in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge as the rally launched its five-day journey through the giant dunes and plains of the UAE’s Western Region of Al Gharbia. Partnered by Frenchman Mathieu Baumel in a brand new Toyota Hilux, Al-Attiyah won the 278km Yas Marina Circuit Stage […]
The first results for the 2016 SA Cross Country Championship (SACC) for motorcycles and quad competitors are on the scoreboard after the opening round, the Vryburg Race, this weekend. Louwrens Mahoney, SANORA’s Race Director for the SACC motorcycle and quad championship and former multiple race winner at Vryburg, was satisfied with the outcome of the […]
Round 2 of the 2016 FIA Cross Country World Cup: MINI ALL4 Racing crews prepared for shifting sands and the extreme heat of Abu Dhabi.No less than six MINI ALL4 Racing will line up for the second round of the 2016 FIA Cross Country World Cup. The season opener for MINI and its iconic MINI […]
olkswagen Amarok will make its official debut at the opening round of the 2016 Donaldson Cross Country Championship in Vryburg on 1-2 April 2016.Two Amaroks, which were designed and built by Thompson Racing, have been entered for the RFS Endurance race as private entries by Atlas Copco and RFS Motorsport. The RFS Motorsport entry will […]
With a typically bruising edition of the Dakar Rally still fresh in the memory the time has come for the Red Bull Desert Wings squad to return to racing in the dunes. The Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge sees the best offroad competitors on the planet come together with precious world championship points on the line […]
South Racing is making the final preparations for the first of two gruelling desert cross-country rallies in the space of four weeks and is counting down to the start of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge, round two of the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup.One of the world’s most difficult automotive off-road challenges takes place across […]
The 2016 Donaldson Cross-Country Racing Championship gets under way on April 1st, when Round 1 takes places near the North West town of Vryburg, the spiritual home of cross-country racing in South Africa. Toyota Gazoo Racing SA will be fielding two Dakar-spec Toyota Hilux race vehicles in this year’s championship, and as multiple defending champions, […]
· Girls from Spain, Jordan, New Zealand, South Africa, France and Holland all set · Entries for QMMF’s Sealine Rally officially close on Thursday, March 31 Three female crews have begun their countdown to the start of next month’s Sealine Cross-Country Rally, round three of the FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup, which takes centre stage […]
The Vryburg Race, the opening round of the 2016 SA Cross Country Motorcycle and Quad Championship and the Junior Championship, will see defending and former champions as well as aspiring title chasers battle it out on the Kalahari’s off-road tracks on April 1 and 2, a weekend where enthusiasts will be treated to racing action […]
Two of the biggest rivals in Middle East motorsport will be battling against history, as well as each other when they chase victory in the Nissan-powered Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge next week.Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah and the UAE’s Shaikh Khalid Al Qasimi are seeded second and third, respectively, for the 26th edition of the event […]
A sponsorship agreement has given the Northern Regions Cross Country Championship a major boost on the eve of round two of the series in Vryburg on Saturday, April 2. The Northern Regions championship has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Hunky Pallets, a pallet manufacturing company in Olifantsfontein in Gauteng. Woman driver Suma Smit is […]
A ‘new look’ Production Vehicle championship at RFS Endurance A new class, changes to existing class regulations, an international fillip and blasts from the past will add up to a rollicking start for the Production Vehicle category at the RFS Endurance, the opening round of the Donaldson Cross Country Motor Racing Championship, in Vryburg on […]