It is that time of the Liquorland National Enduro Championship when competitors have to travel to Patensie in the Gamtoos Valley in the Eastern Cape to tackle the Liquorland National Winterberg Enduro, the fifth and penultimate round of the 2014 series that takes place on Saturday (6 September) and while they will enjoy the route […]
A challenging, but scenic route in the Free State tested competitors at the GOC National Off-road, the fifth and penultimate round of the 2014 SA National Off-road Motorcycle and Quad Championship that took place on Sunday (24 August) and while quad competitor, Brian Baragwanath (Team Rhide SA Yamaha), claimed his fifth consecutive victory, there was […]
Red Bull KTM Factory riders Ken Roczen and Ryan Dungey took a landmark result for the team, as they sealed first and second in the US 450 Pro MX Championship series in Tooele, Utah on Saturday, with Roczen taking the win in his rookie year.# The battle between the two KTM teammates proved to be […]
The Belgian Overdrive Racing Team continues its hectic August by entering five Toyota Hiluxes in this weekend’s Baja Poland, round eight of the 2014 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies.The three-day Polish event, which is centred in the town of Szczecin Bezrzecze is an important one for the Overdrive Team for three different reasons and […]
For the fifth time in six events crews will be heading into the unknown at the Vryburg 450, round six of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, in the North West on September 12 and 13.Earlier this season the RFS 450, the Toyota Dealer 450 and more recently the Toyota 1000 Desert Race and Force Fuel […]
Is it too late to stop the Brother KTM team from ensuring the titles in four of the six motorcycle class championships? The chasing pack behind the Brother KTM class leaders will aim to stop the ‘brothers’ at the final two rounds of the 2014 SA National Off-road Championship and they will have their first […]
At the end: fireworks. And not only because at the Finish podium the flaming torches were lightning at the ceremony, but also because the Hungarian World Cup race, the HunGarian Baja’s result was decided only at the last kilometers of the race.The Dakar Rally winner Nasser Al-Attiyah was struggling with technical problems on the first […]
Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah (inset) would be driving for Overdrive Racing team at this weekend’s Hungarian Baja, Round 7 of the 2014 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies. Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah joins the Team Orlen duo of Marek Dabrowski and Adam Malysz to drive three Overdrive Racing Toyota Hiluxes in this weekend’s Hungarian Baja, […]
Atlas Copco Ford Racing pair Gary Bertholdt and Siegfried Rousseau scored a convincing second place today on the Force Fuel 450 race held near Sun City in the North West, round five of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship. Having starting third in the Production Vehicle category following the Friday qualifying session, and fifth on the […]
• Maiden victory for brothers Johan and Werner Horn • First and third in Production Class T • First and third in Production Class S • Manufacturer’s Award • First, second and third in Championship after Round 5 A maiden victory for brothers Johan and Werner Horn, in the Malalane Toyota Hilux secured the top […]
The fairytale continued for Mpumalanga brothers Johan and Werner Horn when they scored a maiden Production Vehicle national series victory with a win on the Force Fuel 450, round five of the Donaldson Cross County Championship, here today.After a string of podium finishes in their first season in the premier Class T category the Horns, […]
Round 5 of the Donaldson National Cross Country Championship takes places at Sun City this weekend, and with three of the Top 5 cars on the table bearing the Toyota roundel, the team has every reason to be upbeat about their chances at the Force Fuel 450. In 2013 Toyota had an amazing result, with […]
The Atlas Copco Ford Racing team is going all out to regain some of the championship momentum lost in the previous rounds when the Donaldson Cross Country Championship arrives at Sun City for the Force Fuel 450.Despite winning the second race of the season and claiming regular podium finishes during the year, arch-rival Toyota has […]
Former multiple national enduro champion, Louwrens Mahoney (Brother KTM) was victorious at this weekend’s Liquorland National Enduro @ Lydenburg, the fourth round of the Liquorland National Enduro Championship that was held in the Lydenburg area in Mpumalanga. E1 and E2 competitors had to post their fastest times at 11 dry and dusty Special Stages that […]
The 11th edition of the infamous Red Bull Romaniacs Rally kicked off in Sibiu, Romania on Tuesday, 15 July with the traditional prologue in the centre of Sibiu where competitors had to complete a challenging course made of man made obstacles such as logs, rocks, tyres and wooden bridges. Close to 400 competitors registered for […]
In his striking yellow MINI ALL4 Racing, Joan “Nani” Roma (ES) has won the sixth round of the 2014 FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. After four demanding special stages and 666.13 competitive kilometres during the 2014 Baja Aragón the Spaniard and his co-driver Michel Périn (FR) claimed the victory for the Monster Energy […]
The entry list of Baja Aragon contained many surprises, especially in the cars’ category. The only vehicle missing is the Peugeot 2008DKR to have a debut in Teruel – that will happen at the Dakar. X-raid Mini comes with six cars including FIA World Cup leader Vasilyev and reigning Dakar champion Nani Roma, Toyota Overdrive with […]
Donaldson Cross Country Championship partner Force Fuel is to sponsor the event in the Pilanesberg on August 8 and 9.The Force Fuel 450 at Sun City will be round five of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship and is regarded as one of the toughest events on the championship calendar. The race has previously won the […]
TV/Radio personality Jeannie D and rugby legend John Smit in action Television and radio personality Jeannie D and former Springbok rugby captain John Smit will form a ‘double header’ in the Imperial Auto Celebrity Challenge at round five of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, the Force Fuel 450 at Sun City, on August 8 and […]
The Brazilian Team Mitsubishi Petrobras fulfilled a new deal: Former FIA Cross Country World Champion Carlos Sousa from Portugal switched from the Chinese Great Wall Team to the Brazilian Mitsubishi crew for the Dakar Rally 2015 and further events. Sousa, with a career spanning over 26 years in cross-country rally, will be involved continuing the […]
The last competiton in the popular shooting range around the city Veszprém near the famous “Lake Balaton” was in 2009 – the only time when the “Hungarian Baja” took place two days. The organizers have been working to bring the competiton back to this unique place in the last nine months and the previous four […]
Peugeot will try to win next year’s Dakar with a 2-wheel drive diesel car, aiming to become the first manufacturer to do so.Details released this morning show the 2008 DKR vehicle will have a 24 valve 2993cc bi-turbo diesel engine mounted mi-rear and developing 340bhp, driving the front wheels through a 6-speed sequential gearbox. One […]
Castrol Team Toyota first and second Malalane Toyota third Five Toyota Hiluxes in Top 10 Wins in Class T and Class S Toyota wins Manufacturer’s Challenge Castrol Team Toyota achieved a clean sweep on Southern Africa’s premier cross-country event, the Toyota 1000 Kalahari Botswana Desert Race. A triumphant Anthony Taylor, with navigator Dennis Murphy beside […]
Day 3 – Stage distance: 352 km (Total: 913 km) JWANENG, BOTSWANA, 29 June 2014 – Atlas Copco Ford Racing salvaged crucial championship points by finishing fourth and fifth in the 2014 Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race, which finished in Jwaneng today. After conducting extensive bodywork repairs on the cars overnight, the cars were […]
The first edition of RFC India is all set to take the country by storm. Explore the other side of Goa from August 8-14 in the toughest off-road motorsport event to hit the country. The blinding rain has limited visibility and the cry of a lone wolf can be heard in the distance. The modified […]
Jwaneng, Botswana – Reigning South African champions Anthony Taylor and Dennis Murphy led a Toyota lockout of the podium positions on the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race, round four of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, which ended here today. Taylor and Murphy finished 32 seconds clear of Team Castrol Toyota Hilux team-mates Leeroy Poulter […]
With 19 designated spectator points along the route the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race, round four and the halfway point of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, the thousands of enthusiasts expected to watch the race from June 27 to 29 will be well catered for. The event is the biggest social and sporting event […]
They say that once bitten by the motor racing bug you are hooked for life and the latest victim is Springbok utility back Stefan Terblanche.Now chief executive officer of the South African Rugby Legends organisation, Stefan will have his third taste of cross country racing at the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race from June […]
Fresh initiatives to provide growth and future sustainability to the Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race will be in place for this year’s event, round four of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, from June 27 to 29. Event moves from metropolitan Kumakwane to rural Jwaneng The race is the only marathon event on the Donaldson […]
SOME SAID that now they knew where the tough spots were they knew how to get around them so perhaps today might be easier. Nope. Three cars finished the 3rd lap and only one made it around the 4th… With only 4km done yesterday America’s Levi Shirley hoped to do a lot more today to […]
YAZEED PUSHED today to keep Nasser behind him. ‘It was easy today to be clever,’ he said. ‘When I saw his dust in the last 50 kilometers I knew our plan would work.’ With Yazeeds 1st place also his team wins, after three races in a row in the desert and a lot of work […]
SOME PEOPLE made it even more of a challenge for themselves. Rob Butler of Off-Road Armoury and Levi Shirley from the Lucky Dog Racing team all the way from Kansas, USA had an intense build of their two stunning new Euro Fighters. Things were so tight that they missed the prologue as they were still […]
WORLDCUP leader Vladimir Vasilyev today suffered another blow, losing not only the turbopressure in his engine but also the stage ánd his position in the Worldcup as he will not be able to finish on the podium of the Pharaons Rally. Erik van Loon and Wouter Rosegaar move up one place in the overall ranking […]
TODAY WAS a fast and friendly stage through the mountains, allowing the competitors to recuperate after the heat they had yesterday. With the emotions from yesterday still very alive the teams were happy todays roadbook was much easier. ‘It is not a bad thing to have a difficult stage,’ Organiser Abdelhamid Abouyoussef said. ‘There has […]
JUAN CARLOS Salvatierra claimed his victory with his Speedbrain 450, but today was not about winning but about surviving. With temperatures way over 45 degrees the riders could only hope to stay concentrated on their bikes. Stefano Turchi managed to finish on his KTM 690, together with his teammembers. ‘After the refueling we decided to […]
Navigation causes some problems ONLY AFTER the first 100 kilometers through canyons and mountains the stage opened up. With a great view the route decended to the riverdelta of the Nile. ‘The beginning of the stage is tough because one mistake means you end up in the wrong canyon,’ organizer Abdelhamid Abouyoussef says. ‘The only […]
Tough competition from the start The prologue near the beach of El Gouna was a short track on gravel and salt, with wet patches from the last high tide. Long curves made it fun to drive, drifting from one side to the other and entertaining the spectators with a spectacular driving style. The competition amoung […]
Never got out of the car once Most of the cheers, however, were reserved for home town crew Johan and Werner Horn, in the Malalane Toyota Hilux, who had the local community in raptures with their second podium finish in a row. The final podium place went to Atlas Copco Nissan Navara pair Johan van […]