The Formula 1 scene has suddenly undergone a radical change. And one teenager did what all the guru’s could not get right in the past two years. Suddenly Formula1 has changed from a boring procession to unlimited excitement. Max Verstappen who arrived as if from nowhere was the catalyst to save Formula1 from degrading into […]
The 2016 Extreme Festival series will return to theZwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this weekend (May 21), with eight competition categories in action. Top billing on the programme will belong to the G&HTransport Extreme Supercar category, scheduled to tackle two 14-lap racesduring the afternoon.The pre-event victory favourite must be Charl Arangies,returning to the fold after a […]
The Hankook Formula Vee Championship will head to the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria for the third round of the 2016 season on Saturday 21 May. If the first two races of the year are anything to go by one can expect yet another action packed event on the cards. Once again this popular single seater […]
Cold and wet conditions at Zwartkops Kart Raceway near Pretoria failed to dampen the on-track action in Round Three of the 2016 Northern Regions Karting Championship on May 14. There was hot action in a number of classes, but rain unfortunately saw some of the categories only being able to run two races instead of […]
Cape Town crew Nick Adcock and Simon Murray dominated their second African Endurance race on the trot when they drove the Rico Barlow Racing/Aid Call 24/7 Ligier JS49 team to an emphatic Mopar Cape 3 Hour victory on Saturday evening. Another home crew, Francis Carruthers and Johan Engelbrecht’s Harp Motorsport Malta No. 1 Juno SS3 […]
The 2016 Western Cape Karting Championship explodes back into action at Killarney after a two and a half month break Saturday 21 May, with leading local racers keen to reassert their authority, as much as their rivals will be out to stop those winning ways. Nowhere will the action be fiercer than in the high […]
Ah, that feeling of walkin’ through peaceful forests of Topusko… Forget about it! It’s Croatia Trophy 2016! You sit on a press point holding your camera, half an hour seems forever… And then, just like that, tranquility gets ripped apart by the grueling sound of 600 HP LS engines coming from far away… Soon after that, a […]
The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series made their way to the rustic Midvaal Raceway in Meyerton on Saturday 7 May for the third round of the 2016 racing season with an impressive field of 25 cars assembling for an action packed day of racing. Qualifying Stefano Martinelli (E36 328i Turbo) claimed pole position ahead of […]
Van der Watt in commanding form in both SA Formula Ford and DD2 karts He may just be in his second year of main circuit racing, but 18-year old Cape Town driver Julian van der Watt is quickly establishing himself as one of South Africa’s top up and coming race talents. Not only is he […]
Mikkelsen made his TT Cup debut at the opening round of the series in Germany and got off to a strong start in the first of two races, crossing the finish line in ninth place as his Volkswagen Motorsport team boss Jost Capito looked on. But Sunday’s second race didn’t go so well and Mikkelsen […]
Two thrilling days of unprecedented motor racing action culminated in the Jaguar Simola Hillclimb crowning is first-ever two-time King of the Hill winner, as Franco Scribante produced a dominant victory and set an all-new record of 38.646 sec.He added to his impressive credentials in this signature racing weekend, repeating the ‘double’ of winning both the […]
Thailand’s closing round of the 2015 GT Asia Series had everything a leading international championship dreams of delivering, a final race that saw the two title contending teams line up side-by-side on the grid, separated by just a single championship point – and with everything to play for.. It’s old news now that Craft-Bamboo Racing’s […]
Impressive start for Leopard Racing with the Golf GTI TCR in Estoril The Leopard Racing customer team enjoyed a fine debut with its new 330-hp Volkswagen GTI TCR, as the Circuito Estoril in Portugal hosted the TCR International Series for the first time. Jean-Karl Vernay (F) and Stefano Comini (CH) finished second and third in […]
Maserati claimed both races at Monza in Round 1 of the Competition102 GT4 European Series. It was an fine achievement for the Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4s as they made their debut in this European Series in the best way possible. Race 1, held on Saturday afternoon, saw the Luca Anselmi-Giorgio Sernagiotto crew from Villorba Corse […]
The SuperGP Champions Trophy riders return to the track on Sunday, 1 May when the third round of the 2016 championship takes place at Zwartkops Raceway.There have been a number of twists in the premier SuperGP class where defending champion Clint Seller (NeoLife Africa Yamaha R1) walked away from the first round without a point […]
The Jaguar Simola Hillclimb originated as a mere dream shared by a couple of motorsport enthusiasts, but since the very first edition came to fruition in 2009, it has set the benchmark for the most enthralling and accessible form of racing in the country. Now in its seventh year, and roaring into life from 6 […]
Garage 59 battled all race long with HTP Motorsport (Credit: Vision Sport Agency) The #58 Garage 59 McLaren 650S of Shane Van Gisbergen, Rob Bell and Come Ledogar has won a frantic opening round of the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup at Monza. Held at a brilliantly sunny Italian track, the massive grid of 56 […]
Volkswagen has always had a complicated relationship with the modern Beetle. On the one hand, it largely launched the career of designer J. Mays, and kicked off a decade-long industry-wide affair with retro-futuristic styling. And along with platform-mates the Mk. 4 Golf and Jetta, it represented the brand’s big comeback in the American market, transforming it from […]
Round two of the 2016 Investchem Formula 1600 championship took place in the Western Cape on Saturday. The event saw Dewald Brummer (4 – MAD Racing / Ango Trucks / Fuchs Oils) set the pace early on with a qualifying time more than a half-second faster than the rest of the field. This put Brummer […]
The 2016 Historic Tour visited the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday, providing spectators with a full day of spectacular nostalgia.The variety of cars tackled the SKF Pre-1966/68 Le Mans Sports & GT races. Running on special invitation, Dino Scribante took his Liqui Moly Tiga Honda to the head of the field both times, […]
Last weekend, as Le Mans (France) hosted the season opener of the FIM Endurance and Sidecar World Championships, women in circuit racing experienced an historic moment! For the first time, in conjunction with the 24 Heures Motos of Le Mans, the legendary French circuit welcomed a women-only circuit racing Cup. With an expected turnout of […]
Suzuki Motorcycle India teamed up with CS Santosh, to take top spot in the Moto Class at the Maruti Suzuki Desert Storm 2016. Santosh, the only Indian to have participated twice at the Dakar Rally, defended the champion’s tag powering his Suzuki RMX450Z Rally to win by a handsome margin of over nine minutes ahead […]
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Mathias Bellino has made a near perfect start to his 2016 Enduro World Championship campaign at the GP of Morocco in Agadir. Topping both the EnduroGP and Enduro 2 class results on day one the Frenchman battled his way to the end of a challenging second day of competition to […]
Ryan Dungey qualified second overall in the morning’s combined qualifying sessions, where he was seeded into 450SX Heat 1. In the heat race, Dungey grabbed a decent jump off the start and eventually settled into the second place position behind Jason Anderson. Main Event In the 450SX Main Event, Dungey shot off the line in […]
Dubai, UAE: April 7, 2016 – Nissan has set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the fastest ever drift. The record was broken with a speed of 304.96 km/hr and 30 degrees angle using a specially-tuned MY16 Nissan GT-R. Masato Kawabata, the Japanese drift champion and title holder for the Japanese drifting series, clinched the […]
As was the case at the opening round it was Ian Schofield (Investchem Mygale) and Andrew Horne (Xena Chemicals / Budd Power Royale RP31) on top of the podium in round 2 of the 2016 Investchem Formula Ford Kent championship held at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 9 April. Defending champion Horne fired the opening salvo […]
The workday was winding down in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday when David Perel heard a strange buzzing sound while sitting in his office. Before he could figure out where the sound was coming from, there was a loud bang and glass shattered all over him and something had hit him in the head. “Initially, […]
U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez has determined Porsche was not at fault for the accident which killed Paul Walker and Roger Rodas in 2013.The suit was filed by Rodas’ wife, Kristine, who claimed her husband was killed because the Carrera GT he was driving lacked several key safety features including a “crash cage” and […]
High speed nostalgia will return to its traditional home this weekend, when the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria will host round two of this year’s Historic Car Racing series.The event will cater for seven competition disciplines, each to tackle two races during the day.Top billing on the programme will belong to races for SKF Pre-1966 Legend […]
Subaru has teamed up with engineering firm Prodrive to develop a purpose-built WRX STI for a new lap record attempt at this year’s Isle of Man TT.The Japanese car maker has provided British rally driver Mark Higgins with an STI at the event in recent years, and this year it has sought help from its […]
The excitement and anticipation is building rapidly for this year’s Jaguar Simola Hillclimb, and motoring enthusiasts are guaranteed the very best action throughout the weekend’s jam-packed programme, from 6 to 8 May. The line-up of cars – several of which will be driven by some of SA’s top race and rally drivers – is staggering […]
The iron grip the Toyota Gazoo Racing SA factory team has on the Production Vehicle category showed no sign of slacking when Leeroy Poulter/Rob Howie led home team-mates Anthony Taylor/Dennis Murphy on the RFS Endurance Race, opening round of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, in Vryburg Sunday. Reigning champions Poulter and Howie finished three minutes […]
The 100th anniversary of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo will feature 26 drivers and riders from 13 nations and territories as the Race to the Clouds continues to expand its international prestige. “The number of high-profile entries from around the world is another example of how the […]
Jeffrey Herlings has never been beaten at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands and Monday’s race was his seventh GP win on that circuit. He took a clean 1-1 moto victory and in both races finished with impressive margins to retain his perfect scorecard for the 2016 season. After just three of 18 rounds he has won […]
20 manufacturers represented, including Jaguar, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche Over 80 entries spanning eight classes, road and race cars New SuperCar Shootout for exotic sports cars and supercars Des Gutzeit back to defend King of the Hill title in radical Nissan GT-R Current 40.148 sec lap record under threat from numerous challengers The 2016 Jaguar Simola […]
A welcome rationalization of classes sees a new look to the first National Karting Championship meeting of 2016, which takes place at Cape Town’s Killarney Kart Circuit on April 2. Three classes have been dropped for the official MSA championships, these being Junior Rok, Super Rok and the X30 Shifter classes. The result is that […]
Fresh from a three-month break, the single-seater competitors in the Formula Ford national championship are keen to get racing again. The series pits these open-wheel drivers against each other in a challenge that sees them having to manage tyre wear, downforce and close racing while giving each other enough room to avoid disaster. “Competing in […]
For two decades Engen Volkswagen Cup has been Volkswagen’s focus in circuit racing. This changes dramatically from 2016.”Volkswagen Motorsport will continue with Engen Volkswagen Cup and the very successful relationship with Engen that has existed since the start of the series,” says Mike Rowe, head of Volkswagen Motorsport. “This year we celebrate 20 years of […]
Former champion Ian Schofield (Investchem Mygale) and current champion Andrew Horne (Xena Chemicals / Budd Power Royale RP31) shared the race wins at the opening round of the 2016 Investchem Formula Ford Kent championship held at Red Star Raceway on Saturday, 12 March. While most of the drivers raced at Red Star at the final […]
A massive storm overnight threatened to sink the second round of the 2016 SuperGP Champions Trophy at Phakisa Freeway on Saturday, 12 March but a huge effort by everyone involved got the pits dried out and the circuit in a condition suitable to race on. Clint Seller (NeoLife Africa Yamaha R1) didn’t let the delay […]