Round six of the Extreme Festival for the National Production Car Championship (NPCC) took the competitors to a new circuit – Dezzi Raceway in Port Shepstone. Here a narrow and, in places, very bumpy circuit awaited featuring tight turns, blind corners and several elevation changes – all posing a unique set of challenges to the […]
ROUND six of the eight round Engen Volkswagen Cup championship took place at a circuit new to the racers. Dezzi Raceway in Port Shepstone proved a hard outing for the competitors with the racers working hard to navigate the circuit. At the outset, championship leader Sheldon van der Linde (1 – Champion) looked set […]
For the fourth time this season, the National Production Car Championship (NPCC) racers will tackle a coastal event. For round six of the 2015 series though, it will be at a circuit that has not seen them in action before. With just three rounds left for the year, the Extreme Festival moves to Dezzi’s Raceway […]
THE Engen Volkswagen Cup field head to KwaZulu-Natal for round six of the 2015 championship. Here the field will tackle Dezzi’s Raceway – a first for the field of Volkswagen Polo Vivo GT race cars. With five rounds of the 2015 season complete, it is Sheldon van der Linde (1 – Champion) who is the […]
Can you imagine an 800 hp all-electric Aston Martin? If it’s up to CEO Andy Palmer it will be realised soon, Automotive News revealed. The electric all-wheel drive Rapide would have a range of 200 miles / 322 kilometres. The British Sports cars manufacturer brings its four-dour Rapide to the market in two years and […]
Just two weeks after their last outing the Comsol VW Challenge brigade will be back on track at Phakisa Freeway outside Welkom on Saturday, 22 August for the sixth round of the 2015 championship. Things have closed up at the head of the overall championship after round 5 at Zwartkops. There Rory Atkinson (Comsol […]
Two race wins for Rory Atkinson (Comsol Polo) at the fifth round of the 2015 Comsol VW Challenge held at Zwartkops on Saturday, 8 August have allowed him to close the gap to championship leader Nic Clarke (Central Technical Services Polo) to just three points at the half-way mark of the season. The VW Challenge […]
IN perhaps the greatest display of bad luck experienced by one racer in Engen Volkswagen Cup racing, Shaun La Reservée (9 – Alpine Motors / Compendium) started two races – but was unable to finish a single lap on race day. In contrast to this, the championship leader Sheldon van der Linde (1 – Champion) […]
As has become expected from the Audi S4 quattro competitors, they were right in the thick of the race day action at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday. Round five of the National Production Car Championship (NPCC) proved another exciting part of the 2015 season and the Audi S4 quattro racers were the pace setters. The four […]
After an eight-week break more than 30 Comsol VW Challenge competitors will be back in the driver’s seat when the fifth round of the 2015 championship gets underway at Zwartkops on Saturday, 8 August 2015. Overall championship leader Nic Clarke (Central Technical Services Polo) bagged a full house of points last time out at Aldo […]
As defending Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) Grand Touring Sport (GTS) Manufacturer Champion, Kia is building momentum heading into Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for rounds 11-12, July 31-Aug. 1. Just over halfway through the 2015 PWC season, Kia Racing has five podium finishes following back-to-back top-three results in rounds nine and 10 at Road America, and […]
The Alfa Trofeo Racing Series will return to the Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday 25 July for the fifth round of the 2015 championship. The new sprint racing format is proving to be rather popular amongst the competitors, with the new classes giving everyone a fair chance of walking away with some silverware. With the championship […]
The National Production Car Championship (NPCC) has a new leader – Hennie Groenewald (8 – Audi Sasolracing). Groenewald completed round four of the season at East London in second place overall, moving into the championship lead by a single point. “From a championship point of view I’m very pleased,” says Groenewald. “From a race perspective […]
After more than six months of torturous legal battles and unnecessary financial expense Franco Di Matteo has finally received the recognition that he so richly deserves – officially being crowned the 2014 National SA Sports & V8 Supercars Champion! Di Matteo has been a stalwart of V8 racing throughout the years – whether it be […]
THE Engen Volkswagen Cup field proved to be a highly entertaining category of the Extreme Festival in East London on Saturday. The outcome of this event, round four of the 2015 championship, sees a new leader in the series.Mathew Hodges (M1 – Makopano / Phoenix Signs / 959 Panelbeaters) now leads both the overall championship […]
THE Engen Volkswagen Cup racers do battle at East London’s circuit on Saturday, July 11, when they contest round four of the national championship for Volkswagen Polo Vivo race cars. This event is the mid-point of the 2015 season and their third race meeting in a row at a coastal circuit. Heading in to the mid-season […]
THE Engen Volkswagen Cup racers do battle at East London’s circuit on Saturday, June 11, when they contest round four of the national championship for Volkswagen Polo Vivo race cars. This event is the mid-point of the 2015 season and their third race meeting in a row at a coastal circuit. Heading in to the […]
A Perth, WA, schoolboy has won a V8 touring car race as a 14-year-old – still a year away from being eligible for a learner’s licence to drive on public roads. Racing a Ford Falcon driven by Mark Winterbottom in the 2006 and ’07 V8 Supercar Championships, Alex Rullo won Sunday’s third of three races […]
The Engen Volkswagen Cup racing at Aldo Scribante Raceway in Port Elizabeth on Saturday proved a demanding and exciting round of the 2015 national championship. Three races with three different race winners showed an intensity of action with the competitors fully committed to winning at all costs. The qualifying session saw Matt Shorter (11 – […]
AFTER a two month break in the calendar the Engen Volkswagen Cup championship heads to Port Elizabeth for competition at Aldo Scribante Raceway. The field of racers will contest round three of the 2015 championship on Saturday, June 13, with two races scheduled for the day. With just two rounds completed the season is already […]
Over 30 of South Africa’s fastest racing Volkswagens will make their way down to Port Elizabeth for the fourth round of the 2015 VW Challenge which takes place at the Aldo Scribante circuit on Saturday, 13 June. Nic Clarke (Central Technical Services Polo) and Zander Roos (Nathan’s Motorsport Polo) are tied at the head of […]
Few, if any, South African motorsport enthusiasts can claim not to know the Moss name. It has been synonymous with high-speed racing for decades. First it was Terry Moss who thrilled fans at local circuits, most notably in Touring Cars. Now it is the turn of his son Simon, who is following in the footsteps […]
The VW Challenge drivers headed for Phakisa Freeway outside Welkom for the third round of the 2015 championship. The biggest field of the season provided the customary door handle to door handle racing that the series is known for. When all was said and done it was Waldie Meintjies (Marty’s Body & Spray Polo) on […]
At least 30 vehicles should line up on the grid when the third round of the 2015 VW Challenge gets underway at Phakisa Freeway outside Welkom on Saturday, 2 May. Nic Clarke (Central Technical Services Polo) heads the overall championship log from Gerhard Henning (Goldwagen Roodepoort Polo) and Zander Roos (Nathan’s Motorsport Polo). With the […]
THE second round of the 2015 Engen Volkswagen Cup championship at Killarney on Saturday did not disappoint in delivering racing action. Some door-against-door racing, lots of overtaking and even a competitor smashing through a wall all featured in this exciting round of the series. At the head of the field, Masters competitor Mathew Hodges (M1 […]
The National Production Car Championship competes at round two of the Extreme Festival on Saturday, April 11, at Killarney Raceway in the Western Cape. At this event the series goes into action with an Audi S4 quattro leading the field. Michael Stephen (12 – Engen Xtreme) took the championship lead in round one at Zwartkops […]
ROUND two of the 2015 Engen Volkswagen Cup championship takes place at Killarney Raceway in Cape Town on Saturday, April 11. With just a single round of the season completed, the event will be an unpredictable affair – but there are hints of what motorsport fans can expect. Round one saw four bonus points awarded, […]
ROUND two of the 2015 Engen Volkswagen Cup championship takes place at Killarney Raceway in Cape Town on Saturday, April 11. With just a single round of the season completed, the event will be an unpredictable affair – but there are hints of what motorsport fans can expect. Round one saw four bonus points awarded, […]
Zwartkops Raceway, west of Pretoria, will host the VW Challenge competitors when they take to the track for the second round of the 2015 championship on Saturday, 21 March. After the opening round at Midvaal a month ago the championship log has some unfamiliar names at the top. Series newcomer Nic Clarke (Central Technical Services […]
Barzani Racing and Isaac Tutumlu must cease racing activities.The reach of terrorist group ISIS has gone all the way to motor sport, as Kurdistan-backed driver Isaac Tutumlu has had to curtail his 2015 racing plans. The 29-year-old driver worked with the Barzani Racing Team, a GT squad that has recently raced its Ferrari F458 Italia […]
The Audi S4 quattro racers had a successful outing at the first round of the National Production Car Championship at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday. Between the four Audi S4 quattros, the racers claimed the fastest qualifying, were first on the starting grid in each race and claimed six podium position finishes in the three races […]
THE Engen Volkswagen Cup racers tackled the first round of their national championship at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, February 21. From the outset, defending champion Sheldon van der Linde (1 – Champion) stamped his absolute authority on proceedings. “Changes to the Engen Volkswagen Cup championship to keep it fresh and relevant proved themselves here at […]
Kelvin van der Linde, 18, the reigning Bridgestone SA / SAGMJ Motor Sportsman of the Year, has made it two in a row.Van der Linde, who last year at age 17 became the youngest ever recipient of this prestigious award, has again been honoured this year, as the 2014 Bridgestone SA / SAGMJ Motor Sportsman […]
The Audi S4 quattro competitors start their 2015 season where they left off last year – at Zwartkops Raceway. Round one of the new season on Saturday, February 21, sees the four Audi S4 quattro entries racing in the National Production Car Championship (NPCC). Two of the top three finishers in Class A of the […]
THE Engen Volkswagen Cup national championship season for 2015 starts at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 21 February, with a three-round race day. It will be action-packed on the track for this series which sees all the racers competing behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Polo Vivo GT. Off the track there have been developments which […]
The Engen Xtreme Racing Team starts their 2015 national motorsport season at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 21 February with Michael Stephen and Simon Moss again behind the wheels of their Engen Xtreme Audi S4 Quattros. The race format for the 2015 National Production Car Championship season will see competitors tackle three sprint races at each […]
The opening round of the 2015 Comsol VW Challenge will take place at the Midvaal Circuit on Saturday, 14 February when over 20 cars will take to the track. Reigning overall champion James Hurley (The Starter Pack Company Polo) will be looking to defend his title although Rory Atkinson (Comsol Polo) and Waldie Meintjies (Performance […]
Sheldon van der Linde (16 – Ferodo Racing) became the youngest champion ever in the Engen Volkswagen Cup on Saturday when Zwartkops Raceway played host to the final round of the Super Series. At 15 Van der Linde is a year younger than his brother Kelvin was when he won the title in this series two […]
Two hard-fought race wins at the Midvaal Raceway on Saturday, 25 October have given James Hurley (The Starter Pack Company Polo) an unassailable lead at the top of the 2014 Comsol VW Challenge log. The early morning qualifying session gave an indication of how close things would be at the head of the class A […]
One event, two races and 12 points is all that is left to decide the 2014 Engen Volkswagen Cup Championship. The national championship will compete at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 1 November, in the series finale. The 12 points that separate the top three competitors will see Sheldon van der Linde (16 – Ferodo […]