David can’t wait for Nurburgring debut South Africa’s recently crowned Blancpain Sprint Champion David Perel heads to the Nurburgring this weekend with one eye on the Overall Blancpain GT AM Championship and another on putting in a strong performance for his team. “I can’t think of a single driver who doesn’t want to race at […]
David Brabham will make his return to Mount Panorama next month as one of the invited pro drivers in the Toyota 86 Racing Series.Brabham is the youngest son of three-time Formula One champion Sir Jack, but boasts an impressive resume in international motor racing himself. Brabham’s big international achievements include outright victories in the Le […]
Sarel van der Merwe returns to race the grey Ford Galaxie #104 The SKF Legends, the Go Go Go generation of the 1960’s raced anything they could lay their hands on. In England it was little Austin A35’s to Jaguars. In Europe small capacity Renaults and Alfas then medium sized BMW’s. In America it was […]
Cape Town’s German ADAC Formula 4 charger Jonathan Aberdein heads to the Sachsenring for the penultimate round of the series with one thing in his mind ahead of the 16-17 September weekend. Dominant 2017 Formula 4 UAE champion Aberdein may have scored several podiums in the seres and stood on the second step enough to […]
The racing is just the tip of the iceberg at Saturday 9 September’s Killarney Extreme Festival races, but Cape Town’s faithful will still have much to cheer for on track, with Julian van der Watt and Johan Fourie among the several Kaapenaars expected excel at home. It’s a big weekend for van der Watt who […]
It seems like ages ago since the much anticipated 2017 Sasol GTC Series kicked off at the Killarney Raceway in Cape Town. That was way back in March, and now, more than 5 months later, the Volkswagen Motorsport squad of Mathew Hodges and Daniel Rowe are looking forward to return to the Western Cape. The […]
South African race driver David Perel has clinched the Blancpain GT Sprint AM Championship for Kessel Ferrari with one round to spare after winning at the 4th round of the series in Hungary over the weekend. Capetonian Perel is now close to taking the overall Blancpain GT AM title; following an exceptional year in both […]
Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha Racing R1) claimed his fifth South African national motorcycle championship when he won both premier class races at the seventh round of the 2017 DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy, held at Phakisa Freeway on Saturday, 26 August. Seller, who had a 47-point lead at the start of the weekend, claimed victory over […]
Cape race fans have another great day’s racing to look forward to when the Extreme Festival returns to the Killarney International Raceway Saturday 9 September, with South Africa’s leading circuit racers set to continue their National Championship battles, among whom will be keen to wrap their titles up in a meeting that promises scintillating action […]
Lee Thompson Racing heads to Delmas Saturday 2 September looking to celebrate Spring weekend in style as Class A duo Iain Pepper and Waldie Meintjes look to make Class A their own again. The duo ended first and second overall last time out at Phakisa and they are intent to once again keep the pressure […]
Saturday’s Arnold Chatz Cars Mopar African Endurance Three Hour at Dezzi Raceway, Oslo Beach on the KZN South Coast proved a scintillating race of attrition survived best by Jaki Schekter and Greg Parton, whose Drizit Lamborghini Huracan won by the handsome margin of four laps in the end. The winning margin is perhaps, a touch […]
Kessel Ferrari Driver, David Perel, heads to Budapest in Hungary 26-27 August to compete in the fourth round of the Blancpain Sprint Championship. Perel, who leads all three Sprint, Endurance and Overall AM class championships in the series, stands to wrap up the Sprint title at the Hungoraring — a track he is familiar with following […]
The race for class championship honors in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship is heating up as the 2017 season begins to wind down.The closest battle can be found in the GT Le Mans (GTLM) class, where No. 3 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R co-drivers Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen currently hold an eight-point lead over last […]
In a surprise outcome at round six of the Investchem Formula 1600 championship on Saturday, Stuart White (8 – Fantastic Racing) claimed victory at Zwartkops Raceway ahead of the championship leader, Julian van der Watt (42 – Race Driver SA). Until this event, Van der Watt had an unbeaten record of race wins for the […]
KwaZulu Natal is not a regular venue for South African National Championship motorsport, but Saturday 19 August will be a welcome exception for local race fans when the Mopar SA Endurance Series heads to Dezzi Raceway outside Port Shepstone for the fourth round of the series at the Arnold Chatz Cars Dezzi 3-Hour. This weekend […]
The Investchem Formula 1600 championship reaches round six on Saturday, August 12, when the competitors assemble at Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria. There are just three rounds left this season and now every lap, every point, every advantage counts. When it comes to the championship title, Julian van der Watt (42 – Race Driver SA) is […]
Road America’s ninth round of the 2017 IMSA Weatherteck Prototype Challenge proved to be a tough weekend for South Africa’s Stephen Simpson and his Russo-Canadian teammate Misha Goikhberg. The duo once again set the pace throughout the weekend only to be foiled by Lady Luck when triple full-course yellows conspired against a strategic gamble by […]
If you were to bump into Paige Lindenberg at the shopping mall or in the gym, there is probably no chance at all that you’d ever imagine the petite lass hustling a 500 horsepower three-ton monster Ford Fairlane through Dezzi Raceway’s seemingly impossibly tight confines. But that’s precisely what the Cape Town lass was up […]
South Africa’s ADAC German Formula 4 driver Jonathan Aberdein showed great pace through the Nurburgring meeting over the past weekend, but the Cape Town driver was out of luck in the races and unable to deliver on that great promise. Aberdein qualified third but he lost his front wing in a chaotic first race, which […]
Lee Thompson Racing is looking forward to a great weekend’s racing at home when Charl Smalberger and Simon Need take to the track at the Sasol Race Day at Zwartkops outside Pretoria Saturday 12 August. The team, which is based at the circuit, has been working hard on improving both cars in search of its […]
The 2.5 kilometers that make up the popular Zwartkops Raceway to the west of Pretoria will once again play host to a fierce battle when South Africa’s premier circuit racing series returns to the track for Round 6 of the 2017 Sasol GTC Series. The blue and white Jettas in the colours of Volkswagen Motorsport […]
Battle lines are drawn across the board for the Sasol Race Day Saturday 12 August when the Extreme Festival visits Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway for the sixth round South Africa’s various National Championship battle. Fierce racing should be the order of the day as the Sasol GTCs, Engen Volkswagen Cup and Investchem Formula 1600s getting down […]
After no less than five outings in three provinces the name of Devin Robertson still tops the standings of the very competitive 2017 Engen Volkswagen Cup. In fact, Robertson who currently sits on 107 points has a fairly comfortable 23-point advantage over nearest title rivals Clinton Bezuidenhout and Juan Gerber who are tied for second […]
South Africa’s ADAC German Formula 4 racer Jonathan Aberdein cannot wait to get his teeth into the Nurburgring as the championship starts its second half this weekend 5-6 August. Cape Town driver Aberdein has enjoyed positive testing since his last race and heads for the Eiffel Mountain racetrack with a spring in his step. Jonathan […]
South Africa’s IMSA Weathertech sports racing star Stephen Simpson heads to Road America 6 August looking for that final step up the podium following two strong second places in the past two races. Simpson, who races the JDC-Miller Oreca-Gibson with Russo Canadian teammate Misha Goikhberg are hoping to finally put an end to Cadillac’s winning […]
The Lexus LC 500 sports coupe has continued its run of success in Japan’s Super GT Championship, with its fourth victory in four rounds. Finnish/Japanese pair Heikki Kovalainen and Kohei Hirate in the DENSO KOBELCO SARD LC 500 won a dramatic rain-affected 81-lap race at Sugo, after starting from seventh. The Lexus WAKO’S 4CR LC 500 […]
Subaru has let its specially built time attack WRX STI loose on the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife race track in Germany. The Type RA NBR Special set a new lap record for a four-door saloon over the 20.8-kilometre circuit, breaking the 7 minute mark with a time of 6:57.5. The time is just 0.5sec slower than […]
The sixth round of the 2017 Inland Championship will play off at the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria for the second time this year on 29 July 2017. The racing is expected to be explosive and closer than ever as the championships in the various racing categories heat up. After a long break between races, the […]
Blancpain GT championship leader and Kessel Ferrari driver David Perel heads to Belgium to race the Spa 24 Hours — worlds biggest GT3 endurance event July 29-30. South African Perel won races at the legendary Spa Francorchamps F1 track in the Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo series in 2015, however the 24 hour is a different […]
The VW Challenge has always provided an interesting blend of experience and youth, but at the fifth round of the 2017 championship, held at Phakisa Freeway on Saturday, 22 July, it was the veterans who emerged at the head of the field. Iain Pepper’s Husqvarna Motorcycles Polo had a misfire during Friday practice but the […]
Blancpain GT championship leader and Kessel Ferrari driver David Perel heads to Belgium to race the Spa 24 Hours — worlds biggest GT3 endurance event July 29-30. South African Perel won races at the legendary Spa Francorchamps F1 track in the Blancpain Lamborghini Super Trofeo series in 2015, however the 24 hour is a different […]
The EuroSpeedway Lausitz/Lausitzring will be closed to the public after the completion of the 2017 racing season. Automotive safety company Dekra has bought the track and plans to run the facility as a testing ground for road car innovations. The firm already has a test centre at the circuit and will enlarge its operations. The plan is to transform […]
As the final stretch of the 2017 DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy approaches, the riders made their way down to Dezzi Raceway on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast for the sixth round of the championship on Saturday, 15 July. Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha Racing R1) continued his winning ways in the opening SuperGP race, but a mistake […]
Saturday’s Volkswagen Race Day delivered top drawer racing across the board as the Extreme Festival visited Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante for the fifth round of SA’s three premier national circuit racing championships in front of a large and appreciative crowd. They were treated to a great day’s racing, as not only were there a few […]
“Wow, that was a really good weekend,” Charl, who studies mechanical engineering at the local PE university admitted. “In Race 1 I had a good start and moved into second after Chris Shorter’s Mini and Bryn High in the Chevy collided in front of me, but the Chev got away with it and he had […]
Julian van der Watt pushed his dominant and unbeaten run of Investchem Formula 1600 wins to ten races out of ten starts as he once again dominated proceedings, starting from pole position and setting a new lap record en route to yet another double victory in Port Elizabeth over the weekend. Ten races into the […]
Over half of the 2017 DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy is behind the riders and, as they enter the final stretch, they head down to Port Shepstone on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast and Dezzi Raceway for the next round of the championship. Round 6 takes place on 14 & 15 July 2017. Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha […]
South African Raoul Hyman delivered a masterful performance to win the second GP3 race at Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix meeting. After claiming pole position for the reverse grid race with a strong drive to 8th in the opening race, Hyman delivered an emphatic lights to flag victory at Spielberg’s Red Bull Ring. “I am absolutely […]
Round five of the national Investchem Formula 1600 championship takes place at Aldo Scribante Raceway on Saturday, July 15. This is the third coastal round for the single-seater championship which has already seen them compete in Cape Town and East London. Starting the second half of their 2017 season, Julian van der Watt (42 – […]
South Africa’s Stephen Simpson and his Russo-Canadian teammate Misha Goikhberg took their JDC-Miller Oreca to its second runner-up position in two weeks in Sunday’s Mosport Park WeatherTech IMSA Sportscar Grand Prix at Mosport Park in Canada. The duo was second in the Watkins Glen 6-hour following a fraught dice to the flag last time out, […]