Intimate knowledge of the Aldo Scribante Raceway will stand the Engen Xtreme Team in good stead as the Sasol GTC Africa heads to Port Elizabeth for Round Five of the 2017 championship on Saturday, 15 July 2017. Engen Xtreme Team drivers Michael Stephen and Simon Moss currently lie second and third respectively in the race […]
After 4 hotly contested rounds of South Africa’s most successful one-make series, the Engen Volkswagen Cup returns to the Eastern Cape for Round 5, the Volkswagen National Race Day at Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante circuit. And after outings in Cape Town, Kyalami, East London and Zwartkops, it’s the name of Devin Robertson that tops the […]
Wet and windy midwinter Cape conditions did little to prevent Marcel Angel from piloting his stunning Autohaus Angel Ferrari 458 GT3 to a double WP Crossley & Webb Sports & GT victory at Killarney on Saturday, but his rivals certainly did their bit to stop him, not least Porsche duo Johan Engelbrecht and Matt Kreeve, […]
South African race fans have something to cheer about at this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix meeting at the Red Bull Ring 7-8 July as Raoul Hyman takes to the track in chase of GP3 glory. Hyman is hoping to take advantage of his recent chance to shine in the Hungarian round of the Euroformula 3 […]
South Africa’s Stephen Simpson starred in a sensational race to finish a very close second to Portuguese driver Joao Barbosa in a thrilling Sahlen’s IMSA Six Hours of the Glen at the New York Watkins Glen Raceway Sunday. Simpson and Barbosa fought nose-to-tail and side-by-side throughout the closing 25 minutes after Stephen forced his way […]
Cape Town driver Jonathan Aberdein heads to Oschersleben ready to deliver strong results at the fourth round of the ADAC German Formula 4 championship 8-9 July. The South African has been back home since his last outing, where he took a gap from his race regime, but now he’s raring to go. “I’ve had a […]
South African GT3 race driver Jordan Pepper has been confirmed as part of a three-car Bentley factory team to race in the legendary Spa 24-hour at the Francorchamps circuit 29-30 July. The jewel in the crown of the Blancpain GT Endurance Championship, the Spa 24-hour attracts the cream of the GT racing crop with over […]
Having just come off of two Blancpain Sprint Series wins in a row, South African GT3 race star David Perel was hoping to carry some of that momentum into the past weekend’s Paul Ricard Blancpain Endurance Series 6 Hour as he headed to France in search of his first Endurance win. Perel’s performance far exceeded […]
The Sasol GTC Africa race day at Zwartkops Raceway on Friday, June 16, proved to be tough but rewarding for the Engen Xtreme Team, with defending champion Michael Stephen closing the gap on the championship lead. Stephen powered his Engen Xtreme Audi 3 to second and first place respectively in the two races on offer to […]
Scribante cousins Franco and Silvio made it two Mopar African Endurance Series wins on the trot as they cruised their Chevron B26-Suzuki to victory in the Border 3-Hour at the East London Grand Prix circuit Saturday afternoon. The Chevron came home three laps clear of Michael Jensen and Mark Lauth’s Fantastic Racing Renault FR1 with […]
South Africa’s Stephen Simpson, regular co-driver Misha Goikhberg and third driver Chris Miller head to the classic Watkins Glen Sunday 2 July looking to break well into the top three with their privateer JDC-Miller Motorsport Oreca-Gibson at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen. Simpson and Russo-Canadian Goikhberg have consistently headed the non-Corvette standings to […]
The Crossley & Webb Sports & GT championship returns to Killarney for Saturday 1 July’s midwinter races set to once again thrill Cape fans with a full grid and spectacular racing throughout the field. And if the previous meeting was anything to go by, rest assured that there should be even hotter racing to warm […]
World renowned Italian luxury super car manufacturer Automobili Lamborghini is readying for the third round of the 2017 Super Trofeo Asia series, the Asian incarnation of its now global customer GT racing series. The two-day racing double header will be held at Japan’s famed Suzuka Circuit this coming weekend, and will mark the sixth consecutive […]
Father, son; Shaun, Dan in Zwartkops wars. Shaun and Daniel Duminy were looking forward to both racing on the same raceday at Zwartkops’ Youth Day Friday races, from which the Ballito father and son however left frustrated following a rough day at the races. Dad Shaun returned to the wheel of his Sasol GTC2 SMD Ford […]
A chilly, breezy Pretoria winter’s morning greeted competitors and fans to Zwartkops Raceway for the fourth round of the South African National Championship Extreme Festival on Youth Day Friday, but the racing was anything but cool on a day that also warmed by the time the racing started. Sasol GTC championship leader Gennaro Bonafede (Sasol […]
They say that the best way to tell the future is to first look at history. So what does history tell us about the Mopar South African Endurance Championship’s East London 3 hour Saturday 24 June? Well, looking back at the last race, Franco and Silvio Scribante’s Chevron-Suzuki V8 may have been the dominant force […]
Zwartkops Raceways’s second day of its Youth Race Extreme Weekend produced another epic day’s racing Saturday topped by a GT racing extravaganza that included the debut of three new to SA GT racers, of which one of the Ferraris won the day, while a Lamborghini and a Ferrari headlined in a top-end accident on the […]
Kessel Ferrari driver David Perel heads to the South of France next week to take part in the third round of the Blancpain Endurance Series. South African Perel will race against 60 other GT3 cars into the night in a 1000km, six hour race on the Paul Ricard circuit recently announced as the future host […]
Three rounds into the 2017 Sasol GTC Africa championship the Engen Xtreme Team are well placed to challenge for season’s honours. Ahead of Round Four at Zwartkops Raceway on Friday, 16 June, Engen Xtreme Team driver’s Simon Moss and Michael Stephen lie second and third respectively in the championship race. Gennaro Bonafede of the Sasol GTC […]
After a trip down to East London for their annual “away race”, the VW Challenge competitors return to the Highveld for the fourth round of the 2017 championship. Zwartkops Raceway, west of Pretoria, will host over 30 cars as they battle for supremacy and championship points on Saturday, 17 June. Heading to East London, Stiaan […]
A dominant performance by Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha Racing R1) on a cold winter day at Red Star Raceway on Saturday, 10 June saw the former champion extend his lead at the top of the 2017 SuperGP championship log. Garrick VlokGarrick Vlok (Diamond Core Drilling / Shop #74 Yamaha R1) got the better of Seller […]
In the sport of golf, they say that the third round played on Saturday is the one where players make their move and that this round often influences the final outcome of the event. Motorsport is very different, but when it comes to making a move, the same principles apply. The very popular Zwartkops Raceway […]
Friday the 16th of June will be a day to take a breather from work for most, but for Volkswagen Motorsport’s Mathew Hodges and Daniel Rowe there will be little or no time to relax. The Jetta squad will once again be ready to take on the cream of South African racing drivers in the […]
After the litre class raced on their own at Kyalami last time out, all the DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy categories will be on track at Red Star Raceway for the next round of the 2017 championship on Saturday, 10 June. At Kyalami Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha R1) took a hard-fought win in the first […]
Race fans can look forward to a bumper Youth Day long weekend of racing when the Extreme Festival heads to Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway to deliver an exceptional long weekend on track Friday and Saturday 16-17 June. The two-day Extreme Festival spectacular features drawcard national championship races with the Sasol Global Touring Cars, Engen Volkswagen Cup […]
Husqvarna Motorcycles South Africa’s Motocross Team enjoyed a mixed weekend at Dirt Broncos’ fourth round South African Championship round in Krugersdorp over the weekend as Richie van der Westhuizen delivered a stunning come from behind ride to score a maiden MX1 win, while also taking a positive fourth in MX2. Husqvarna’s second rider, Maddy Malan […]
South Africa’s Kessel Ferrari driver David Perel left Belgium with two trophies in hand following a successful weekend in the Blancpain Sprint Series at Zolder. “What a racetrack,” David reflected. “I was confident from the moment we arrived here that we could pick up some much needed points for the Blancpain Championship and that’s exactly what […]
Saturday’s WP Crossley & Webb Sports & GT races may have attracted a sparse grid to Killarney for a number of reasons, but that did not detract from a fine day’s racing from the Cape’s fastest racing class as frontrunners Dawie Joubert’s Lotus-Honda and Marcel Angel’s Ferrari 458 tussled for the lead ahead of several […]
South African youngster Stuart White will continue his dream rookie main circuit season when he heads to Spa Francorchamps for the fourth round of the FFSA Formula 4 Academy over the weekend of 10-11 June. White has stood on the podium for the last two rounds of the series at Monza and at the Pau […]
You can now place your order for BMW‘s M4 GT4 race car. It costs 169,000 euros, plus VAT (value added tax); with today’s exchange rates, it comes to about $189,000 plus VAT. BMW yanked the turbocharged engine and seven-speed dual-clutch transmission from the stock M4, added a specific tune and a racing exhaust system to make the […]
South Africa’s other Nurburgring 24-hour hope, Jordan Pepper had far less to smile about following a tough race over the weekend, but the Bentley Team Abt Continental GT3 driver only had good things to say despite taking an early shower Saturday evening. Pepper and his Bentley co-drivers had shown great pace in the build-up and […]
Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha Racing R1) claimed two comfortable race wins and set the fastest ever racing lap around the new Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit at the fourth round of the 2017 DEOD SuperGP Champions Trophy, which formed part of the SA Bike Festival for the first time on the weekend of 26 to 28 […]
Two wins, the fastest qualifying time and best lap times for both races. These are the impressive stats racked up by the Engen Xtreme Team at the Sasol GTC Africa event at the Prince George Circuit in East London on Saturday, May 20. The common thread for the third round of the series was the […]
Cape race fans headed to Killarney’s Saturday 3 June’s Power Series races can look forward to a battle of the giants as Crossley & Webb Sports & GT series regulars who missed the last round return to take on a newcomer, who stole the headlines last time out. Marcel Angel’s Autohaus Angel Ferrari 458 GT3 […]
South African IMSA Prototype racing star Stephen Simpson is relishing racing on one of his favorite circuits as the US WeatherTech Sportscar Series heads to the streets of Belle Isle Park, Detroit for the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic Saturday 3 June. Simpson and Russo-Canadian co-driver Misha Goikhberg sit joint third in the championship chase after […]
Any single seater driver worth his salt will tell you that the Pau Grand Prix weekend is probably the most daunting of any. Tight, twisty and challenging, the street circuit through the picturesque village is famous for its multiple accidents and hazards over the years. But for South African kid Stuart White, Pau will be […]
David Bogie won the third round of the 2017 Prestone MSA British Rally Championship ahead of Osian Pryce and Marty McCormack after Fredrik Ahlin retired on the final stage of the event from the lead. Bogie and Ahlin fought at the head of the field for almost all of the second day of action after […]
Birthday boy Julian van der Watt celebrated in style with another couple of wins in the 2017 Investchem South African Formula 1600 championships in East London on Saturday. Van der Watt remains unbeaten in the six rounds of the championship so far this season although Cape Town lad was beaten to pole position for the […]
Lee Thompson Racing returned from East London with its fair share of sliverware as well as a reasonable repair bill following a positive, yet testing weekend for its six-car team in the Border Region over the weekend. “East London was a semi good outing for us,” team principal Lee Thompson admitted. “We had some good […]
The Volkswagen Motorsport GTC team leaves the iconic East London Grand Prix circuit smelling like champagne with Daniel Rowe claiming third position in race two, but a penalty for an alleged blocking incident saw the young man drop from third to sixth. “It is really unfortunate,” said Mike Rowe, head of Volkswagen Motorsport after receiving […]