Four-car team ready for new Polo Cup season Pepper Racing heads to Killarney with two new drivers among its four-car team for the start of the 2017 Engen Volkswagen Polo Cup championship. The team’s two Durban drivers – 2016 Polo Cup Masters champion and Pepper Racing stalwart Shaun La Réserveé and young Daniel Duminy continue […]
The Formula Monoposto series set the tone for the days racing with an exciting first heat producing some interesting results. Cameron O’Connor (Formula Ford Zetec) and Karl Pitzer (Formula Ford Zetec) locked out the front row in their new generation wings and slicks Formula Ford machines. Pitzer grabbed the lead at the start with O’Connor […]
Lee Thompson Racing returns to action with a new-look team when the 2017 Volkswagen Challenge commences along with the rest of the Northern Regions Extreme Festival at Zwartkops Tuesday 21 March. LTR Stalwart Waldie Meintjes will be back to chase the title he lost by a solitary point last year alongside the Crous brothers, but […]
South Africa’s Stephen Simpson is ready to race the Mobil 12 Hours of Sebring where he will share the new JDC Miller Motorsports new top class IMSA Prototype ORECA-Gibson 07 with Russo-Canadian Misha Goikhberg and US driver Chris Miller in the classic half-day race Saturday 18 March. The team heads to Florida, US race confident […]
Our first introduction to Jim Glickenhaus came a few years ago when he had Pininfarina rebody his Ferrari Enzo into the P4/5, a gorgeous modern interpretation of Ferrari’s classic P cars. But when he decided to build a version to race and failed to get Ferrari’s blessing, Glickenhaus set out on an effort to build […]
Nostalgia returned to the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria in style on Saturday, during round one of this year’s Historic Tour.Premier status on the programme belonged to the SKF Pre-1966 Legend Saloon Car category. The opening race saw a huge dice between Neil Lobb (TAR Chevelle), Mark du Toit (Chev Bel-Air) and Jonathan du Toit (TAR […]
South Africa’s Jonathan Aberdein heads to Abu Dhabi to wrap up the 2016-2017 Formula 4 UAE championship over the weekend of 10-11 March. It is a mere formality for Aberdein, who has dominated the Gulf championship, to wrap it up, but it is not likely that the Cape Town driver will take any prisoners on […]
Lindenberg Racing came away from Saturday’s Zwartkops opening round of Historic Tour races with a spring in its step following a solid day’s racing.The highlight of the team’s weekend was petite Paige Lindenberg’s performance in the Historic Saloons A-E races aboard her monster V8 Ford Fairlane. “That was one of my most challenging race days […]
Jamec Pem Audi drivers Geoff Emery and Kelvin van der Linde will start from pole position ahead of tomorrow’s opening CAMS Australian GT Championship race.The pair claimed the top spot in the first of two 20-minute qualifying sessions, van der Linde stopping the clock with a 1:20.452s.That marker then stood the test of time […]
Cape Town GT racer David Perel has re-signed to drive for Kessel Racing Ferrari in the 2017 Blancpain GT Endurance Series, following an extremely successful season with the team in 2016.”We are incredibly happy to have David Perel continue with Kessel Racing Ferrari for 2017,” team owner Ronnie Kessel confirmed. “The 488 GT3 is a fantastic car that we used […]
Vaal Triangle-based GT race team Stradale Motorsport, went to Welkom, saw and conquered over the weekend. Not only did team principal Charl Arangies and his dad (who celebrated his birthday on Saturday) drive their Ferrari 360 Challenge to victory in the Mopar 6 Hours of the Goldfields African Endurance Championship season opener, but Stradale cars […]
The South African GT Challenge kicked off at Welkom’s Phakisa Raceway on Saturday as Simon Murray and Jonathan Schenkman took their Lamborghini Gallardos to victory in the two races. Murray took his Gallardo GT3 to Sprint race victory, before Schenkman took Feature race honours in his Challenge version. Murray passed pole man Craig Jarvis’s Ferrari […]
Son and father, Charl and Harry Arangies brought their Stradale Ferrari 360 Challenge home to an unlikely Mopar Six Hours of the Goldfields South African Endurance Championship race victory in Welkom on Saturday.The Vanderbijlpark duo endured a brilliant race of attrition to lead Stradale Racing teammates, Simon Murray and Gavin Cronje’s Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 home […]
Amid the growing expectation of increased exposure for women’s professional sports, Supercars’ first full-time female driver would rather she didn’t attract attention because of her gender. Swiss international Simona de Silvestro has joined the factory backed Nissan team on a three-year deal aimed at establishing her as front-running competitor. She can’t help stand out […]
South Africa’s Jordan Pepper has been confirmed for a factory-supported Bentley Continental GT3 race program culminating in the prestigious Nurburgring 24-hour race 27-28 May.Pepper’s four-race Nurburgring program aboard a Bentley Continental GT3 includes two Nurburgring VLN Series races in March and April, followed by the Nurburgring 6-hour later in May and then the 24-hour. “I […]
But official blundering mars great racing Cape Town race fans were treated to spectacular Bold Marine Western Cape GTi Challenge action at Killarney’s season-opening at the Wingfield Power Series races Saturday 18 February. Close battles on track, dramatic incidents and some controversial calls made for an epic day’s racing as the Cape’s most competitive race […]
The 2017 Mopar South African Endurance Series gets under way with the Mopar Goldfields 6 hour, when a thrilling field of new and existing machinery will descend on Welkom Phakisa Freeway to commence the series’ new national championship era Saturday 25 February. Boasting new machinery and fresh driver combinations throughout the field in a bumper […]
The first round of the 2017 Inland Championship saw the popular Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series kick things off at the rustic Midvaal Raceway on Saturday 11 February with an impressive 25 cars qualifying for the event. Qualifying Julian Fameliaris (E36 328i Turbo) started the new season off the same way that he did in […]
The 2017 Mopar South African Endurance Championship is ready for a significant step up amid great new plans for the series as entries stream in for the season-opening Mopar Goldfields 6 Hour at the Phakisa Freeway in Welkom Saturday 25 February. 2017 is expected to be a watershed year for the SA Endurance championship, which […]
The first round of the Red Square Kawasaki ZX-10R Masters Cup 2017 Championship season kicked off this past weekend at the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria. Part of the annual Day of the Champion, it promised to be an unforgettable day. The days leading up to race day were dogged by miserable rainy and cloudy weather. […]
The 2017 Inland Championship is set to kick off at the Midvaal Raceway in Meyerton with the Amtec Race Day promising to produce some spectacular racing at the first event of the year. Northern Regions racing continues to ride the wave of success that they had last year with the ‘Real People, Real Racing’ tag […]
Three months ago, Peter Lindenberg was fighting for his life. A botched hip replacement saw him stricken in hospital, his family and friends praying for his return to good health.On Saturday, despite having to be helped in and out of his Shelby Mustang racer, Peter drove the pristine car to overall victory in the thundering […]
The all-new South African GT Challenge is limbering up towards a brilliant attraction when the new series kicks off at Phakisa on 25 February, with several sensational new cars set to join the action at the Free State opener and even more arriving as the season progresses. The new SA GT Challenge will run over […]
South Africa’s largest historic racing extravaganza will take place at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this weekend – January 27, 28 and 29.The 16th Passion for Speed event will see more than 450 race cars and motorcycles take to the Zwartkops tarmac, with some 40 of them hailing from overseas.The top spectator drawcard should be […]
There is now a direct link between Prodrive Racing Australia and the Ford Mustang, with Tickford unveiling its range of tuned ‘Stangs for the Australian market.Tickford, a famous Ford-related name revived by Prodrive race team boss Tim Edwards and PRA part-owner Rod Nash last year, kick started its business with a line of tuned Ford […]
South Africa’s US IMSA WeatherTech sports racing star Stephen Simpson is relishing the chance to win the Rolex Daytona 24 again 28-29 January, with a keen eye on adding to his Rolex collection over the weekend. The winners of the Rolex 24 take a sunning Rolex Daytona wristwach home as part of the spoils and […]
By Motorsport Media South Africa’s Jonathan Aberdein has made the inaugural Formula 4 UAE championship his own since the series commenced last year, putting his Team Motopark Tatuus-Abarth on pole for every race so far and going on to win all ten races so far, in spite of having to twice overcome reversed-grid starts along […]
Verizon IndyCar Series drivers Ryan Hunter-Reay and Helio Castroneves assisted with Monday’s draw for the individual and nations competitions at this week’s Race Of Champions in Miami, and it made for some very intriguing matchups. Drivers from multiple racing disciplines including INDYCAR, NASCAR, Formula One, rallycross and more will compete Saturday and Sunday in identically […]
As has become traditional, this year’s South African circuit racing activities will start on an international and historic note at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria at the end of January.The occasion will be the venue’s annual Passion for Speed extravaganza for historical racing cars and motorcycle, to be held from Friday, January 27, Saturday, January […]
A tough road always lay ahead in 2017 for Simona de Silvestro, the first fulltime female Supercars driver in 32 years. But six-time Bathurst 1000 podium finisher Cameron McConville has spelled out exactly how steep he believes the learning curve will be for the former Formula One test driver in her rookie year. “It’s going […]
Prepare for the sight and sound of a full grid of 620bhp, V10 Lamborghini race cars competing in the UAE for the first time next February when the Blancpain Super Trofeo one-make series makes its Gulf region debut inDubai and Abu Dhabi.A field of up to 30 identically prepared Lamborghini Huracan-based race cars will take […]
Ever wondered what the thing that goes bump in the night would look like in race car form? Behold the new Nissan Onroak DPi in all its naked carbon fiber glory, which we swear isn’t a giant GT-R powered mechanical fish-being from an alternate dimension here to eat your face. This is Nissan’s entry […]
GT3 racing finally comes to South Africa following the announcement that the South African GT Challenge will race over seven rounds around the country in 2017. The new series will run in tandem with the South African Endurance Championship, all of which comes on top of news of several new cars set to come to […]
Mick Schumacher will be hoping to retain and extend his MRF Challenge championship lead in Round 2 at Dubai Autodrome, with Indian driver Parth Ghorpade joining the series. After a successful season opener at the Bahrain International Circuit as a support race to WEC’s 6 Hours of Bahrain, the Indian international championship battle will resume […]
Cadillac is returning to prototype racing. On Wednesday, Cadillac officials announced that Cadillac Daytona Prototype international (DPi) race cars will compete in the full 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype (P) class, beginning with the 55th Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 28-29, 2017. The new car will be known as the Cadillac DPi-V.R and […]
With a new Supra on the way and a return to the WRC imminent, Toyota’s bosses are considering creating a high-performance sub-brand to rival the likes of BMW M.Toyota is considering creating a new sub-brand for high performance cars following its much-anticipated return to the World Rally Championship. The manufacturer’s motorsport wing, Gazoo Racing, is […]
Yvan Muller ended his World Touring Car Championship career in Qatar, securing second in the drivers’ championship behind his Citroën team-mate José María López, and added he has no regrets about his decision to retire from racing. The four-time WTCC drivers’ champion, also a ten-time Trophée Andros Ice Racing champion but also well known for […]
The 2016 season proved to be one of the closest ever in the 27-year history of the Comsol VW Challenge. All four titles, the overall and three classes, were decided at Zwartkops on Saturday, 26 November. When the dust had settled and the points had been tallied the biggest winning margin was just two points. […]
Johan Fourie (EPS Couriers BMW GTC) could be a front runner in Saturday’s Sasol Global Touring car races at ZwartkopsThe Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria will host the final round of the 2016 Extreme Festival series in style on Saturday, November 26.The event will see nine racing disciplines, on four wheels and two, take to the […]
Just two national championship rounds remain for the Engen Xtreme Team – one event scheduled for Zwartkops Raceway in November and the finale set for East London in December. Both Engen Xtreme Audi A3s are in the top three of the championship, with Michael Stephen leading and Simon Moss in third place. The first four […]