Lindenberg dominates at Killarney Peter Lindenberg enjoyed a perfect day at the races at Killarney’s Passion for Speed races on Saturday, putting himself in strong contention in the International Historic Saloon Series he is chasing this year. Lindenberg put his Lindenberg Racing Shelby Mustang on pole position for the Pre-66 Legends race before powering to […]
Cloak and dagger with new season set to go Port Elizabeth race fans have a fun-filled day of track action to look forward to for the whole family, when the 2019 Eastern Province circuit racing championships blast into action at the weekend’s season opener at the Aldo Scribante Racetrack Saturday 16 February. To make it […]
Fantastic spectacle, close racing, a large crowd and great weather. Those are the things for which Saturday’s 18th annual Passion for Speed extravaganza at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria will be remembered. Topping the day in terms of spectacle were the two races for SKF Pre-1966 Legend V8 Saloon Cars. Race one saw Lee […]
Paige, Pete quick out the blocks as Kirsten wins Lindenberg Racing began its international Historic Racing season in flying style as Peter Lindenberg drove his 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350 to third overall in the SKF Legends of the 9 Hour races and daughter Paige brought the ’68 Lindenberg Racing Ford Fairlane tenth at the opening […]
Global Motorsports Group (GMG) will continue its two-decade relationship with the Blancpain GT World Challenge with a three-car program throughout multiple categories of the new-for-2019 championship. “It’s an exciting new era for the series, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it,” GMG team owner James Sofronas said. “2019 promises a whole new look […]
As has become tradition, the annual international Passion for Speed extravaganza at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria will officially kick off this year’s South African circuit racing season on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event, to be held for the 18th consecutive year, will boast more than 300 entries, representing 14 separate racing categories on four […]
One of the strangest parts of being a ‘racing driver’ is the 4 – 5 month break between race seasons. Last year was a particularly long wait as I couldn’t find a drive until April and only did my first race in May. I am happy to say that that changes this year as I’ve […]
A hugely diverse list of activities will await spectators at the annual Passion for Speedextravaganza at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on February 1, 2 and 3. On the track, the event’s official highlight on Saturday, February 2 will be the 18th Castrol Tourist Trophy race for Pre-1968 Le Mans Sports and GT cars. The 45-minute race, which includes […]
After stunning the established Australian GT stars on his championship debut at Sydney Motorsport Park mid-season, Victorian teenager Ryan How has confirmed that he is looking to return to the category in 2019, determined to take the fight to the Trophy Series teams and go after a fourth-consecutive title for Audi. Debuting in the […]
Three years after the premiere of the first Cayman GT4 Clubsport, Porsche revealed a newly developed version of the car at Daytona International Speedway ahead of this weekend’s Roar Before the 24 test: For the first time, the near-standard mid-engine racer comes in two versions ex-works: the “Trackday” model for ambitious amateur racing drivers and […]
Four months to go before the new Audi RS 5 DTM with some 600 horsepower celebrates its racing debut. Mike Rockenfeller, 2013 DTM Champion and long-standing Audi factory driver, shares more about the fascinating new DTM era that will begin on May 4/5 at the Hockenheimring. What’s new in the 2019 DTM? There are a […]
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has announced a strategic partnership with Girls With Drive and driver Aurora Straus to promote women in the automotive industry.Straus, 19, has raced in IMSA’s Continental Tire Challenge series as well as the Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup. Her foundation, Girls With Drive, aims to inspire, identify, and support girls driven with interest and […]
Porsche duo dominate SA’s oldest race Bigfoot Express Porsche Carrera Cup teammates, Andrew Culbert and Sun Moodley made short work of South Africa’s oldest motor race as Culbert stormed to a 31-second Border 100 victory over Moodley at the East London Grand Prix Circuit on Saturday. Jason Lamb (Spindrift Kawasaki) meanwhile took the 25-lap Border […]
Sophia Flörsch works at full speed on preparing for the coming Formula European Masters season. The German who made her debut in the young-gun series in 2018 but only at season halftime, after having passed her Abitur exams (more or less the German equivalent to the A Levels), wants to use her experiences for securing […]
Chaz Mostert will make his Daytona 24 Hour debut next month, sharing a BMW with Italian racing legend Alex Zanardi.The Tickford Racing Supercars star has branched out into GT racing with BMW over the last 18 months, including representing it in the 2017 FIA GT World Cup. Mostert’s first deployment to the US was October’s […]
On the heels of his FIA Formula 3 championship, Prema Racing announced that Mick Schumacher will move up for the 2019 FIA Formula 2 season. The 19-year-old German scored eight wins, seven pole positions and 14 podium finishes en route to capturing the overall title in 2018. Schumacher has been a part of the Italian team […]
The final entry list for the inaugural GT4 International Cup has been confirmed, finalising the gird for this weekend’s event at the Bahrain International Circuit (30 November-1 December). Staged as part of the Bapco Bahrain GT Festival, the GT4 International Cup brings together competitors from across the globe for a season-ending contest. It joins an […]
Giant killer 3-Hour goes down to the wire Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante Racetrack enjoyed something of a watershed year in 2018 and it all came to a head in epic fashion when an unfancied tin-top BMW held off a come-from-behind light sports car attack to win the Midas PE 3 Hour endurance race on Saturday […]
Hot race action thrills Pretoria crowd Zwartkops Raceway’s 2018 race season came to a stylish close on Saturday when the Grand Finale meeting delivered a most entertaining day of on-track action to an enthusiastic crowd in sizzling hot conditions. Charl Arangies had already wrapped up the G&H Transport Extreme Supercars title last time out, but […]
Over 325 entries for PE race festival If there ever was a meeting to end a race season off in style, then the Aldo Scribante Racetrack’s 2018 finale must be it. The Algoa Motor Sport Club has attracted over 325 entries from the Bay and around the county, all set to deliver a day of […]
A steady host of points-paying finishes during the 2018 MotorMart VW Challenge season sees Monitor Net’s Deon Holliday Jnr in contention for Class B honours during the season finale at Zwartkops Raceway on the weekend of November 9-10. Deon Holliday Jnr finds himself in a position to challenge for Class B honours at the season finale. Picture: Paul Blackburn Despite […]
The 2018 Extreme Festival will render its final spectacle at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this Saturday (November 10), with the Regional categories of the travelling show to resolve a number of title chases.Topping the show will be two races for G&H Transport Extreme Supercars, with a dozen delectable vehicles taking to the tarmac. Front […]
Pete celebrates 40 years with another championship Lindenberg Racing ended its 40th year in motorsport when team leader Peter Lindenberg drove to yet another championship title at Zwartkops’ Historic Tour after he came from the back to take the day and the title in his Lindenberg Racing 1965 Shelby Mustang. Daughter Paige followed her dad’s […]
Kuwait’s exciting new state-of-the-art race circuit will host the country’s return to the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) after a one-year absence this weekend. It marks the first time that the facility has ever been used to host an FIA event. Kuwait Motor Town Race Circuit was inaugurated under the patronage and attendance of His Highness […]
It’s off to Pretoria West yet again on Nov.3rd for the Historic Tour at Zwartkops, which will also see the closing round of this year’s EV Dynamics Inland Championship. In Motul MPC, Keegan Pottas has ruled supreme in Class A all year, but behind him in Class B, Dirk Lawrence (JDM Tuning Honda Ballade) and Paul […]
Five national titles were clinched, the rain stayed away, and a large crowd was fully entertained. That is how enthusiasts will recall Saturday’s final round of the 2018 Extreme Festival at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria.Michael Stephen took his Engen Audi to both of Saturday’s race victories at Zwartkops, clinching the 2018 Sasol Global […]
Two final race meetings for the price of one Zwartkops Raceway is set to close off its 2018 race season in double-whammy style with a historic raceday Saturday 3 November, followed a week later by the 10 November Extreme Festival Grand Finale. Best of all is that race fans can buy tickets for both races […]
Eastern Cape race fans are in for a treat when the Mopar South African Endurance Series comes to a dramatic climax at the East London 4-Hour at the Grand Prix Circuit outside the Border town Saturday 27 October. Just eight points separate the top six drivers in the overall championship race, while as many as […]
Engen Audi stand on the cusp of an unprecedented 1-2 clean sweep in the 2018 Sasol GTC championship, as they prepare for the final round at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 20 October.The team’s two-time defending Sasol GTC driver’s champion, Michael Stephen is also within touching distance of a third consecutive title, with a fifth place […]
Expectations high for Zwartkops Polo finale Pepper Racing has it all to do at Zwartkops final round Engen Polo Cup races as newly crowned Masters Champion Tasmin Pepper heads to Pretoria off an overall win and ten points behind her main championship rival and Campos brothers Jason and Keegan look to continue their recent top […]
It is a close battle at the top of the overall championship table in the 2018 Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series heading into the penultimate round of the season at Zwartkops Raceway. On Saturday, October 13 Antonie Marx will start the race day with a mere one-point advantage and with the knowledge that every point […]
Regional title chasing will be the name of the game at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this Saturday (October 13), when the venue will host the penultimate round of the 2018 EV Dynamics Inland Championship.Heading up a full and varied programme will be two races for the Bridgestone BMW Car Club Series, with 24 contenders […]
“When it rains it pours…Zwartkops hosts another blockbuster After just 2 weeks since it hosted the Historic Tour, Zwartkops lays on another bumper programme on October 13, when a full round of the EV Dynamics Inland Championship returns to the Pretoria West venue. In the Motul Modified Production Cars, Keegan Pottas heads the line up in his […]
Aberdein aims to end season in style Jonathan Aberdein heads to one of his happy hunting grounds on the front foot as the FIA European Formula 3 Championship comes to a head over the weekend 13-14 October weekend. Aberdein scored a triple podium last time out at Austria’s Red Bull Ring and enjoyed a great […]
Much to happen before Zwartkops fat lady sings South Africa’s three premier circuit racing championships will come to a head at Zwartkops’ Extreme Festival finale races 20 October — a must-do meeting for race fans considering all three titles will go down to the wire that weekend. It promises to be a blockbuster weekend, with […]
The 2018 Engen Polo Cup title chase became a two-driver duel at the Western Cape Killarney circuit on Saturday(September 22).A day of tough, hard competition saw the two top championship contenders, Tasmin Pepper (Electric Life Polo) and Jeffrey Kruger (Universal Health Polo) take turns to win the day’s two respective races. Official Qualifying As always, Saturday […]
The 2018 Extreme Festival entertained a large Western Cape crowd at the Killarney race circuit on Saturday, with close competition and spectacle the name of the game. Top billing for the day belonged to the Sasol Global Touring Car contingent, with reigning South African champion Michael Stephen leading the opening race from start to finish […]
Robert Renauer and Mathieu Jaminet have been crowned ADAC GT Masters champions after finishing fifth in the Hockenheim season finale. The Precote Herberth Motorsport pair clinched the title by a single point after rivals Kelvin and Sheldon van der Linde won Sunday’s 60-minute race in their Montaplast by Land-Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3. Sheldon van der […]
On the race weekend at Spielberg, five-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Ogier will be making his DTM debut as a guest contestant. Sébastien will be driving a Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM that has been specially decorated for the occasion with photos from the 30-year DTM history of the brand with the three-pointed star. DTM, Mercedes-AMG […]
The countdown is on to the most exciting climax to the season in ADAC GT Masters history. In the grand finale to the 2018 championship at Hockenheim next weekend (21st – 23rd September), 15 title aspirants driving supercars sporting six different manufacturers’ badges will deliver a real thriller. With 50 points up for grabs, the […]