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NEVELING CHASES ELUSIVE EXTREME SUPERCARS WIN AT ZWARTKOPS’ EXTREME FESTIVAL
Following his impressive performance at the Kyalami round of the Extreme Supercars - Driven by Dunlop, internationally experienced race driver Arnold Neveling returns to pilot the Bobcat-One Tough Animal-liveried Audi R8 GT3 LMS EVO, sponsored by Goscor Lift Company....
ROBINSON FIRED UP AS ASTRON ENERGY POLO CUP HEADS TO CHALLENGING ZWARTKOPS
After a disappointing start to her 2024 Astron Energy Polo Cup season, Tyler Robinson bounced back in fine style at Round 2 in April to get her championship back on track. This weekend, 17-18 May, she will be racing at her home circuit, Zwartkops Raceway, determined...
VICTRON ENERGY POWERS EXTREME FESTIVAL PODIUM CELEBRATIONS
This past weekend (10-11 May) saw Victron Energy South Africa’s brand ambassadors feature prominently on various podiums in this year’s third Regional Extreme Festival held at Red Star Raceway outside Delmas in Mpumalanga. This weekend, the group’s efforts were headed...
VW ROOKIE CUP: CAN GOOSEN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FAMILIAR ZWARTKOPS?
As the VW Rookie Cup returns for its second round of the 2024 season, so does young Pretoria driver Jayden Goosen. Jayden, who debuted in the class at the Killarney opener in March, sits second in the points standings, only five points behind Dhivyen Naidoo, in his...
ENSOR-SMITH CHASING VICTORY AT ZWARTKOPS EXTREME FEST
Round 3 of the Investchem Formula 1600 Championship is set for another exciting race weekend. KC Ensor-Smith, a multiple-karting champion competing in his second season of South Africa's premier single-seater championship, heads to Zwartkops Raceway. The championship...
FORMULA 1600 ROOKIE BEZUIDENHOUT HEADS TO FAMILIAR TERRITORY
Investchem Formula 1600 rookie Mikel Bezuidenhout will make his first appearance in a single-seater at Zwartkops Raceway this weekend as the third round of the National Extreme Festival gets underway. Mikel, who competes in karting and circuit racing, misses out on...
TROMP CELEBRATES FANTASTIC WEEKEND ON FORMULA VEE PODIUM
Tjaden Tromp’s second outing in the DOE Formula Vee Partnered with CIM Lubricants Championship this past weekend (10-11 May) at Red Star Raceway saw him stepping onto the Round 3 podium. Friday’s practice sessions saw the Victron Energy South Africa brand ambassador...
TC RACING ON RED STAR PODIUM
This past weekend (10-11 May) saw Tjaden Tromp take a podium in the third round of the DEO Formula Vee Partnered by CIM Lubricants Championship, held at Red Star Raceway, while Chloe Stuart’s weekend culminated with significant single-lap pace improvement prior to an...
STUART POSITIVE ABOUT PACE DESPITE ENGINE FAILURE AT RED STAR
Chloe Stuart consistently improved her single-lap pace this past weekend (10-11 May) in Round 3 of the 2024 DOE Formula Vee Partnered with CIM Lubricants Championship held at Red Star Raceway. Friday’s practice sessions resulted in a four-second gain, leaving the...
BEAMING BIRTHDAY FOR SA’S SHELDON VDL IN FORMULA E ROOKIE TEST
South African racer Sheldon van der Linde brought his 25th birthday to a close by setting the afternoon’s third-fastest time in Monday’s Formula E rookie test. In what was the Johannesburg-born driver’s fourth rookie outing for Jaguar TCS Racing, he was behind Ferrari...
SHELDON VAN DER LINDE AND ENZO FITTIPALDI COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL ROOKIE TEST FOR JAGUAR TCS RACING IN BERLIN
Sheldon van der Linde and Enzo Fittipaldi complete a successful 2024 Berlin Formula E Rookie Test. South African Sheldon van der Linde returned after three previous successful rookie tests for Jaguar TCS Racing. He finished the first session in P4, and the second...
FAMELIARIS TAKES MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AT RED STAR
After sharing the wins with Thomas Reib (Mobil 1 / Café 9 Automotive Chevrolet Lumina) at the opening two rounds of the 2024 season, defending Champion Julian Fameliaris (Lube-Net / Di Matteo Racing Chevrolet Corvette) had his best weekend of the season so far, taking...
NATIONAL EXTREME FESTIVAL ACTION SET TO ENTERTAIN ZWARTKOPS CROWD
Saturday (18 May) will see the National Extreme Festival tour’s first 2024 appearance at Zwartkops Raceway, the home of the Extreme Festival. Eight national categories will head up the entertainment around the Pretoria-based circuit. Former double champion Robert Wolk...
EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS GR CUP HEADS TO ZWARTKOPS FOR ROUND 3
The thrill of motorsport returns as the GR Cup, presented by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa, heads to the iconic Zwartkops Raceway for the highly anticipated Round 3 of the 2024 championship. With the first two rounds delivering exhilarating action and unexpected...
TGRSA GEARS UP FOR ROUND 3 OF 2024 SATC CHAMPIONSHIP AT ZWARTKOPS THIS WEEKEND
As the 2024 South African Touring Car Championship (SATC) season unfolds, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) is primed for another action-packed weekend of racing at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria, Gauteng. With the first two rounds already in the books,...
RACKSTRAW: COULDA, SHOULDA, WASN’T!
What Porsche Carrera Cup GB Round 2 ReportWhere Brands Hatch, EnglandWhen 11-12 May 2024Community International Frustrating weekend for quick Andrew at Brands Hatch South African race driver Andrew Rackstraw came away frustrated from his second weekend of Porsche...
ROWE RACING: TWELVE MONTHS OF PREPARATION FOR TWO 24 HOUR RACES
Intense phase ahead of the two endurance classics at the Nürburgring and Spa / Augusto Farfus to compete in both BMW M4 GT3s at the ADAC 24h Nürburgring St. Ingbert, 13th May 2024 – With a total of four overall victories and seven additional podium finishes, ROWE...
BMW ///M PERFORMANCE PARTS RACE SERIES DELIVERS ACTION AT RED STAR
The fourth round of the 2024 BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series topped the entertainment on a scorching hot late-autumn weekend (10-11 May) at Red Star Raceway, with a host of winners and a few significant changes to the championship standings. Classes A, B &...
ROUSING EXTREME FESTIVAL ACTION AT RED STAR RACEWAY
The Regional Extreme Festival competitors made their way to Red Star Raceway, outside Delmas, on 10 and 11 May for the third round of the 2024 season. Under sunny autumn skies, they delivered a day of competitive racing without major incidents. The BMW ///M...
ABT CUPRA WITH TURBULENT ANNIVERSARY HOME RACES IN BERLIN
ABT CUPRA experienced two turbulent home races in front of sold-out grandstands and lots of guests and partners: Although Lucas di Grassi and Kelvin van der Linde, who stood in for regular driver Nico Müller for one weekend, did not score any points, they thrilled the...
HIGHVELD HIGHLIGHTS AT RED STAR RACEWAY
What Regional Extreme Festival Round 3 ReportWhere Red Star Raceway, DelmasWhen Saturday 11 May 2024Community South Africa National Regional Festival racing entertains on tight Delmas track A brisk Highveld winter’s day greeted the third round Regional Festival races...
PABAR GANG MASTERS MPUMALANGA
What Regional Extreme Festival Round 3 ReportWhere Red Star Raceway, DelmasWhen Saturday 11 May 2024Community Gauteng Regional Humdinger VW Challenge races thrill at Red Star The PABAR VW Challenge returned to action in style at the Red Star Raceway as the Masters...
FAMELIARIS DOMINATES RED STAR, TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD
Round 3 of the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars concluded at Red Star Raceway this afternoon with defending champion Julian Fameliaris recording a brace of wins as the popular "Rolling Thunder" broke the silence of a warm Autumn Mpumalanga day. Fameliaris took his first pole...
SA RALLY-RAID VISITS VRYHEID FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A CHALLENGING AND SCENIC ROUTE PLANNED FOR INAUGURAL PS LASER PROMAC VRYHEID 400
The South African Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) will venture into new territory when the series visit the Vryheid area in northern KwaZulu-Natal where a level playing field awaits competitors when they start the inaugural PS Laser Promac Vryheid 400 on 24 and 25...