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REST IN PEACE SONJA ELEANOR YOUNG (10 NOVEMBER 1958 – 11 JANUARY 2026)
Sonja Eleanor Young was born in Kroonstad on 10th November 1958. Due to her father’s work at the time where he needed to travel a lot, Sonja spent her schooling years at various schools. Once completed, she started work at Kroonstad Volkskas Bank, she eventually got a...
PASSION FOR SPEED AT 25: CELEBRATING A LIVING MOTORSPORT HERITAGE
For 25 years, South Africa’s Passion for Speed event has been a key part of the country’s motorsport culture, mixing competition with nostalgia. Held annually at Zwartkops Raceway, it has grown into South Africa's top historic racing event, drawing thousands of fans,...
TGRSA CREWS DIG DEEP ON OPENING DAY OF SECOND MARATHON STAGE AT DAKAR 2026
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) faced one of the toughest tests of Dakar Rally 2026 on Stage 9, the opening leg of the second Marathon Stage. With crews heading deep into remote terrain and spending the night without external assistance at the Marathon...
DAY 9 TURNS DAKAR ON ITS HEAD
What Dakar 2026 Stage 9 Car ReportWhere Arabian Desert, Saudi ArabiaWhen Tuesday 13 January 2026Community International Goczals, Price beat Baragwanath, Roma leads Ford 1-2 Tuesday’s ninth day of Dakar action turned the 2026 race on its head. Polish Goczal brothers...
VARIAWA CLAIMS STAGE 8 VICTORY AS TGRSA HEADS INTO SECOND MARATHON AT DAKAR 2026
Stage 8 of the 2026 Dakar Rally delivered one of the toughest tests of the second week so far, with a long, fast loop around Wadi Ad Dawasir combining extensive dune sections, rocky canyons and riverbeds. For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa, it proved to be a day of...
VARIAWA, LATEGAN FIGHT BACK AT DAKAR
What Dakar 2026 Stage 8 Car ReportWhere Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi ArabiaWhen Monday 12 January 2026Community International Toyota duo beat Ekstrom's Ford and Sandrider Attiyah on Monday South Africans Saood Variawa and French Navigator Francois Cazalet, and Henk Lategan...
FERREIRA SHINES AS TGRSA TACKLES TOUGH START TO WEEK TWO AT DAKAR 2026
The second week of the 2026 Dakar Rally got underway with a demanding Stage 7, and it proved to be a mixed but telling day for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa as the rally headed deeper into the southern dunes. João Ferreira and Filipe Palmeiro (#240) delivered an...
DAKAR DAY 7: EKSTROM BENEFITS LATE LATEGAN DRAMA
What Dakar 2026 Stage 8 Car ReportWhere Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi ArabiaWhen Sunday 11 January 2026Community International Off the hook Attiyah leads Ekstrom, Lategan after seven days German Factory Ford Raptor duo, Mattias Ekström and Emil Bergkvist benefited last...
SOUTH AFRICA IN THE DAKAR RALLY SPOTLIGHT DURING FIRST WEEK FILLED WITH DRAMA
The first week of the 2026 Dakar Rally that started on Saturday, 3 January in Yanbu in Saudi Arabia, has seen various South African competitors flying the flag high in the Car Category. The Dakar Rally, regarded as the toughest motorsport event in the world and takes...
TGRSA REGROUPS IN RIYADH AFTER DEMANDING OPENING WEEK AT DAKAR 2026
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) arrived at the Rest Day of the 2026 Dakar Rally with all three crews still firmly in the fight after a punishing opening week that tested both endurance and resilience. After six stages, Saood Variawa and Francois Cazalet hold...
AL ATTIYAH OUTFOXES TOYOTA & FORD TO LEAD DAKAR
What Dakar 2026 Week 1 ReportWhere Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWhen Friday 9 January 2026Community International Week 1: Sandrider Nasser leads Lategan's Toyota and Ford man Roma Five-time Dakar winner, Qatari Nasser Al Attiyah and Fabian Lurquin’s Dacia Sandrider emerged...
TGRSA CREWS REACH REST DAY AFTER DEMANDING STAGE 6 AT DAKAR 2026
The opening week of the 2026 Dakar Rally came to a close on Friday with Stage 6, taking competitors from Ha’il to Riyadh over a demanding route dominated by technical dunes and complex navigation. For TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa, the focus was firmly on...
DAKAR PING PONG ON THE ROAD TO H’AIL
What Dakar 2026 Stage 5 Car ReportWhere Ha'il, Saudi ArabiaWhen Thursday 8 January 2026Community International Car swings & roundabouts continue with Ford back to the fore Dakar’s 2026 game of ping pong continued apace as Thursday’s later starters, who finished...
TGRSA COMPLETES DEMANDING MARATHON STAGE WITH SOLID RECOVERY ON STAGE 5
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) successfully brought all three GR Hilux IMT Evo cars back to the bivouac on Thursday, as Stage 5 concluded the first Marathon stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally with a demanding run from the Marathon Refuge to Ha’il. The second leg...
PUNCTURES AND PENALTIES DEFINE TOUGH MARATHON OPENING FOR TGRSA ON STAGE 4
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) faced one of the toughest days of the 2026 Dakar Rally so far on Wednesday, as Stage 4 marked the opening leg of the first Marathon stage, running from AlUla to the Marathon Refuge. The 452 km special stage formed part of a 530...
LATEGAN AHEAD AS WILD DAKAR CARRIES ON
What Dakar 2026 Stage 4 Car ReportWhere Arabian Desert, Saudi ArabiaWhen Wednesday 7 January 2026Community International Toyotas back on top as mad Dakar fluctuations continue Dakar’s fourth day of Car racing once again brought extreme fluctuations in fortunes and...
BOTTERILL AND MENA CLAIM PODIUM AS TGRSA ENDURES TOUGH, PUNCTURE-STREWN STAGE 3
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) delivered a mix of standout performance and hard-earned resilience on Tuesday, as Stage 3 of the 2026 Dakar Rally unfolded over a long and demanding loop around AlUla. The 421 km special stage, forming part of a 736 km total...
DAKAR: KLAASSEN MAKES HISTORY, FORD BITES BACK
What Dakar 2026 Stage 3 Car ReportWhere Al'Ula, Saudi ArabiaWhen Tuesday 6 January 2026Community International All change as Ford dominates. SA lass Puck wins Challenger While Toyota dominated on Monday, it was all change at Dakar 2026 on Tuesday as Ford fought back...
TGRSA SHOWS PACE AND RESILIENCE THROUGH CHALLENGING STAGE 2 AT DAKAR 2026
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) endured a demanding and eventful second day at the 2026 Dakar Rally on Monday, as Stage 2 tested crews with a long, fast route from Yanbu to AlUla over a wide mix of terrain. The stage featured a 400 km special stage within a...
THE AUTOMOBILIST
Official quarterly newsletter of the Southern African Veteran and Vintage Association Click here to view and download the document Motorsport South Africa (MSA) publishes media releases from a variety of sources on its website as a service to the sport. Due to the...
TOYOTA DOMINATES DAKAR DAY 2
What Dakar 2026 Stage 2 Car ReportWhere Al'Ula, Saudi ArabiaWhen Monday 5 January 2026Community International Gazoo Hiluxes fill the top 5, 8 Toyotas in the top 12 Toyota Gazoo Racing Hiluxes utterly dominated Monday’s second day of the 2026 Dakar Rally. American Seth...
PHANTOM MINI WINS DAKAR CAR DAY 1
What Dakar 2026 Stage 1 Car ReportWhere Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaWhen Sunday 4 January 2026Community South Africa National Invisible, de Mevius & Baumel score a poignant victory Belgian Mini John Cooper Works crew Guillaume de Mevius and Mathieu Baumel quite literally...
TGRSA DELIVERS STRONG OPENING STAGE PERFORMANCE ON DEMANDING YANBU LOOP
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) completed a solid and encouraging first full day of racing at the 2026 Dakar Rally on Sunday, as Stage 1 delivered a tough and varied opening test around Yanbu. The 305 km special stage, combined with 213 km of liaison, offered...
TGRSA KICKS OFF DAKAR 2026 WITH SOLID PROLOGUE PERFORMANCE IN YANBU
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing South Africa (TGRSA) made a measured and encouraging start to its 2026 Dakar Rally campaign on Saturday, with all three crews completing the 22 km Prologue around Yanbu without drama and well inside the top 20.With the Prologue setting the scene...