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MAX SMART ONE OF THE FIA RALLY STAR DRIVERS WHO SHONE IN THE SWEDISH SNOW
• Romet Jürgenson finishes second on FIA Junior WRC Championship debut• Taylor Gill leads record-breaking Junior WRC field during early stages• Max Smart scores world championship point on fifth ever rally• Jose ‘Abito’ Caparó shows top 10 potential in challenging...
MSA CONGRATULATES SAOOD VARIAWA!
After the completion of a protracted appeals process, MSA is finally able to confirm Saood Variawa as the 2023 SA National GTC Champion. Albeit belatedly, MSA congratulates Saood on this achievement, which will be formally recognised at the MSA National Awards to be...
ONE LAP WONDER! WRT’S VAN DER LINDE ROMPS TO REPCO BATHURST 12 HOUR POLE
Sheldon van der Linde, Team WRT and BMW required just one lap to bag pole position for the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour, which kicks off this year’s Intercontinental GT Challenge campaign on Sunday. The South African earned the right to contest the Pirelli Top-10 Shootout...
MSA AFRICA ESPORTS CUP – CATCH THE RACE LIVE TODAY AT 20H00
The anticipation and excitement for the MSA Africa Esports Cup has reached new heights as the entries for the event have surpassed all expectations. With a record-breaking number of participants, the race scheduled for today will be broadcast live. Fans and viewers...
2024 MSA ENVIRONMENTAL WEBINARS – MARCH
MSA is excited to announce that we will be hosting Environmental Webinars on the Zoom platform in March for current MSA Environmental Officers or anyone interested in learning more about the Environment and Sustainability relating to motorsport. We would like to...
SOUTH AFRICA’S MAX SMART IS READY FOR HIS JUNIOR WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUT AT RALLY SWEDEN
The FIA Junior World Rally Championship kicks off this week with Rally Sweden (15-18 February 2024), the first of five rounds of the season. Among the 19 crews entered in the Junior series, four will represent the FIA Rally Star program, an innovative initiative...
VACANCY – SPORTING SERVICES MANAGER
MSA’s current CEO, Adrian Scholtz, will be retiring from the company at the end of 2024 and will be replaced by MSA’s current Sporting Services Manager, Vic Maharaj. This situation will therefore create a vacancy for a SPORTING SERVICES MANAGER to join the executive...
JOSH LE ROUX TO RACE IN THE BMW M2 CUP IN GERMANY IN 2024
South African motorsport driver Josh le Roux has announced that he will be competing in the BMW M2 Cup in Germany in 2024. The 17-year-old talent will join the Project 1 team, which has a successful track record in various racing series. Le Roux, who started racing in...
REMINDER – REV UP FOR 2024 WITH MSA SIM RACING
Motorsport South Africa (MSA) in January announced that it is launching its Sim Racing facet in 2024. With the acquisition of promotional iRacing codes from the FIA, MSA is offering its Sim Racing license holders a chance to experience the thrill of virtual motorsport...
2024 MSA AFRICA ESPORTS CUP (16-17 FEBRUARY)
The 2024 MSA Africa Esports Cup is an exciting event that will take place on the 16th and 17th of February. It is set to be a thrilling experience for gamers and esports enthusiasts alike, with the opportunity to showcase their skills using Assetto Corsa Competizione...
RED-LINED MOTORSPORT KEEPS GROWING
What New Red-Lined Motorsport AppointmentsWhere Kyalami, Johannesburg, South AfricaWhen Monday 5 February 2024Community International Two new high-level appointments will ease operations Kyalami-based South African Rally Raid race car manufacturer Red-Lined Motorsport...
INTRODUCING SOUTH AFRICAN TOURING CARS
What South African Touring Cars AnnouncementWhere JohannesburgWhen Tuesday 6 February 2024Community South Africa National Premier South African Touring Car racing enters a new era South African Touring Cars will take over from Global Touring Car racing from 2024....
9 HOUR KING KWANDA MAKES HISTORY AGAIN
What 2024 Racing UpdateWhere Kyalami, Johannesburg, South AfricaWhen Tuesday 30 January 2024Community International SA Endurance champion Mokoena set for GT3 with Mercedes-AMG International GT3 racer, 2022 South African Endurance champion, and former multiple SA...
DU TOIT AND SCRIBANTE SHARE EXTREME SUPERCARS WINS
The 2024 Extreme SuperCars Driven by Dunlop championship got underway at a packed Zwartkops International World of Motoring on 26 and 27 January. The event, which formed part of the 2024 Passion for Speed, saw Jonathan du Toit (Trans Africa Racing Lamborghini Huracan...
2023 WESTERN CAPE CLUBS CLASS RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS – 27 JANUARY 2024
When Rozario Bonafede and Ralph Behm won the 1964 Western Province Rally Championship in their dedicated Le Mans specification Simca 1000 they created history as it then represented the very first regional championship in South Africa, of any sporting discipline. Then...
2023 WESTERN CAPE CLUBS CLASS RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS – PETER CROMHOUT MEMORIAL TROPHY
Rozario “Sonny” Bonafede and Peter Cromhout would win the 1973 Western Province Rally Championship in their Spilhaus Toyota Corona 1600 and in 1974 Peter John Cromhout was the proud recipient of the coveted WPMC Edgar Hoal Memorial Trophy. Quickly becoming one of the...
CAPE DEBUTANT DU TOIT DOMINATES DRAMA-FILLED BMW RACE SERIES SEASON OPENER AT ZWARTKOPS
Cape Town debutant Nian du Toit conquered the opening round of the 2024 BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series this past weekend (26-27 January) on his first visit to the Zwartkops International World of Motoring, by bagging every point available, while a host of...
ZWARTKOPS’ SPLENDID DAY OF PASSION & SPEED
What Passion For Speed ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 27 January 2024Community International Annual festival kicks SA race season off in classic style A packed Zwartkops Raceway thrilled an enthusiastic crowd with on track thrills, race heroes...
HUTCHISON BACK IN THE DRIVING SEAT
After a brief sojourn Evan Hutchison returns to the SA Rally-Raid Championship as Race Director having served as Route Director during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. “Motorsport has a habit of attracting multi-talented people and, in this respect, Evan ticks all the...
HGPCA PARADE – PASSION FOR SPEED – KILLARNEY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
On Saturday 3 February 2024 spectators at the annual Passion for Speed / Killarney Revival will enjoy a very rare privilege when 10 extremely rare and extremely old Ford cars take to the Killarney International Raceway. Not expected to reach speeds in excess of a...
RED-LINED PRIVATEERS STAR ON DAKAR 2024
What Red-Lined Dakar 2024 WrapWhere Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaWhen Friday 19 January 2024Community International Teenager Koloc a fine 25th, gentleman Carmans 34th South Africa’s Red-Lined Motorsport enjoyed another brilliant Dakar in the gruelling 2024 race that ended in...
SOUTH AFRICANS WOOLRIDGE AND DREYER END GRUELLING 2024 DAKAR RALLY ON A HIGH
The Dakar Rally is renowned as one of the world’s toughest motorsport events, and with good reason. It takes place over two punishing weeks where competitors and vehicles are pushed to the absolute limit in some of the most unforgiving terrain on earth.For the 46th...
GAVIN DUNCAN GRIERSON 21 OCTOBER 1953 – 22 JANUARY 2024 (70)
It is with regret that the passing of "Major" Gavin Duncan Grierson is confirmed. Always somewhat the loner Gavin Grierson enjoyed nothing more than to complete another special stage behind the wheel of the Nissan Skyline 2.8 or his favourite six cylinder Datsun 160U...
ZWARTKOPS & KYALAMI MARSHALS – MARSHAL TRAINING 2024
On Saturday 13 January, the Zwartkops and Kyalami marshals gathered at the Zwartkop Track for their annual practical training, a necessary step to validate their MSA licenses. The day kicked off with simulated track events, where the marshals were able to practice...