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2023 SIMOLA HILLCLIMB SET DELIVER FAN-FRIENDLY AUTOMOTIVE EXTRAVAGANZA
If the country’s most spectacular and fastest cars are your thing, there’s only one place to be from 4 to 7 May 2023, and that’s at the 13th edition of the Simola Hillclimb in Knysna. This year’s event will be bigger and better on all fronts, and that doesn’t just...
FORMULA E ROOKIES PROVE NEXT GENERATION IS READY FOR GEN3 RACING
FIA Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich set the fastest time in the Berlin Rookie Test, just two tenths of a second off the best time set in practice by Maximilian Günther at the 2023 SABIC Berlin E-Prix double-header race weekend - in the same car. The new GEN3 race...
WINGFIELD MOTORS POWER SERIES 4 – KILLARNEY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (22 APRIL 2023)
The 112th day of the year arrived cold and wet and as the 53rd Earth Day the environment was possibly shedding a few tears. Celebrating the birthday of Guglielmo Marconi, the 1909 Physics Nobel prize winner, actually celebrates the arrival of radio communication, but...
BMW ///M PERFORMANCE PARTS RACE SERIES: 2023 ROUND 3 REPORT
Dave Rehse continued his unbeaten run in 2023, taking another two Class E wins at the third round of the 2023 BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series, held at Red Star Raceway on 21 and 22 April. Friday’s practice sessions gave an indication of what was to come at the...
STRONG RUN FOR NEW LOOK PABAR TEAM
What Pabar VW Challenge Round 2 ReportWhere Red Star Raceway, DelmasWhen Saturday 22 April 2022Community Gauteng Regional Barbaglia impresses in Red Star VW Challenge It’s a well-known fact that automotive components manufacturer Pabar sponsors the hugely entertaining...
AQIL’S ROLLERCOASTER START
What British Formula 4 Round 1 ReportWhere Donington Park, EnglandWhen 22-23 April 2023Community International Plenty pace, no luck for Alibhai at Donington Johannesburg youngster Aqil Alibhai may have endured a rollercoaster opening round RoKIt British Formula 4...
BEVIN MASTERS RED STAR VW CHALLENGE
What PABAR VW Challenge Round 2 ReportWhere Red Star Raceway, DelmasWhen Saturday 22 April 2023Community Gauteng Regional Masters, Coetzee & Bertholdt on top in Delmas It was quite literally a horse of another colour as fresh winners emerged from another thrilling...
SUPAPOLO CHASING MORE SA ENDURANCE SUCCESS
What South African Endurance Series Round 2 PreviewWhere Red Star Raceway, DelmasWhen Saturday 29 April 2023Community South Africa National Volkswagen Polo SupaCup out for Red Star Class win Volkswagen Motorsport moves to the second round of its 2023 South African...
NEW SERIES SET TO LAUNCH AT ALDO SCRIBANTE RACEWAY
The first round of the inaugural BMW Interclub Challenge between Border Motorsport Club & Algoa Motorsport will be held at Aldo Scribante Raceway on Saturday at round 2 of their monthly Regional Championship event. With eight out of the ten BMW entries making the...
THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFEGUARDING IN MOTORSPORT
Millions of young people take part in sporting activities every day across the world, for various reasons. Most do it for fun, others as part of development programmes, and then there are those who see a particular sport as their chosen future career path. Taking part...
BMW ///M PERFORMANCE PARTS RACE SERIES HEADING TO RED STAR
After nearly a two-month gap in the calendar, the BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series championship will recommence at Red Star Raceway outside Delmas with Round 3 this coming weekend (21-22 April). This is the first of two visits to the four-kilometre circuit for...
THE FESTIVAL OF MOTORING IS BACK FOR THE 6TH EDITION IN 2023, POWERED BY WESBANK
Brace yourselves for the ultimate car experience! The Festival of Motoring, South Africa's most exciting gathering of automotive enthusiasts and top car manufacturers, is revving up for its sixth edition from 25-27 August 2023. WesBank, who powered four previous...
MOBIL 1 V8 SUPERCARS – 2023 ROUND 2 PREVIEW – RED STAR RACEWAY – 21-22 APRIL
Two months after the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit season opener, the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars brigade is eager to resume the championship battle this coming weekend (21-22 April) at Red Star Raceway outside Delmas. Julian Fameliaris (Lube-Net / Di Matteo Racing / GWR...
SOUTH AFRICAN, SHELDON VAN DER LINDE JOINS JAGUAR I-PACE ETROPHY CHAMPION, SIMON EVANS IN JAGUAR TCS RACING’S ROOKIE TEST LINE-UP
South African, Sheldon Van Der Linde joins Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Champion, Simon Evans in Jaguar TCS Racing’s rookie test line-up. Formula E’s official rookie test will be the first of its kind since 2020. Sheldon, a BMW factory driver has raced in DTM for the last...
VICTRON ENERGY POWERS MOTORSPORT DRIVERS TO SUCCESS
Kyle Lawrence Victron Energy was again represented this past weekend through its BLUE POWER ACTIVE ambassadors at various motorsport events. Kyle Lawrence competed in the third regional round of the Northern Regions Kart Championships, while Chloe Stuart participated...
AQIL’S F4 ADVENTURE STARTS THIS WEEKEND
Alibhai all set for Donington's opening British F4 races What British Formula 4 Round 1 PreviewWhere Donington Park, EnglandWhen 22-23 April 2023Community International The long wait is over for...
HABOT OILS THE PABAR VW CHALLENGE
What Habot Pabar VW Challenge AnnouncementWhere JohannesburgWhen Tuesday 18 April 2023Community South Africa National Only the best synthetic lubricants for Gauteng's top race series The Pabar VV Challenge has chosen Habot Performance Lubricants’ proven synthetic oils...
DUNLOP TYRES UNVEILS PARTNERSHIP WITH BMW M PERFORMANCE PARTS RACE SERIES
Dunlop Tyres, proudly locally manufactured by Sumitomo Rubber South Africa, is excited to announce its partnership to provide high-performance tyres for the iconic vehicles in the BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series at this year’s Regional Extreme Festival. The new...
VICTORY RACEWAY DELIVERS THE ACTION AGAIN
A large appreciative crowd that gathered at Victory Raceway on Saturday in perfect racing conditions to watch round four of the Victory Club Championship were treated to yet another action packed evening of exciting entertainment and it was a lady driver that stole...
SUGARBELT 400 A REALITY FOR SA RALLY-RAID COMPETITORS WHO CAN EXPECT THE SAME, BUT NOT THE SAME FOR SECOND ROUND OF 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP
The long-awaited Sugarbelt 400, the second round of the SA Rally-Raid Championship (SARRC) and the event that was scheduled to take place in 2022, but unfortunately cancelled due to the flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, is again on the cards, and will take place on the...
FIA RALLY STAR TRAINING SEASON PREPARATIONS SHIFT UP A GEAR
The winners of the continental finals will gather in Sardinia for the inaugural training camp The FIA Rally Star Training Season is rapidly taking shape with confirmation of the Training Camp and event schedule. Some of the most promising young rally drivers including...
FIFTY YEARS LATER, THE LITTLE CHEV REIGNS AGAIN
What Historic Tour Race ReportWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 15 April 2023Community Gauteng Regional Zwartkops celebrates Chevy Can Am in Historic Festival style A perfect balmy autumn’s afternoon greeted racers and fans alike as Zwartkops Raceway’s...
ROWE RACING CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL DRESS REHEARSAL, SECURING A POLE POSITION AND ANOTHER PODIUM FINISH
Marco Wittmann and Maxime Martin reach second place with the #99 BMW M4 GT3 / Sheldon van der Linde records best time in practice and finishes fourth with Dries VanthoorSt. Ingbert, 15th April 2023 – ROWE RACING is well equipped for the big highlight of the season on...
RED-LINED SET FOR MOROCCAN ADVENTURE
What Morocco Desert Challenge PreviewWhere Agadir, MoroccoWhen 23-30 April 2023Community International Eight-car team set for extreme Rally Raid Desert Challenge Red-Lined Motorsport is off to support a significant eight car entry in the Morocco Desert Challenge from...