ZWARTKOPS TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF PASSION

Jan 14, 2026 | Cars

What Passion for Speed Long PreviewWhere Zwartkops Raceway, PretoriaWhen 30-31 January 2026Community International Silver anniversary Passion for Speed set to star end-January Perhaps South Africa’s favourite race weekend, the annual Zwartkops Passion for Speed...

REST IN PEACE SONJA ELEANOR YOUNG (10 NOVEMBER 1958 – 11 JANUARY 2026)

Jan 14, 2026 | Cars, Obituary

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

Jan 13, 2026 | Cars

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...

TGRSA CREWS DIG DEEP ON OPENING DAY OF SECOND MARATHON STAGE AT DAKAR 2026

Jan 13, 2026 | Cars, Dakar, International

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

Jan 13, 2026 | Cars, Dakar, International

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

Jan 12, 2026 | Cars, Dakar, International

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...