Jul 14, 2025 | Karting, MSA Releases, Obituary
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Wade Nelson, former World 250cc Karting Champion, who passed away on 10 July 2025 at the age of 67. Wade’s journey started in Pietermaritzburg, racing homemade karts on dusty roads and dreaming big. In 1986,...
Jul 8, 2025 | Cars, Obituary
Navigator vir verskeie bestuurders, uitgesproke en passievol oor die tydren sport. Nog ‘n groot boom het ons vandag verlaat. Dirkie Boonstra en Gerhard Kriel was welbekend in die Tolken Toyota Corolla en so het hy ook vir wyle Bruce Anderson-Terry navigeer in...
Jul 4, 2025 | Cars, Karting, Motorcycles, MSA Releases, Obituary
Pioneering Leader, Trailblazer for Women in Motorsport, and Devoted Champion of the Sport Motorsport South Africa pays tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of Beaulah Schoeman, who passed away shortly before her 81st birthday after a courageous battle with...
Jun 27, 2025 | Cars, Obituary
Many moons ago a red Alfa Romeo Guilia 2.0 appeared on the startline for the Jurgens International Rally in the hands of unknown Tzaneen based driver, Johan de Jager. It would be easier to say what did not break on the car but somehow it made the finish and even...
Jun 25, 2025 | Cars, Obituary
Early in 1977 the late Mike Needell reported on the shakedown run of a new Lola T440 imported to South Africa to contest the South African Formula Ford Championship in the hands of one Willy Learmonth. That was 48 years ago! A youngster named Jody Scheckter won the...
Jun 17, 2025 | Cars, Obituary
Johan Evertse, a name that possibly does not get the credit deserved. Like many in South African rallying individuals somehow became specialists in a specific category of the sport. As a new member of the SAAF in 1980 we somehow managed to attend the Castrol Rally...
