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ENSOR-SMITH CONTINUES DOMINANCE AS SEASON CONCLUDES
After a successful rookie Senior MAX season, KC Ensor-Smith added the MSA Northern Regions Rotax Karting title to his national crown as the Rotax regional karting season concluded at the Formula-K Kart Circuit, Benoni, this past weekend. Ensor-Smith, the most...
DE WET IMPRESSES ON MICRO MAX DEBUT
Luhan De Wet made an impressive Micro MAX debut at the weekend, finishing in the top 10 following the conclusion of the MSA Northern Regions Rotax Karting Championship at the Formula-K Kart Circuit, Benoni. After qualifying in an impressive fifth on Saturday morning,...
ROTAX MAX THRILLS AROUND THE COUNTRY
What Gauteng Final, Cape Round 7 Regional ReportWhere Killarney & Formula KWhen Saturday 28 October 2023Community Gauteng & Western Cape Regional Gauteng champions crowned, great battles in the Cape There was a double dose of Rotax Max karting over the weekend...
MATTAO MASON MOVES UP TO OKJ FOR 2024
After claiming the 2023 South African Mini Rok Championship title, Mattao Mason is ready to make the jump to OKJ next year. The decision comes after a sterling set of results at the recent Rok Super Final held in Italy at the beginning of October. Mattao was the only...
FIA ANTI-DOPING WEBINAR SERIES
As a member of the MSA community, it is important to be informed and educated about the rules and processes surrounding anti-doping. That is why we are excited to announce that the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in partnership with the International...
MOTORSPORT MARSHALLING NEEDS YOUNG BLOOD
For motorsport fans, it is usually all eyes on the track, the cars, the bikes and the action. The excitement in the stands is palpable as engines roar and competitors give it their all for their supporters. Have you ever wondered though how things run smoothly, how...
DE WET SET FOR MICRO MAX DEBUT
Luhan De Wet, the young driver from Centurion, is nearing the end of his season. However, before the final MSA Northern Regions Rotax Karting Championship this weekend, he has made some crucial changes. After a successful Bambino season, De Wet has partnered with WORR...
SEVERAL REGIONAL TITLES UP FOR GRABS FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING’S JUNIOR ACADEMY
As the 2023 Northern Regions Rotax Karting Championship season comes to a close, several Toyota Gazoo Racing Junior Academy (TGRJA) drivers are in contention for regional honours. The final round is set for an almighty showdown at the Formula-K Kart Circuit this...
CAN ROOKIE BEZUIDENHOUT BREAK INTO TOP FIVE?
Fresh from the ROK Superfinals in Italy, Mikel Bezuidenhout returns to South Africa and the Formula-K Kart Circuit in Benoni for the final round of the MSA Northern Regions Rotax Kart Championship. Currently ranked sixth in the Senior MAX class, the MTN Cosmo-Net /...
FINAL RACE FOR ENSOR-SMITH AHEAD OF RMCGF23
With the MSA Northern Regions Senior MAX Kart Championship title already in the bag, the 2023 national Senior MAX Champion KC Ensor-Smith will utilise the final regional round as preparation for the Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) scheduled for Bahrain in...
NELSON MANDELA BAY MOTORSPORT DEVELOPMENT (NPC) REPORT FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
September has been rather an exciting month for motorsport and the development side of things with a visit to the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro from Carte Blanche and the filming of the Daniel Pienaar Technical High School motorsport program. A big thank you must go out to...
A LEGEND HAS FALLEN – RIP CELSO SCRIBANTE
Celso Scribante passed away on 11 October 2023, leaving behind a massive legacy for his sons to follow. The son of Aldo Scribante Senior, after whom the famous racetrack in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) is named, Celso was an avid supporter of son’s Silvio and...
SA KARTERS HEAD TO ITALY FOR 2023 ROK SUPERFINAL
A group of twelve ROKKERS will represent South Africa this week as they participate in the calendar's most significant global ROK karting event. Competitors worldwide will gather at the South Garda Karting Track, Lonato, for the 21st edition of the event, which will...
LUVIWE SAMBUDLA GEARS UP FOR FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCIACORTA
The 2023 European karting season has been a good one for South African born Luviwe Sambudla. His first race of the year, in the first round of the FIA Karting OK European Championship at Kartódromo Interacional Lucas Guerrero de Valencia, where he debuted in the OK...
BOYD’S HOT BATTLE AGAINST AFRICA’S BEST
2023 National DD2 Champion Sebastian Boyd Battled the Heat and the Best at the 2023 RMC African Open. Sunday’s 2023 RMC African Open was a scorcher. High temperatures and red-hot racing were the order of the day for three-time National DD2 champion Sebastian Boyd....
MORE SILVERWARE FOR TGR JUNIOR ACADEMY AT RMC AFRICAN OPEN
The Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) African Open concluded at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway this past weekend and saw several Toyota Gazoo Racing Junior Academy drivers triumph in their respective classes, earning entry to this year's Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals in the...
ODENDAAL OVERCOMES SEVERAL CHALLENGES TO CLINCH THIRD AT AFRICAN OPEN
The 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge (RMC) African Open concluded at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway this past weekend, with East London's Caleb Odendaal finishing third in the final. Arriving in Pretoria, Odendaal had hoped to defend his African Open crown that he had won at the...
AFRICAN CHAMPIONS CROWNED AHEAD OF ROTAX MAX CHALLENGE GRAND FINALS
This past weekend, more than 120 competitors from Southern Africa came together at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway in Pretoria, intending to secure a ticket to the 2023 Rotax MAX Challenge Grand Finals (RMCGF) set for a return to the Bahrain International Karting Circuit...
SURPRISES AS AFRICA RISES IN KARTING OPEN
What Rotax Max African Open 2023 ReportWhere Zwartkops International Kart Raceway, PretoriaWhen Sunday 1 October 2023Community International New champions crowned as continental stars emerge The Rotax Max African Open crowned the continent’s 2023 karting champions as...
LONATO AWAITS AS NATIONAL ROOKIE SEASON ENDS FOR BEZUIDENHOUT
On a weekend that Mikel Bezuidenhout completed 68 laps of the Vereeniging Kart Circuit, the Johannesburg teenager ended his national karting season with a top-five finish in the newly introduced OK-N class. After a lengthy rookie-karting season that saw the MTN-Cosmo...
ROOKIE ANTUNES CONCLUDES CHALLENGING NATIONAL MINI ROK SEASON
The MSA ROK Cup National Karting Championship concluded at the Vereeniging Kart Circuit, with Mini ROK rookie Diego Antunes claiming a top-seven finish in the U/10 class at the weekend. Competing against South Africa's top karters aged 8-13 years, nine-year-old...
AASHAY NAGURA RACE REPORT (VKC NATIONAL ROUND FOUR) 23 SEPTEMBER 2023
The end is nigh and what an incredible year it has been! The much-anticipated last round of the ROK CUP SA NATIONALS, held at Vereeniging Kart Club, was set to satiate the spring air with some sublimely contentious driving.19 MINI ROK entrants, all vying for a coveted...
CONSISTENCY SEES CRONJE CLAIM MAIDEN KID ROK VICTORY
Kid ROK racer Noah Cronje impressed with a solid outing at the weekend, claiming his first national victory on his way to finishing as the runner-up at the final round of the MSA National ROK Cup Karting Championship held at the Vereeniging Kart Circuit. The Sparco...
NKOMO CLAIMS MAIDEN PODIUM AND TOP-SEVEN MINI ROK FINISH
In what was arguably one of Manelisi Nkomo's best race weekends since joining the Mini ROK field, the Cape Town resident's ever-improving form saw him claim his maiden national podium and finish in the top seven as the MSA National ROK Cup Championship concluded at...