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THERE’S NO GETTING TAYA OFF TRACK
“That feeling of racing around the track so low to the ground is the most exhilarating feeling in the world.” This is from the mouth of 17-year-old karting enthusiast Taya van der Laan, who was hooked on this exciting motorsport just five minutes into her first visit...
ROOKIE ENSOR-SMITH CLINCHES COVETED NATIONAL SENIOR MAX TITLE
KC Ensor-Smith was crowned the 2023 Senior MAX National Champion after a fierce final round of the South African Rotax MAX Challenge at the weekend. Zwartkops Kart Raceway hosted the final round of the Rotax-powered karting championship. Ensor-Smith started the...
NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AS SOUTH AFRICA’S NATIONAL ROTAX MAX SEASON CONCLUDES
The South African Rotax MAX Challenge (SARMC) came to a close this past weekend after a highly competitive season. While several champions successfully defended their titles, the class rookies were most impressive. This season, drivers from all over the republic...
ROTAX MAX CROWNS 2023 SA KART CHAMPIONS
What Rotax Max Challenge South African Finals ReportWhere Zwartkops International Kart Raceway, PretoriaWhen Saturday 26 August 2022Community South Africa National Boyd, Lawrence, Smith, Swartz, Odendaal, da Silva & Steyn crowned Sebastian Boyd, Kyle Lawrence, KC...
TWO TOYOTA GAZOO RACING JUNIOR ACADEMY DRIVERS IN CONTENTION FOR NATIONAL TITLES
The final round of the 2023 South African Rotax MAX Challenge season will take place at Zwartkops Kart Raceway in Gauteng this weekend. The Toyota Gazoo Racing Junior Academy (TGRJA) has had a successful season, with almost all their drivers in a position to finish in...
NATIONAL ROTAX CHAMPIONS TO BE CROWNED AS 2023 SEASON CONCLUDES AT ZWARTKOPS
Get ready for an action-packed weekend as the South Africa Rotax MAX Challenge comes to a compelling conclusion on 25-26 August. The final round will take place at the Zwartkops Kart Raceway, the home of karting in SA. The Rand Kart Club staff have been hard at work...
ALL TO RACE FOR AS DE WET HEADS TO ZWARTKOPS FINAL
The 2023 South African Rotax MAX Challenge is set to conclude with the crowning of a national Bambino champion this weekend at Zwartkops Kart Raceway. One racer to watch out for is seven-year-old Luhan de Wet from Centurion, competing for his first national title. De...
ALL EYES ON ENSOR-SMITH THIS WEEKEND
2022 National Junior MAX Champion KC Ensor-Smith will be looking to become one of only a few drivers to win consecutive national titles in two different classes this weekend as the fourth and final round of the South African Rotax MAX Challenge concludes what will be...
ODENDAAL SET FOR NATIONAL MINI MAX TITLE DEFENCE
Defending national Mini MAX Champion Caleb Odendaal will head to the Zwartkops Kart Raceway, Gauteng, this weekend determined to retain his title as the final round of the 2023 South African Rotax MAX Challenge concludes. Currently ranked first in the points...
ROTAX MAX NATIONALS: CHAMPION TIME!
What : Rotax Max Challenge South African Finals PreviewWhere : Zwartkops International Kart Raceway, PretoriaWhen : 25-26 August 2023Community : South Africa National South African Rotax Max Finals to shape SA team at Zwartkops The MSA South African National Rotax Max...
NEW MSA BOARD MEMBERS
At MSA’s annual general meeting held yesterday, Ms Tanya Human, Mrs Sandra Labuscagne-Jonck and Mr Michael Rowe were elected as directors of the company, to replace retiring directors Cecil Oates, Sifiso Themba and Monde Hashe, to whom MSA expresses its thanks. MSA is...
AN IMPRESSIVE CAPE ROTAX DRESS REHEARSAL
What Rotax Max Challenge Cape Regional Karting Round 5 ReportWhere Killarney Kart Track, Cape TownWhen Saturday 19 August 2023Community Western Cape Regional Province karters ready for National after great regional Cape Town’s Rotax Max karters put the finishing...
CRONJE ENDS KID ROK NATIONAL ON HIGH
Rookie Noah Cronje turned his weekend around after a disappointing practice day to finish fourth overall on race day after a nail-biting final heat saw him finish as runner-up. Competing in the penultimate round of the National ROK Cup Karting Championship at the...
BEZUIDENHOUT RECORDS DOUBLE-PODIUM AT CAPE ROK NATIONAL
OK-N rookie Mikel Bezuidenhout bounced back from an opening heat DNF to record a brace of podiums and finish fourth overall at MSA's second-to-last round of the ROK Cup National Karting Championship on August 5. During his practice on Friday, Bezuidenhout experienced...
NKOMO MINI ROK RESULT MARRED BY LAST HEAT DNF
A Last heat DNF ruined what could have been a solid overall result for Mini ROK racer Manelisi Nkomo as the former Gauteng resident concluded his penultimate round of the MSA National ROK Cup Karting Championship in Cape Town at the weekend. Nkomo, who entered the...
CORNOFSKY TOPS KID ROK CHAMPS AFTER DOMINANT KILLARNEY NATIONAL
The penultimate round of MSA's National ROK Cup Karting Championship concluded with Kid ROK pilot Kayde Cornofsky's overall victory following a dominant performance at the Killarney Kart Raceway in Cape Town. With two victories and a fourth-place finish in Heat 2, the...
CONSISTENT PACE SEES ANTUNES MAKE SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL MINI ROK DEBUT
National Mini ROK debutant Diego Antunes finished in a respectable 15th overall at the weekend's third and penultimate national round of the National ROK Cup Karting Championship held at the Killarney International Raceway. Backed by TrevPar World, the former Bambino...
MOTORSPORT WORLD AUGUST EDITION – FREE DOWNLOAD
The August edition of Motorsport World is out. You can download and view the publication for free from here:http://motorsportworld.co.za/2023/08/03/motorsport-world-august-2023/
AASHAY NAGURA RACE REPORT
KILLARNEY INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY was brilliantly sun-kissed for the start of the penultimate ROK CUP SA NATIONALS on Friday which began with a bolstering array of free practice sessions. As teams from across the country descended into their pits on Saturday morning,...
CRONJE AIMS FOR CAPE KID ROK SUCCESS
Kid ROK rookie Noah Cronje occupies third in the MSA National ROK Karting Championship and hopes to move up in the rankings this weekend as the penultimate round of the competition heads to the coast for the second time this season. Despite achieving three runner-up...
NKOMO SET FOR HOME NATIONAL
The penultimate national round of the MSA National ROK Cup Karting Championship gets underway later this week at the Killarney International Raceway, where former Gauteng resident Manelisi Nkomo will be keen on moving up in the Mini ROK championships standings....
NATIONAL BATTLE SET TO RESUME FOR CORNOFSKY
Joint Kid ROK championship leader Kayde Cornofsky is set to resume his bid for a maiden national karting title as he heads to the Killarney International Raceway this weekend for the penultimate round of the MSA National ROK Karting Championship. In his second full...
DAUNTING CAPE MINI ROK DEBUT AWAITS ANTUNES
TrevPar World's Diego Antunes will make his national Mini ROK debut this weekend at the Cape round of the MSA National ROK Karting Championship. The young Johannesburg driver, who recently switched from the more junior Kid ROK class, takes to the Killarney circuit,...
2023 MSA MEDIA PHOTOGRAPHY & SAFETY TRAINING WORKSHOPS
MSA will be hosting Media Safety in Motorsport Photography and Videography training workshops in Gauteng and in the Western Cape in the month of September and November respectively. Workshop attendance is mandatory for trainees to qualify for their 2024 accreditation,...