Double Header 26 May 2022Media, SA GT, SAE, SAES SAES goes for double header at the East London Grand Prix Circuit.

ALGOA RALLY: MIXED RESULTS FOR TGRSA’S BOTTERILL/VACY-LYLE The Algoa Rally, which took place in the area near the Eastern Cape town of Jeffrey’s Bay, brought frustration for Guy Botterill and Simon Vacy-Lyle, who campaigned their new TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA Starlet Rally car in the event. The pair were classified in 3rd place on the Friday, which served as Round 5 of the 2022 South African National Rally Championship. They failed to score points on the Saturday, due to continued teething problems with their new car. “Overall, the weekend was tough for us,” said Botterill after the...

A BALMY DAY IN THE FREE STATE DELIVERS SOME GREAT RACING IN THE BMW ///M PERFORMANCE RACE SERIES A frosty morning at Phakisa Raceway on Saturday gave way to pleasantly warm temperatures and a cloudless sky giving a small crowd some excellent racing on a typical winter’s day in the Goldfields. In the BMW /// M Performance Race Series it was Salvi Gualtieri (Savspeed / Eataly Food BMW E36 328i Turbo) in Class B who took pole position in the morning’s qualifying session ahead of the slick shod Class A entry of Fabio Fedetto (BMW F82 M4) and young Jagger Robertson (Big Boss Auto / Liqui Moly...

MAD IS THE GTI CHALLENGE NORMAL   by Motorsport Media - 26 Jul 2022 06:00:00 What Alert Engine Parts GTi Challenge Round 5 Report Where Killarney International Raceway When Saturday 30 July 2022 Community South Africa National The Cape Alert Engine Parts GTi Challenge returns to normal service, which is quite mad, at Killarney on Saturday 30 July, in between two extraordinary races. Two weeks ago, the local Class A field successfully took in the best of the visiting Jozi Pabar VW Challenge at Killarney. And the Alert GTi Challenge will then head to Aldo Scribante...

KWANDA, UNCLE TSCHOPS MAKE HISTORY by Motorsport Media - 24 Jul 2022 12:00:00 What South African Endurance Series Report Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When 22-23 July 2022 Community South Africa National Double SA Endurance victory for Mokoena, Sipuka Victory was doubly sweet for young Kwanda Mokoena and his famous uncle Tschops Sipuka at their hometown East London Grand Prix Circuit on Friday and Saturday. The duo sped to spectacular victories in both, tough dawn SA Endurance races in their Amandla Coal MJR Audi R8 LMS GT4. Multiple former karting champion...

BULLION IT RACING SET FOR BORDER SKIRMISH   by Motorsport Media - 2 Aug 2022 06:00:00 What Compcare Polo Cup 2022 Round 5 Preview Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Swart, Lupini cannot wait to race on neutral ground Bullion IT Racing duo Jurie Swart and Giordano Lupini are delighted at the prospect of racing on neutral ground when the CompCare Polo Cup heads to the historic and fast beachside East London Grand Prix Circuit, Saturday 6 August. Swart carries a small championship lead into the Border...

HENNIE, ADRIAAN TAKE A DRAMATIC WIN by Motorsport Media - 31 Jul 2022 11:10:00 What TIORC Northern Off Road Championship Round 4 Report Where Leniesdeel, Northwest Province When Saturday 30 July 2022 Community South Africa National TreasuryONE two bounce back in TIORC thriller TreasuryONE Racing duo Hennie de Klerk and Adriaan Roets bounced back from a collision on track to bring their battered Amarok home to a dramatic victory in the Leniesdeel 300 Inland Off Road Championship race on Saturday. The intrepid pairing fought off some formidable opposition for a welcome...

DUNLOP CHAMPIONSHIPS HOTTING UP by Motorsport Media - 31 Jul 2022 20:00:00 What Dunlop Championships July Wrap Where South Africa When July 2022 Community South Africa National Nothing between it in SA’s top title chases With most of Dunlop’s South African racing championships just into their second halves, there’s much ado among the various contenders in the various categories. None of which are anywhere near resolved.   The Global Touring Cars for instance head to this weekend’s historic East London Grand Prix Circuit for the fifth round National Extreme Festival...

AQIL HITS SCOTLAND FOR A SIX by Motorsport Media - 1 Aug 2022 06:00:00 What Ginetta Junior Championship Round 7 Report Where Knockhill, Scotland When 30-31 July 2022 Community International Another strong Ginetta points haul for Alibhai Johannesburg young gun race driver Aqil Alibhai quite literally hit a six in the weekend’s Knockhill, Scotland seventh round Michelin Ginetta Junior races over the weekend. Alibhai qualified his yellow Elite Motorsports Ginetta in tenth place on Saturday morning before racing to sixth place in each of the three races.   “I had...

TZANEEN – A BIG WEEKEND FOR SA RALLYING by Motorsport Media - 8 Aug 2022 08:00:00 What NTT Tzaneen MRF SA Rally Preview Where Tzaneen, Limpopo Province When 12-13 August 2022 Community South Africa National New Cars, teams for comeback Tzaneen Rally South Africa’s MRF Tyres National Rally revival continues apace as Tzaneen returns to the Championship fold, along with some great developments on the competitive front over the weekend of 12-13 August .   Among the highlights, championship leaders Chris Coertze and Greg Godrich will switch to an all-new car, national...

ZWARTKOPS RACEWAY: FORD & FRIENDS TO THRILL ZWARTKOPS by Motorsport Media - 8 Aug 2022 08:00:00 What Ford & Friends Extreme Festival Preview Where Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria When Saturday 13 August 2022 Community Gauteng Regional Ford & Friends returns with Regional Festival One of South Africa’s most popular annual motorsport happenings, the Ford & Friends raceday returns to deliver Gauteng fans an epic, action-packed attraction as part of Zwartkops 13 August Regional Festival races.   Ford & Friends has never had a fixed home as it...

PABAR VW CHALLENGE: DOUBLE TROUBLE by Motorsport Media - 9 Aug 2022 07:15:00 What PABAR VW Challenge Round 5 Preview Where Zwartkops Raceway, Pretoria When Saturday 13 August 2022 Community South Africa National Massive entry sees four Pabar races at Zwartkops Gauteng’s most competitive race series, the ever-spectacular Pabar VW Challenge returns to action at Zwartkops’ Ford & Friends raceday on Saturday 13 August with the overall championship chase heating up between the three Class A, B and C title leaders. And with over 40 cars once again expected to enter,...

GTI CHALLENGE WILL THRILL AT ALDO by Motorsport Media - 9 Aug 2022 07:00:00 What Alert Engine Parts GTi Challenge Round 6 Preview Where Aldo Scribante, Gqeberha EP When Saturday 13 August 2022 Community South Africa National Wild Alert GTi Challenge off to Gqeberha The Alert Engine Parts WP GTi Challenge takes a rare journey away from Killarney and Cape Town, when it heads to Gqeberha for an away race as part of the Aldo Scribante racetrack’s 13 August regional races. A jewel in Cape Town’s racing crown, EP race fans can look forward to the regular seismic Challenge...

TROY TRIUMPHS IN BORDER CONFLICT by Motorsport Media - 7 Aug 2022 11:00:00 What Investchem Formula 1600 Round 5 Report Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Dolinschek takes maiden win in wild Formula 1600 Cape Town youngster Troy Dolinschek kept out of trouble before putting on a brilliant display en route to stealing his maiden Investchem Formula 1600 victory in a wild day of racing in single-seater heaven at East London’s Grand Prix Circuit Extreme Festival on Saturday.    A sizeable Border crowd...

KING DAWIE MAKES POLO CUP HIS OWN by Motorsport Media - 7 Aug 2022 13:00:00 What Compcare Polo Cup 2022 Round 5 Report Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Van der Merwe takes East London grand slam Mbombela lad Dawie van der Merwe added to his hometown’s rugby glory when he delivered a spectacular grand slam of pole position, two race wins and fastest laps en route to his maiden CompCare Polo Cup victory in the East London Grand Prix Circuit’s Extreme Festival races on Saturday.   In a dramatic day’s...

ADVANTAGE WOLK AFTER EAST LONDON by Motorsport Media - 8 Aug 2022 12:00:00 What Global Touring Cars Round 5 Report Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Robert extends GTC title lead as Julian, Andrew score Reigning Global Touring Car champion Robert Wolk and his Chemical Logistics Racing Toyota Corolla GTC came away from the East London Grand Prix Circuit’s fifth round Extreme Festival races holding all the aces for a back-to-back title.    Teammates Julian van der Watt and Andrew Rackstraw fought...

EPIC EAST LONDON DELIVERS EXTREME THRILLS by Motorsport Media - 7 Aug 2022 19:00:00 What National Extreme Festival 2022 Round 5 Report Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Drama & delight as Nationals visit SA’s fastest track East London delivered epic racing and great drama as the Extreme Festival visited the Eastern Cape Border region on Saturday. Scintillating championship battles played out across all categories on track, red flags flew and two drivers were sent to hospital following high speed accidents...

FRANCO’S EXTREME COMEBACK by Motorsport Media - 7 Aug 2022 16:00:00 What G+H Extreme Supercars Round 6 Report Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Scribante's manic Porsche dominates East London Franco Scribante was confident that his wild Porsche 911 GT2 R was back on point for the East London G+H Transport National Extreme Supercars. It was a good premonition, as he went on to dominate the open class, while Marius Jackson delivered a welcome win in the National Balance of Performance GT3 class.   It...

COERTSE’S NEW MAZDA2 SA RALLY WEAPON by Motorsport Media - 11 Aug 2022 17:00:00 What Rally technic Mazda2 Rally2 Announcement Where Tzaneen, Limpopo Province When Thursday 11 August 2022 Community South Africa National Championship leaders’ new car debuts in Tzaneen MRF Tyres South African Rally Championship leaders Chris Coertse and SA champion navigator Greg Godrich bring an extra headache to Tzaneen for their title rivals this weekend. They will debut a brand-new Rally Technic Mazda2 Rally2 in the NTT Rally following the car’s launch at BB Mazda Tzaneen on Thursday...

Alert Engine Parts GTi Challenge Round 6 Report   by Motorsport Media - 14 Aug 2022 14:00:00 What Alert Engine Parts GTi Challenge Round 6 Report Where Aldo Scribante, Gqeberha EP When Saturday 13 August 2022 Community South Africa National Scribante leaves Swart, Bishop & Herholdt points apart Slippery, damp and cold conditions added to the Alert Engine Parts WP GTi Challenge field already having to deal with unfamiliar territory as the series took a step into the unknown for it’s annual away race at the Aldo Scribante racetrack in Port Elizabeth on Saturday....