Gauteng race fans can look forward to a another great day’s racing when the Extreme Festival returns to Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway Saturday 12 August. The Sasol Race Day will play host to SA’s leading circuit series as they continue their National Championship battles, backed up by a sound selection of local races on a day…
Month: July 2017
Vettel In No Rush To Sign New Ferrari Deal
Formula 1 championship leader Sebastian Vettel says he is in “no rush” to sign a new deal with Ferrari, even though he sees no reason not to do so. The four-time world champion is in his third season with the Italian manufacturer, and leads the title race by one point over Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton….
Racing Legends Honoured At Concours
South African racing legends Sarel van der Merwe and Ian Scheckter will be guests of honour at the 2017 Concours South Africa at Sun City on 4-6 August 2017. The multiple race and SA rally champion van der Merwe , who attended last year’s inaugural Concours South Africa event for pristine classic cars, will be…
Latvala After Gazoo Record
Jari-Matti Latvala has the chance to match his Toyota Gazoo team boss Tommi Mäkinen’s record of four WRC home round wins at this week’s Neste Rally Finland [27 – 30 July]. Four-time world champion Mäkinen won his country’s WRC counter four times between 1994 and 1998, first in a Ford Escort RS Cosworth, and then…
All The Talking Points For This Weekend’s F1 Budapest Event
The F1 traveling roadshow rolls on to Budapest this weekend, with the Hungarian Grand Prix the first leg of yet another back-to-back with Germany that will see the weary teams, drivers and small armies of personnel to their mid-season break. With the championship lead poised to change hands for the first time all year, inter-team…
Lorenzo Will Win Says Marquez
Marc Marquez believes Jorge Lorenzo will go back to winning MotoGP races before the end of 2017, despite the Ducati rider’s troubled start to the season. Switching from Yamaha to Ducati for this season, Lorenzo has had an up-and-down campaign riding for the Italian marque, having taken a podium finish at Jerez but also finishing…
Despres Retains Silk Way Rally Crown
Cyril Despres called his second Silk Way Rally win the “best preparation” for an assault on the title at the 40th Dakar Rally early next year. The Team Peugeot Total driver rose to the challenge set by his rivals as he reached the finish line of the 10,000km Trans-Eurasian odyssey in first place having tackled…
Watch The Special Vehicles At Harrismith
A new event on the calendar and close championships are ingredients for potential drama and the Special Vehicle category ticks both boxes when it comes to the Harrismith 400, round four of the South African Cross Country Series (SACCS), on July 28 and 29. The Harrismith 400 makes its debut on the SACCS calendar and…
Joan Barreda Wins The Baja Aragon 2017
Monster Energy Honda Team rider Joan Barreda has secured his fourth victory in the Baja Aragon 2017 with team-mate Michael Metge making it onto the podium, repeating third place. The Baja Aragon 2017 concluded today in Teruel with the victory of Joan Barreda and a podium place for Michael Metge. It is the fourth win…
THE LATEST EDITION OF MOTORSPORT WORLD IS NOW ON SALE
The latest edition of Motorsport World is now on sale at Spar – Pick n Pay – garage shops and airports Inside you will find all the news and views from: SuperGP, MotoGP, Formula 1, SA Cross Country, World Rally Championships, Karting, World Superbikes, Supadrift, WTCC, GTC and Car Shows. In fact all the news…