• Dakar day 8 update: Sainz takes the lead

    The eighth-day of the Dakar Rally saw some of the greatest cross-country racing taking place in the Bolivian Andes, between Uyuni and Tupiza. Spanish Carls Sainz celebrated a well-deserved victory with his Peugeot, while the battle for second-place looked to be a bit more demanding. Stephane Peterhansel managed to...
  • Dakar Desert Delay for Toyota Gazoo

    The South African Toyota Gazoo racing team saw unprecedented events on day four of the Dakar, with two of the Hilux’s running into trouble early on in the stage.  Nasser Al Attiyah had two flat tyres early in the race and was forced to proceed cautiously after using both...
  • Jaguar Simola Hillclimb entries open

    Entries for the Jaguar Simola Hillclimb are now officially open and as usual, it’s looking to be the premier event on the calendar once more. Last year 144 entries set off on the twisting course. With limited entries available the “by invitation only” event has the cream of the...
  • Why Porsche breaking the Nurburgring record is a big deal

    By now the news is out, Porsche just broke the Lamborghini’s record with a shattering time of 6:47.3 That’s almost five seconds faster than the Sant’Agata attempt.  The handful of road legal vehicles have bested this time and the Porsche, lest we forget, is a full production model, unlike...
  • Jaguar wins at Goodwood

    In a strange twist of irony, Jaguar has won a hill climb, but not the one they support locally. The Goodwood festival of Speed. It was an eye candy filled weekend with cars ranging from 90 year old Bugatti’s to Formula one cars of various backgrounds, all rich in...
  • Kelvin Van De Linde reigns supreme at Nurburgring 24

    Coming in first place after a flawless performance, the South African made history to become the first ever African to win at the famed and treacherous Nurburgring 24 Hour. It was, of course ,a team effort with his co-drivers Christpher Mies, Markus Winkelhock and Connor De Phillippi and him...
  • Jaguar to launch Special Edition F-Type at the 2017 Simola Hill Climb.

    Last year it was the all new F-Pace and this year its Jaguars tech laden 423kW Jaguar F-Type, as well as a limited edition 294kW F-Type being launched at the annual Simola Hill Climb. “The Jaguar Simola Hillclimb is an excellent opportunity to showcase a car like the Jaguar...
  • VW Cup provides closest racing at Extreme Festival

    The Extreme Festival kicked off SA’s premier motosport class. We take a closer look at some of the results. Bikes Multiple national champion Clint Seller (MiWay Yamaha Racing R1) signalled his return to form at Killarney on Saturday when he won both 1000cc races at the opening round of...
  • Sebastian Vettel defeats Lewis Hamilton at Formula 1 season opener

      Formula 1 Vettel leap frogged Hamilton in the pitstops and went on to win with Hamilton fending off new team-mate Valtteri Bottas in third. “It was about time,” said Marchionne, Ferrari Team boss after the race. “We’ve been waiting for this victory for almost a year and a...