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SA's Kelvin van der Linde stars as Audi wins N24h!

South Africa's very own Kelvin van der Linde grabbed victory for Audi Sport Team Land as the Nürburgring 24 Hours came to a dramatic end on Sunday.It was the fourth victory in five calendar years for the Audi R8 LMS.The weather conditions – along with a technical setback for the team in the final hour ...

Kelvin van der Linde clinches ADAC GT Master title

South African teenage racer, Kelvin van der Linde, has once again done his family and country proud by becoming the youngest-ever winner of the international ADAC GT Masters Championship at the Hockenheimring Grand Prix circuit in Germany with the Prosperia C Abt team’s Audi R8 LMS Ultra.The 18-year ...

Kelvin van der Linde racing up the ranks

18-year old Kelvin van der Linde is quickly making a name for himself after winning the 2014 Academy Driver of the Year award from the FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy.Competing against drivers from across the globe, Van der Linde was one of ten drivers to graduate from the 2014 programme ...

South African teens shine internationally

A trio of South African teenagers have been performing exceptionally well on the international stage, namely Kelvin van der Linde, Jordan Pepper and Jeffrey Kruger. Between them, the youngsters have notched up three wins and two second-place finishes for the start of their respective seasons.An ADAC ...

Kelvin van der Linde Crowned Scirocco R-Cup champ

The exceptionally talented Kelvin van der Linde secured the 2013 Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup with a win. The 17-year old Johannesburg lad claimed victory in the final race of the season at the Hockenheimring, finishing 1,0 seconds ahead of his closest title rival Kasper H. Jensen of Denmark.Van der Linde, ...

Van der Linde heading for the VW Scirocco-R Cup title

South African Kelvin van der Linde, who at 17 is one of the youngest drivers in the international VW Scirocco-R Cup competition, currently leads the title race as the series heads to the final round in Hockenheim, Germany, on October 19.Van der Linde is the reigning South African Volkswagen Cup champion ...

South Africans dominate Scirocco-R Cup

Last week we reported on Jeffrey Kruger's second win in the Polo R Cup series in India. Not to be outdone, his two rivals from the South African Polo Cup championship – 2012 champion Kelvin van der Linde and Jordan Pepper – also claimed victories on international soil this past weekend. The pair ...

Van der Linde wins again in VW Scirocco Cup

South African teenager Kelvin van der Linde dominated the VW Scirocco Cup event at Norisring, Germany, thereby claiming his third win in a row.The grandson in the Van der Linde racing dynasty won the 21-lap race around the demanding street circuit ahead of Michelle Gatting (19). Third was Germany’s ...

South Africans impress in Scirocco R-Cup

Two South African racing drivers flew the flag high this last weekend with brilliant performances at the second and third rounds of the international Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup one-make series.Sixteen-year-old Kelvin van der Linde of Dainfern in Johannesburg dominated both heats at the Red Bull Ring circuit ...

South Africans do Mzansi proud at Hockenheim

Gauteng teenagers Kelvin van der Linde and Jordan Pepper impressed during the opening round of the Volkswagen Scrirocco R Cup with a fourth and seventh overall respectively in their international series debut on Saturday.The series, which is contested by 19 young drivers from 10 countries as well as ...