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Teenagers rule at Wesbank Super Series

Pretoria, Saturday – A new teenage South African champion who is a chip off the old block, a little history from another teenager and a touch of controversy were features of an action packed round eight of the WesBank Super Series national meeting at the Sasol Spring Races at the weekend.

Posted by CAR magazine - 8 September 2008

Wesbank Super Series – Zwartkops preview

Championship hopefuls will be at the sharp end of the stick at round eight of the WesBank Super Series at Zwartkops on Saturday.

By CAR magazine - 1 September 2008

Kyalami fights leave Brigestone Production Championship titles wide open

Desperately close racing, various dinged vehicles and a new lap record typified rounds 11 and 12 of this year’s Bridgestone Production Car championship at Kyalami on Saturday (July 5). In the process the passenger car racing formula’s premier 2008 title chases were left wide open.

By CAR magazine - 8 July 2008

Team Timken delivers the goods again

Team Timken scored another double win at Kyalami when Wesbank V8 Supercar championship leader Hennie Groenewald took the SP Engineering run Holden to two wins after being fastest ahead of teammate Robert Briggs (Jaguar) in qualifying while Richard Pinard qualified his Team Timken Jaguar sixth.

By CAR magazine - 8 July 2008

Morgado & Cronje take Formula VW wins

Formula Volkswagen, South Africa’s fastest category of racing thrilled a large crowd at Kyalami in two action packed high speed races.

By CAR magazine - 8 July 2008

Veteran Hepburn (65) wins in East London

East London, Saturday – Veteran Willie Hepburn had motorsport scribes scratching their heads, and delving into the record books, when he won the second WesBank V8 Supercar race at round five of the WesBank Super Series at the historic East London Grand Prix circuit here today.

By CAR magazine - 11 June 2008

VETERAN HEPBURN WINS IN EAST LONDON

East London, Saturday – Veteran Willie Hepburn had motorsport scribes scratching their heads, and delving into the record books, when he won the second WesBank V8 Supercar race at round five of the WesBank Super Series at the historic East London Grand Prix circuit here today.

By CAR magazine - 9 June 2008

Mixed Fortunes for Nissan Dealer Team in Season Opener at Kyalami

The Nissan Dealer Team of Marco da Cunha and Darryn Lobb in their class A Tubular Technical Construction Nissan 350Zs experienced mixed fortunes at Kyalami at the weekend when they competed in the opening round of the Bridgestone Production Car Championship.

By CAR magazine - 17 March 2008

Blockbuster Finale to WesBank Super Series At Kyalami

All the ingredients are there for a blockbuster end to the WesBank Super Series at the final meeting of the year at Kyalami on Saturday. (November 24)

By CAR magazine - 16 November 2007

Tough Battles In Wesbank Super Series

The old cliché about the tough getting going when the going gets tough will come into play when the WesBank Super Series moves to the historic Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix circuit, in East London, on October 20.

By CAR magazine - 11 October 2007

Groenewald clinches Wesbank V8 supercar championship

WesBank Super Series/Aldo Scribante/September 29 Port Elizabeth, Saturday – Hennie Groenewald took the individual honours at round eight of the WesBank Super Series national meeting in front of a record crowd at the Aldo Scribante circuit here today.

By CAR magazine - 1 October 2007

Drama aplenty at Westbank Super Series at Killarney

Cape Town, Saturday – A couple of spectacular crashes along with first time and unexpected winners contrived to produce drama aplenty at round seven of the WesBank Super Series national championship race meeting at Killarney here today.

By CAR magazine - 6 August 2007

Wesbank Super Series battles head for Killarney

The WesBank Super Series heads for the picturesque Killarney circuit in Cape Town for the second time this year on August 4, and recent developments in the world of motorsport have contrived to give the meeting added interest.

By CAR magazine - 30 July 2007

Dramatic racing at Wesbank Super Series

Johannesburg – Reigning champion Leeroy Poulter tightened his hold on this year’s Bridgestone Production Car Championship at a dramatic round five of the WesBank Super Series at a packed Kyalami today.

By CAR magazine - 16 July 2007

Hutchison/Bergmann Win Ford Carnival City 400 Mudbath

The Motorite BAT team scored its sixth win of the season when Evan Hutchison and Achim Bergmann today won the Special Vehicle category on a Ford Carnival City 400 mudbath.

By CAR magazine - 18 November 2006

Championship Issues To Be Settled On Ford Carnival City 400

A little needle among the top teams, along with outstanding championship issues, could provide the Special Vehicle category with an explosive finale to the Absa Off Road Championship at the Ford Carnival City 400 on November 17 and 18.

By CAR magazine - 11 November 2006

Bertholdt / Kirstein Win Toyota Dealer 400 Prologue

Atlas Copco pair Gary Bertholdt and Henry Kirstein upstaged the championship leading Motorite BAT team to win today’s prologue for the Toyota Dealer 400, the penultimate round of the Absa Off Road Championship, in the Lydenburg area tomorrow.

By CAR magazine - 27 October 2006

Crunch Time For Special Vehicle Title Hopefuls

Special Vehicle title challengers will find themselves at the sharp end of the stick on the Toyota Dealer 400, the penultimate round of the Absa Off Road Championship, on October 27 and 28.

By CAR magazine - 22 October 2006

Cox On Track For Yet Another South African Title

Off road motorcycle legend Alfie Cox is on track to win yet another South African title in what has been a remarkable career on two and four wheels.

By CAR magazine - 8 October 2006

Motorite BAT Crews Dominate Sun City 400

Motorite BAT crews continued to dominate the Special Vehicle category in the ABSA Off Road Championship with a one/two, their second such result in a row, on the Sun City 400 today.

By CAR magazine - 30 September 2006

Off Road Casualties Will Be Back For More At Sun City 400

Motorsport is not known for taking prisoners and the recent Lesotho Sun 400, round five of the Absa Off Road Championship, saw a string of fancied crews fall by the wayside.

By CAR magazine - 12 September 2006

Motorite Crews Dominate Absa Off Road Championship

Motorite BAT crews dominate the Special Vehicle overall and Class A championships after five rounds of the Absa Off Road Championship. With three rounds left […]

By CAR magazine - 6 September 2006

Motorite BAT Team Dominates Lesotho Sun 400

The Motorite BAT Team completely dominated the Special Vehicle category on the Lesotho Sun 400, round five of the Absa Off Road Championship, which ended at Matsieng, near Maseru, today.

By CAR magazine - 2 September 2006

Lesotho Sun 400 Special Vehicle Category Wide Open

Four events and four different winners in the Special Vehicle category in this year’s Absa Off Road Championship give a clear indication of a high level of competition.

By CAR magazine - 25 August 2006

Interesting Situation in Absa Special Vehicle Points

With the ABSA Off Road Championship at the halfway mark some interesting situations have developed in the battle for national titles in the Special Vehicle category.

By CAR magazine - 10 August 2006