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Cronje and Houghton put in a top performance for Ford

Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton prevailed in their S2000 Sasol Ford Fiesta to take top honours in the Toyota Dealer Gauteng Rally, the fourth round of the South African Rally Championship, at the weekend. The event ended in tragedy for the Castrol Toyota Team, though, which suffered numerous penalites that saw both Toyota team entries bumped down the final results’ list.
Posted by CAR magazine - 14 June 2011

Gemmell grabs last stage Sasol Rally win for Castrol Toyota

Johnny Gemmell and Peter Marsh powered their Castrol Toyota Auris S2000 to stunning last stage win on the Sasol Rally which ended in Nelspruit on Saturday afternoon, heading a Castrol 1-3 and a Toyota whitewash of class wins on the third round of the Sasol SA Rally Championship.
By CAR magazine - 28 April 2009

Maiden Auris victory in Swartland Rally

The Damseaux and Toyota partnership, synonymous for winning 74 national rallies and ten championships with Serge behind the wheel, took a new turn this weekend when Jean-Pierre Damseaux and co-driver Cobus Vrey extended the winning partnership with an aggressive, well controlled career first win.

By CAR magazine - 22 September 2008

Brilliant début for Auris on Osram Rally

The Castrol Toyota Auris made its rally debut in class S2000 on the Osram Rally and stunned onlookers with its immediate rally-leading pace. The Castrol Toyota team dominated the 6th round of the Sasol SA Rally Championship until the final stage, when lady luck stepped in to thwart the Castrol squad.

By CAR magazine - 18 August 2008

Castrol Toyota launch the new Auris on Osram Rally!

The factory Castrol Toyota team will debut their long awaited class S2000 Castrol Toyota Auris on the Osram Rally, round 6 of the Sasol SA Rally Championship, heralding the start of a new era for the most successful marque in SA rally history.
By CAR magazine - 11 August 2008

Three class wins for Team TOTAL in Toyota Dealer Rally

Team TOTAL came away from round two of the Sasol Rally Championship with a satisfying three class wins in the two-day Toyota Dealer Rally, which took place in the Caledon area of the Western Cape at the weekend. Chris de Witt and Dean Redelinghuys (Team TOTAL Toyota RunX) won class A7, defending champion Craig Trott and Tony Ball (Team TOTAL Toyota Corolla) won class A6 and former champions Rodney Visagie and Carolyn Swan won class N3.

By CAR magazine - 7 April 2008

Podium and two class wins for Toyota motorsport on tour Natal Rally

Castrol Toyota RunX debutant Japie van Niekerk and Robin Houghton claimed a hard earned podium finish on the Hitachi Tour Natal Rally, the opening round of the 2008 Sasol SA Rally Championship this past weekend, while Toyota also claimed victory in classes A6 and N3.

By CAR magazine - 12 March 2008

Tough Toyota rally team is battle ready

Toyota, the defending SA Rally Manufacturer’s Champions, will again be well represented in all classes in SA rallying, none more so than the premier S2000 class, where no less than five Toyota RunXs will take on four Volkswagens for overall rally wins and title honours.

By CAR magazine - 22 February 2008

Wilken Heads Subaru 1-2 On Swartland Rally

REVIEW: TOTAL SWARTLAND RALLY Subaru dominated the production car category on the Total Swartland Rally with a comfortable 1-2-4 result after Charl Wilken and Greg Godrich set the fastest time on every special stage to end an excellent 5th overall, holding off a convincing charge from Nicholas Ryan and Schalk van Heerden in their Bosal/Jonnesway Subaru Impreza N12B.
By CAR magazine - 25 September 2007

Du Plessis and Lewkowicz Close In On Rally Production Car Championship

Visser du Plessis and Dave Lewkowicz (Pirtek/Kreepy Krauly Subaru Impreza WRX) start the Total Swartland Rally in the Western Cape this weekend with a handy 18-point lead in the production car category of the Sasol SA Rally Championship and an 11-point lead in class N4.
By CAR magazine - 17 September 2007

Excitement Mounts as Sasol Rally Championship Goes to the Wire

The penultimate round of the Sasol SA Rally Championship takes place in the Western Cape this weekend with the staging of the first Total Swartland Rally. Just 12 points separate the top four contenders for the overall championship after the first six rounds, so the title chase is poised on a knife edge.
By CAR magazine - 17 September 2007

Production cars Osram Rally review

Charl Wilken and Greg Godrich defied a logistical nightmare to present an effectively brand new Sasol/Konica Minolta Subaru Impreza for scrutineering at the start of the Osram Rally this past weekend. Built in just three days following the delayed arrival of a new bodyshell from the UK, Wilken was immediately back on the pace in spite of not having driven for two months.

By CAR magazine - 22 August 2007

Damseaux seeking record 11th rally championship

The Sasol SA Rally Championship starts winding down this weekend (August 17 and 18) with round six of the eight-round competition, the Osram Rally, taking place in the Free State. If the past few events are anything to go by, it promises to be a close-fought and thrilling affair. Just 17 points separate the top four contenders, who include three former champions.

By CAR magazine - 8 August 2007

Bosal Subaru Rally team take performance to extreme

Motorsport is recognised as the ultimate test of automotive durability and man’s ability to push the boundaries of speed and performance – and rallying in particular is considered one of the most demanding categories.
By CAR magazine - 6 August 2007

Scintillating Serge wins VW Rally for Castrol Toyota team

Serge Damseaux and Robert Paisley powered their S2000 Castrol Toyota RunX RSi to a breathtaking win on round five of the Sasol SA Rally Championship to extend their lead in the title chase to 10 points with three rounds remaining. This victory takes Serge’s career tally to 73 and was his 11th win on the Eastern Cape event.

By CAR magazine - 23 July 2007

Visser du Plessis extends Production Car Rally lead

Subaru privateers Visser du Plessis and Dave Lewkowicz extended their lead in the closely fought production car rally championship after taking second in the category after an intense two-day battle through the Eastern Cape forests this past weekend.
By CAR magazine - 23 July 2007

Damseaux leads Sasol SA Rally Championship at halfway stage

The second half of the 2007 Sasol SA Rally Championship, which starts with the Volkswagen Rally in the Eastern Cape this weekend, is poised to produce a closely fought outcome. With four rallies run and four to go there are just five points separating the top three crews.

By CAR magazine - 16 July 2007

Subaru “hot on gravel” trio head to Eastern Cape challenge

With three Subaru privateer rally teams dominating the top three positions on the production car championship standings (and four in the top five), the second half of the Sasol SA Rally Championship kicks off in the Eastern Cape on Friday 20 July and Saturday, 21 July.
By CAR magazine - 16 July 2007

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