port elizabeth

Situated in the Eastern Cape, this city is one of the largest in South Africa catering to a population of over 1.3 million people. Often referred to as "the windy city" or "the friendly city", it was settled upon in 1820 by British settlers. Browse all articles on Port Elizabeth

Engen Volkswagen Cup delivers on racing action in PE

Sheldon van der Linde was the young man grabbing the headlines after round three of the Super Series on Saturday. At 14 years of age, Van der Linde won the second race of the Engen Volkswagen Cup to become the youngest racer in South Africa to win a national saloon car race.The Van der Linde family is ...

Engen Volkswagen Cup qualifies on Friday

Engen Volkswagen Cup qualifying for round three of the Super Series took place on Friday at Aldo Scribante Raceway in Port Elizabeth. The short and narrow nature of the race track saw drivers immediately on pace to grab the best times available - hoping to claim a good position in the top six draw on ...

Sasol Rally Team records third win

Zwartkops Raceway, the scene of the Toyota Gauteng Dealer Rally finale, was also the setting for Jon William’s maiden win. The Sasol Racing Rally team Ford Fiesta’s co-driver Cobus Very scored his second National Rally Championship victory.Jean-Pierre Damseux and Grant Martin looked set to ...

Round three in P.E.

The national racing circus that is the Wesbank Super Series visited the “friendly city” of Port Elizabeth this weekend as the classes to did battle at Aldo Scribante for the first and only time this season. As always, the racing didn’t disappoint.The premier Class A Bridgestone Production ...

Black weekend in SA motorsport

Local motorsport fans and competitors alike were rocked by the news of two deaths this last weekend.Veteran racer Curt Alchin (44) passed away in a racing accident at the Victory Raceway in Port Elizabeth. Alchin was awarded his National Colours in 2004 for outstanding success in international Oval Racing. ...

Wesbank Super Series coastal onslaught

After a long mid-year hiatus the Wesbank Super Series sprang back into action at Aldo Scribante race track in Port Elizabeth this last weekend.As usual, the on-track entertainment was led by the Production Car brigade. Johan Fourie (Audi S4) took three wins from four races in Class A. The former champion ...

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 ...

Ready, set... go!

The first events of the inaugural Knysna Speed Festival take place this coming weekend. Friday, 13 May, sees preparations for the first Knysna Kart Grand Prix, an innovative and spectacular race to be held the following day at the town’s historic Thesen Island, which should provide a unique karting ...

Industry snippets – 2010

Investment bonanza for South AfricaInvestment programmes by six of South Africa’s vehicle manufacturers totalling more than R13 billion have been announced in the last two years. This follows the government’s announcement of the new Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) that ...

Movers and shakers

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) has announced its executive for 2011: David Powels, Managing Director of Volkswagen SA has been re-elected President for a third term; Bodo Donauer, Managing Director of BMW SA, has been re-elected First Vice President and ...