The iconic Simola Hillclimb in South Africa is set for its 13th year and judging by the action seen at the #ClassicCarFriday event, as well as the 2023 Simola Hillclimb parade, spectators are in for one of the best editions yet. If you could not make your way to Knysna in person, do not fear as there are multiple ways to virtually attend this magnificent event.
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Cape Town delivers sensational Formula E race
This past weekend, Cape Town (South Africa) hosted the first-ever Sub-Saharan FIA ABB Formula E race, in what was a thrilling event. This surely reaffirmed the “Mother city” as a leading host for International events.
Neuville and Hyundai fight back in Belgium
Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe (Hyundai) took their first 2021 World Rally Championship win in dominant fashion and on home soil. Teammate, Craig Breen finished second for a second consecutive time in only his second rally of the season, while Sebastien Ogier (Toyota Gazoo Racing) extended his championship lead.
Spa-Francorchamps 24 hour: Ferrari victorious as Audi climbs from 54th to second
The 2021 Intercontinental GT challenge kicked off in style at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The series is set to take to Indianapolis, before it ends at Kyalami on 2 – 4 December; and as we know by now, this promises to be a stellar 9-hour race.
Five South-Africans to compete in the 24 Hours of Spa this weekend
The sixth season of the thrilling Intercontinental GT Challenge (Powered by Pirelli) kicks off this weekend with the TotalEnergies 24 Hours of Spa after the usual Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour race had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. The race will also see a total of 32 entries, of which more than half would be GT3 cars.
Excitement grows around Formula E’s visit to Cape Town
The FIA ABB Formula E in collaboration with E-Movement and Jaguar Racing, hosted a short meeting this past weekend in which more information regarding the Cape Town E-Prix was presented.
Audi heading for the moon… well sort of.
Less than a year after publicising its ambition to compete in the toughest motorsport event ever, Audi Sport has officially started testing its Audi RS Q e-tron; the vehicle with which it will take on the 2022 edition.
The weekend of controversy
The Formula 1 paddock saw a very controversial race during the latest Silverstone race weekend. Not only was the new Sprint qualifying format seen as debatable, but also the race defining incident between Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) on lap 1. This will most probably, be the major discussion point of the 2021 season.
The WRC has a new winner and a new record to boast about.
Arguably the fastest event on the 2021 World Rally Championship calendar, the Rally Estonia event this weekend saw the crowning of a new youngest-ever event winner. Simoultaneously, Toyota also took its sixth victory of the seven-event old 2021 championship.
Kaapstad maak gereed vir Formule E
Kaapstad word tans beoog om die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse stad te word, wat gasheer sal speel vir ‘n Formule E ren. Op 26 Februarie 2022 sal Suid Afrika dus vir die eerste keer sedert 1993 ‘n enkel-sitplek FIA Wêreldkampioenskap ren aanbied. Die agste seisoen van hierdie naelbytende kampioenskap sal ook die stede van Vancouver, Kanada en Seoul, Suid Korea, vir die eerste keer verwelkom.