The National part of this year’s Extreme Festival will kick off at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday, with seven racing disciplines to provide a full day of spectacular entertainment on four and two wheels. Topping the day’s offerings will be the first two rounds of the Oettinger Polo Cup championship, that will see 24 drivers taking to the tarmac. Pre-season victory favourites must include Keagan Campos (Campos Transport Polo), Matt Shorter (Monroe Polo), Stiaan Kriel (MotorMart Polo), Delon…
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2020 Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series gets off to a flying start
Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series – Round 01 – Zwartkops – 2020-02-01 This year’s Passion for Speed Festival at Zwartkops on the first weekend of February lifted the curtain on the local track racing season, and in sweltering heat a bumper crowd turned out to see some great racing by old and new machinery. The Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series contested their first round of the championship and added much to the day’s varied programme, with some stellar performances giving…
Passion for Speed starts race season on high historical note
The 2020 South African circuit racing season started on a historical and hugely successful note at Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday. Topping the day’s Passion for Speed extravaganza in front of a large crowd were two eight-lap races for SKF Pre-1966 Legend Saloon cars. Peter Lindenberg (Shelby Mustang) led race one from start to finish, chased to the flag by Mark du Toit (Ford Fairlane), Jonathan du Toit (Chev Nova), Jeffrey Kruger (Chrysler Barracuda) and Sarel van der Merwe…
Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series set to add spice to the 2020 Passion for Speed
The traditional curtain raiser of the local motorsport season has grown enormously over the years, and this year’s 19th Passion for Speed event takes place at the Zwartkops Raceway on the first 2 days of Feb, celebrating the Golden Age of Motor Racing. The huge festival of motoring and its varied programme will include the opening round of this year’s Bridgestone BMW Club Racing Series. A clean new slate will see many repeat offenders, who in 2019 thrilled and spilled,…
Strong start at Zwartkops could set up solid 2020 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars campaign for Antonie Marx
Antonie Marx is ready for a strong campaign in the 2020 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season and will aim to open his account on the points table with two solid finishes from the season opener weekend (January 30 – February 1) at Zwartkops Raceway. The Jaguar V8 driver will start his second full season in the championship and feels positive ahead of the new challenges that lie ahead for both himself and the TiNCo Garage Motorsport team. “Last year was…