While the 2022 season already started, the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars brigade will tie up the 2021 championship this coming weekend (February 3-5) at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit as part of the Kyalami 9 Hour event. Due to the continuous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the motorsport industry throughout 2021, the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season saw no less than three calendar changes. The last of these came when the Kyalami 9 Hour event, originally scheduled to take…
A Friday evening of changing major components paid off for Julian Fameliaris with a fifth place in the opening race of the 2022 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars championship this past weekend (January 28-29) at Zwartkops Raceway. Friday’s practice pace saw Fameliaris heading into the Qualifying session with confidence and he posted the seventh-fastest time for Saturday’s Race 1 grid. But he retired during the session with driveshaft issues. This saw the Lube-Net Di Matteo Racing team changing components into the…
The 2022 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars championship got underway at the 21st Passion For Speed event, held at Zwartkops Raceway on 28 and 29 January and it was the leading pair in the yet to be decided 2021 championship that shared the race wins. Mackie Adlem (#1 Adlem Auto Jaguar XKR) claimed the first heat but it was Franco di Matteo (#3 Lauda Jaguar XKR) who ran away with the second. In Friday afternoon’s qualifying session it was Warren…
BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series – Round 01 – Zwartkops – 2022-01-29 With over 300 entries across multiple categories the 2022 Passion for Speed got the ball rolling for SA Motorsport this year in the best possible way, in front of an appreciative crowd whose presence it was so good to see. The BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series played a big part in the day’s proceedings with some new names delivering stellar performances. In qualifying on Friday afternoon…
Terry Wilford is eager to be in contention for the Mobil 1 V8 Supercars title from early in the new season and a pair of strong results this coming weekend (January 27-29) at Zwartkops Raceway will aid his cause. While the 2021 season remains undecided until the following weekend’s Kyalami 9 Hour, Wilford will have his sights set on contesting for points and silverware from the start at Zwartkops Raceway, particularly with the season opener forming part of the Passion…