A huge field delivers a great weekend’s entertainment at the 50 Jahre BMW M Festival

BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series – Round 08 – Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit – 2022-10-15 The BMW ///M Performance Race Series graced the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit as part of the 50 Jahre BMW M celebrations, and a huge 48 car field delivered two pulsating heats in front of a massive crowd which came to Kyalami to admire all things BMW. After qualifying on Saturday morning, brothers Paulo and Rick Loureiro occupied the front row by a fair margin…

The crown jewel awaits BMW ///M Performance Race Series

BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series – Round 08 – Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit – 2022-10-15 After an absence of 3 years, the BMW M Festival returns to Kyalami on 15-16 October and the BMW ///M Performance Race Series will be a focal point in proceedings with 2 races on a weekend big on entertainment for motoring enthusiasts. As expected, racing at the country’s premier venue has attracted the full complement of 50 allocated grid places with unbelievably, a waiting…

Stellar performances by one and all on a trying weekend for the BMW Series

BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series – Round 01 – Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit – 2022-02-04 Heroes all! That arguably is the only way to describe the BMW ///M Performance Parts Race Series field after two days of trials and tribulations at Kyalami. Over 40 entries were received and split into Classes A & B and C, D & E. Friday morning’s qualifying session for A & B saw Paulo Loureiro, back in the fold after a long absence, put…

Wilford Racing takes points at Kyalami despite mechanical problems

This past weekend (February 3-5), Terry Wilford took home a points-paying finish in the 2021 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season finale at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit while Larry Wilford was forced to withdraw after the practice sessions. Terry reported handling issues in Thursday’s practice session, but a few component repairs and replacements on his Fuchs Lubricants Ford Falcon saw him delivering a solid performance in Friday morning’s qualifying session to set the sixth-fastest time. Larry’s new Fuchs Lubricants Chevrolet…

Kyalami podium in the bag for Fameliaris

Julian Fameliaris finished the 2021 Mobil 1 V8 Supercars season on the podium at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit this past weekend (February 3-5) to finish the season in seventh place in the championship. With only three days between the double-header events in the past two weeks, the Lube-Net Di Matteo Racing Chevrolet Corvette still had a few technical issues to resolve from Zwartkops Raceway, but this was completed in enough time to allow Fameliaris to participate in Thursday’s practice…