The Extreme Festival Presented by Coca-Cola got its 2025 racing programme underway at an overcast Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 1 March. Despite threatening to fall all day, the rain stayed away until the day’s on-track action ended, much to the relief of the event officials, spectators and most of the competitors. It was a case of the rookie challenging the master at the front of the ATE VW Challenge filed. 16-year old Jayden Goosen (Ferro Energia/ AA Certified Pre-Owned VW… Read More
This year’s Coco-Cola Regional Extreme Festival kicked off its 2025 activities in fine style at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday. Topping the programme in front of a sizeable crowd were two races for Ferro Energia 111 GT Sport and Saloon Cars. George Economides (Wealth Avenue VW Golf Turbo) won the opening race from Mark du Toit (TAR BMW Z4), Marius du Plessis (Forklift Mining Nissan Primera), Wayne Robb (Ford Focus ST), Wouter Roos (Origen Oil Golf 7) and… Read More
The 2025 Regional Extreme Festival presented by Coco-Cola will kick off its activities at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this Saturday, with 138 competitors in six disciplines taking on the challenge. Premier billing on the day will belong to the ATE VW Challenge contingent, with 22 cars taking to the tarmac. Top contenders must include Wayne Masters (Performance Masters Polo), Elna Croeser (ATE Brakes Polo), Dean Ross (Norbrake Polo), Ian Walker (Mellow Velo Polo) and Jayden Goosen (Ferro Energia Polo).… Read More
The 2025 Extreme Festival Presented by Coca-Cola season will start with the regional roster at Zwartkops Raceway this coming weekend (28 February – 1 March), with an entertaining mix of both on- and off-circuit activities. The 2024 season was seen out by some fierce battles in the Ferro Energia 111/GT Sports and Saloons Series, with this contingent eager to recommence the action. The field will be headed up by the GT Sports & Saloons group. George Economides (Wealth Avenue Volkswagen… Read More
The Coca-Cola brand will be prominent in South African motorsport in 2025, with the country’s leading soft drink manufacturer and distributor announced as the commercial partner of the Extreme Festival, the country’s premier circuit racing tour. The Extreme Festival, owned and operated by Zwartkops International World Of Motoring, has entered into an agreement with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA). The tour will be marketed as Extreme Festival, Presented by Coca-Cola. The Extreme Festival’s origins can be traced back to the… Read More
The Zwartkops Raceway crowd were treated to top-class action this past Saturday (16 November) as the 2024 Regional Extreme Festival champions were crowned. The race day programme started with the DOE Formula Vee Partnered with CIM Lubricants championship. This, the eighth round of the season, saw the 2023 champion Jaco Jaco Schriks (Cubed Coatings Rhema 2) return to the grid. Schriks won both the day’s races. The first race was red-flagged on Lap 7 due to an incident involving Shaun… Read More