Greetings, May 2023 be a year of action for great cars, great drivers, and great events. It all starts at Zwartkops on the 27th and 28th of January. And in Cape Town on the 3rd and 4th of February.
21st Passion for Speed – 28th & 29th January 2022
The Great Legends – Little, Big and Icons brought the dynamics and battles of past to Zwartkops on the day. The public support of cars and drivers could be heard and seen all around Zwartkops. Thank you, Legends, for your support: Little Giants Pre 1969 Production cars International Sports Racing Prototypes The 21st South African Tourist Trophy The Trans-AM cars of the late 1960’s and, The beginning of a Speed Demonstration of the Greats of the Past. Highlights of… Read More
The Golden Eagle Trophy
The Golden Eagle Trophy This year marks the 21st year of the David Piper/ Passion for Speed at Zwartkops Raceway. The Legends of the 9 Hour Series has over the years had racing some of the greatest icons of the Golden 1960’s when Production Sports & GT cars were even more popular than Formula One. We have experienced in action Ferrari F4’s, GTO, Ford Cobra, Lola T70’s, the P4 Ford which was meant to take over from the immortal Ford… Read More
Legends Newsletter 1 of 2022
The Giants of Production Car Racing For 21 years Zwartkops International World of Motoring will celebrate some of the greatest icons of the Golden Age of motor racing the 1960’s The Series embraces the giants of American racing in South Africa. Who can ever deny the big red Galaxie in the 1963 9 Hour. Paul Hawkins, Jack Sears, and Bobby Olthoff won the 1965 National Production Car Championship. This 500HP two-ton brute is a challenge on its own. It cannot… Read More
Legends Newsletter 10 of 2021
2021 December Newsletter GREETINGS To all the great Legends of the 9 HOUR™ may you, your family and racing ambitions be richly blessed by the festive season and get ready for a racing 2022. Please see the final attached racing calendar for 2022: All Legends (Excluding ISP) All Legends (Excluding ISP) 2022/01/29 Zwartkops Raceway All Legends 2022/03/05 Red Star Raceway All Legends (Excluding ISP) 2022/04/09 Dezzi Raceway All Legends 2022/05/21 Zwartkops Raceway All Legends 2022/07/16 Phakisa Raceway All Legends… Read More
Legends Newsletter 9 of 2021
2021 November Newsletter We hail our 2021 Champions Legends of the 9 HOUR Le Mans/ Sebring Legends of the 9 Hour Pre-1969 Production Cars Legends of the 9 Hour Pre-1976 ISP/ Trans-AM Legends of the 9 Hour LITTLE Giants Download Championship Points – 2021 Saturday 13th November An emotional day as we came to an end of an era Peter Lindenberg retires from competitive motorsport with a magnificent win in the Shelby Mustang. The LEGENDS ran a… Read More