We hail out champions for 2024. Some 102 Legend competitors scored points over the season, some in different cars, classes, and categories. The lure of the great Legend cars of the 1960s and 1970s has a special place in the motor racing fraternity. Young and old. That we can experience the period cars – sight and sound – is a real privilege and they are spectacular. Lap times in many instances are equal, if not faster than some of the… Read More
Legends put up a Grand Show The big V8’s Production cars of yesteryear – 60 years ago provided motor racing at its best. There are no vintage cars lapping Zwartkops at 72 seconds some breaking the circuit. They are close and are raced by professional racers. You can review the live stream on YouTube to appreciate how Ben Morgenrood in his Mustang, Seef Fourie in the blue Mustang Coupe, Mark du Toit in the Fairlane and his brother Jonathan in… Read More
On the 20th of April at Zwartkops Raceway had a very small entry on the line for Pre-1974 International Sport racing Prototypes. There were several reasons for this. There were some conflicting events like Karting, Red Star Raceway, and an airshow at Wonderboom and a good number of our competitors were offshore. We initially expected 23 entries then this came down to 15 entries, and on race day only 8! Whilst there were many valid reasons for this small grid… Read More
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.
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 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