Category: Top of the Hill

Hillclimb competition paid the Zwartkops circuit near Pretoria a successful visit on Saturday, with the 2000 Metre Top of the Hill Challenge event producing ultra-close competition, brilliant driving performances and happy spectators. Tackling the Zwartkops circuit anti-clockwise is by no means easy, and experts predicted the event would be dominated by seasoned hillclimb specialists. And so it proved. Long-time saloon car expert Reghard Roets emerged as the overall King of the Hill, blitzing the BB Motorsport team’s Nissan GTR R35… Read More

Reghard Roets recorded the fastest Shootout time in the past weekend’s (4-5 October) inaugural 2000m Zwartkops International World of Motoring Top of the Hill Challenge, an event hailed by many as a significant success. Roets’ (BB Motorsport Nissan GTR R35) time of 53.257 seconds also saw him win the Modified Production Car Shootout after clinching the Class B5 victory earlier. The second-placed Pieter Zeelie (Zeelie Auditors Toyota MR2) final run saw him only 0.38 of a second adrift, having tied… Read More

Motorsport with a difference will come to the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this weekend. The venue will host a hill climb, with the 2000 Metre Top of the Hill event to accommodate 58 cars. Competitors will tackle a two-kilometre route one at a time, running anticlockwise from the track’s Turn Four, around the Hairpin, through Turn One, past the pits, through Turn Seven and through the Table Top section, with the finish line halfway down the hill. The event has… Read More

Race to the Summit this Saturday at Zwartkops Zwartkops Raceway is excited to present the TOP OF THE HILL Challenge, a thrilling new event that brings motorsport enthusiasts the ultimate shootout! Headlining the competition is Franco Scribante, showcasing his awe-inspiring Nissan GTR R35—a special sprint car making its Northern debut. He will be joined by family member Aldo Scribante in his expertly developed Audi A4, promising fierce competition. The Joubert brothers, Charl, Dawie, and Pieter, will also be in action… Read More

The Zwartkops International World of Motoring is ready to start writing the next chapter in its rich South African motorsport legacy with the first 2000m Top of the Hill Challenge this coming weekend (4-5 October). Having established itself as the home of spectacular circuit racing in the country through events such as the annual Passion for Speed and the Extreme Festival Tour, the venue has its sights set on another addition to its motorsport activities. While the time-attack format is… Read More

Please enter your cars as there is no need for any special tyres or gearing 6th July – Classic Top of the Hill As mentioned on various occasions we are launching our first Classic Top of the Hill Challenge on the 6th of July at Zwartkops Raceway. We are planning this to be an annual event as an exclusive Classic (Historic) day. Time Trials (essentially hill climbs) is emerging a s a racing category in South Africa. There are other… Read More