The 2020 South African circuit racing season started on a historical and hugely successful note at Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria on Saturday. Topping the day’s Passion for Speed extravaganza in front of a large crowd were two eight-lap races for SKF Pre-1966 Legend Saloon cars. Peter Lindenberg (Shelby Mustang) led race one from start to […]

The 2020 South African circuit racing season will commence on a spectacular and international note at the Zwartkops Raceway near Pretoria this weekend. The Passion for Speed racing extravaganza will offer spectators a wide variety of motorsport highlights from the past and the present on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Topping Saturday’s bill in terms of […]

Trans Africa Racing has a number of these cars. The racer is simple enough they are highly effective, easy to drive practical and affordable racers. There are still many of these cars lurking in back yards/ garages with owners either hoping to restore them or being restored. Bob van Niekerk one of the founders of […]

Young local motorsport enthusiasts will probably be unaware that South Africa boasted a National Formula One Championship from 1962 to 1965. The races included the Rand Grand Prix at Kyalami, the Cape Grand Prix at Killarney, the Natal Grand Prix at Westmead, the Rhodesian Grand Prix at Bulawayo, and, most importantly the South African Grand […]

GSM Flamingo V8 Bob van Niekerk, Willie Meissner and Verster de Wit were the most innovative and creative engineers who had vision with a purpose and not slow on trends in the world of sports and GT cars. It all started with the GSM Darts in the mid-fifties. They created one of the most effective, […]

This year’s international Passion for Speed motorsport extravaganza, set to start the 2020 South African circuit racing season at the Zwartkops Raceway on February 1, will offer patrons much more than just on-track spectacle. As has become a tradition, the event will cater for full scale family entertainment, with a wide variety of attractions for […]