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Hyundai Motor America earned two positions on the podium at the Virginia Is For Racing Lovers Grand Prix last weekend. The current IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (IMPC) Drivers’ Championship leaders Robert Wickens and Harry Gottsacker captured a second-place result followed by Bryan Herta Autosport (BHA) teammates Mark Wilkins and Mason ...

The small town of Kariega (formerly Uitenhage), about 25 km north of Port Elizabeth, is not only famous for being home to the oldest technical school in South Africa,  Daniel Pienaar Technical High school,  but is also renowned for its big sporting achievements having been the training ground for world ...

Jaguar TCS Racing has announced Nick Cassidy will join the team’s driver line-up for the 2024 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the second year of the Gen3 era of Formula E. The Formula E race winner and 2023 title challenger will join fellow New Zealander Mitch ...

South Africa’s biggest Dirt Bike Festival will be back this year at Legends Adventure Farm between the 1 – 3 September 2023. Supported by Motorsport South Africa and FIM, this is one of the most exciting events on the racing calendar, spanning three days and featuring a multitude of racing ...

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake will add to the range of unique, one-of-a-kind experiences offered to their guests alongside events of the 2023 Formula One season, as the team names Aioka its Global Concierge Supplier.  Having operated in the events industry, from sports to entertainment, for over 15 years, Aioka creates bespoke customer ...

Nissan’s all new built of more Navara has undergone its most gruelling test to date, being driven by more than 300 drivers over one of the toughest rallying courses imaginable – designed by the great Sarel van der Merwe. It’s dubbed the Spirit of Africa, an intense three-day off-road experience. ...

German driver Sophia Flörsch became the first women to earn points in Formula Three racing on Sunday, by finishing ninth in Austria. “I am very happy to earn my first two points,” Flörsch said in an Instagram video. The 22-year-old from the Alpine team rose from 21st on the grid ...

Not many people know a lot about the world’s toughest motorsport on two wheels, namely Hard Enduro motorcycle racing. The so-called ‘Mother of Hard Enduro’, is in fact the Roof of Africa (fondly referred to as just the “Roof”) which takes place in Lesotho and is the oldest Hard Enduro ...

Gradually intensifying rain showers made the four-segment qualifying at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps a challenge for the teams and drivers. As the track was still comparatively dry at the start of the first segment, the cars with three-driver line-ups, who didn’t participate in Q1, were almost fully without a chance. Subsequently, ...

During her childhood, Coventry University student Ines Marokovic went six months without running water or electricity – now she’s helping to electrify Formula 1 at motorsport giant Mercedes. Her parents divorced when she was young and Ines’ father died when she was just 15. Watching the challenges and barriers to ...