With just two events left before the 2018 MotorMart VW Challenge reaches its conclusion, the search for championship points is getting serious. The penultimate event of the season takes place at Zwartkops Raceway on Saturday, 20 October, and, with just four points separating the top three in the overall championship race, the racing is sure… Read more »
Fields of over 30 cars are common in the MotorMart VW Challenge and that was again the case when the drivers headed to the Free State for the sixth round of the 2018 championship, held at Phakisa Freeway on 15 September. Stiaan Kriel (Pozidrive/Kalex Polo) didn’t get pole position, but he grabbed every other point… Read more »
More than 30 of South Africa’s most competitive racing Volkswagens will make their way to Phakisa Freeway for the sixth round of the 2018 MotorMart VW Challenge on Saturday, 15 August. Jacques Smith (BPM Engineering Polo) leads the way in the overall championship – he has a slender one-point lead over Rory Atkinson (BHIT Polo)… Read more »
Over 30 MotorMart VW Challenge competitors made their way down to Dezzi Raceway for the fifth round of their 2018 championship, held on 10 & 11 August. Once the dust had settled at the end of an eventful weekend’s racing it was Stiaan Kriel (Pozidrive/Kalex Polo) and Keagan Masters (Performance Masters Polo) who shared the… Read more »
After a two-month winter break, nearly 40 cars will make their way to the KwaZulu-Natal south coast for the fifth round of the 2018 MotorMart VW Challenge. Saturday, 11 August will see the drivers tackle two races at the Dezzi South Coast Raceway, just outside Port Shepstone, a circuit many of the competitors have not… Read more »
At the opening event of the season, both Lyle Ramsay (Monroe Racing RSA/Fuchs Polo) and Jacques Smith (BPM Engineering Polo) left Midvaal Raceway disappointed with the start they had to their campaigns. Four months later, they left the same venue much happier after taking overall victories in their respective classes at the fourth round of… Read more »
After a six-week break since their last outing down at Killarney, the MotorMart VW Challenge competitors return to Midvaal Raceway, the venue of the season opener back in February, on Saturday, 2 June for the fourth round of their 2018 championship. Consistent podium finishes, barring one race where he had a mechanical problem, have given… Read more »
Rory Atkinson (BHIT Polo) went to Cape Town with a slender two-point lead in the 2018 MotorMart VW Challenge championship race. A second place, followed by a comfortable win in the second heat, while his main rivals experienced mixed fortunes, sees that advantage extended to eight points after the third round of the championship, held… Read more »
Almost 40 MotorMart VW Challenge competitors will make their way down to Cape Town for the third round of the 2018 championship which takes place at Killarney Raceway on Saturday, 21 April. Rory Atkinson (BHIT Polo) heads the overall points standings, just two points ahead of Roberto Joaquim (Cool Freeze/Auto Aircon Polo) who is, in… Read more »
Heavy rain during the qualifying sessions and a few damp patches on the circuit during the first heats made for tricky conditions during the second round of the 2018 MotorMart VW Challenge at Zwartkops Raceway on 17 March 2018. Nic Clarke (Avo Performance Suspension Polo) didn’t let that worry him on his way to victory… Read more »