Team Total is put to the test
In the fast and fierce world of rallying, not many drivers in South Africa can claim to have put a premier Class S2000 rally machine through its paces. In fact,…
Habig moves to greener pastures
Six-times South African Rally Champion, Jan Habig has decided not to rally with Volkswagen South Africa for the 2012 season. Habig has had a twenty year relationship with the Uitenhage…
South African Rallying: Rankings and seedings for 2012
Castrol Team Toyota’s Leeroy Poulter tops the official Motorsport South Africa seeding list for drivers competing in the national rally championship. Team-mate Johnny Gemmell is seeded third, behind championship runner-up…
Open letter to South African rallying
The state of rallying in South Africa, by Evan Rothman. With the largest collection of Class S2000 rally weaponry competing in a national rally championship in the world, with near…
NEWS FLASH: Conrad Rautenbach named 2011 South African Rally Champion
After a months-long wrangle in appeals courts and hearings, it is today confirmed that Conrad Rautenbach (GreenFuel Ford Fiesta S2000) is the 2011 South African Rally Champion. Provisional winners Mark…
Podium celebrations for Team Total in Namibia
The Challenge: Namibian rally enthusiasts celebrated the dawning of a new rally star in this weekend’s 43rd Total Tara Rally. Held in and around Windhoek, Namibia, Wilro Dippenaar and co-driver…
Team Total takes on Namibia
The Challenge: Namibia is a country of extremes: the harsh environment does not deter the beautiful flora and fauna that is ever-present despite the weather highs and lows. Sandstorms, high…
R.I.P.: Spotti Woodhead
Passionate, enthusiastic and wonderfully insightful: Spotti Woodhead was a rallying encyclopaedia and an institution in this sport. On Saturday, Woodhead passed away, leaving his wife Giselle and many friends. Woodhead…
Photo Gallery UPDATED: MTN Polokwane Rally 2011 (South Africa)
Here is our full photo album from the final round of the 2011 South African Rally Championship at the MTN Polokwane Rally. Click on the image below to view our…
Team Total in 2011
The Challenge: Eight events, five provinces, over 1,400km of competitive special stages: this was the 2011 South African Rally Championship. Rally crews and cars tested their limits of endurance and…