Handbrakes & Hairpins

SS10 Stage winner: Gemmell – 8:58.8 1) Gemmell – 85m 55.1s 2) Habig +6.8s 3) Poulter +10.2s 4) Fekken +28.4s 5) Rautenbach +69.9s 6) JP Damseaux +137s 7) Cronje +194.3s…

Day Two of the Sasol Rally kicked off this morning with a spectacular super special stage in Nelspruit’s CBD, pitting two cars against each other and against the stopwatch. After…

The SASOL Rally 2011 got off to a high-speed start on Day One’s eight stages. The running order remains a closely-fought affair with the top four crews all separated by…

SS8 Stage Winner: Jon Williams – 1m 00.0s 1) Gemmell – 75m 44.7s 2) Habig +0.4s 3) Poulter +2.9s 4) Fekken +24.1s 5) Rautenbach +68 6) JP. Damseaux +107.7s 7)…

SS7 Stage Winner: Enzo Kuun – 1m 15.5s 1) Gemmell – 74m 34.9s 2) Habig +2s 3) Poulter +4.2s 4) Fekken +26.9s 5) JP. Damseaux +110.9s 6) Rautenbach +127.3s 7)…

SS6 Stage Winner: Poulter – 8:37.8 1) Gemmell – 73m 17.7s 2) Habig +0.9s 3) Poulter +3.2s 4) Fekken +26.6s 5) JP. Damseaux +116s 6) Rautenbach +124.2s 7) Wilken +165.9s…

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SS5 Stage Winner: Gemmell – 10:35.1 1) Habig – 64m 36.1s 2) Gemmell +2.6s 3) Poulter +7s 4) Fekken +27s 5) JP. Damseaux +112.5s 6) Rautenbach +120.9s 7) Wilken +144.4s…

The first four stages have proven this event’s track record as one of high attrition: Gugu Zulu (BP VW Polo Vivo A7), Megan Verlaque (BP VW Polo Vivo S1400), and…