Pirelli set for high-speed Finnish fun
Although there is some debate about its exact meaning, the Finnish word ‘sisu’ loosely translates into English as ‘having guts’. On the flat-out straights and blind crests of Rally Finland,…
Volkswagen Rally 2010 Preview
Story: Evan Rothman Forests and rallying go together like fish and chips. It is always better, one with the other, and this weekend rally crews contesting the fifth round of…
Andre Cleenwerck: Going for gold
Story: Evan Rothman Pictures: Motorpics Andre Cleenwerck is one of the most consistent drivers in the South African Rally Championship. This National Class Champion pushes his rally driving to its…
Jake Blattner: Interview, pt 2
Story: Evan Rothman Rallying the United States of America is growing at a rapid rate. The Rally America series (which concluded this past weekend) is most probably one of the…
The eMagazine: Issue 142!
Welcome to issue 142 of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS, your favourite free source of rally entertainment! To download this week’s issue, please click HERE. As always, please enjoy this week’s read!…
No luck for Hutchison and Curtis at Sun City
The dice didn’t fall well for the Motorite Racing team of Evan Hutchison and new co-driver Darryl Curtis on the Sun City 400 on Saturday. The reigning national champion in…
Close finish in Northern Regions Off-Road Racing Championship
There was a close finish to the Special Vehicle category in round five of the Northern Regions Off Road Championship at Sun City over the weekend. Only 26 seconds separated…
Mad-Croc Rally Estonia 2010 VIDEO highlights
Highlights from the 2010 Mad-Croc Rally Estonia, an event which witnessed the return of former WRC star Markko Martin. The Estonian driver’s MM Motorsport concern were running a total of…
Dates confirmed for Sol Rally Barbados 2011
In response to the growing number of enquiries from overseas, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) moved early this week to confirm the dates for the next running of its blue…
Bertholdt and Vermeulen come desperately close at Sun City
Privateers Gary Bertholdt and Andre Vermeulen (class SP Atlas Copco Toyota Hilux) came agonizingly close to winning the Production Vehicle category of the Sun City 400 that finished on Saturday…