Conrad Rautenbach leads the charge with one rally remaining
With just one round remaining in the South African Rally Championship, the Polokwane Rally in Limpopo on 22 – 23 October, the outcome of the Drivers’ and Co-Drivers’ Championships is…
Eco fuel for rallying in South Africa
A circular from controlling body Motorsport South Africa allows competitors to use eco fuels starting with this weekend’s Toyota Cape Dealer Rally in the Western Cape. Competitors may now use…
Team Total rocks the Cape of Good Hope
The Challenge: In just one stage of the Toyota Cape Dealer Rally the leader board was turned on its head. The rally’s nine stages and 196km of competitive action proved…
Team Total: The Swartland’s high-speed sets up thrilling action
The Challenge: Rallies are not won on the first day, but are indeed lost. The 69.31km of competitive action on the opening day of the Toyota Cape Dealer Rally has…
More rally upsets in the Cape of Storms
The Challenge: 27 adrenaline-fueled hours and 198 thrilling competitive kilometers form round seven of this weekend’s South African Rally Championship, the Toyota Cape Dealer Rally. Privateer crews have so far…
Can anyone beat Cronje this weekend?
Can anyone beat Cronje and Houghton to the title of South African Rally Champions in 2011? That’s the question being asked by the fans as the high-speed world of gravel…
H&H issue 201 – FREE Download
Welcome to issue 201 of HANDBRAKES & HAIRPINS, your favourite free source of rally entertainment! To download this week’s issue, please click here: http://handbrakeshairpins.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hh-201.pdf As always, please enjoy this week’s…
Cronje’s in charge
Following their third successive victory in the South African Rally Championship in the Garden Route Rally in the Western Cape on August 26 and 27, Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton…
Garden Route Rally 2011 – Full photo gallery
Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton (Team SASOL Ford Fiesta S2000) romped to victory in the inaugural Garden Route Rally this past weekend. This his third victory in the 2011 season,…
Cronje and Houghton score hat-trick in inaugural Garden Route Rally
Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton (S2000 Sasol Ford Fiesta) completed a dominant performance in the inaugural two-day Garden Route Rally, which ended in Knysna this afternoon, winning four of the…