swartland

Well, it's Monday morning and I'm still recovering from a weekend of hardcore rally watching. It was an amazing amount of fun, I highly recommend it. The next round of the rally will be held on the 17th and 18th of October in Gauteng (I will post details as I get them, but so far it looks like it is in Bapsfontein). I highly recommend you come out and have a look, bring the family, bring the skottel, and make it a day.  read more »

Well, here we are at the final results at last :

1. Damseaux/Vrey - Team Total - Toyota RunX 2.0 (S2000)-1:45:42 (Total time)
2. Habig/Judd - BP Volkswagen Racing - VW Polo 2.0 (S2000)- 1:46:31 (Total time)
3. Kuun/Hodgson - BP Volkswagen Racing - VW Polo 2.0 (S2000) - 1:46:38 (Total time)
4. Gemmel/Marsh - Toyota Castrol Team - Toyota RunX RSi (S2000) - 1:47:41 (Total time)
5. Williams/Williams - Doug Williams - VW Polo 2.0 (S2000) - 1:48:58
6. Wilken/Godrich - Charl Wilken - Subaru STI 2.0 (N4) - 1:50:14
7. Fekken/Arries - BP Volkswagen racing - VW Polo 2.0 (S2000) - 1:50:16
8. Rueda/Lewkowicz - Team Total - Mitsubishi Lance Evo 9 (N4) - 1:52:46
9. Du Plessis/Snyman - Gerhard Snyman - Subaru N14 (N4) - 1:54:00
10. Moosa/Martin - Team Total - Toyota Auris 160i (A6) - 2:03:35  read more »

We've arrived at Killarney Motorsports complex, just in time to watch the start. There's nothing prettier than a row of clean and shiny rally cars rearing to go. Preparations are being made. The first car is off, team Volkswagen.

We've been racing from viewpoint to viewpoint, getting some excellent footage. The adrenaline rush as the cars race past is amazing. This is quite literally some of the most beautiful scenery I've seen.

Bad news for Yaris fans is that Dave Compton has had to retire early due to mechanical difficulties.  read more »

One of the highlights of my week is going to be RICHELIEU Swartland Rally, starting Friday the 19th of September through to Saturday the 21st. Toyota's performance in this rally so far has been fantastic with 302 point lead in the manufacturers championship already. The team is aiming for a maiden win in this, the seventh round of the SASOL SA National Rally Championship 2008.  read more »