Gugu Zulu and Shaun Visser are moving up to a class A7 BP Polo for the Toyota Dealer Rally...

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The full Tour Natal TV schedule is here...

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National seedings after the Tour Natal are here...

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Schalk Burger has been discharged from hospital and is recovering well at home.  Listening to him re-live his accident is chilling...

The S2000 Automark Toyota team is hoping to return for the Sasol Rally or the May event...Mohammed Moosa is recovering well and may make the Toyota Dealer Rally, but the availability of a shell is a pressing poroblem...

Charl Wilken and Greg Godrich are expected back on the Sasol Rally - in a Basil Read/bizhub Ford Fiesta, said to be a loan/test car from M-Sport...

Conrad Rautenbach's S2000 Ford Fiesta is said to be flying directly to the Cape...

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Caledon accommodation for the Toyota Dealer Rally can be found at tourism@twk.org.za or call and ask  for Weronica (028) 212 3282

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Derek Jacobs is to navigate for PE-based Morne Janse van Rensburg in a programme designed to go all the way from A5 to S2000...

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Sasol will supply fuel and lubricants to the two-car Pirtek Toyota Auris team of Hein Lategan and Visser du Plessis...

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The Northern Regions Rally Championship should get underway with the SCC East Rand Rally on 10 April.  The supplementary regs and entry form are available here -  I won't be there unfortunately...

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2010 Total Tour Natal Gallery is available....

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2010 Total Tour Natal Rally:   FINAL RESULTS AVAILABLE! The spectator guide is available.  The weather forecast looks good too...The stage maps for day 1 and 2, service park maps and GPS waypoints have been added...

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The pre-season national seedings which determines road order on day one of the Total Tour Natal Rally are available here...

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Automark, Toyota's pre-owned division has stepped up to the plate to sponsor Schalk Burger Jr/Armand du Toit's S2000 Toyota RunX.  Great news is that their sponsorship extends to Chris de Wit, who will compete in his class A7 Toyota RunX for the full Sasol SA Rally Championship...

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See the Basil Read/bizhub Ford Fiesta S2000 here...

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Toyota Dealer Rally 2010: Supplemenary regs and entry form are available for the 2nd round of the Sasol SA Rally Championship...

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2010 Total Tour Natal Rally: New additions: Itinerary, competitor's medical form and service crew info sheets have been added. The scrutineering times and entry list, directions to the shakedown stage, final instructions and a map of the Gateway Theatre of Shopping are available...

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Nicholas Ryan's S2000 Volkswagen Polo has been completely stripped down and rebuilt by Volkswagen Motorsport in Uitenhage.  The whole car is available for sponsorship with an ROI of 10:1.  Contact Nicholas on 082-441-4243

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A strong rumour suggests that BP is back on board with Volkswagen Racing on a new three year contract.  A media release is imminent...

The 2010 Castrol Toyota Auris S2000 has not been built to the new FIA 1820mm width rules.  That's waiting for the next homologation...

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Better late than never, the Kwikfit Bredasdorp Rally results and review are available here...

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There is no longer a draw for road positions by the top eight seeded drivers on day one, nor a draw for day two road positions...

Tjaart Coetzee will have Herman Groenewald in the Midas Subaru in Natal, apparently on a one-off basis at this stage...

Riaan Erasmus will not be going to the Tour after all, and neither will Ettiene du Toit; the latter's A7 RunX has developed a taste for oil and needs to be sorted before committing to the series...

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The definitive list of competitors and Total Tour Natal Rally preview has been posted...

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Johnny Gemmell's new navigator is Scotsman Drew Sturrock...

Nicholas Ryan has bought Lola Verlaque's S2000 VW Polo - that makes eighteen S2000s this season...

Carolyn Swan has been confirmed as JP Damseaux's navigator after the pair won the Bredasdorp Rally on Saturday...

Tjaart Conradie and Tiaan Rabe will campaign the ex-Mohammed Moosa class A6 Toyota Auris...

Tjaart Coetzee has confirmed he will compete in his class N4 Subaru Impreza with backing from Midas...

Dean Redelinghuys will navigate the Tour Natal Rally for Chase Attwell, the pair running the young Zimbabwean charger's Subaru Impreza...

Two more pieces of the puzzle dropped into place:  Shaun Visser will navigate for Gugu Zulu and Kes Naidoo will do map duty for Andre Cleenwerck...

Peter Marsh will navigate for Conrad Rautenbach this year.  The all-Zimbabwean combination will run a Prodrive Subaru Impreza N2010 in Natal, with an expected switch to the S2000 Fiesta in time for round two...

Gavin Cronje is 'very close' to concluding a deal for his A7 Polo, but it appears Stevan Wilken has sadly been unable to raise a budget for the year...

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Two interesting entries popped up on the Kwikfit Bredasdorp Rally entry list; Carolyn Swan is navigating for JP Damseaux and Etienne du Toit/Patrick Vermaak are running the ex-Evan Hutchinson/Mark Cronje class A7 Toyota RunX.  Du Toit is expected to run at least five rounds of the Sasol SA Rally Championship...All you need to watch the opening round of the Western Cape Rally Championship is here...

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Rumour is Conrad Rautenbach is planning to contest the Sasol SA Rally Championship in class S2000...Ford Fiesta, if one can be secured in time...

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The new date for the Subaru Bruma Belfast Rally is 5th June; the PMC Regional is to be tagged onto their National in October...

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Cobus Vrey is open to offers to navigate in 2010, offering 18 years of navigating experience.  He can be contacted on Tel. 021 982 4664 and 083 414 7988 or info@prosigns.co.za

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Hennie Botes will team up with Namibian driver Jaco van Dyk in an ex-Fekken S2000 Polo.  Van Dyk has set competitive times against Fekken in the 2009 Tara Rally...

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Schalk van Heerden Sr has arranged a ten-seat trip to spectate the Total Tour Natal Rally - just three places remain.  Go to http://trackanddirt.co.za/?page_id=92 for more info...

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THE SUBARU BRUMA BELFAST REGIONAL RALLY HAS BEEN POSTPONED!! Komatiland Forests have withdrawn permission to use their forests.  A new date will be announced in due course...

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John Ogden and Kevin Clark will attempt to defend their Class S4 and SAHRA Class W championships in their 1984 Thunderball Hydraulics Nissan Skyline...

Jose de Gouveia will compete in a Classiq Panelbeaters Subaru Impreza Sportwagon, the ex-Jacques Botha/Ritson/Dos Santos machine...

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The 2010 Sasol South African Rally Championship is go! The Total Tour Natal Regs and entry form are available...

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Scoop
Basil Read Construction is to co-sponsor the Konica Minolta Ford Rally Team...

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Michael Otto is building one mean Toyota Tazz for the Northern Regions Championship, complete with a S2000 motor, Hewland sequential gearbox - and front wheel drive.  Be afraid...

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Leeroy Poulter will compete in the Sasol SA Rally Championship in the ex-Visagie A6 Toyota RunX, with backing, in part, from Federal Mogul and Imperial Toyota.  The current Northern Regions Champions, Rod Hering and Henry Dearlove will both be invloved; Hering as Team Manager/prep person and Dearlove reading the notes.  Race Prep will also field Chad Lambert in a class A5 Toyota Yaris...

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Carl Peskin gets his big break navigating for Theuns Joubert in the S2000 Salom VW Polo, leaving Gugu Zulu...where?

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The Toyota Dealer Cape Rally has some major changes in store.  Read the story here...

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Hennie Botes will not navigate for Theuns Joubert this season due to work pressures. That's three top navigators out of the sport...

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With just 17 days to go until the Subaru Bruma Belfast Rally, there's a staggering four entries to date.  Wake up and smell the fuel, people!

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Pierre Jordaan, the current class N3 co-driver's champion, will navigate for Gavin Harrison in the 1-Time Toyota Corolla in the Northern Regions Rally Championship...

Herman Groenewald will partner Riaan Erasmus for a go at the last-ever class N3 championship, subject to sponsorship.  Failing that, they will tackle the Northern regions series...

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KZN is to host a series of Rallysprints in the Dalton area.  The first event is on 6 February, and the regs are here...

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2010 Kwikfit Bredasdorp Rally regs and entry form are available here...

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Mohammed Moosa is going to campaign a class S2000 Toyota RunX, so I hear...meaning his class A6 Toyota Auris is available for sale - and upgradable to class A7...

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After much soul-searching, the recently married Andre Vermeulen has decided to concentrate on his Off-Road Racing career, where he navigates for Gary Bertholdt.  This leaves JP Damseaux looking for an experienced navigator...

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Andrew Kirby, Trevor Sutton, Jeanne and Flippie Venter, Stuart Reeve, Irma May and Terry O Neill were awarded Regional colours for marshalling at the Northern Regions prize giving last Saturday, just recognition for their efforts over the past decades...

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Carolyn Swan, with 14 navigator's titles to her name is one of the most experienced co-drivers out there, and available for the 2010 season...

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M-Sport's press release lauding the Ford Fiesta S2000 victories on the Monte and Qatar Rallies ends with their next objective, delivering 22 cars in six weeks to nine listed countries - including South Africa.  I wonder who that could be for!!

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Nico Higgs is to make a concerted attack on the Northern Regions Championship, running either his Toyota Tazz or RunX - or both...Support comes from Malokiba Valve and Actuator Solutions, a new and very welcome name to the sport.

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It is increasingly likely that Gavin Cronje is going rallying: Toyota works driver Mark's brother is said to be close to a deal...in a car featuring a badge with the 23rd and 22nd letters of the alphabet in the name and the numeral 7 featuring...

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Chris de Wit is sadly offering for sale his class A7 Toyota RunX.  His ad is under "For Sale" and he can be contacted on 083 284 1085...

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There is a list of Belfast and surrounding areas accommodation for the Subaru Bruma Belfast Rally; documents can be found here as they drop off the homepage...

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Dean Redelinghuys, the multiple class co-driver's champion, is available for a ride this season as Chris de Wit is looking unlikely to continue...

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Ashley Haigh Smith is returning for another crack at the class A5 title in his React Toyota Yaris...

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It's going to be a busy year for the Lategan family, for young Henk is to compete in the full Northern Regions Championship and a couple of nationals in his Toyota Tazz...

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MSA has given notice to discontinue the national N3 class at the end of 2010...

There are two new national championships this year; a Privateer Champion Driver and Co-Driver, as well as a 1600cc Champion Driver and Co-Driver. The Production Car Championship has fallen away meanwhile...

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Team Randburg Raceway will run a two car team in the Northern Regions series for defending champions Rod Hering/Henry Dearlove and title hopeful Aggie Stroh/Eugene le Roux...

Eddie Simpson is building a new (initially) Class S1 Opel Corsa, based on the UK Super 1600 design - and it's a looker...

Erik de Jager/Robbie Coetzee are targeting the S1 championship in their MDJ Motorsport VW CitiGolf...

Leon Marais has bought the ex-Nienaber Class S3 Toyota Corolla, which makes the Ergosaf-supported driver a serious contender...

Dick Pallas will attempt a full season in his Class S4/R VW Golf...

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Pierre Jordaan, the reigning National class N3 and SAHRA Class Y co-driver's champion, is looking for a drive this season.  He can be contacted on 082-927-7671...

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Here we go - the Supplementary Regs and Entry form for the first Northern Regions Rally are available.  Now, will you please email me and tell me your plans!  No info, no coverage in the preview...

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Happy TwentyTen!!  Two Namibian drivers are looking for navigators for the full Northern Regions series.  Interested navs can contact Armand du Toit for details on 079-507-8090...

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The dave@rallyworld.net email address is functioning again...

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Hein Lategan and Visser du Plessis have formed a two-car S2000 Toyota Auris team for 2010.  Freddie Pretorius of ADF Motorsport will be the team's on-event technical guru.  Johan van der Merwe will navigate for Hein while it is expected Gerhard Snyman will continue with Du Plessis.  Sponsorship negotiaions are underway...

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We are saddened to learn that Vusi Mabanga's mother died unexpectedly last Friday and wish him well in these difficult times...

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The Total Tour Natal Rally, the first round of the 2010 Sasol SA Rally Championship, will be held on the 6th and 7th March, a Saturday and Sunday, due to the lack of stage permissions for Friday use...

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Rumour time!  Leeroy Poulter is said to be going rallying in 2010 - in a Toyota of course - but could be in any class from A5 to A7... 

Vusi Mabanga is apparantly not in the Team Total squad after all which is sad after their best season ever (and maiden class win)..

Visser du Plessis is said to be very close to a S2000 Toyota deal, as is Hein Lategan...

Word is Evan Hutchinson's S2000 team will consist of two cars, the second for Etienne Lourens although this has been strenuously denied...

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Jon Williams was awarded his national colours at the MSA Gala Awards last Saturday - and well deserved after his WRC Campaign.  At the same , I was presented with an award for "outstanding contribution to motorsport", as was Toyota's Wammy Haddad...

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The Rally Fan's calendar is now available in time for Christmas.  12 pages featuring the top S2000 cars and the class winners in spectacular action.  An ideal gift at R96 plus p&p.  Check it out here...

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At the MSA Awards banquet, Pierre Arries commended Johnny Gemmell as formidible competitors and thanked him for keeping the VW crew honest.  Charl Wilken, accepting his award, said to Pierre: "Maybe there will be another team to keep you honest next year"...

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PERSONALISED RALLY CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE! 12 pages of your car, your season.  New design, last year's price!

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Nicholas and Lee-Anne Ryan are delighted to announce the arrival of their twins Gemma and Connor at 07h45 and 07h47 today.  No lateness penalties will be applied and Mom, babies and Dad are doing fine...

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The S2000 Ford Fiesta rally car was unveiled at M-Sport and looks a real winner.  This car is significant for SA Rally fans...Drool over the images!

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BP has pulled the plug on the Volkswagen Rally Team. What next for VW is unclear, as is the fuel supply situation for the other BP-fuelled runners.  Volkswagen management doesn't seem too  worried and word is that it is business as usual for the five-car VW squad.

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Popular opinion is that Sasol/Konica Minolta Team has signed a deal with M-Sport to bring a S2000 Ford Fiesta to South Africa...

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Take it as read thet Evan Hutchinson and Elvene Coetzee will campaign a Motorite S2000 Volkswagen Polo in 2010...

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Hergen Fekken and Pierre Arries won the Tara Rally by 5:25 ...

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The final National Rally points have finally been released by MSA... 

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Stevan Wilken's class A6 Volkswagen Polo is for sale.  Call 082-551-9990 for details...

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Toyota Dealer Rally Gauteng: The GALLERY is up. Fekken and Arries win the championship, A7 goes to Hutchinson/Coetzee and Zulu/Peskin take A5. Kuun takes line honours...Final results available

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Toyota Dealer Rally Gauteng: Fekken has one hand on the trophy after Gemmell spun and stalled, losing 23 seconds in the very first stage!!  11 retirements so far and it wasn't even that wet.  Day 1 results here

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Toyota Dealer Rally Gauteng: The service guide, weather forecast, entry list/scrutineering times, spectator guide, area maps for day 1 and 2, stage maps, rally HQ maps, itinerary, safety plan and bulletin 1 are available

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Gary Berndt's navigator Lohan Spies, fell off his quad bike this weekend, suffering broken ribs, wrist and arm is is undergoing surgery on Sunday to fix this little lot.  Get well soon, Lohan!

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Word is that Total has cut their squad to four cars for next year, possibly even three...

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Jurg Steyn, former co-driver to Aggie Stroh is looking for a regional ride next year.  Contact 0837790012

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Michael Otto has generously made his Middelburg workshop available to any rally team who may need a bit of last minute TLC before the Toyota Dealer Rally.  Call 0832294313

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Japie van Niekerk's S2000 Toyota RunX is for sale (jp@nad.bz or +27(0)12-662-3411).  Rumour suggests he will field a Toyota Auris in 2010 but this is not confirmed after the major changes at Toyota Motorsport after the BP Ultimate Rally are available...

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National seedings have been updated...

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The final Northern Regions Rally Championship points are available.  There are one or two small corrections to take place...

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Rod Hering and Henry Dearlove are the 2009 Northern Regions Champions!  The Hewitts left their rally car keys at home (yes, really!) while Natie Booysen retired in SS4 with a blown motor.  MLC Computer Solutions All Tar Rally final results and the gallery are available...

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Word is that Glyn Hall is the surprise winner of the bid to run Toyota Motorsport...

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Morne van Bosch has retired from rallying due to the ever-increasing costs.  His class S1 Opel Kadett is for sale...

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Former WRC driver Pentti Airikkala has died following a long illness at the age of 64.

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The Northern Regions seedings have been updated after the Delmas Rally

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MLC Computer Solutions All Tar Rally: The Friday starting list, itinerary, preview, spectator guide, entry list, bulletin 1 and the Zwartkops Raceway and overall stages maps have been added

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The Sasol SA Rally Championship points have been updated after the BP Ultimate Rally

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2009 Toyota Dealer Rally - Gauteng Supplementary regulations and Entry Form are available

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MLC Computer Solutions Rally Club Challenge Regulations and entry form are available

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Northern Regions championship points have been updated.

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Mark Cronje/Robert Paisley wins the BP Ultimate Rally from Enzo Kuun/Guy Hodgson and Johnny Gemmell/Peter Marsh. Final results available.  The gallery has been posted.

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Our sincere condolences and sympathy, to the family, friends and the Sasol/Konica Minolta Subaru Team, they will be in our thoughts, from  THE ADCO VW RACING TEAM - A5 CLASS - CAR 117 - PORT ELIZABETH
DRIVER - (MORNE),CO - DRIVER -   (DEWALD), CREW - (CHRISTO, GERALD SNR, GERALD JNR, ARTHUR & MAXWELL)

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The Sasol/Konica Minolta Subaru team were involved in a head-on accident near Laingsburg today.  Both technicians were killed.  Details are sketchy but apparantly a truck overtook on a blind rise.  The rig burst into flames.  Craig Trott was following and couldn't get near the scene with their fire extinguishers.  Our hearfelt sympathies go to the families and friends of the entire team

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BP Ultimate Rally: The spectator guide , weather forecast and updated entry list are available

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MLC Computer Solutions All Tar Rally: The supplementary regs and entry form are available for the title-deciding Northern Regions finale on 2/3 October

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Tjaart Coetzee/Etienne Lourens win the ABC Motors Delmas Rally from Jose/Marco Ferreira and Nico Higgs/Gert Nienaber.  Rod Hering takes a 9 point championship lead into the MLC All Tar Rally finale on 2/3 October.  Final results and gallery are available

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Northern Regions championship points have been updated after the Sahra Rally

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BP Ultimate Rally: The venue and main maps, GPS Co-ordinates, scrutineering list, itinerary, bulletin 1 and directions to the shakedown stage are available

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SCC East Rand ABC Motors Delmas Rally: The spectator guide and maps, itinerary, bulletin 1 and entry list are available

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National and Northern Regions seedings have been updated after round 6 of both series

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ABC Motors Delmas Rally: The itinerary is available

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Word is that the Toyota Dealer Rally, Gauteng, the final round of the Sasol SA Rally Championship, will run the HMC Rally stages on day 1 before moving to the traditional Bapsfontein stages on Saturday...

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Eric Storbeck has won the class S1 championship, while Natie Booysen wrapped up class S2 on the SAHRA Rally

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Bela Bela SAHRA Rally: Rod Hering leads the championship.  Jose Ferreira wins from Michael Otto and Aggie Stroh. Final results and gallery are available

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ENGLISH spectator guide - Bela Bela SAHRA Rally - I quickly translated it, if anyone is still at work on a Friday afternoon

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Sasol SA Rally Championship points have been updated after the Osram Rally

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The complete Osram Rally gallery is now available - technical problems on Sunday - sorry...

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BP Ultimate Rally: Supplementary Regulations and the entry form are available

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Bela Bela SAHRA Rally: The updated entry/start list, preview, itinerary, Bulletin 1 and spectator guide (in Afrikaans only) are available here

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The latest Northern Regions points are available

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Osram Rally final results: Johnny Gemmell wins from Mark Cronje and Enzo Kuun...The GALLERY is available.  Hope you like the scenic shots - the Osram Rally is as much about the scenery as the action.

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Toyota Motorsport's privatization tenders have been submitted with the contract due to be awarded before the BP Ultimate Swartland Rally

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Nicholas Ryan has sold his S2000 Toyota RunX to a Namibian driver.  The Brakpan driver is contemplating his next move...

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Murray Lloyd, driver of the MLC Computers Subaru Impreza, is recovering in hospital after an operation.  The car will not be on the SAHRA Rally. Get well soon, Murray!

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Osram Rally 2009: Please pay careful attention to the weather forecast.  The scrutineering times and bulletin 1 and information on the shakedown stage have also been added here

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Northern Regions seedings have been updated here

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Osram Rally 2009: The entry list , stage map, itinerary and GPS locations available here.

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Sasol advised that untill further notice that Sasol 98 Unleaded will be available from Zwarkops Raceway and not from Kyalami. Please report to the Race Office at the circuit to be guided as to the process.

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According to Francois Stols, a former competitor, two spectators were seriously injured on the HMC Rally.  We wish them a speedy recovery.