editor, Author at Western Province Motor Club - Killarney Raceway

07 Aug YELLOW COMBI GUYS DONATE FOOT OPERATED SANTIZER DISPENSER FOR MARSHALS

Posted at 09:04h in Latest News

The Killarney marshals have received a foot operated dispenser for sanitizers donated by the Yellow Kombi Guys (@paintball.pallet.handyman) – an amazingly versatile father and son team who do property maintenance and light engineering. That includes burglar bars, safety gates and driveway gates, as well as joinery...

31 Jul R.I.P. TONY BRABNER

Posted at 08:05h in Latest News

It is with heartfelt sadness that we say farewell to one of Killarney's most colourful scrutineers, Tony Brabner, who passed away on Monday 27 July at the age of 87, from complications following back surgery. Tony was an erudite and knowledgeable classic car enthusiast, described by...

30 Jul KILLARNEY CHARACTERS: KOOS SWANEPOEL

Posted at 17:11h in Dave's Corner

As a teenager in the years directly following the Second World War Jacobus 'Koos' Swanepoel would ride his bicycle through the bush to the outer ring road of a new industrial area to the south of Pinelands called Epping. At weekends the ring road, patriotically named...

29 Jul KILLARNEY CHARACTERS: BRIAN PEEK

Posted at 20:04h in Dave's Corner

Brian Peek (Peekus Minimus!), the Godfather of the Killarney commentary team for many years, was much more than a commentator – he was a successful racing driver, a kart designer and builder, a timekeeper, one of the founding fathers of the WPMC marshals and above...

21 Jul KILLARNEY CHARACTERS: MIKE CAMERON

Posted at 10:35h in Dave's Corner

In a career spanning only 11 years Mike Cameron achieved two Western Province 50cc championships and an interprovincial 100cc championship, a national 250cc title, the 1977 SA Production Motorcycle championship and a surprisingly successful 1979 international campaign after a desperately difficult debut season in the...

21 Jul CD MOTORSPORT DONATES FOOT-OPERATED HAND SANITIzERS

Posted at 10:31h in Latest News

No sooner had the minister of sport announced the re-opening motor racing in South Africa, under very strict safety rules and requirements, than Craig du Toit and Daniel Munna of CD Motorsport stepped up to offer a donation of two foot-operated hand sanitizers, which they...

16 Jul WPMC WELCOMES RE-OPENING OF MOTORSPORT BY SPORTS MINISTER

Posted at 17:59h in Latest News

Cape Town – The Western Province Motor Club welcomes the announcement by Motorsport South Africa of the re-opening of motorsport venues in South Africa, albeit under strict sanitation and health rules, and with a restriction on spectators. The conditions imposed by the Department of Sport include...

15 Jul CONDOLENCES TO THE LEVY FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF ROKAYA LEVY

Posted at 20:55h in Latest News

It is with infinite sadness that we share the news of the passing on Tuesday 14 July of Armien Levy's wife Rokaya. Our thoughts and condolences are with Armien and the Levy family as we wish them strength on this most difficult of days. ...

13 Jul TIMMY HANSEN WINS WORLD RALLYCROSS ESPORTS SERIES IN CLIFFHANGER FINALE

Posted at 15:38h in Dave's Corner

Cape Town - He did it in real life last year, and now in Esports! Reigning World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen, who took the 2019 WRX title in a no-holds-barred final at Killarney International Raceway in November 2019, has won the inaugural FIA WorldRX Esports...

09 Jul R.I.P. CLARRY TAYLOR

Posted at 13:25h in Latest News

Clarry Taylor, who passed away this week at the age of 82, was one of the unsung heroes of Killarney, a man who, rather than achieving lasting fame for himself, was content to help others achieve it – notably Willie Meissner and Denis Joubert. His racing...