NEW RECORD AT KILLARNEY MIDWINTER DRAGS The visual and aural highlight of the Midwinter MSA Drags at Killarney on Saturday 24 July was undoubtedly Ralph Kumbier’s one and only full-tilt boogie run in his monstrous Pro Gas Chev Camaro, but there was another, more important one...

HOT RACING AT MIDWINTER SHORT-CIRCUIT MEETING Slade van Niekerk’s dominance of the headline CBR150 one-make series was shaken, if not stirred, at Round 5 of Short Circuit Racing at Killarney on Saturday 24 July. The defending champion and 2021 series leader won all three races in the...

DES EASOM HONOURED WITH THE EDGAR HOAL AWARDS At the recent Annual General meeting of the Western Province Motor Club, Executive Manager Des Easom, the man responsible for the day to day running of Killarney International Raceway, was honoured with the Edgar Hoal Award for exceptional...

CITATIONS FOR HONOURS AWARDS At the recent Annual General meeting of the Western Province Motor Club, two groups of people were honoured whose contribution to racing at Killarney cannot be overstated. However, since the AGM was held in a purely digital format, the Honours Awards were...

RIP TONY TAYLOR As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to tear great wounds in the fabric of our society and our sport, we are saddened at the loss of yet another motorsport stalwart. Tony Taylor was a constant presence in local motorsport over several decades, initially through his...

LUCKY LUCY NEEDS YOUR HELP! Following the heart-warming success of our fundraiser for LEAPS during May and June, our designated animal welfare organisation this month is the Lucky Lucy Foundation, a registered non-profit that is entirely dependent on the generosity of strangers and desperately needs our...

RIP RICHARD ‘DICK’ SHUTTLE It was with a feeling of profound loss that we learned of the passing this weekend of Dick Shuttle, chairman of the Karting Management Group at Motorsport South Africa. Born and raised in Windsor in Berkshire, multi-talented Dick was more than an engineer...