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EDITOR IN CHIEF Robbyn Ramsay Rea Dream Run Presents NORTHERN REGIONS were his best results of the season [email protected] WSBK putting him up to third in the championship. He is now only Jonathan Rea (KRT) scored 25 points from second place rider two convincing WorldSBK Leon Haslam. Champions Race Day MANAGING EDITOR wins at Imola and in a strong Speaking afterwards Rea performance from the Kawasaki said “It has been incredible this Craig Ramsay Racing Team in general his weekend and I do not know what team-mate Tom Sykes was to say because this kind of run has CATCH ALL THE ACTION!! [email protected] second in each contest. never happened to me before. I Rea has now won eight of the am just enjoying the moment. The ten races run so far in 2015. Rea’s key to the weekend was working There Will Be A Full Days Racing - Featuring: phenomenal Imola performance hard with Pere and Paolo Friday LETTERS means he has scored eight wins and Saturday to make sure we had from ten starts in the FIM Superbike a package we could fight with. I Formula Monoposto • Sports Racing Association • Historic Motorcycle Group • Big Boss Auto [email protected] Championship this year, and he was honestly a little bit worried ANOTHER VICTORY: Rea on his way to another overall Super Saloons • Libra productions Silver Cup • 250 Super Karts • Alfa Trofeo Racing • Yokohama now enjoys a huge championship about the six lap first race because victory this last weekend. points advantage of 87 points over we were not really set up to be so two I watched the gap behind and one second I thought ‘keep going Modified Production Cars • Liqui moly Inex Legends • Midvaal Historics his nearest challenger. strong in the beginning of the race Arturo was giving me great signals and no mistakes’.” WEBSITE For Sykes, two second places but we were able to win. In race from pitlane. When the gap got to Pic: WorldSBK.com www.ramcom.co.za

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Design & Advertising forge a partnership with Audi, Marko and Red Bull team one which see them end they principal Christian Horner have spell with Renault both suggested that the Milton Renault have powered Red Bull Keynes outfit will not remain in PRINT since 2007, and the partnership has F1 if they cannot be competitive, heralded much success, with Red and Marko believes that a Paarlcoldset Bull winning the Constructors’ partnership with Audi may be their Championship on four occasions only salvation. and finishing as runners-up twice. “If we don’t have a competitive NEW ENGINE: Will Red Bull partner with Audi to develope a However, the French engine in the near future, then new engine for their cars? DISTRIBUTION On The Dot No Holding Back For Hamilton Asking the etam if it was SALE OUTLETS FORMULA 1 “impossible to catch” Rosberg, the World Champion was told Spar says he will “we should just consolidate ZWARTKOPS 16 MAY definitely be making sure he is the position.” Garage Shops never again told to hold potion Hamilton was not happy about after being told to consolidate hearing that. Airports his second position in the “It’s not nice for a driver ever Spanish Grand Prix. to hear that,” he said on Sunday Win a set of A line mag List of distribution outlets avail- The British racer spent most of night. “I’m here to race; I’m not here to finish second, so naturally able on website his Sunday afternoon trailing the of Sebastian Vettel. I ignored that.” However, once his three-stop The Brit continued to push hard, wheels for your car strategy saw him leapfrog the forcing Rosberg to do the same. German, Hamilton began to hunt Come to the regional racing find the a line wheel display down his team-mate Nico Rosberg Pic : Pirelli.com LEADER: Rosberg who took the win in front of Hamilton, but for the race victory. will that change next round? and hand in your entry to stand a chance of winning Got A Story Mail Craig [email protected] 4 • 14 May 2015 • Motorsport World Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Rossi Talks Championship of his career - after finishing behind but also in the race I wasn’t strong MOTOGP team-mate Jorge Lorenzo and enough to fight with Jorge and also reigning champion Marc Márquez, with Marc. insists he is while nearest rival Dovizioso “Especially entering the corners not yet thinking about the managed only ninth after an off- I wasn’t at 100%. I had one moment championship standings track excursion. in the race where I was not doing so despite extending his But despite his advantage, Rossi bad and I was close to Marc. advantage over Andrea says his focus is on improving his Rossi believes that Lorenzo’s Dovizioso to 15 points at the Yamaha after struggling at Jerez. victory at Jerez means that both Spanish Grand Prix. “It was a difficult weekend,” Yamaha riders will be in contention Rossi maintained his 100% conceded Rossi. “”[But] in the end for this year’s crown. podium record in 2015 - the 200th it’s a podium, so it’s not so bad, Pic: Yamahamotogp.com Problems For Marquez with Marquez’s Austin victory “For some reason we are MOTOGP Honda’s sole success so far. Last really strong on one lap but over year the team took 14 wins from the race distance, that is where we Honda’s main problem with its 18 GPs - 13 of them, including are struggling.” 2015 MotoGP machine is how the first 10 straight races, “But we are trying to work on it works with the rear tyres, with Marquez. it and we have some ideas. We according to reigning champion The Spaniard said long-run didn’t try them [at Jerez] because Marc Marquez. Yamaha has pace was the key struggle “At the I was not sure with the finger won three of the four grands moment our problem is the rear,” and everything.” prix held so far this season, he said. LEADER: Can Rossi hold the points lead to the end of the season for another championship? Yamaha Deny Lorenzo Leaving Yamaha team boss Lin Jarvis MOTOGP said there would definitely be no changes to Yamaha’s line-up Yamaha have denied that next year. Jorge Lorenzo is going to leave “I can assure you and the the MotoGP team join Ducati. MotoGP paddock that Jorge will be Yamaha says Jorge Lorenzo with Yamaha for 2016,” he told the has already agreed to see out his official MotoGP website. two-year contract with the team “We’ve talked already and it’s and dismissed rumours he could already clear. He wants to stay with leave for Ducati in 2016. us, we want to stay with him, and Reports in the French media it’s done. after the grand prix in Argentina “Jorge will be with us this year had suggested Lorenzo was and next year.” opening talks with the rapidly- Pic: Bridgestone improving Ducati team.

Aprilia Gearbox Winner NEW TEAM: Will Jorge make the move to Ducati for 2016? feeling because I rode with the MOTOGP Honda seamless and this is not too far from it,” he declared. “On MotoGP Calendar Expanded How good is the new downshift we have to improve Aprilia seamless shift a little bit, but to [upshift] on The Spaniard confirmed that “We agree the maximum MotoGP gearbox? the straight is quite similar the manufacturers and Dorna have number of races from 2017 According to Alvaro Bautista to Honda. MOTOGP agreed that there will be a maximum will be no more than 20,” said it is ‘not far’ from the standard- “We have to improve in the Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta number of 20 races on the MotoGP Ezpeleta. “We have many setting Honda version he raced for braking because with the Honda it has discussed the potential for calendar in future. With 18 races existing agreements until 2016 the previous two seasons. was easier to stop the bike. It was new rounds to be added to the on this year’s schedule the Austrian then after that we will know. For The Aprilia version - featuring like it helped me more with the MotoGP calendar. Austria is race will raise that number to 19 sure next year Austria will enter both seamless upshifts and engine braking. contracted to return to the GP leaving the potential for one new the championship and if nobody downshifts - was handed to Bautista “But I can say I am happy fold for the first time since 1997 venue to be added in future. With changes this will give us 19 races for the first time during the recent because the gearbox is already 7 with the playing Thailand having hosted a highly and in 2017 we may have the test at Jerez, when the Spaniard or 8 out of 10. It is at a quite good host and for the first time successful WSBK round this year it option to add a new Grand Prix. set an impressive eleventh fastest level. I was really surprised with Ezpeleta broached the subject is very likely that this will be added lap time. the feeling because I didn’t expect of a maximum number of races. in the near future. Pic: Bridgestone “I’m so happy with the first it would be this good.

Brought to you by BRIDGESTONE Official tyre supplier to MotoGP www.treadsmartly.tv 6 • 14 May 2015 • Motorsport World Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Full House For Portugal Italy Talking Tough the season. There are 15 World Rally Guerra. After his annual outing WRC The event’s second full day will WRC Cars entered, including a second at March’s Rally Guanajuato include 126 competitive miles, with appearance of the year for Khalid Mexico, Guerra was hoping to June’s Rally of Italy is promising a tyre change mid-way through the Vodafone Rally de Portugal Al Qassimi (above) in Citroën raise funds to tackle Portugal to provide the toughest single- morning and afternoon loop. (21-24 May), round five of the Total Abu Dhabi World Rally as the first of a two-rally day challenge in the 2015 World The crews will return to the Team’s third DS 3 to supplement European programme. Rally Championship, after service park in Alghero on Saturday has announced a full entry of the regular entries of Kris Meeke The entry includes a whopping announcing a revised route. lunchtime to split the 10-stage, 14- 90 cars. and Mads Østberg. 27 cars in WRC 2. The top four Stung by criticism that there hour day. Such is the demand for places Henning Solberg will return in the standings, headed by Jari was not enough action to keep The route was designed by two- in the season’s opening European in a Ford Fiesta RS after missing Ketomaa, are listed and Skoda the drivers occupied last year, the time world champion co-driver gravel encounter, which moves Mexico and Argentina, while Motorsport has entered two of its organisers of the Sardinian event Tiziano Siviero, who partnered to its traditional home in the Robert Kubica should be back after new Fabia R5s for Esapekka Lappi have put together the longest Miki Biasion to the 1988 and ‘89 north after several years in the withdrawing from XION Rally and Pontus Tidemand. and most arduous Saturday of WRC titles. south coast Algarve region, that a Argentina to restructure his team. reserve list has been issued. One name missing is Benito Pic: Quickpic.co.za Toyota Technical Problem difficulty. Due to the specific lay- WRC out of the GT86, it has proved harder than expected to find a suitable Toyota’s GT86 CS-R3 rally car will power steering unit, which must be be delayed until October due to an off-the-shelf product according an unforeseen technical issue, to FIA R3 regulations. the company’s motorsport arm “It is extremely frustrating that has confirmed. we must wait until next season The rear-wheel-drive car was to see customers competing with first announced back in November the CS-R3,” Nico Ehlert, the 2013, with initial delivery to principal engineer for customer customers planned for this month, motorsport, admitted, “The car but Toyota Motorsport GmbH is running very well in testing has now revealed that, despite an and we have received positive intensive test and development feedback from everyone who has programme, the delay has driven it, from our professional become unavoidable. test drivers to the potential Although the CS-R3 has customers attending our events. performed well during testing, It’s particularly disappointing that the selection of appropriate power one component has had such a FLATOUT: The Hyundai team seen here in Argentina will be hoping for a good finish in Portugal. steering has been a recurring significant effect.”

America the Polo R driver is hoping to shake off the disillusionment and come back fighting in Portugal for round Andreas Fully Focused four. after re-joining the race under Rally in the WRC drivers’ standings into “As a result, we had to really “Obviously I am WRC 2 regulations the Norwegian driver third place. go for it on the Power Stage. I disappointed, as I had big plans risked it all on the Power Stage on “This definitely wasn’t our risked everything there today and and wanted to be fighting for the Andreas Mikkelsen says he is Sunday and crashed heavily. rally,” Mikkelsen said. “Tyre had a good feeling after winning win here,” he added. “But I will already fully focused on Rally The retirement ended his run of damage on Friday turned out to the previous stage on the same soon put it behind me and turn Portugal after suffering a finishing on the podium at every be a major problem, resulting in a stretch of route. But I wanted it too all of my attention to the Rally dismal weekend in Argentina. World Rally Championship event damper breaking and then the servo badly, hit a rock and ripped off the Portugal in four weeks time.” The II in 2015 and Mikkelsen has now pump. Hindsight is a wonderful rear tyre.” driver suffered a mechanical fault slipped behind Citroen driver and thing - we should have changed the Despite his frustrations of at the end of Friday’s SS3 and fellow countryman Mads Ostberg flat tyre on the stage.” missing out on the points in South

Latvala on Sunday’s penultimate El Condor test, when the Finnish driver was on course for a rostrum VW Rally Team Investigation finish in his Polo R. “It happens and luckily all our problems came together in one WRC rally, so maybe it’s done for this Volkswagen Motorsport year,” Capito told wrc.com. “It’s director Jost Capito says his not related to the roughness of the team will undergo a thorough rally, definitely not. investigation to discover what “We have to go back home is to blame for the team’s and analyse the parts and see. frustrating Rally Argentina. The fact it happened twice helps The three VW factory- us because we know it’s not a supported World Rally one-off.” Championship cars all suffered VW’s motorsport director retirements during in the South also confirmed it was a new American event and as a result problem which had never been the VW machines failed to seen before in testing or in finish in the top 15. The German competition. Early indications manufacturer had enjoyed a run suggest the retirements were of 20 consecutive podiums in down to failures with a batch of WRC until last weekend and fuel injection systems. Capito it determined to get to the Rally Argentina marked the bottom of the problem. German manufacturer’s worst Initial suspicions point to a performance since it entered the fault with the fuel supply parts, WRC two years ago. which stopped Sebastien Ogier on Friday morning and Jari-Matti Pic: Red Bull Content Pool TRYING TO FINISH: Will the VW cars have a trouble free run in Portugal? 8 • 14 May 2015 • Motorsport World Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Motorsport World • 14 May 2015 • 9

Hamiltontimes I’ve had to read about 80 Ferrari Link FORMULA 1 pages — it is so much reading and it is all in lawyer jargon. So it has Lewis Hamilton’s failure to re- been a quite a pain in the backside FORMULA WORLD sign with Mercedes has led to to be honest,” he told Sky Sports. speculation that he is vying This delay has only further with Valtteri Bottas for a Ferrari fuelled suggestions that Hamilton seat which has been denied by is considering a switch to the Maurizio Arrivabene. Scuderia, who have enjoyed Alonso May Never Win Again Hamilton revealed in March a resurgence this season after that a new deal with the Brackley a number of campaigns on career says his ex-team mate “I wonder if he might win front next year.” But while both Ferrari and outfit was all but done, stating the periphery. FORMULA 1 Jarno Trulli another race or championship,” Alonso, who was in the same the German driver have started that the negotiations were “99.6 However, Ferrari team boss The 33-year-old’s return to said Trulli. Renault team as Trulli in 2003 2015 well - winning in Malaysia percent” complete. Maurizio Arrivabene said he Double World champions McLaren this season has been “McLaren won’t get on top of and 2004, left Ferrari after five - Alonso has struggled in a far After splitting with his advisors would rather look around for a may never blighted by issues including the the problems quickly and won’t years at the end of last season, less competitive car. last year, the 30-year-old now young, talented driver to unite win another race in his car’s poor performance. t. easily catch up with the teams in having achieved excellent results The Spaniard missed the first represents himself, and prior to the with Sebastian. with a car that many believed was race in Australia because he was Chinese Grand Prix he indicated Those comments have led to not good enough to deliver him recovering from injuries suffered that a new contract had been some suggestions that Valtteri the title. during a pre-season testing crash, delayed due to this fact. Bottas has signed a pre-agreement He re-joined McLaren on before retiring in his first outing in “Obviously at the last race I said with the Italian outfit but a three-year deal having first Malaysia. He then finished 12th it would be done within a week, this Arrivabene refused to confirm or driven for them for one season in and 11th in the next two races is my first time negotiating myself deny that rumour. 2007, with four-time champion - and his McLaren team-mate, and you don’t know how many Sebastian Vettel taking his seat at , has not fared the Scuderia. any better. Sauber Backs Mosley Haas Delays Monisha Kaltenborn has backed CHANGING SIDES: Is Hamilton waiting for Ferrari? FORMULA 1 Mosley’s idea - claiming the ‘free rules’ tweak to a cost cap is exactly Driver Decision Sauber has thrown its what F1 needs. - will have to wait until September weight behind Max Mosley’s With last year’s cost control to learn the team’s line-up. suggestion of Formula 1 teams FORMULA 1 efforts having been frustrated “Our plan is to be clear of talks Lotus Back In Business being allowed greater rules by the bigger teams, Kaltenborn by August/September and then freedom if they sign up to a Haas team hopefuls such as his frustrations over late payments. redundancies, and then it was said that radical thinking is announce them,” team principal budget cap. Alexander Rossi will have to He even sat out the final two races about cutting costs everywhere now required. Gunther Steiner told Autosport. FORMULA 1 Former FIA president Mosley wait until after the F1 summer of that season. we could, and it worked.” “Max has expressed an “The market is getting clearer suggested that teams could break to learn whether they After years of speculation Lotus, though pulled over “We were hoping to break interesting and good idea here - and a lot of people are getting into be given total free rein on car have a seat for 2016. about their finances Lotus CEO and, according to Autosport, are even, but there are still some and you need visions today in F1,” contact with us now, because it’s design if they operated under a Next year the Haas team will Matthew Catre insists the F1 ‘expected to show a gross profit for arguments about stock and bits she added. both ways. limited budget. enter Formula 1, confident they team have turned a corner. the first time in many years.’ and pieces with the auditors “This kind of vision for me “We are in no hurry, because we He believes it would be a won’t be lapping at the very back Over the past few years Lotus Speaking to Autosport, Carter (KPMG), but it is probably shows that maybe you need some have to see who is on the market, way of both controlling costs and of the field but rather challenging have been dogged by rumours, said: “I came in and there was a where we will end up, that sort of kind of French Revolution in the who is doing well and who wants allowing technical innovation to for points-finishers. many of which have been based in huge deficit in terms of income figure.” sport, because that was at the time to move. thrive in F1. Who will race the team’s cars truth about their financial situation. and expenditure. The CEO is now confident also about freedom and equality. “And drivers want to see who Now Sauber team principal has been one of the main questions In 2013 it was so dire that “We did some pretty hardcore that Lotus are getting back STILL GOT IT: Can Alonso win again? we are actually. Now they see more ever since Gene Haas announced it led to the team losing Kimi cost cutting, laying off a number on track as they recover from and more that we’re doing the his plans. Raikkonen as the driver gave into of people, making a lot of past mistakes. McLaren Will Succeed However, the drivers - and fans right things.” seven long years since its last the future, even if the initial steps website, “With Honda, we don’t sometimes see less positive Iran Wants FORMULA 1 world titles – although Dennis is are faltering ones. have that problem, because Honda performance dips as our season keen to point out that Ferrari’s “We enjoyed huge success is our power unit partner - and a ebbs and flows - but the overall says it would be drought is longer – and the start of when Mercedes-Benz was our massively committed one to boot. shape of our performance curve ‘foolhardy’ for him to set out 2015 suggests that an eighth season power unit partner, but the fact is “We knew this season would be will be upward. a timetable for McLaren and in the wilderness is likely before that a team doesn’t tend to enjoy tough, but we’re making progress “And that’s no accident. It’s Honda to return to the top of any turnaround in form propels the same level of success when with every grand prix. I’m not the result of a huge amount of F1 Track F1 – even though he remains the silver machines back to the its status is downgraded from saying that development will diligent work by a large number stop in Qatar as does the World adamant that the partnership front. The rekindled relationship power unit partner to power unit always be linear - on the contrary, of experienced and expert Superbikes series. This expansion will succeed. with Honda, however, is giving the customer,” Dennis explained in we’ll sometimes see positive operatives in both the UK FORMULA 1 is part of a greater move towards The Woking team has gone entire McLaren operation hope for an interview with the official F1 performance spikes and we’ll and Japan. The Iranian government has the East, with Malaysia, Bahrain, announced plans to build a Turkey, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Silverstone in January after previous Formula 1 circuit on Qesm Korea, India, and Russia all having executives were suspended in Island, off the southern coast hosted F1 in recent years. October, has launched a series of Iran. Iran are now looking to add of initiatives aimed at increasing The island, which is in the their name to that list, with vice Bring Back The Noise ticket sales for this year’s F1 grand Strait of Hormuz and is only a president and head of Iran’s being up 26%. the podium rather than the drivers boss Bernie Ecclestone, who has prix on 5 July. few kilometers from Dubai, is the Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and FORMULA 1 “F1 could do more for the because it seems you could put been a long-time opponent of the These centre on reducing prices second venue that Iran has mooted Tourism Organisation, Masoud fans. It could make drivers more anyone in the cars. new engines and wants to instigate and increasing crowd numbers, as a possible destination for F1, Soltanifar, asserting that the sport Formula 1 is not providing accessible,” Allen said. “I wonder if the product is right major change in the sport, believing after a number of years in which with plans to construct a circuit on has “a great future” in Iran. enough entertainment He added that the racing was for the fans. it to be too expensive. the previous management had the outskirts of Tehrain discussed “It has the potential to become value for its fans says the “too processional” and that the “If we see dwindling fans Despite viewing figures dipping raised admission costs and capped in 2011. one of the world’s most beautiful boss of British Grand Prix new turbo hybrid engines were and viewing figures falling away, in some major markets last year, the number of people allowed in The Middle East is a growing F1 destination.” venue Silverstone too quiet. people will start to question the including Italy and Germany, they over the race weekend. hub for motorsport, with Abu Dhabi However, Iran faces an uphill PROFIT: Lotus have turned their financial problem around. Managing director Patrick “We need the noise back,” Allen value of the television rights.” have rebounded again in the first and Bahrain hosting Formula One battle to get onto the Formula 1 rumoured to be on the F1 calendar Bernie Ecclestone has previously is top of [the] list” of possible Allen made the criticisms despite said. “Sometimes I wonder whether Allen’s criticisms closely echo four races this season. already, while MotoGP makes a calendar, with 21 races already for 2016. In addition, F1 supremo stated that he doesn’t “think Iran new races. ticket sales for this year’s race the technical directors should be on some of those made recently by F1 Allen, who took over at 10 • 14 May 2015 • Motorsport World Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Motorsport World • 14 May 2015 • 11 Australia Make Big Changes three new tests they believe are Sunday allow a midday start for leg on Friday, are located in the drivers - they’re going to love Cairoli First Of Season Belgium. This victory marked the RALLY the best yet. the rally-ending Power Stage, same region as last year’s 49km them!” Stafford said. “They are MOTOCROSS seventy-third overall win of his The proposed route for the Wedding Bells. Nambucca test. fast, technical, set in magnificent career and is one that he dedicates The organizers of Rally Australia championship’s 10th round offers Clerk of the course Adrian “Nambucca remains in the countryside and truly some of the In sharp contrast to the vicious to his father, the late Benedetto (10-13 September) have similar competitive and liaison Stafford is confident the three new itinerary on Saturday, but the new best roads in the rally world.” sand of Valkenswaard where Cairoli. “My father was here last revealed big changes to their distances to 2014 (totalling stages are the best the east coast stages of Utungun, Bakers Creek Bakers Creek is one of three the last round of MXGP took year and after that I didn’t see him year’s event, including a nigh 922 kilometres), but a longer event has ever had. The trio, to and Northbank although shorter new stages to be run on day one. place, MXGP of Spain in Talavera anymore so I dedicate this win to stage, a reshuffled itinerary and day on Saturday and a shorter be run twice to make up the first will be an even bigger test for de la Reina presented a much him,” Cairoli said. harder surface, more elevation Red Bull IceOne Husqvarna and warmer temperatures for Factory Racing’s Max Nagl added round six of the FIM Motocross one more ‘holeshot and race win’ World Championship. statistic to the books with his In what was yet another performance in race one where he dramatic and action packed blitzed everyone after taking his round of racing, egged on by a sixth FOX Holeshot of the season. rambunctious crowd, Red Bull Nagl said after coming home third KTM Factory Racing’s Antonio JIMNYclear that this round wouldTOPS be a ambitions was the father-and- in race two for second overall, “I Cairoli took his first MXGP overall stiff test of both driver and vehicle. son team of Marco and Joe messed up my start when I did 4X4 victory of the season. Meanwhile in The closest escape of the day Marincowitz, in a Mercedes- a little wheelie, so that wasn’t MX2,Standing Construct Yamaha came when Danie and Daniel Benz Gelandewagen. The former so good and then after that I was Yamalube’s Valentin Guillod put in Everything from a Mercedes- Tait, in a Suzuki SJ413, bounced Bridgestone 4x4 champions put struggling to find the good lines so a superb and gripping performance Benz Gelandewagen to totally off the track during the long, in a great driving display on the I just rode smart, but I happy with to land on the top of the box for the pint-sized Suzuki Jimnys steep and rocky climb at obstacle tough obstacles to eventually the day.” first time in his MX2 racing career. lined up at the start of the three. The Suzuki came to rest at a finish in second place overall, with A gnarly crash in race two put a It was a well overdue MXGP Leeuwenkloof 4x4 facility steep angle, perched precariously 875 points. damper on Rockstar Energy Suzuki round victory for Red Bull KTM near Hartbeespoort Dam sideways on a rock outcropping. But it was a Suzuki Jimny that World MXGP’s Clement Desalle Factory Racing’s Antonio Cairoli for the third round of the Fortunately the Marshalls were took the top spot on the day. Ivan and an end to his podium streak. and an emotional one at that. The 2015 Bridgestone 4x4 Club close at hand, and they sprung Lerm and Steven Grieve put in Despite the craziness of his crash, last time the Italian eight-times Challenge late in April. into action to keep the vehicle a near-perfect drive to record an the Belgian managed to salvage FIM Motocross World Champion With a track consisting of nine from turning turtle. Danie wasn’t amazing 895 points from a possible fifth in that race and combined won a grand prix was back in obstacles - and an optional tenth deterred, and with the vehicle maximum of 900! with his second place in race two August last year at the MXGP of SCRUB: Cairoli on his way to his first overall victory this season. obstacle reserved for shoot-outs restored to the trail, he scooped finished fourth overall. should competitors end up with third place in the day’s standings. Pic: Motorpress.co.za the same points - it soon became Another crew with big SMALL BUT TOUGH: The Suzuki Jimny on its way to victory. pressure from Ficza and dropped to avoid nudging the Czech to second. “My tyres were wearing into a spin at the first corner. out, so I just made a mistake,” he The contact resulted in a drive- explained. “But still, I am very through penalty for Alexandr Touring Car Drama happy with my first weekend in Artemyev and paved the way success apiece in their SEAT in the second event. Nicklas serious international racing.” Ficza, clear for Serbian Borković to TOURING CAR Leon Cup Racers to jointly lead Mackschin dominated the Super driving a SEAT León Cup Racer, triumph. “In the first few seconds the championship standings. 1600 contest with two wins in his took an emotional win in front of I thought that maybe it would be Solberg Dominates Rallycross There was high drama when Davit Kajaia bagged a brace Ford Fiesta. his home crowd to get his season all over, but then I realised that off to the best possible start. the hit was not on the wheel so it points table. didn’t look back, taking his joker nobody could touch me, so I went getting there now.” the 2015 FIA European Touring of TC2T class wins, while fellow In Race One Georgia’s Davit In Race Twio Michal would be okay,” said Matejovský. Having topped the on the fifth lap and returning to for the fastest option and it went Behind Solberg, Nitiss ran Car Cup got underway at BMW driver Michal Matejovský’s Kajaia had seemed set for victory RALLYCROSS Matejovský started the reverse grid intermediate classification, the lead to take his first win of the very well. second throughout, taking his the on May 3 efforts to make it two TC2 triumphs after rocketing up from sixth on were foiled following contact at the the grid to take the overall lead just second race from pole. Although Champion Petter Solberg Solberg won the first semi-final season. “We’ve worked really hard joker on the final tour to score his with Ferenc Ficza and Dusan start of race two. That let in Honda before halfway. But the Engstler the BMW driver made a good start, dominated the final at to claim pole position for the “The first heat was terrible for with the set-up for each condition, first podium spot of the season, Borkovic taking an overall driver Peter Rikli for class victory BMW driver ran wide under Alexandr Artemyev was unable the second round of the final race. me, but after that we really had to the car is getting better and better. while third place was claimed by win and Single Make Trophy World Rallycross season at From there, he made a better stay out of trouble,” said Solberg. It’s like a brand new car again, Swede Timmy Hansen, putting Hockenheim, extending start than fellow front row starter “There was two things to do; I haven’t done any testing in the in the performance of the day in his lead at the top of the Reinis Nitiss to lead into Turn 1 and either go faster, or go very fast so wet and slippery conditions but it’s the process. Poulter - Howie Sweet Win Liqui Moly’s Huge Commitment To race to determine grid positions, Trethewey and Minnitt came home DONALDSON and were never in any real trouble ahead of former South African of Motoring Writers Motorcycle during a race run in tricky and champions Evan Hutchison and Awards with their partners OFFROAD dusty conditions Danie Stassen with the two crews Cayenne and a bicycle road and Mpumalanga brothers Johan tied at the top of the championship Leeroy Poulter and Rob Howie mountain bike team to launch their and Werner Horn started the day after a win and a second apiece. Sponsorship new bicycle products won the Sugarbelt 450, round in fifth position and crossed the Hutchison and Stassen won the two of the Donaldson Cross On the international front the line still in fifth place. 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Dungey Again And Again Tanak Feeling Positive of the pack briefly before Dungey latter portion of the race Peick was unfortunate,” Tanak said. SUPERCROSS settled himself at the front. Tomac able to stretch out a gap and then WRC “We were really disappointed continued to pressure Dungey Reed came into a mechanical issue and desperately wanted to make Cape Drivers The Kings Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey until Lap 5, and there Tomac lost which caused him to drop back to Ott Tanak says he is feeling it to the finish so we had to take it scored his eighth win of the the front and went down. He was seventh before the finish. Seely positive about the return to steady and regain the confidence KARTING 2015 Supercross season in immediately back up, but not maintained himself to finish fourth Europe in the World Rally step by step.” Las Vegas. GEICO Honda’s Eli before Dungey could stretch a few while Reed’s teammate, Josh Championship after suffering a The Estonian driver is Grey and misty Cape autumn Tomac finished in second-place seconds on him. The remaining Grant, slipped up to fifth followed frustrating Rally Argentina. remaining upbeat despite the weather greeted the cream followed by JGRMX’s Weston laps saw the KTM ace build his by Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake In a high-attrition event, Tanak unsatisfactory result and is of South Africa’s karting Peick in third. lead to more than eight seconds Baggett in sixth. didn’t have luck on his side in expecting to take delivery community for the second Dungey battled with BTO mid-race, keeping him free from Dungey ends the season with South America as he hit a rock in of a new-evolution Fiesta round of the SA National Sports’ Justin Brayton through any challenge to the checkers. 390 total points, 85 ahead of his the water splash just two kilometres RS WRC machine ahead of Karting Championships at the opening turns and gained the Peick also faced serious pressure closest competition, Tomac. Seely into SS4 which damaged the front- Rally Portugal. Killarney, but as the conditions front before the end of the first lap. from TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad finishes third in his rookie outing in left wheel of his M-Sport Ford “It looks positive for improved through the day, so Brayton dropped back in the ranks, Reed and Team Honda’s Cole the 450 class, followed by Reed in Fiesta RS WRC. The broken wheel Portugal,” he added. “We will did the temperature rise on while Tomac, who got a strong Seely early on. Peick was holding fourth and Baggett in fifth. forced him to retire and re-join have the new car and a good test track with brilliant racing across start, throttled up to second-place. steady in third but Reed and Seely the race under Rally 2 regulations beforehand so I just need to pull the board. The Honda rider gave Dungey a had closed up and were keeping Pic: KTMimages.com and he finished 11th in the everything together and work It was also a historic day for serious challenge during the initial really close. This continued for overall classification. on myself to ensure that we can karting with the event being the first laps, swapping position at the head a number of laps, but during the “We had a strategy at the start of have a good result.” kart race ever to be live streamed the rally to be safe and not to go too Rally Portugal is set to act on the Internet, while the day once high with the speed. We managed as round five of the 2015 World again proved that Cape karters are the first stages really well, but then Rally Championship and is enjoying a purple patch with local we got caught out with a rock in scheduled for the 21-24 May. drivers taking sixteen wins from 24 the water splash which was really races and overall honours in four of the eight classes. Cape drivers all but dominated the Rotax Max Challenge classes, with local lad Dino Stermin (Designer Trims RKT Kosmic) Ekstrom DTM overcoming hometown rival Delano Fowler (Suprocom Tony Kart) two races to one in 125cc high school age Junior Max. HOT SHOT: Aidan Strydom took five out of six wins in the Primary school class. Stermin both times passed Fowler Aberdein (TonyKart) took two Jozi’s Bradley Liebenberg them as Licen, Brittz and Canderle a clean sweep in the Maxterino in dramatic on-track moves to take open Max Challenge 125cc wins to (Smart Call Birel) broke the Cape filled out the top six. Durban’s 60 war. Jo’burg lightie Cameron Old Hand his maiden national victory. Joshua one over Durban lad Richard Upton Max domination by beating local four-time world karting champion O’Conner (TopKart) Charl Visser Dias (Top Glass/Selepe Birel), has spanned over an incredible (CRG) with Dale Fourie CRG third lad Jonathan Aberdein (Tony Kart) Cristiano Morgado (Tony Kart) (Battery Energy RKT Zanardi), JP Jason Coetzee (RKT Kosmic and 14-year stint. from Miss Ivana Cetinich (REB two races to one in the quickest took over-30s DD2 Masters from Hamman (Gatskop RKT Kosmic) DTM Giordano Lupini (AutoWeek CRG) “Today was fun from the first Alpha Birel). Robert Whiting (Rho Rotax Max DD2 gearbox class CRG men Nicholas Verheul and and Kwanda Mokoena (Spin Drift shared out the third places, with Tech Tony) and Chadley Swartz with Mitchell Licen (Cupboard Ronaldo Baptista. TopKart) shared third places to Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom says the to the last lap. My Audi RS 5 Dias, Coetzee. Delon Thompson (SAKRA Kosmic). Aberdein, Value Intrepid), Luca Canderle The winningest driver of the come home third, fourth and fifth challenging conditions during DTM was perfect. We pitted one (A&I Birel) and Sebastian Boyd Upton and Whiting shared the (Intrepid), Mitchell Licen day was another Capetonian lad – overall ahead of Troy Dolinschek race two of the opening round of lap too late for the tire change (Boyd Freight Kosmic) round off second and third places in the (Cupboard Value Intrepid) and Aidan Strydom took five primary (Makita TopKart) the World DTM Championships but that wasn’t so important the overall top six. races with Tylan Swartbooi (CRG) Kashen Naicker (RKT Kosmic) school wins out of six aboard his at the meant because my car was so good,” Another Cape driver Jonathan sneaking a second head third place. splitting third places between two TurboTech TopKarts including Pic: Quickpic.co.za it was day where the experience said Ekström. of the ‘old hands’ made all “The conditions were very the difference. difficult today – and that’s when The former double champion the experience of the old hands BATTLE: Ryan Dungey fighting with Eli Tomac at the last round in Vegas. already arrived into the new season pays off.” on the crest of a wave after ending Following the opening two 2014 with back-to-back victories races of the new season, Audi at Zandvoort and Hockenheim emerge as dominant leaders in before finishing second in the all three of the championship championship order. standings. Edoardo Mortara Formula Vee Thriller fronts the early drivers’ battle Although Ekstrom failed to Heat 2 was even closer than At the finish line it was score a point in the first race, the ahead of Ekstrom and race one FORMULA VEE the first, particularly amongst the Schriks who took the flag, Swedish veteran excelled amid winner Jamie Green, who are bunch competing for the lead. Into 0:00.102 of a second ahead the torrent of persistent drizzle in both level on points in a joint Round 2 of the 2015 SA the final lap they were still locked of Mastnak, Van den Berg the second encounter to maintain second position. National Formula Vee in battle as they entered the back and Temple. Audi’s impressive start to the “We had the fastest car both Championship once again straight, with its two high speed new year. on a dry and a wet track and produced two close, sweeps. Knowing that those on the Pic: Neels van den Heever Ekstrom’s win also marked a we clinched two poles and two competitive, action-packed inside where going to be slower out milestone for the long time Audi victories – on Sunday even a races at the Phakisa circuit of the bend, Holm was planning champion as it was his 20th victory one-two,” said Audi’s head of near . to take a wider line through the in the DTM during a career which DTM, Dieter Gass. Qualifying saw the 2013 corner and get a better drive out of SA National Formula Vee the bend in the dash to the final left Champion, Scott Temple, hander and the chequered flag. claim pole, deputising for Ben For a moment it looked like Pienaar in the Rhema 2. Lining everyone was going to make it up beside him was reigning through unscathed but exiting SA National Champion Jaco the corner Holm’s front wheel Schriks (Rhema 2) and they made contact with Temple’s were followed by four-times SA back wheel and he was launched National Formula Vee Champion into the air going over the top Alan Holm (Rhema 2) and of Temple’s car but landed Michael Mastnak. safely and was able to complete Heat 1 produced close the race! competitive racing with a good close battle for the lead, resolved in favour of Mastnak who beat Temple to the line by just over half a second. They were followed home by Holm, Schriks and Van VEE POWER: Round 2 of the den Berg, with all five across the SA Formula Vee Championship finish line in less than a second! held at Phakisa provided plenty of close racing. 14 • 14 May 2015 • Motorsport World Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Advertising Tel: 082 570 2995 Motorsport World • 14 May 2015 • 15 Powering Forth On And Off Track ENGEN VW Phakisa Action XTREME new car.In class B Nathan had an CIRCUIT easy run, winning by almost three seconds from Henning who had RACING Hall less than a second behind. RACING Daine Stewart (Grandmark Few, if any, South African International Polo) and Andy motorsport enthusiasts can The VW Challenge drivers Gossman (Chamdor Veridot & claim not to know the Moss headed for Phakisa Freeway Police Clearance Golf) rounded out name. It has been synonymous outside Welkom for the the top six. with high-speed racing for third round of the 2015 Mack led the class C field until decades. First it was Terry championship. The biggest the halfway mark but could not Moss who thrilled fans at local field of the season provided keep the more aerodynamic Polo of circuits, most notably in Touring the customary door handle to Zander Roos behind his Golf and Cars. Now it is the turn of his door handle racing that the had to settle for second. son Simon, who is following series is known for. When all In the second race the in the footsteps of his father was said and done it was Waldie anticipated three way fight at the in the SA National Production Meintjies (Marty’s Body & Spray head of the field materialized as Car Championship. Polo) on the top step of the Atkinson led Meintjies and Hurley, Simon started early, behind class A podium, Darren Nathan the trio opening up a substantial the wheel of a kart. In 2006, at the (Sex Trader Polo) took class gap over the chasing pack. A tender age of 14, he finished second B and Zander Roos (Nathan’s VYING FOR POSITION: The VW Challenge races at Phakisa’s Extreme Festival were colourful and missed gear change with two-and- competitive. in the GP Junior championship and Motorsport Polo) was back to a-half laps to go cost Atkinson the 100cc Stock. By 2009 he was his winning ways in class C. dearly, dropping him from first to the early lead. Despite Nathan in the two heat were good enough winner from Mack and van Zyl. competing in the Vortex Super Rok, In the first race Meintjies was third as both Meintjies and Hurley trying everything he could to get to give him the overall class A The next outing for the VW winning it in 2012. In his fledgling in front until the final lap when got through. Meintjies took the flag past Clarke held on to take the win. victory from Atkinson and Piazzo- Challenge is on 13 June at the Aldo career, he has also been named the Atkinson forced his way past ahead of Hurley and Atkinson.. The class C result was the same Musso. Nathan took home the class Scribante Circuit in Port Elizabeth. Formula BMW Pacific Rookie of and took the flag. Piazza-Musso Clarke wasn’t going to make as the first race with Roos leading B winner’s trophy with Clarke in the Year and finished third in the claimed the final podium spot another mistake in the second class Mack and van Zyl home. second and Henning third. Zander Pic: Neels van den Heever category in 2008. In the Formula in only the second outing in his B heat and made sure that he had Meintjies’ win and second place Roos was the comfortable class C Volkswagen championship has finishes of first, third and second in 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively. While the Moss name is well- WELL KNOWN NAME: Simon Moss, who competes under the banner of the Engen Xtreme team, is following in the footsteps of his known in motorsport, it is also well known father Terry in the SA National Production Car Championship. very well known in South Africa’s Solar powered water pumping “It is incredibly rewarding,” life can run as needed so the of sizes, ranging from a simple Paffett Fight Back farming community. When not competing on the racing circuit, installations are a big part of what says Simon. “From the start of agricultural process can take place, solar geyser installation to taking mechanism, which is designed It was also the first time Paffett Terry Moss was involved with Simon does when he is not on the the installation where nothing knowing I’m part of getting food a complete home off the grid, it DTM to stop the overtaking aid from collected a trophy for the new ART submersible water pumps, helping circuit competing for the Engen exists to a completed and working onto tables is very rewarding.” is the farming systems, from the operating during qualifying. Grand Prix squad, who steered the farmers get water to where they Xtreme Racing Team. Through installation that provides power for The solar installations are not a solar pumps to the big centre pivot Mercedes’ “What a race that was! former HWA pilot to the rostrum on needed it. The AllPower company this he is providing farmers with pumping water or any number of “one size” solution, but customised irrigation systems that are the has labelled his finish in The weekend was a roller- their debut weekend in the DTM. have designed and installed solar reliable power in places where it farming activities, not only making according to the function they need most important.” the first round of the DTM coaster. Obviously I was feeling “The switch to rain tyres worked windmill pumps since 1989 and is either extremely difficult – or things easier for the farmer – but to serve. Some are small, while “I’ve found that our original World Championships at disappointed after the first race beautifully, and our strategy paid have 27 000 installations running impossible – to get the national also helping to provide food for others are dramatically ramped up solar-powered home and hot the Hockenheimring as his yesterday and the second qualifying off in the end. I’ve never before in South Africa. Simon has picked electricity grid. The latest of these South Africa.” in size. water systems, which are intended ‘best ever’ third place result session today,” said Paffett. been so happy about a third place up the baton from his old man and runs a 380 volt three-phase motor “Food security is critical to our “Not all of the installations I do as back-ups for Eskom to deal following an inspired fight “We had a really good car this as I am today. is now involved in helping the directly from the sun powering country and to make that happen are agricultural, but most of them with load-shedding change, back up the order. weekend that was unbelievably fast “A big thank you to my team. farming community not only pump sprinkler irrigation systems, means looking after the farming are – all over the country,” says with homeowners switching off Prior to the race, the odds in the rain. In these conditions, it’s The crew did a great job and have water, but also to power the pumps travelling irrigators, drip irrigation community,” adds Simon. “Being Simon. “While my team and I do the grid entirely,” says Simon. seemingly stacked against his very easy to make mistakes. But thoroughly deserved this result. right where they are located. and centre pivot irrigation systems. a part of that, ensuring that farm residential installations of a variety “Our installations are now favour as the ART Grand Prix the team did a fantastic job, and the Thanks, guys!” actually replacing the electricity driver – who was supposed to race went perfectly for me. After grid entirely.” start eighth - was excluded from this difficult opening weekend, it’s Pic: DTM.com Of the 830 kW installed by the qualifying result for the great to be back on the podium.” AllPower since 2013, Simon and second time in succession. Paffett’s route to the podium his team have installed around The 2005 DTM champion was helped by a clever strategic 66 percent of these and the rate was forced to start the race decision in pitting for the wet of solar adoption in South Africa from the back after the stewards Hankook tyre a lap in advance, LOSE RACING: The DTM field is growing. The growth between found his Mercedes team had while the rest of the field scrambled pushing through the fIrst 2013 and 2014 saw an increase of failed to fit a mandatory block around for the disappearing grip on corner at the last race. solar installations by 20 percent. [spacer] within his C63’s DRS slick rubber. For this year 50 percent of the installations done in 2014 have already been completed in just the first four months. “Racing is extremely important to me,” says Simon. “Competition on track in production cars is fierce Hedgecock Home Town Hero and I’m facing some of the best home crowd. It is his first victory before he heads back to Germany stages in E1. In the High School Class c competition in the country. What I DIRTBIKES of the season, but it was almost to continue his international The battle between Teasdale Eduan Bester (NUTS Racing / do off track is even more important. too close for comfort as he beat season. Young’s team-mate, Scott and the E1 winner at East London, KTM Centurion continued his While we are helping to power The Ashton National Enduro, the defending champion, William Bouverie, continued his consistent Brett Swanepoel (Proudly Bidvest winning streak and claimed his the farms in South Africa we are the fourth round of the Gillitt (Agrisales Peak Yamaha running so far with a fourth runner- Yamaha) continued at Ashton fourth victory with ‘local’ Mossel helping to make a real difference to Liquorland National Enduro Racing) by a mere seven points up result with Kenny Gilbert with Swanepoel finishing second Bay rider, William Oosthuizen people’s lives.” Motorcycle Championship (seconds) after eight special (Proudly Bidvest Yamaha), who and keeping his lead in the E1 (KTM) claiming his best result Simon Moss and his teammate, that took place in the scenic stages. Hedgcock posted the fastest was suffering from bronchitis, Championship albeit only by a by finishing second. Michael Stephen, will compete at Ashton / Bonnievale area in the times after two stages with Gillitt rounding off the podium.. single point. After a hectic schedule this Aldo Scribante Raceway in Port Western Cape, was described claiming three stages and fourth- Getting stuck in mud and Competitors in the Master past three months, competitors Elizabeth on Saturday, 13 June, as ‘one of the toughest events placed Jody Engelbrecth (Yamaha) finishing sixth in E1 two weeks ago Class had to work hard to earn can enjoy a two-month break the home event for the Engen on the calendar’. also winning three stages. at East London was far from Travis their points. In the end it was a before the penultimate round of Xtreme Team. Only one new class winner There was a fourth consecutive Teasdale’s mind as this Brother fourth victory for the newcomer, the Liquorland National Enduro emerged with local Capetonian victory for E2 (Open) Class leader, Leader Tread KTM factory rider Hilton Hayward (Proudly Bidvest Championship will take place in Issued by Openfield on behalf rider, Graham Hedgcock (KTM Wade Young (Brother Leader steamed ahead to claim his third E1 Yamaha) who moved from the the Estcourt are on July 4th. of Engen Petroleum Limited Cape Town) claiming the Senior Tread KTM) who won all 11 (200cc) victory of the season. Like Senior Class to the ‘Masters’ at the SOLAR POWER: Solar powered water pumping installations are a big part of what Simon Moss does for a living when he is not out Class victory in front of his stages in E2. This was his last race Young, Teasdale, also won all 11 beginning of the season. on the circuit competing for the Engen Xtreme Racing Team. 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