Category: HRSA News

(Source – FIA.com: https://www.fia.com/news/future-regulations-across-multiple-categories-confirmed-during-world-motor-sport-council) Today’s ( World Council meeting saw the approval of a rare and significant update to the regulations governing the eligibility of historic cars to take part in motor sport competitions. These changes to Appendix K of the International Sporting Code mean that, from 2025, racing cars built between the years 1991 and 2000 will be able to carry the Historic Technical Passports that allow them to compete in FIA championships and international motor sport events. This…

Article by Adrian van Niekerk HRSA With some great entries, we are looking forward to an action-packed weekend at Redstar Raceway! The possibility of light rain in the first half of the day, will make an already demanding track, almost impossible to navigate. Class C will see the likes of Stuart Konig in his Northern Bolt & Tool VW Scirocco in the lead followed by Andre Ten Napel in his TNMC Medical Devices VW Scirocco. Ten Napel suffered some mechanical…

Article by Stuart Konig. Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa (HRSA) did not disappoint with the most exciting racing seen all season! In Class A we had Nicky Dicks in his Curvent Racing Porsche 993 GT2R. With this particular 993 GT2R being one of only a few ever produced globally we were treated to not only seeing such a special car but also got to see it in its natural habitat – on a race track. Dicks won…

Article by Stuart Konig Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa (HRSA) puts almost 40 cars on the grid and promises to display exciting door to door action with one of the largest fields on the grid. In Class A we have Nicky Dicks in a car HRSA has not seen before , an extremely special car, his Curvent Racing Porsche 993 GT2R. Porsche purists believe the 993 generation Porsche 911 to be the highest point of the 911…

Article by Adrian van Niekerk (Inspired by Stuart Konig) 15 June early morning at Redstar Raceway, It’s race day. Freezing cold, you can feel the excitement in the air. With six Pursuit entries for the day, Michiel Oberholzer in his 1982 Mercedes Benz had to withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances. Now left with five contenders on the grid, with the likes of Jannie van Rooyen in his Pro Auto Rubber VW Scirocco joining Pursuit for the first time this season.…

Article by Stuart Konig Photo Credits: Paul Bedford Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa (HRSA) displays why it is the premier series of Historic Motorsport in South Africa with new cars to the series and some of the closest racing seen to date. On Saturday HRSA got two class A entries from a pair of beautiful Porsche 996 911 racing cars. One being an RSR and the other a GT3 cup car. Nicky Dicks driving the Curvent International…