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Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa prepares to take on Redstar Raceway this weekend of 6 June 2024

Article by Stuart Konig Class B will be fiercely contested by the magnificent Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Porsche 911 RSR driven by Andre van der Merwe as well as Nicky Dicks in his equally pretty Porsche 911 RSR. It will be a battle of the titans and a race we await with bated breath as these two competitors go toe to toe to see who will end up on the top step of the podium. The Class C battle will…

EVAPCO HRSA Racing – 20 April 2024 – Round 2 at Zwartkops Raceway.

(Article by Stuart Konig) Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa had the crowd on their feet with door-to-door racing throughout the field. Class B saw Andre van der Merwe in his Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Porsche 911 RSR taking pole position for Race 1. With no one able to match the outright pace of the 911, van der Merwe drove to a double victory on the day. It is always a treat seeing the Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd…

20 April 2024 – Pre-Race.

(Article by Stuart Konig) Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa arrives at Zwartkops Raceway this weekend. In Class B Andre van der Merwe in his Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Porsche 911 RSR will have it all to himself as he intends dominating the field with a double overall victory on the day. Class C will see Andre ten Napel in his TNMC Medical Devices VW Scirocco and Stuart Konig in his Northern Bolt & Tool VW Scirocco going…

EVAPCO SA / MR GOODTOWER Historic Racing South Africa (Redstar 23 March 2024 – Photo Credit : Andre Laubscher)

(Article by Stuart Konig)   In class B we had Nicky Dicks in his Porsche 911 RSR taking on Andre van der Merwe in his Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Porsche RSR. Qualifying saw van der Merwe post an impressive lap to take a secure and convincing pole position for Race 1. The race started and van der Merwe maintained his 1st position until the latter part of the race when he started to feel something was not right with the…

23RD PASSION FOR SPEED – PURSUIT CHALLENGE

Official start of the 2024 season at Zwartkops Raceway with our competitors sporting the decals of the new sponsor.   Due to the full program, all practice and qualifying sessions took place on Friday, 26th Jan. Race 1 kicked off at 07:30am for our Pursuit competitors.   Historic Tour Round 1 – Raceway 27 Jan 2024 Passion for Speed Race 1 Start Grid 1. 124.1 Paul Manegold (HM) 1978 Alfa Giulia 2. 225.1 Tegan Leyshon (HM) 1977 VW Scirocco 3.…

Passion for Speed Festival 2024

Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Historic Racing South Africa impresses with action packed racing with a diverse field of cars at the annual Passion for Speed Festival.   Qualifying resulted in Rudolf de Vos in his Gecko Lounge Chev Can-Am taking Pole Position over Andre van der Merwe in his Evapco SA (Pty) Ltd Porsche RSR. De Vos was able to keep ahead of van der Merwe until the raced reached lap 7 where a collision with competitors in a lower…