The 2024 Formula E calendar has been ratified by the World Motor Sport Council, the arm of the FIA tasked with such matters. The body has given the green light to a 16-round calendar for the 2024 Formula E season. Unfortunately, for local race fans, the schedule excludes the Cape Town E-Prix. Follow Double Apex […]
Kyalami loses the 9-hour race that has been a part of the Intercontinental GT Challenge for GT3 cars since 2019. This is according to the provisional calendar as released by the series organiser. Follow Double Apex on Instagram and Facebook where we share more car content. Shrinking Calendar A provisional 2024 IGTC calendar was shown […]
The Kyalami 9 Hour was revitalised in 2019 and hosted annually since. The 2023 K9H has been confirmed for 25 February 2023. The race has been moved from the season finale to the second round of the SRO Intercontinental GT Challenge (IGTC). Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. […]
The Detroit Motor Show is currently taking place in the USA. The event is an opportunity for US brands to showcase their latest wares. Biggest news coming out of the show is the debut of the all-new Ford Mustang. Follow Double Apex on Facebook and Instagram, where we share more car content. The car was […]
Double Apex has a chat with the promoter aiming to host an SA F1 GP. There has been plenty of chatter recently regarding a Formula One race in South Africa. The latest round of rumours were fuelled by a visit of Formula One Group CEO Stefano Domenicali to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit earlier this […]
It was just recently announced that the 2021 Kyalami 9 Hour will be taking place. The event has been scheduled for the first weekend of December, with the feature race taking place on Saturday December 4. This will be the third and final race of the heavily truncated 2021 Intercontinental GT Challenge. Previous rounds were […]
The International Continental GT Challenge resumes its shortened season with the 2020 Kyalami 9 Hour. This weekend’s event at the Midrand circuit will be the final race of the world’s only international GT3 series. Most race series have struggled in the wake of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. IGTC managed one race, the Bathurst 12 Hour, […]
There is plenty of motorsport action taking place this weekend. Among the series in action, mostly in Europe, include MotoGP, Formula One and the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The latter is talking place in Belgium at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit. During one of the curtain-raiser races taking place ahead of the 24 Hours of Spa was […]
Double Apex’s newest contributor, Claudio Piazza Musso enjoyed the Kyalami 9 Hour endurance marvel that took place last weekend. The multiple circuit-racing champion, now racing driver coach and mentor watched with pride as a former student of his Race Driver SA training academy claimed a podium position. The unexpected spectacle of international endurance racing in […]
International endurance racing returned to Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit after a 37-year hiatus. The facility played host to the final round of the 2019 International GT Challenge series this past weekend. Double Apex attended the world-class event and watched almost all nine hours of racing action. We bring you this 2019 Kyalami 9 Hour Gallery […]
International endurance racing returned to Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit after a 37-year hiatus. The facility played host to the final round of the 2019 International GT Challenge series. Double Apex attended the world-class event and watch almost all of the nine hours of racing action. We bring you this 2019 Kyalami 9 Hour Gallery Part […]
Porsche purists look away now… This 1960 Porsche 356B has been given the complete restomod treatment by US Porsche fan Rod Emory. Emory has been modifying and restoring classic Porsches since he was just 14 years old, which ultimately resulted in the formation of his business Emory Motorsports. Over 30 years Emory has worked on […]
A terrible Blancpain GT race crash took place on the opening lap of the endurance event at Barcelona earlier today. The Porsche 911 GT3 R of Dinamic Motorsport was nudged wide onto the rumble strip. As it made contact with the grass it turned sharply to the left and speared off track where it made […]
For many, older, motorsport fans hearing the phrase “9 Hour” conjures up fond memories of trackside braais and racing heroes battling into the night for honour, and ultimately victory. The Kyalami 9 Hour used to be a fixture of international motorsport but it was last staged in 1982. The famous race dates back to the […]
Older motor racing fans will recall the famous endurance event at Kyalami that was once an iconic part of world motor racing. Later this year the Kyalami 9 Hour returns. The 9 Hour will be the final round of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge and it will take place at the historic racetrack in Johannesburg […]
Kyalami is undoubtedly the grand dame of SA motor racing venues. A few years ago the track fell into disrepair and, until it was bought by Toby Venter (director of LSM distributors, SA agent of Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche), the circuit faced an uncertain future. Strength-to-strength Since Venter acquired the track its future as a […]
