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Bmw Enjoys Triumphant Return to Phakisa Freeway
Team Afrox BMW with Pirtek took full advantage of a circuit that suits the team’s two class A BMW 335i M Performance Parts cars to make a triumphant return to Phakisa Freeway in the Free State for round six of the Bridgestone South African Production Car Championship.
Chris Leeson Second Overall at Phakisa Motorcycle Race, Ottens Fourth
Championship contender Chris Leeson (BMW Motorrad Motorsport HP4) had to be content with second place overall behind championship leader Clint Seller after finishing third and second in the two races that made up the sixth round of the South African Superbike Championship at Phakisa Freeway in the Free State on Saturday.
BMW South Africa Motorrad Phakiza South African Superbike Championship
Motorrad BMW HP4 makes Free State debut after KZN win Buoyed by his best performance so far in his debut year with the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team in East London five weeks ago, Chris Leeson makes his first appearance of the year on the new BMW HP4 at Phakisa Freeway in the Free State for […]
Castrol Mini John Cooper Works the Car to Beat at Phakisa
Two class wins and a 1-2 finish for the team in race one in the most recent Durban street races on June 15 have nicely set up Castrol MINI John Cooper Works twins Gavin Cronje and Lee Thompson for the resumption of hostilities after a long, seven-week break in the Bridgestone South African Production Car […]
Phakisa Motorcycle Racing Honda
Northern Regions Phakisa 8th June Phakisa Freeway hosted the 4th round of the Full Throttle Northern Regions Moto 3 Series. After missing the previous event at Red Star Raceway, when he lost a portion of his little finger in a practice crash, Robbie Petersen Racing were unsure if Themba Khumalo would be fit to ride […]
Successful Free State Extreme Festival Visit
THE 2013 Extreme Festival of motorsport paid the Free State Phakisa Raceway a successful visit on Saturday, June 22. A record entry of more than 150 cars and motorcycles entertained a surprisingly large crowd to the full.
Prime Circle at the Phakisa Raceway in Welkom
Huge Rock Concert to Follow the First African 6 Hour Race this Saturday South Africa’s most successful rock band Prime Circle will take to the stage straight after the first African 6 Hour endurance race end at Phakisa Raceway in Welkom this Saturday, February 23. A huge fireworks display will signal that six hours of […]
Formula Volkswagen racers duel for honours at Phakisa
THE Formula Volkswagen racing at Phakisa on Saturday saw the defending champion, Jayde Kruger (1 – Investchem / First Freight / GF Plastics) in excellent form. Kruger led the qualifying session to claim pole position for the first race and followed this up with an excellent start at round six of the WesBank Super Series.
PHAKISA LESSONS STRENGTHEN SASOL RACING CIRCUIT TEAM FOR ZWARTKOPS
The Sasol Racing Subaru WRX STIs arrived at Phakisa Raceway bristling with a number of technical changes in preparation for the Bridgestone Production Car Championship’s home stretch where the title race is a wide open affair.
Another Victorious Outing For Team Ford Racing
Pretoria – 6 June 2011 – Team Ford Racing continued its winning streak, taking a race win and two podium finishes in the three races at the Phakisa event in Welkom this past weekend. The weekend started well for the team with Gary Formato and Shaun Duminy on the pace during all of Friday’s practice […]
Interesting Weekend Ahead For Team Ford Racing
Pretoria – 27 May 2011 – Team Ford Racing will face their toughest challenge yet as they head to Phakisa Freeway in Welkom for the fourth round of the Bridgestone Production Car Championship taking place on 4 June 2011. In addition to two back to back sprint races, Team Ford Racing’s Gary Formato and Shaun […]
FORD SETS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR THE LARGEST FORD PARADE
New record with 586 Ford’s Pretoria – 1st March 2010 – Ford re-wrote the record books on Saturday, 27 February 2010 by gathering South African Ford enthusiasts from around the country together for the largest recorded Ford parade in history. The event, which took place at Phakisa Freeway in the Free State, saw 586 Fords […]












