Port Elizabeth. Volkswagen Motorsport’s Keagan Masters and Daniel Rowe will have a bit of added pressure on their shoulders over the weekend of 14 and 15 June when Round 4 of the Global Touring Cars (GTC) series pays visit to the Aldo Scribante Racetrack in Port Elizabeth. The country’s leading manufacturer of passenger vehicles will host the Volkswagen National Race Day on a circuit that can be described as home for the Uitenhage-based company, so all of it’s drivers will be eager to … [Read more...] about Liebenberg and Wood set to fight for GTC2 honours once again
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Homeboy Victory for Daniel Rowe
Daniel Rowe scored an emphatic victory in the second Sasol GTC race at Aldo Scribante in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, become the winningest driver in the series so far this season. The Volkswagen Motorsport squad, racing in their own back yard, also celebrated Mathew Hodges’ best finish of the season, while Keagan Masters and Adrian Wood put in strong performances in the GTC2 class. Qualifying was run in dry conditions after Friday’s wet free practice sessions, leaving both drivers struggling … [Read more...] about Homeboy Victory for Daniel Rowe
Volkswagen Motorsport has high hopes for home races
Volkswagen Motorsport heads into its home race at Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante Raceway with high hopes of delivering strong results for their legions of supporters. With the Volkswagen manufacturing plant down the road in Uitenhage, the Motorsport team is more determined than ever to give their fans something to cheer on 14th July. Going into the Sasol GTC Championship’s halfway mark, the Volkswagen Jetta GTC racer has already earned two victories thanks to the talent of Daniel Rowe behind … [Read more...] about Volkswagen Motorsport has high hopes for home races
Another top-drawer performance
Volkswagen Motorsport delivered another exceptional performance at round three of the Sasol GTC Championship held at Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria. Daniel Rowe raced his Volkswagen Motorsport Jetta GTC to a convincing lights-to-flag win from pole position in the second GTC race while Keagan Masters excelled yet again in his Volkswagen Advanced Driving Golf GTi, taking a solid second in the opening race and a convincing win in the second heat from the back of the inverted grid. Adding to VW … [Read more...] about Another top-drawer performance
Mathew Hodges and Daniel Rowe take home top six points
The new-look Volkswagen Motorsport Team had a weekend of mixed results with Mathew Hodges and Daniel Rowe getting their Sasol GTC Championship scoreboard ticking over after claiming fifth and sixth places in the opening round at Kyalami on Saturday. After a troubled qualifying session that left Rowe in fifth place and Hodges in eighth position, Hodges worked his way through the field to cross the finishing line in a commendable second place after nine frenetic laps of racing. A post-race … [Read more...] about Mathew Hodges and Daniel Rowe take home top six points
If it smells like champagne then ….
The Volkswagen Motorsport GTC team leaves the iconic East London Grand Prix circuit smelling like champagne with Daniel Rowe claiming third position in race two, but a penalty for an alleged blocking incident saw the young man drop from third to sixth. “It is really unfortunate,” said Mike Rowe, head of Volkswagen Motorsport after receiving the news. “Racing is meant to be racing, and when determined drivers aim for the same piece of tarmac, it will always be marginal. We don’t agree with the … [Read more...] about If it smells like champagne then ….
Local Racer Daniel Rowe Secures GTC Championship
Young Daniel Rowe - son of Mike Rowe, Motorsport Manager at VWSA, is proving that great drivers are born and bred in Port Elizabeth. Rowe won the 2016 GTC Championship with one round to go and is a racing driver to watch along with Michael Stephens and Simon Moss. The PE resident has raced in Karts, Regional modified saloons, Historics, Formula Volkswagen, Engen Volkswagen Cup and now in the GTC. Volkswagen Motorsport ended the six-round national Sasol GTC Africa season with three podium … [Read more...] about Local Racer Daniel Rowe Secures GTC Championship
Daniel Rowe wins GTC Production with one round left
The Sasol GTC Africa Production title was claimed by Daniel Rowe and his Volkswagen Motorsport Golf GTI at a very unpredictable Zwartkops Raceway event on Saturday. Rowe, a dominant presence in the GTC Production category since round one continued with that form, winning both GTC Production races on the day to claim first place – and his first national motorsport title. "I'm very happy right now," says Daniel Rowe. "My first national motorsport title and really grateful I could win this for … [Read more...] about Daniel Rowe wins GTC Production with one round left
Young Port Elizabethan driver tops
Daniel Rowe, a 20 year-old HMS (Human Movement Science) student at NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) is the first Port Elizabethan to lead the Engen Volkswagen Cup championship since series champions Tschops Sipuka and Michael Stephen in the mid-2000s. Engen Volkswagen Cup is part of the national Super Series which competes at Aldo Scribante Raceway on Saturday, 3 May, round three of the national season. The single-make Engen Volkswagen Cup is one of the perennial favourites in … [Read more...] about Young Port Elizabethan driver tops
Head to Scribante for some door-bashing action
The Engen Volkswagen Cup championship heads to the Friendly City for some decidedly robust racing action on Saturday, 3 May. The field of Volkswagen Polo Vivo race cars has had five weeks to straighten panels, knock out the dents and replace side mirrors since their second championship round at Killarney. With the season shaping up to be a hotly contested one, it is likely the racers will leave the Port Elizabeth round with a bit more work to do on their cars. Following the first two … [Read more...] about Head to Scribante for some door-bashing action
