In a major coup for women in motorsport, South Africa’s fastest female Superbike racer, Nicole van Aswegen (Nix21), will be leaving for Europe on 13 May, having been invited to participate in the prestigious FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship which will commence in June 2024. It will be the first time in 2024 that the FIM Superbike World Championship will include an inaugural FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) as a support class, which will be held over six rounds at selected European tracks. Over 40 riders applied to compete in the WorldWCR and eventually...

UB Leisure TFC Sleepover Honda scores big at home National UB Leisure TFC Sleepover Honda Wing Racing with Tork Craft and Dunlop Tyres painted the Goldfields red on Saturday. The team came home from the second round 2024 Trademore South African Cross Country Motorcycle Championship at the West Gauteng Elim Farm with three machines in the top ten, two class wins and a clutch of other medals.   “We enjoyed another brilliant outing at our Elim home race this weekend,” UB Leisure TFC Sleepover Honda Wing Racing team boss Harry Grobler confirmed. “Louwrens Mahoney took the Senior win, our...

Ricky Brabec wins Dakar 2024 Brabec wins toughest Dakar, Branch second, Cox third in R3 Ricky Brabec has won Dakar 2024 for Honda from Hero Rider Ross Branch and Honda Teammate Adrien van Beveren. Californian Brabec ended sixth on the final day to consolidate his 10-minute advantage over the Botswana rider Branch as KTM duo Kevin Benavides and Toby Price took the day from Luciano Benavides. South Africa’s Bradley Cox meanwhile ended third overall in the Rally 2 class.   Brabec, and more so Honda in truth fully deserved the win. The Japanese giant’s factory machines won 8 out of 12 stages,...

Brabec opened the overall lead Bradley takes Rally 2 as Ricky extends Dakar bike lead Californian Ricky Brabec struck hard on Tuesdays 417 km Dakar Stage 9 over mixed terrain to Al’Ula in Saudi Arabia. The Honda rider led most of the way before conceding the day win to teammate Adrien van Beveren, as he opened the gap to second-placed Botswana Ross branch to over seven minutes. South African champion Bradley Cox had a fine day to the Rally 2 win in tenth overall   Overall leader Brabec was once again fast out the blocks after making sure he enjoyed an ideal starting position on his Honda...

Brabec leads overall Overall leaders just 42 seconds apart as Benavides takes Stage 8 Dakar’s bike race game of cat and mouse continued into stage 8 on Monday, as leader Ricky Brabec came home seventh ahead of closest rival Ross Branch in eighth to keep the overall lead gap between them within a minute. While Brabec led throughout the morning, he faded later in the day to allow the Benavides brothers, Kevin’s KTM to take the 458 km race to Ha’il from Luciano on a Husqvarna.   Honda rider, Californian Brabec was in flying form over the first 400 km of the day ahead of a fraught battle...

Florimo took 3rd stage win One second separates bike leaders after 7 days of racing While Chilean Jose Florimo stormed to his third Dakar 2024 bike win in seven stages, the real focus remains on the fight for the overall lead. Florimo’s Californian Honda teammate Ricky Brabec followed Hero rival, Botswana rider and multiple former South African champion Ross Branch home in fifth on the 483 km race over mixed terrain to Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, but Branch closed the deficit down to just one second!  Branch 1 second off, 7 days in Chilean Pablo Quintanilla opened the stage...