MotoGP Barcelona Crashes, Nurburgring 24H, Nampo Show and Mahindra Bolero Max
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Roger Hutton (Independent | Veteran Motoring Journalist)
Peter de Toit (Killarney International Raceway / Swakopmund -- PLEASE VERIFY | Circuit Owner)
Colin Windell (Independent | Veteran Motoring Journalist)
Rajesh Gupta (Mahindra South Africa | Outgoing CEO)
Johnny Shand (Bike Man | Owner)
South Africa's longest-running motoring radio show - weekly news roundup
This is the Toyota Motoring News weekly roundup on Radio Today - South Africa's go-to motoring radio programme for petrolheads who want the full picture on local and international motorsport results, new model news, and South African motor industry developments, all in one hit.
Veteran journalist Roger Hutton calls in from Mauritius to debrief on the Nampo Agricultural and Motor Show, covering the record-breaking Toyota Hilux gathering, the new Ford Ranger Super Duty, the Kia Tasman making its South African debut, the Isuzu facelift, and the bittersweet farewell of Nissan Navara production moving from Roslyn to Egypt. Colin Windell sits down with outgoing Mahindra South Africa CEO Rajesh Gupta for a first look at the Mahindra Bolero Max platform - a one-point-three, one-point-five and one-point-seven ton payload single cab launching in June, and news of a potential full manufacturing facility following an MOU with the IDC.
On the motorsport front: full reaction to the Spanish MotoGP at Barcelona, where multiple crashes including Brad Binder's first-corner fall, Fabio Di Giannone's maiden Grand Prix win on the Ducati, and Pedro Acosta's last-lap tumble leading the race made it one of the most dramatic weekends in recent memory. Max Verstappen's two-hour stint at the Nurburgring 24 Hours gets its own breakdown, along with a preview of the Canadian Grand Prix and the DTM at Zandvoort. South African racing fans get a full guide to the Kyalami Nationals round at Swakopmund Raceway on Saturday, featuring Formula Four, single seaters, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Volkswagen, Kawasaki bikes, and 150 national-level entries.
Elsewhere: South African car brand loyalty data shows Volkswagen tops repeat-purchase charts at 26 percent while BMW sits last at 9 percent; the Beijing Motor Show sets a record with 150 exhibitors; Toyota reaches 11.8 million vehicles produced globally; Ducati's ownership by Audi/Volkswagen Group explained; spark plug costs hitting R700 each on some motorcycles; delivery bike economics and rider training with Johnny Shand of Bike Man; a history of motorsport's worst crashes from Le Mans to Kyalami; and the dark story of Jimmy Guthrie at the 1937 German Grand Prix.
Peter de Toit (Killarney International Raceway / Swakopmund -- PLEASE VERIFY | Circuit Owner)
Colin Windell (Independent | Veteran Motoring Journalist)
Rajesh Gupta (Mahindra South Africa | Outgoing CEO)
Johnny Shand (Bike Man | Owner)
South Africa's longest-running motoring radio show - weekly news roundup
This is the Toyota Motoring News weekly roundup on Radio Today - South Africa's go-to motoring radio programme for petrolheads who want the full picture on local and international motorsport results, new model news, and South African motor industry developments, all in one hit.
Veteran journalist Roger Hutton calls in from Mauritius to debrief on the Nampo Agricultural and Motor Show, covering the record-breaking Toyota Hilux gathering, the new Ford Ranger Super Duty, the Kia Tasman making its South African debut, the Isuzu facelift, and the bittersweet farewell of Nissan Navara production moving from Roslyn to Egypt. Colin Windell sits down with outgoing Mahindra South Africa CEO Rajesh Gupta for a first look at the Mahindra Bolero Max platform - a one-point-three, one-point-five and one-point-seven ton payload single cab launching in June, and news of a potential full manufacturing facility following an MOU with the IDC.
On the motorsport front: full reaction to the Spanish MotoGP at Barcelona, where multiple crashes including Brad Binder's first-corner fall, Fabio Di Giannone's maiden Grand Prix win on the Ducati, and Pedro Acosta's last-lap tumble leading the race made it one of the most dramatic weekends in recent memory. Max Verstappen's two-hour stint at the Nurburgring 24 Hours gets its own breakdown, along with a preview of the Canadian Grand Prix and the DTM at Zandvoort. South African racing fans get a full guide to the Kyalami Nationals round at Swakopmund Raceway on Saturday, featuring Formula Four, single seaters, Toyota Gazoo Racing, Volkswagen, Kawasaki bikes, and 150 national-level entries.
Elsewhere: South African car brand loyalty data shows Volkswagen tops repeat-purchase charts at 26 percent while BMW sits last at 9 percent; the Beijing Motor Show sets a record with 150 exhibitors; Toyota reaches 11.8 million vehicles produced globally; Ducati's ownership by Audi/Volkswagen Group explained; spark plug costs hitting R700 each on some motorcycles; delivery bike economics and rider training with Johnny Shand of Bike Man; a history of motorsport's worst crashes from Le Mans to Kyalami; and the dark story of Jimmy Guthrie at the 1937 German Grand Prix.
