The Sun City 400, the 5th round of the Absa Off Road Championship takes place this weekend at the Pilanesberg.

Toyota Motorsport manager, William Hadda had this to say of the event:

“The Sun City 400 is never an easy race”It is tough on the crews and the vehicles but recent results have lifted the confidence of the entire team. We also have a slight lead in the manufacturer’s championship so there is plenty of incentive for the factory crews and privateers to do well.”  read more »

Round 5 of the Absa Off Road Championship, the Sun City 400, happened this past weekend carrying along with it a bit of drama for the Toyota teams.

Hugo and Jaap de Bruyn came out third overall in what turned out to be quite a challenging race. They finished with a flat front tyre.  read more »

The Toyota team experienced quite a bit of drama at this past weekend's Limpopo 400, the 6th round in the Absa Off Road Championship.

Mark Cronje/Chris Birkin and Anthony Taylor/Robin Houghton, both factory Castrol Toyota Hilux entries, had numerous mechanical problems during the race. Cronje/Birkin ultimately took fourth place after their shock absorber broke 30 km from the finish line.  read more »

Round four of the Absa Off Road Championship, Toyota Kalahari Botswana 1000 Desert Race, took place over the weekend.

Toyota achieved the following:

• two vehicles in the top five
• won the Manufacturers award
• and, a class win.

For the second year in a row Mark Cronje and Chris Birkin, in a factory Castrol Toyota Hilux, were in a position to win before having to settle for second place overall and in the Super Production Class.  read more »