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The second round of the Extreme Festival at Killarney International Raceway was an exhilarating event, with the highlight being the stunning performance of local hero Andrew Rackstraw, who races in the Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI Global Touring car. As a seasoned driver with years of experience, Rackstraw had his sights set ...

Thrilling is certainly what it will be when the Global Touring Cars roll into town this week. It’s Andrew Rackstraw's 3rd ever GTC race weekend on home soil and he will be out to give the Cape crowds something to shout for. Ask any racing driver and they will all tell ...

Saturday’s GTC Kylamai 9 Hour curtain raiser will go down as one of the best GTC Championship opening Rounds in history. A complete showstopper from start to finish. The action in both races but particularly in Race 2 had the crowds on the edge of their seats. For Andrew Rackstraw and the ...

A big weekend ahead for one of South Africa’s brightest racing talents. PRE SEASON AND LOOKING AHEAD Twenty-one-year-old Andrew Rackstraw is entering the make-it-or-break-it years of his career. It’s that final push where he tries to make racing a full-time career, which has been his dream ever since his first laps in ...

Andrew Rackstraw concluded his 2022 rookie GTC racing season this past weekend at the finale of the Extreme Festival at Zwartkops Raceway. 2021 F1600 National Champion Andrew Rackstraw battled through a testing first GTC season in his Audi S3 but learning a huge amount along the way. The young man, who ...

Andrew Rackstraw is set to take on his last race weekend in the RDSA Audi S3 GTC car this coming weekend at Zwartkops Raceway. Rumour has it he will be in a brand new car for next season, which will give him a better chance to fight at the front end. It’s ...

This past Saturday, Andrew Rackstraw did himself and the local Killarney crowd proud with one of his finest Global Touring Cars performances to date, missing out on his first overall podium by the narrowest of margins. The 20-year-old Audi S3 driver was the highest finishing Capetonian in the Global Touring Cars ...

This weekend sees Andrew Rackstraw racing his RDSA Audi S3 in front of his home fans for the second time in 2022 as the Extreme Festival heads back to Killarney International Raceway for Round 6 of the Global Touring Cars Championship. Andrew has put in the hard work and is fully ...

As a professional racing driver in South Africa, there are fewer thrills than hauling a Global Touring Car through Potters, the fastest corner in South African circuit racing. Andrew Rackstraw did just that and some this weekend at the East London Grand Prix Circuit. Rackstraw carefully navigated his 1.4-ton Audi S3 ...

It’s time for Round 5 of the National Extreme Festival at the fastest circuit in South Africa. Global Touring Cars rookie Andrew Rackstraw can’t wait! Just 2 weeks ago Andrew Rackstraw was enjoying his 2nd international racing trip, fast forward and here he is getting prepped for the East London Grand ...