Whatshot

2026
2025
November
2024
June
April
2023
March
2022
2021
2020
March
February
2019
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
2018
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
2017
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2016
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2015
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2014
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2013
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
2012
December
November
October
September
August
July

Team South Africa Wins The Spirit of Amarok Trophy

Team South Africa Wins The Spirit of Amarok Trophy

Date: 2015-10-02
Team South Africa was crowned as the overall winners of the inaugural International Spirit of Amarok Trophy in Botswana recently. The five South African teams dominated the competition from the start and amassed outstanding 10153 points in total.

Teams from Australia, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa took part in the competition and each country was represented by five teams comprising of two people. The 20 teams used Amaroks to contest technical and speed challenges over five days. The speed challenge simulated motorsport rally stages with long narrow farm style paths. Meanwhile, the technical challenge involved extreme off-road conditions with deep sand and hairy inclines and declines.

Team South Africa was followed by Team Namibia in the second place. Team Australia and Team Botswana finished third and fourth respectively.

The individual category of the competition was won by Alwyn and Melanie Jordaan of Namibia. Alwyn and Melanie, who also won the 2015 Spirit of Africa Trophy last month, showed immense concentration and exceptional 4x4 driving skills to win one of the toughest, international amateur 4x4 challenges in Africa.

"The international Spirit of Amarok competition was much tougher than Spirit of Africa finals. The layout and format of the challenges demanded total concentration and precise driving skills," said Alwyn. The International Spirit of Africa Trophy is planned to be an annual event with the Amarok selling countries showing interesting following the success of the 2015 inaugural event in Botswana.

"Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is proud to announce that the Spirit of Amarok Trophy is planned to be an annual event with more countries expressing an interest to be part of the 2016 competition. We are excited to have been instrumental in setting up the first international amateur championship for precision 4x4 driving," said Jaco Steenekamp, General Manager for Sales and Marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles.

To get your own Amarok, contact McCarthy Volkswagen Umhlanga on 031 566 9700 or visit them at 6 - 8 Sunset Crescent, Umhlanga Ridge.