By Malusi Msomi

Rodger van Schalkwyk and Floyd Sipinyu lost their lives after a fatal vehicle accident over the weekend.

Rodger and Floyd were on their way back to Johannesburg after Round 3 of the Extreme Racing Festival at Gqeberha’s Aldo Scribante race track. Rodger was a seasoned truck driver who had been in charge of safely transporting race vehicles to and from events for several years. Before joining Volkswagen Motorsport, he worked for a number of different car manufacturers. Floyd had been a mechanic and co-driver of the Volkswagen Motorsport trucks with Rodger for six years at Graeme Nathan Motorsport.

“Volkswagen Motorsport will not be competing in the Global Touring Cars (GTC) championship for the remainder of the 2022 motorsport season. We will investigate alternative options for our drivers, Daniel Rowe and Jonathan Mogotsi,” concluded Rowe.

“Volkswagen Motorsport will not be competing in the Global Touring Cars (GTC) championship for the remainder of the 2022 motorsport season. We will investigate alternative options for our drivers, Daniel Rowe and Jonathan Mogotsi,” concluded Rowe.

A memorial service will be held for Rodger and Floyd at Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria next week; exact details will be communicated on the Volkswagen Motorsport Facebook page.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the whole VWSA family during thus incredibly difficult time.