Saood Variawa Prepares For A Historic Home Race In The World Rally Raid Championship

Johannesburg-born rally driver Saood Variawa is cognizant of the opportunity thats presenting itself to the South African motorsports landscape with the World Rally Raid Championship coming up next month.

For the first time since its inception in 2022, South Africa will host the third round of the W2RC from May 18 to 24.

The 19-year-old racer, who has been behind the wheel of a car since he was a toddler, is ecstatic to race in front of a home crowd for the first time. Sun City in the North West Province will be the base camp for the duration of the South African leg, and will see drivers cover around 400 km every day.

Variawa races for team Toyota Gazoo Racing and will be driving his 3.5 litre twin turbo Hilux through a mix of fast flowing tarmacs, dense bush areas, African plains and across a few rivers around the Pilanesberg National Park.

Coming from a family with roots steeped in the world of motorsport, Variawa said he is looking forward to pushing the limits on his Hilux come next month. He said he was fortunate because he is familiar with the terrain that the W2RC will cover next month.