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Legendary battery brand to host epic showdown

SABAT Batteries, one of South Africa's Leading Automotive Battery Brands manufactured and distributed by AutoX, has been confirmed as title sponsor for the championship deciding World Rallycross of South Africa at Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town 9-10 November 2019. 

The series finale, SABAT World Rallycross of South Africa will crown the 2019 FIA World Rallycross champion to top off a sensational season culminating with Swede Timmy Hansen arriving in Cape Town just one championship point ahead of Norwegian Andreas Bakkerud with Hansen brother Kevin also in with a title shot.

"South African race fans have a grandstand seat to one of the highlights of the 2019 world motorsport calendar when the 2019 SABAT World Rallycross of South Africa crowns this year's champion following a year long world title fight,” AutoX CEO Glenn Geldenhuis confirmed. SABAT Batteries is delighted to host this incredible event and we cannot wait to watch Timmy and Kevin Hansen, Andreas Bakkerud and the rest fighting it out right here in beautiful Cape Town — see you at Killarney!”

A household name with a marvellous South African racing history, SABAT Batteries has been a part of local motorsport since the late 1970s with the SABAT team being home to many driving legends racing cars in the brand’s iconic white and red colours. South Africa’s battery of choice, there is a SABAT Battery for every vehicle from cars, bakkies and trucks to motorcycles and quad bikes, boats, jet skis and much more.

Find out more about World Rallycross Cape Town at www.fiaworldrallycross.com, keep up to date at www.facebook.com/Capetownrx#capetownrx on Instagram and @CapetownRX on Twitter, and catch up with this and past seasons’ action at www.youtube.com/RallycrossRXTV. Tickets are available at www.quicket.co.za and World Rallycross Cape Town Travel Packages are available at https://travel.worldsport.co.za/wrx-cape-town


About FIA World Rallycross Cape Town 
Cape Town will host the final round of the 2019 SABAT World Rallycross of South Africa at the Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town 9-10 November. Now in its fifth season, the FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy sees superstar drivers racing 400kW RX Supercars capable of 0-100km/h in under two seconds, competing in short, sharp races on mixed dirt and asphalt surfaces in amphitheatre venues. 

Find out more about World Rallycross Cape Town at www.fiaworldrallycross.com
Keep up to date at www.facebook.com/Capetownrx#capetownrx on Instagram and @CapetownRX on Twitter
Catch up with this and past seasons’ action at www.youtube.com/RallycrossRXTV
Tickets are available at www.quicket.co.za 
World Rallycross Cape Town Travel Packages are available at https://travel.worldsport.co.za/wrx-cape-town
Learn more about SABAT Batteries at www.sabat.co.za
For more about the AutoX Group visit www.auto-x.co.za 

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Issued on behalf of SABAT World Rallycross SA

What:SABAT World Rallycross of South Africa Announcement
Where:Killarney International Raceway, Cape Town
When:9-10 November 2019
Community:International

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