Hoping to provide privateers in automobiles from Purple-Lined Motorsport their due, the producer has launched the Purple-Lined T1 Journey Cup for the 2025 South African Rally-Raid Championship.
Any non-factory driver piloting a Purple-Lined VK50, VK56, REVO T1+, and even the brand new REVO+ GT-R within the Adventurer class is eligible for the Purple-Lined Cup. Adventurer is a subsect of the standard Final class, labeled as T1 whereas the latter is T1+.
If the trophy existed for 2024 and the season ended as we speak, Gerhard Heinlein could be the winner as he presently leads the Adventurer class standings outright after 5 of six rounds. Heinlein races a Purple-Lined VK56 Evo2.
“Our Purple-Lined privateers proceed to do us proud, with two of them presently preventing it out for the 2024 South African Rally-Raid T1 class championship,” stated Purple-Lined Motorsport CEO Terence Marsh. “Trying forward we really feel the necessity to higher recognise our buyer groups, so from 2025, we are going to current the Purple-Lined T1 Cup.
“Open to any privateers competing in a Purple-Lined VK50, VK56 or REVO within the T1 Journey Class of the South African Rally Raid Championship, the Purple-Lined Cup is a ‘single producer’ sort collection throughout the Nationwide Championship. Not solely will the general winners get to carry the inaugural Purple-Lined T1 Cup trophy, they may also be receiving some actually cool prizes for his or her efforts.
“We look ahead to confirming the ultimate particulars of the Cup following negotiations with our numerous companions, however relaxation assured, it will likely be rewarding for our general successful privateer crew. The one prerequisite is that the crew should race a Purple-Lined VK50, VK56, or REVO within the T1 class of the 2025 South African Rally Raid Championship. The perfect positioned T1 crew on the finish of the championship will then carry the Purple-Lined Cup and related prizes.
“We’re actually wanting ahead to this championship inside a championship the place our privateer clients in equally performing race machines get the chance to go head-to-head for the Purple-Lined Cup and related bragging rights.”
Purple-Lined’s VK50 and VK56 are T1 vehicles primarily based on the Nissan Navara. The corporate débuted in T1+ with the Purple-Lined REVO T1+ in 2023, adopted by the upgraded REVO+ GT-R launched in April. The T1+ vehicles have seen motion in SARRC in addition to the World Rally-Raid Championship and Dakar Rally, whereas the T1+ received in its maiden Australian rally in September. The GT-R mannequin makes use of an engine from the Nissan R35 GT-R whereas the REVO T1+ has the identical engine because the VK56.
