Another blow for the Basil Read Ford Team
It
was a sad start to the final round of the 2014 SA Rally championship
for Jan Habig and Robert Paisley in their Ford Fiesta S2000. A few
kilometres into the very first stage of the Garden Route Rally, the car
lost drive to the wheels. Get more on this story here.
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Get to know Jan Habig...
Ask most rally enthusiasts who are the most successful South African rally drivers of all
time, and the name Jan Habig would not easily feature. But that's not something that bothers Habig. He has his own way of
doing things and seeking publicity and recognition is certainly not one of them. He does things his way.
That is how he has become the third most successful rally driver in the country with 36
national rally wins behind his name. The number is equal to that of Jan Hettema, an icon in the hey-day of South African
rallying, but Hettema won the SA Rally Drivers' Championship five times - one less than Habig.
At 53, most rally drivers would have retired, but not Habig, although his approach to the
sport is somewhat different now than in the earlier years of his career.
And that is why he continues, as he says: "I am doing it for the fun and the love of the
sport. I still enjoy rallying and will continue doing it for as long as I get satisfaction out of competing."
On this web site, you will be able to meet up with one of South Africa's most humble, but at
the same time, most successful rally drivers. And get to know him - once you know him, you will be a fan.
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