Mark WalkerAustralian Speedway Centenary Celebrations
The Race Torque’s massive 2023 of motorsport rounded out on a high with the Australian Speedway Centenary, which was hosted at North Brisbane Speedway over two nights. Opening with the sidecars, the event was brought home on the second evening by the solos, with a world class field attracted to the event. The meet marked 100 years since the first recognised speedway bike races, which were contested in Maitland in December 1923, with the Aussie spectacle going on to take over the world. On a sweltering night, a big crowd converged on the 350m short oval at Mick Doohan Raceway,
Continue readingNew WA Track Hits Hurdles
A $100 million motorsport facility in Western Australia has seemingly hit the skids, with the Club Moolia block recently appearing on the real estate market while the development has also headed to the courts. The project broke cover on these pages in January 2022, with the uber-luxury country club-styled project slated to open for high-flying customers in 2023. Located an hour north of the Perth CBD, or 45min from Wanneroo Raceway in rural Bindoon, the venue was set to feature premium facilities, including a 4.1km long, 17 turn FIA approved Formula One-inspired racetrack, a lagoon designed by Crystal Lagoons®, and
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TRT Media ReleaseAudi to AMG
SUPABARN RACING will return to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour with the same driving line-up in 2024 - but a new car ready to aid in their bid to claim more success at Mount Panorama. After several years behind the wheel of an Audi, Canberra brothers James and Theo Koundouris will be joined by David Russell and former 12-Hour winner Jonathan Webb once again in 2024. Next year, however, the quartet will enter a Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the race for the first time. The car made its debut in the hands of the Koundouris brothers at the VAILO
Continue readingKassulke’s Comeback
KEITH KASSULKE will return to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour in 2024, confirming the entry of his MARC Cars Australia-built MARC II V8 racer in the Invitational class. The experienced Bathurst 12-Hour contender – 2023 will mark his eighth entry in the race – will return with regular co-pilots Hadrian Morrall and young-gun Cameron McLeod in a bid to rebound from a disastrous 2023 event. Then, Kassulke was behind the wheel when a brake failure saw the car have a significant accident at the Chase in the fourth practice session. The damage forced the car to be withdrawn
Continue readingGun Chinese Porsche Incoming
Phantom Global Racing, a new team formed in partnership with Timo Bernhard’s Team 75 Motorsport, is set to make its racing debut at the 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour. The Chinese squad will enter a trio of talented young drivers into the famous Australian event, with 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour Pro-Am runner-up Jaxon Evans, 2023 Porsche Supercup champion Bastian Buus and Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) race winner Joel Eriksson aboard the #13 Porsche 911 GT3 R (Type 992). Backed by Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific, Phantom Global Racing will also count on Porsche Motorsport’s comprehensive technical support, along with Bernhard’s Team 75
Continue readingMorris Steps Up
NASH MORRIS will join Scott Taylor Motorsport to contest the 2024 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship. Morris will drive the #222 STM machine for the full championship, following a successful debut in one-make Porsche racing in 2023 with a partial Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge campaign. Despite missing the first two rounds of the series, Morris finished sixth overall in the Sprint Challenge Series this year, claiming eight race victories and round wins at Queensland Raceway and at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. Morris’ rapid acclimation to one-make Porsche racing ensured he was ready to make the leap into Australia’s top
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Team TRTOn the Grid Podcast: 2023 Top 5
It was another bumper year for the On the Grid Podcast - and to prove it, here are your top five downloaded pods for the year. Haven't tuned in? These are some rippers - give them a download, and subscribe to make sure you get all of the latest eps in 2024. Thanks once again to the TRT family for tuning in during the year, we truly appreciate the ongoing support, and can't wait to keep the roll going next year. #1 The SVG debrief with NASCAR journo Jeff Gluck & Owen Kelly Ep summary: We reached across the oceans
Continue readingCaltex Power Rankings: SpeedSeries Hots & Nots
It was a massive year for the Shannons SpeedSeries, with oh so many HOTs and NOTs to fill the Power Rankings pages following its eight-event season. To arrive at the below lists, we have simply scored the respective Rankings from the season on a ten-to-one sliding scale, with the number one HOT or NOT each week receiving ten points, and so on. As always, we thank you, the readers of The Race Torque, for your ongoing input, support and patronage of the Power Rankings, plus Caltex for their backing of the project. ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The TRT Power Rankings are compiled by
Continue readingFormula SAE Australasia 2023
Formula SAE Australasia found a new home this past weekend at Calder Park, with the region's best and brightest tertiary institutions battling out for significant bragging rights. As first-time visitors to the event, we could be nothing but impressed on multiple fronts. From the different engineering philosophies to brilliant craftsmanship and genuine camaraderie among competitors, it was all there. From internal combustion to pure electric and even autonomous vehicles, the showcase painted a fascinating look into the future tech coming to the automotive world. This time next year, mark it in your diaries - it is very much worth checking
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Dale RodgersThe A to Z of Supercars 2023
Dale Rodgers takes a deep dive into season 2023 with a comprehensive A-Z of everything Supercars. Enjoy! A – Adelaide 500. The precinct was immaculate, the added features well thought out, and the concerts sensational. Having the likes of Richard Childress in the Erebus bunker, Dave Kindig and Kevin Schiele hosting the Kindig Custom Car Show bought a lot to the event. Oh, the 2 x 250 km races to close the season were also highly entertaining. In its second year since the hiatus, the crowds flocked to the parklands—a great way to finish 2023 and crown a new champion.
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