Working full time in the motorsport industry since 2004, Richard has established himself within the group of Australia’s core motorsport broadcasters, covering the support card at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix for Channel 10, the Bathurst 12 Hour for Channel 7 and Porsche Carrera Cup & Touring Car Masters for FOX Sports’ Supercars coverage. Pretends to be a PR guy / Journalist and sometimes photographer to make ends meet when not yelling at a television in a padded room.
News TRT Media Release January 31, 2024

Big Bimmer Leads B12hr

An exciting new partnership will see BMW Australia further its involvement with Australia’s International Enduro, joining the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour as an official partner and Safety Car / official vehicle supplier. The multi-year agreement will see high-performance BMW M vehicles feature as the event’s official on-track cars for at least the 2024 and 2025 events. For this year, the new BMW XM will lead the field as the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour Safety Car while also filling the roles as Course Car and Medical Car. BMW M will additionally have significant on-track presence via branding at the iconic Forrest’s

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News Media Release January 31, 2024

Sonic out of Formula Ford

Sonic Motor Racing Services has made the difficult decision to not compete in the 2024 Australian Formula Ford Series. The 13-time champion team of the national Formula Ford category will not compete in the series, instead focusing on its burgeoning stable of entries in Porsche Carrera Cup and Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge. Sonic has been a mainstay of Australian Formula Ford for the past 25 years, and team owner Michael Ritter has been involved in Formula Ford for over 30 seasons of competition. Michael began his motorsport career in the early 90s assisting the likes of Russell Ingall and John

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News TRT Media Release January 30, 2024

12Hour Entry List Launched

THE Repco Bathurst 12 Hour entry list has been revealed with another world-class field of GT machinery ready to tackle the 21st running of Australia’s International Enduro this February 16-18. The field is larger and more competitive than took the starter in 2023 as the race continues to grow and entrench itself as one of the world’s premier long-distance events. The Repco Bathurst 12 Hour will open the 2024 Intercontinental GT Challenge, a global tour that includes key endurance races at iconic venues like Spa Francorchamps, the Nürburgring and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It also doubles as the opening round of the

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News TRT Media Release January 30, 2024

Aussie Watches for 12hr Victors

AUSTRALIAN watchmakers, Bausele, will return to partner the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour in 2024 as the official watch partner of the event. Bausele will also continue to be the major partner of the Bausele Pro-Am class, a key element within the ‘race within a race’ that is long-distance endurance racing. In doing so they will create a timepiece as iconic as the race itself - as the ultimate prize for those lucky to claim not only the outright race win but victory in the Bausele Pro-Am class as well. The bespoke and exclusive timepiece for the outright and Bausele Pro-Am

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Insight Richard Craill January 28, 2024

Changing a little league outlook with big sport vibes

AS LACHIE MCHUGH, Jamie Veal and Jock Goodyear battled for Saturday night’s 61st annual Australian Sprintcar Championship, the thought came to mind that motorsport really doesn’t get much better. Three young, impressively talented stars of the Sprint Car scene quite literally manhandling their nine hundred horsepower weapons as they bucked and bounced like boxing Kangaroos across a spicy Premier Speedway surface, energized by a rain shower as if the water charged it with electrical energy. With the correct context around it, only a rough understanding of the storylines and the excellent narrative provided by misters Neylon and Naulty, it was

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Feature Mark Walker January 27, 2024

Weekend at the Races: Lakeside 1998

The 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship's third round was notable on multiple fronts. Firstly, it was the final ever ATCC event contested at Lakeside Raceway, a venue that had been a fixture on the tour dating back to 1964; also, it was one of the last times Dick Johnson was truly competitive at the front of the touring car field, although he snagged a podium at Mallala later in the season. While we didn't know it at the time, it was to be Steven Richards' final V8 start on these shores for a while, the second-generation racer soon to take

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Photos Mark Walker January 26, 2024

National Transport Museum

You have to go far and wide from the beaten track to find this showcase of all things automotive, but the National Transportation Museum in the northern New South Wales town of Inverell is a thorough revelation. If it’s transport, it’s there under this one impressive roof. From cars to trucks, buses, motorcycles, bicycles, boats, trains and a Sydney monorail, no matter your field of interest, there will be something in the collection for you. The cars make up the bulk of the showcase, featuring vintage, veteran and classics combined with contemporary and competition. As you can see in this

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News Richard Craill January 25, 2024

Reckless at Bathurst!

In perhaps the best news that could ever be announced, one of our most favourite places in the world is pairing with.. one of our most favourite places and races in the world. The upcoming Repco Bathurst 12 Hour, renowned as one of Australia's most significant motorsport events, is set to feature an exciting addition this year. Reckless Brewing, a beloved local craft beer brand, will be showcased for the first time as the official beer of the event, bringing a unique flavour of Bathurst to the event's global audience. Reckless, known for its bold and innovative craft beers, has

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News TRT Media Release January 25, 2024

Porsche Junior Program is Go

APPLICATIONS are now open for the 2024 Porsche Motorsport Australia Michelin Junior Program.  The leading young driver development program in Australia returns bigger and better than ever this year, supporting young talent emerging through the ranks of the Porsche Motorsport Pyramid for those competing in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia and Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia. The program includes significant prizes, opportunities and skills growth for young talent and has helped prepare a host of young drivers for top-level competition, both in Australia and around the world, since its inception. A record 20 drivers were involved in the Michelin

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News TRT Media Release January 24, 2024

bp Back at B12hr

bp will continue its longstanding support for Australia’s International Enduro, returning as a major partner of the 2024 Repco Bathurst 12 Hour.   In a continuation of a relationship that stretches back to 2018, bp will return as the Consumer Fuel Partner of the event in 2024, while also supporting an Electric Vehicle (EV) activation.    The bp pulse EV park in Harris Park will give attendees the opportunity to see and experience some of the world’s state-of-the-art electric vehicles (EVs) and interact with industry experts in the field.   bp Ultimate Reid Park will once again be one of

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