Richard CraillBarry Ryan + the top 5 things that will definitely happen before the end of ’23
BARRY RYAN has a bit on. He's running the leading team in Supercars, beating Triple Eight and has two drivers first and second in the championship - oh, and he's also off to the 'States to see how Erebus and NASCAR Powerhouse Richard Childress Racing can work together to go even better. Just before jetting off, Baz stopped by with the OTG team to discuss all that and more. PLUS: The Top 5 things we think will happen before the year is out - you heard it here first.. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1
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Team TRTThe Backyard Racetracks of Australia
Around the country, 100s of people live the dream with their own private backyard race tracks - have a quick scroll on Google Maps in any direction, and you are sure to find some sneaky motorsport venues. It's one of our favourite topics here at The Race Torque, such as this ripper 'farm access track' we first spotted in 2020. https://twitter.com/theracetorque/status/1279512808846004224 So here we keep the theme rolling - we have spotted the following in our travels, or some friends of the site have mailed in some ripper tips... if you know of any we've missed, hit us up on
Continue readingJB’s SL/R 5000 for Sale
JOHN BOWE'S now iconic Holden Torana SL/R 5000 is on the market and looking for a new owner. Ahead of the final three rounds of Bowe's 'Ciao for Now' season in the Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series this year, the Torana is now being offered for sale. The car was significant as it was the first time that Bowe had actively campaigned anything other than a Ford in TCM competition and his first time behind the wheel of a Holden in regular competition throughout his entire career. Built by Bendigo Retro Muscle Cars in 2014 and early 2015,
Continue readingAlex Davison on winning, Porsche history and Bathurst
ALEX Davison is back on top in one-make Porsche racing, claiming a sensational victory in the most recent round of Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia in Townsville. He joins the show to reflect on that achievement, but to also reflect on his long Porsche Career, his time in Europe driving for the brand and, yes, his upcoming 19th Enduro Campaign - this time with DJR. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1 at 9pm (UK time) on Thursday nights.
Continue readingSolid SpeedSeries Stats
Record audiences have tuned in and turned out to watch the Shannons SpeedSeries across the first four events of the 2023 season. Substantial increases in broadcast audiences on Stan Sport and the Nine Network have been matched by attendance growth across the four rounds held so far, in Tasmania and at Bathurst, Phillip Island and Winton, respectively. Meanwhile, record digital engagement across social media channels has helped grow the online presence of both the SpeedSeries itself as well as the participating categories. Broadcast Partner Stan Sport has seen more than 13.5 million minutes streamed live across the three events so
Continue readingPower Rankings: Townsville
500km of racing. Almost 500 Hots, Nots & Whats. You spoke, we copied and pasted: this is the Power Rankings from a big weekend in downtown Townsville. ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The TRT Power Rankings are compiled by your nominations from social media and edited by the TRT editorial team. They’re designed to give a balanced, as fair as possible critical overview of those things that excelled and those things that struggled, at each event. It’s (mostly) a democracy, and what you nominate generates the order, so have your say next event via our social media channels, @theracetorque on Facebook, Twitter and
Continue readingAlex Davo is back!
ALEX DAVISON has claimed his first Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship round win since 2016 thanks to a stunning start in the final race of Round 3 in Townsville. Davison had chased Race 2 winner Max Vidau hard earlier on Sunday but launched perfectly in the finale' to grab an early lead which, coupled with Vidau being shuffled down the order on the opening lap, helped deliver him his first win since June 2016. Vidau finished second overall and Jackson Walls third in a critical weekend for his championship and Michelin Junior title hopes. Meanwhile, Sam Shahin claimed
Continue readingSVGs triumph: The Pros and Cons for Supercars
ON FACE value alone Shane van Gisbergen’s remarkable win in Chicago is only good for the Repco Supercars Championship. But there’s more to the story that will have ramifications for the championship in the short and longer-term future that are worth considering. Lead Image: Courtesy Trackhouse Racing THE GOOD MUCH as it was a few years back when Scott McLaughlin claimed his maiden IndyCar win, van Gisbergen’s instant NASCAR success shows just how good the pointy end of the Supercars pack is. We’re prone to rolling out the ‘most competitive Touring Car championship in the world line’ perhaps once too
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Dale RodgersRODGERS: ’23 Supercars Halftime Scorecard
Rankings are always a hot topic at The Race Torque. Outside of the Power Rankings, we also rank the Repco Bathurst 1000 co-drivers each year, so it seemed only fitting to have a crack at some mid-year rankings - not of the drivers, but this time around, the Supercars Championship teams themselves. But comparing the performance of a four-car squad such as Brad Jones Racing to the single-car operation of Blanchard Racing seemed a bit unfair. So, we have gone with the official Supercars Teams points, splitting the BJR and Tickford teams into two lots of two. Make sense? Oh,
Continue readingThe SVG debrief with NASCAR journo Jeff Gluck & Owen Kelly
WE'VE reached across the oceans to help put Shane van Gisbergen's mighty win in the NASCAR Cup Series debut on a street circuit into context. Owen Kelly, who has been there and done that in US Stock Car Racing and helped advise Shane on his NASCAR debut, joins the show to discuss the enormity of the result. Then we're joined by full-time Cup Series Journalist, Jeff Gluck from The Athletic, to get the US angle and see what it all means from a stateside perspective. Finally, in a massive show, Team 18's head honcho Charlie Schwerkolt swings past to discuss
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