Team TRTDORIC POWER RANKINGS: Phillip Island
THE NEW season of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships kicked off at the weekend - and what a weekend it was. Stunning weather, sensational racing across a broad spectrum of categories and a big crowd to boot. Here's the typical TRT Doric Power Rankings treatment for a spectacular weekend of motorsport at one of the most spectacular places in Aussie Motorsport.. HOT 1. Formula FordBack where it should be on the national stage, and absolutely bloody thrilling racing within the field of talented kids to boot. The more things change... the more Formula Ford stays the same. Never change.. https://twitter.com/StanSportAU/status/1505011337725833216
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Mark WalkerSmash Hit Motorsport
There was action aplenty as the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship and the SpeedSeries concluded at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Don't forget, we will be running our rule over the weekend via our patented Doric Power Rankings - so send through your hot takes to our socials @theracetorque, with the best bits featured this week!
Continue readingBiff & Barge on the Island
Perfect weather and great racing highlighted the Saturday running at the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships featuring the SpeedSeries. Don't forget, this event will be receiving the full Doric Power Rankings treatment - don't forget to hit us up on the socials @theracetorque, we'd love to hear your input!
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Richard CraillForget Paddles: Ford’s next Bathurst winner could be an Automatic
YOU CAN forget the Supercars’ tiresome stick-versus-paddle shift debate: Before Gen III comes to pass, Ford’s next Bathurst winner could be – pause for dramatic effect – an automatic. Don’t refresh the page or fire up on the socials about a typo because you read that correctly. Before DJR or Tickford send their Mustang’s into battle next year, Ford’s next best hope to win a Mount Panorama enduro will feature a car where the driver need not select their own gears at all. Fret not, however, because what it represents harks back to the good old days of ‘showroom showdowns’,
Continue readingPODCAST: Meet Zac Soutar, plus David Reynolds
You might not know who Zac Soutar is, but he comes from a family with terrific racing heritage and has some great stories to tell. He's also the newest winner in TCR Australia racing following a win in Round 1 of the championship in Tassie - he joins us for a chat and it's a beauty. David Reynolds is on the show to talk about GT racing, a bit of breaking news and his Supercars season, and we preview all the action at Phillip Island's Shannons round this weekend. Big show! Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio
Continue readingTwilight TCR demo teases potential for a Mallala racing future
SUPERCHEAP AUTO TCR Australia privateer Michael Clemente believes racing under lights at Mallala could offer a spectacular addition to the championship’s calendar – and based on a demonstration run last Saturday night it’s hard not to agree. The young Victorian driver, who made his debut in the championship last year, completed a three-lap demonstration of his Honda Civic TCR entry at the South Australian circuit, during a pause in racing in the opening round of the SA State Motor Racing Championships last Saturday. Originally planned to be held in the late afternoon, delays in the program ultimately saw the demonstration
Continue readingSydney’s Speedway Spirit Returns
SPEEDWAY is back in Sydney. Following years of controversy, politics, drama and debate - and then an opening delayed first by Covid-19 and then by horrific weather - the new Eastern Creek Speedway burst into life at the weekend. BRIAN VAN DE WAKKER was there. No one knew at the time that Saturday March 7, 2020 would be the last meeting at Parramatta City Raceway, also known as Valvoline Raceway. In late 2019, the venue was rocked by a sudden compulsory acquisition order by the state government, with the land to be used as a holding yard for a billion-dollar
Continue readingThe Best of Motorsport: The PI Classic
If the 33rd running of the Phillip Island Classic is anything to go by, post-pandemic motorsport is going to be great. Perhaps our judgement of the 2022 crowd size, vibe and buzz was ripened by the memory of last year's limited entry and massively curtailed spectator numbers, all of whom were corralled into a tiny viewing area. This year the event bounced back to over 400 entries, with punters packing the outfield of the Grand Prix Circuit, basking in the perfect seaside weather. There's a reason people build holiday homes on Phillip Island, with this past weekend being exhibit A.
Continue readingTouring Car Legends Take Flight
Have you ever had a really great day at a race track? The Race Torque headed off to the Phillip Island Classic yesterday, along with most of Victoria, and had a brilliant day out. Over the coming days, we will unpack all of the action from every angle, with the first cab off the rank being the more modern Touring Cars - Group C and A, plus 5 Litre Touring Cars from the Supercars era. While the Group C and A cars ran in their traditional format, the 5 Litre Touring Cars took to the circuit in a super sprint
Continue readingGuns Lining Up For Bathurst 6 Hour
Fresh from victory in the season-opening race of the Super 2 Series at Sydney Motorsport Park, Jay Robotham is the latest driver to add his name to the 2022 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour entry list, set to line up in a Toyota 86. Joining Robotham behind the wheel of the BPRO entry at Mount Panorama will be experienced racers Brett Parrish and Mitch Wooller. The young gun joins a growing number of either main game, Super2, and other leading lights who have already announced their intentions to compete in the halfway around the clock Easter classic from April 15-17.
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