Insight Richard Craill January 4, 2025

Sprintcar title ditches Channel 7 and it’s a silly decision

IT SADDENS me to interrupt your festive season enjoyment with news of more organisational ignorance from within the world of Speedway. Recent news confirmed that some of the powers-that-be behind the upcoming 62nd Australian Sprintcar Championship have knocked back a significant free to air TV opportunity for the upcoming milestone event. Coverage had been planned to air across 7plus for the event at Murray Bridge Speedway on January 30-February 1, with free-to-air highlights coverage on 7mate post the event that will decide the next AUS#1. The coverage would have been produced by the same team who put together the excellent

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Power Rankings Team TRT December 22, 2024

2024: The Year of ‘WHAT?’

Moreso than any other year in the history of The Race Torque, our Power Rankings in 2024 have left us asking WHAT? Here are some of the best and worst bits from that section that sits halfway between HOT and NOT. Shit Truck Washing https://twitter.com/LanzaroteCamel/status/1758268224003563810 Road rego for your spaceframe Sports Sedan… keep that sticker on there! Straya https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/1758720108061421678 Just Bathurst Things... Killing off Frosty seems a bit extreme… There's the right way, the wrong way, and the Jimmy Manteufel way... https://twitter.com/7Sport/status/1855176302895980966 Tickford might not have won a championship, but they never lost on social media https://twitter.com/AdamLane351/status/1849348712033890673 Motorsport is Dangerous,

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News TRT Media Release December 18, 2024

Brown/Mostert Combine for B12HR

CURRENT Repco Supercars Champion Will Brown will join forces with current Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Champion Chaz Mostert and Factory Ferrari ace Daniel Serra at the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour next year. The powerhouse combination anchors the Pro class Ferrari 296 GT3 entry from Arise Racing GT in Australia’s International Enduro, to be held next January 31-February 2. Brown and Mostert competed against each other for title success in two of Australia’s premier categories in 2024. The duo finished first and third, respectively in the Repco Supercars Championship this year – Brown claiming his maiden title aboard a Triple

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Power Rankings Team TRT December 17, 2024

The Memes of 2024

You know it, we know it - the sole reason for The Race Torque's Power Rankings is to showcase the sport in memes. So, we have compiled the best/worst bits from the 2024 season right here. Please try your best to enjoy... A Random Assortment https://twitter.com/TomcatNASCAR_2/status/1834793573822198119?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/Simmo99_/status/1809430337228861600 https://twitter.com/SupercarsBert/status/1824665326468076014 https://twitter.com/UjiriBurner/status/1759092373403898306 James Courtney Accidentally Retiring Old Timer Touring Cars at Bathurst https://twitter.com/AdamLane351/status/1844248462440923401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Turn Eight at Adelaide https://twitter.com/mattyhey47/status/1857939255798149146 https://twitter.com/mattyhey47/status/1857321432533143802 https://twitter.com/markwa1ker/status/1857941093536641421 The GC https://twitter.com/chadneylon/status/1850064746340622767 That time at the AGP when the Supercars social team couldn't clip TV footage for use on the socials... https://twitter.com/supercars/status/1771682806172631399 https://twitter.com/supercars/status/1770709755935269094 https://twitter.com/supercars/status/1771687207750832364 It felt like that... https://twitter.com/888benji888/status/1835193108729937942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/TJarrett312/status/1821031605739384992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/TJarrett312/status/1824296561070968937 https://twitter.com/supercars/status/1825042248293327264

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News TRT Media Release December 17, 2024

Aston Martin Vulcan to be demonstrated at Mount Panorama

A PIECE of Aston Martin’s performance and motorsport history will be demonstrated at the 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour. Tony Quinn’s Aston Martin Vulcan – an ultra-low run, track-only Supercar developed by the iconic English brand in 2015 – will be on show at the 2025 event next February, both on and off the track. Launched as something of a tribute to the iconic Le Mans 24 Hour race, only 24 Vulcans were ever made. Powered by an 800hp, 7-litre V12 engine, the car had a top speed of well over 330km/hr. Quinn’s car was purchased in 2016 and is

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News TRT Media Release December 12, 2024

Ace AMG Internationals for B12HR

A FIFTH start in Australia’s International Enduro has been locked in for one of the event’s most successful international contenders – the reigning FIA GT World Cup winners at Macau.   Mercedes-AMG Team GMR will return to the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025, confirming the entry of a Mercedes-AMG GT3 which will sport the number 888 for the first time. Entered in the outright class, Team GMR will confirm their drivers closer to the event. The team claimed the Macau GT World Cup in November this year with Maro Engel driving, while have also tasted success in the Intercontinental

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News TRT Media Release December 11, 2024

Quick Kiwi in Lambo

FAST KIWI Brendon Leitch will join Wall Racing’s attack on the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025 as the team looks to defend their Silver class title in Australia’s International enduro. Leitch, who was a standout star of the 2025 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Championship, will join the returning Tony D’Alberto, Grant Denyer and car owner Adrian Deitz aboard the strikingly liveried Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 next February. One of the most popular cars in the race each year, the team claimed the Silver class and finished 12th outright in 2024 however all involved are keen to step up further

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News TRT Media Release December 10, 2024

Radical joins SRO calendar for 2025

THE RADICAL Cup Australia Series will be contested entirely on the brand-new SRO Motorsports Australia platform next year, bringing the best of GT and Sports Car racing under one roof in 2025. A five round calendar will see the one-make Radical field compete at key SRO rounds, alongside the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia, Monochrome GT4 Australia, Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, Ferrari Challenge and other high profile national categories next year. The news comes following a record-setting year for Radical competition in Australia with the national tour averaging over 20 cars across the season and producing high quality, entertaining racing

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Feature Mark Walker December 7, 2024

Mount Panorama’s 90-Year-Old Airport Plans

While casual aviation accidents are now seemingly an occupational hazard on the slopes of Mount Panorama, 90 years ago, plans were afoot for the top of the old Bald Hills to be home to Bathurst’s primary airport. While modern Bathurst is a thriving regional hub, in the 1930s, the town was experiencing a growth spurt that shaped the area forever more. One big issue was establishing a landing ground for aircraft – it was a thorny issue that bounced around the community, much to the chagrin of bodies such as the Air Services League, with the lack of adequate facilities

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News TRT Media Release December 6, 2024

Ferrari Returns to Mount Panorama

THE PRANCING HORSE is coming back to Mount Panorama. Arise Racing GT has confirmed the official entry of their pair of Ferrari 296 GT3 cars in 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, returning the brand to Australia’s longest race for the first time since 2020.   The West Australian-based team will enter one car in each of the Pro and Pro-Am classes in the January 31-February 2 event, marking both the team’s 12-hour debut and the debut of the latest and greatest Ferrari GT3 contender in the race. Arise Racing GT launched into the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia scene in

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