News TRT Media Release September 10, 2024

Robotham’s Sandown Return After Asian Triple Duty

A busy season of racing in Australia and across Asia has Jay Robotham primed for his third endurance race campaign in the Repco Supercars Championship, with the 21-year-old pairing with Brad Jones Racing’s Bryce Fullwood starting at this weekend’s Sandown 500. To date this year, Robotham has stayed sharp with multiple programs, including in the Thai Super Series for Corliss Race Engineering (CRE), where he has campaigned both the Super Pickup class aboard a Ford Ranger, plus the GTM Championship with a MARC Mustang. Elsewhere abroad, Robotham has taken in three rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia series

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News Mark Walker September 9, 2024

Best Back for Sandown

EMA Motorsport will make a return to the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship at Sandown Raceway this week, signing Supercars ace Zak Best to drive their Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Car. Best, 22, will make his Carrera Cup debut with the team at Sandown - the event to be a return to local competition for the Melbourne-based squad. The car will feature Link Cold Storage & Transport as the major sponsor for the event. EMA’s last race in Australia was their successful campaign at the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour in February, which delivered an outright win with their

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News Mark Walker September 7, 2024

Sumich Steps Up

PORSCHE MICHELIN Junior Caleb Sumich will make his Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship debut at the Sandown 500 next week.  The 18-year-old from Western Australia will graduate from Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge to the main game of one-make Porsche racing with his existing team, McElrea Racing, and will contest three of the final four rounds of this years championship. Starting at Sandown, Sumich will then also tackle the Gold Coast and Adelaide street circuits that round out the Carrera Cup year. Sumich is a race and round winner in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia this year and currently

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Photos Mark Walker September 6, 2024

Throwback: Big. Bad. Sandown.

Shannons Nationals, 2012 Sandown

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News TRT Media Release September 6, 2024

New Tyres for B6HR

HANKOOK will return as the official tyre supplier of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, commencing with the 2025 event.  The event has signed a multi-year agreement with the renowned tyre brand, who have a more than 20-year history of supporting Australian Motorsport and Production Car racing in particular. The new agreement will see every competitor utilise Hankook Ventus R-Spec Medium compound tyres throughout the 18-20 April, 2025 event, while Hankook will also join the event as a commercial partner. The new partnership is something of a reunion for both parties: Hankook served as the official tyre supplier for the

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Feature Richard Craill September 6, 2024

Win a Sandown hotlap with Jack LeBrocq!

Yes, you read that correctly - We're giving away a Supercars hotlap at Sandown! Our friends at City Rural Insurance Brokers, proud supporters of The Race Torque, are giving fans a chance to win a ride alongside Jack LeBrocq in his Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro on the Monday following the upcoming Sandown 500 event in Melbourne. The entry details are simple - just answer the following question on our social channels to go into the draw to win. Like or Follow the City Rural Insurance Brokers Facebook or Instagram page Answer the following question: When and where was Jack LeBrocq's most

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Podcast Richard Craill September 4, 2024

PODCAST: We’re giving away a Supercars hotlap

Yes, you read that correctly. This week we're giving away a Supercars hotlap at Sandown! All the details are in the pod about how you can enter for an experience of a lifetime. Aside from that big, breaking news, we also dissect the week that was - it was a big one and there are plenty of our usual hots and nots to come from it. But also, Hotlap. Listen via your favourite podcast application or via the link below.

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News TRT Media Release September 4, 2024

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport lands in Australia

PORSCHE MOTORSPORT'S latest and greatest contender designed for global GT4 competition has landed in Australia. The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport represents Porsche's latest iteration of its global contender for GT4 competition, with significant if evolutionary gains over previous models. With a further allocation secured by Porsche Motorsport Australia, eight cars have now landed in Australia with a majority already sold to either returning or brand-new customers. These include the car currently utilised by 2023 GT4 Australia winner Shane Smollen, who currently leads the Pro-Am standings in the 2024 series aboard his Method Motorsport-run entry. The 718 Cayman GT4

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