THE youngest Pro field in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia history will headline the start of an intense battle for the 2024 series at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit this weekend. The first of six rounds set for the new season commences this weekend at Race Phillip Island with the Shannons SpeedSeries, with eleven Porsche Michelin Juniors - average age, 20 - set to headline the three-race program. They're part of a broader 26-strong field that includes competition throughout Pro-Am and Class B with intense battles expected throughout the field. At an outright level returning drivers Aron Shields -

A RUNNER-UP finish in last year’s series has Aron Shields fired up for a tilt at this year’s Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia title – and he’s doing it in a new team and with a hot new livery and sponsor. Shields, a Porsche Michelin Junior, joins forces with Sydney-based DNA Autosport this year as part of a three-car team locked in to contest the ultra-competitive one-make Porsche championship which this week commences its 18th season. The new year launches at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit this weekend, a track where Shields was a race winner in 2023. He’ll

The next round of the Shannons SpeedSeries will double as a celebration of the Ford Mustang ahead of its 60th anniversary on 17 April. To be known as Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island, the third round of the Shannons SpeedSeries includes an exciting line up of categories including Trico Trans Am, Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia – powered by AWS, Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series, Monochrome GT4 Australia and the Workhorse Radical Cup. As part of the celebrations, there will be special Ford Mustang displays throughout the weekend as well as featured content and

AN ENORMOUS logistical exercise rarely seen outside of the Repco Supercars Championship will be responsible for safely delivering the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia grid to New Zealand, before bringing them home again afterwards.  Round 2 of Australia's top one-make championship will see the category compete outside of Australian soil for just the second time in series history when they compete at the ITM Taupo Super400 on April 19-21. Freight logistics have been provided by Gibson Freight, who have decades of experience shipping entire racing categories around the world. The challenge to ship the entire Porsche grid to Taupo

Fans of grassroots motorsports are in for a treat, with a host of additional racing set to be broadcast live and free from South Australia’s Shell V-Power Motorsport Park at The Bend, with Blend Line TV enlisted to cover a range of key events. Included in the mix that has currently been confirmed is the second visit Downunder by the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia, as well as three highlight rounds of the SA Motor Racing Championship, each with their own distinct headline acts. From the SA Motor Racing Championship slate, the May 4-5 event will include FIA Formula 4, the

FIRST FOCUS, an Australian-owned business delivering Information Technology solutions to businesses worldwide, will become the title partner of the 2024 Radical Cup Australia Series. The First Focus Radical Cup Australia Series will see some of Australia’s quickest one-make racing cars tackle five rounds around Australia, commencing at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on April 12-14. First Focus specialize in IT consulting and infrastructure projects, Cloud Services, Connectivity, Cybersecurity and IT strategy – among a range of other services offered by their experienced team. First Focus and Radical Motorsport in Australia already have a long, existing relationship thanks to the

BATHURST'S biggest enduro has lived up to its tagline with a sensational Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour delivering again across the Easter Long weekend at Mount Panorama.  18,033 people attended the three-day festival of motorsport, the third-largest event attendance across the eight to have run so far. That was off the back of a record take up of campground sites this year, with more than 500 booked for the first time in event history. The event enjoyed a digital audience reach of more than 1.3m people - an event record - with more than 750,000 video views recorded on social