Team TRTSPRINTCAR RACING – The underground movement
Australian speedway has had to deal with a couple of black eyes in the past few years. Some of them have been self-inflicted. Some completely and unfairly out of their control. The sad demise of the World Series for instance was a casualty of COVID. But the pandemic is long gone and unfortunately there’s no sign of a national series returning anytime soon. The loss of Brisbane’s Archerfield Speedway was a long time coming – but has left a savage hole that hasn’t once looked like being filled in the Queensland capital – despite the extended lead in time. And
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TRT Media ReleaseLudicrous E-Transit 12hr Bound
Ford’s E-Transit SuperVan 4.2 is set to electrify Australia’s Mount Panorama racing circuit during the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour race weekend with a series of thrilling public demonstrations. The all-electric demonstrator vehicle will be unleashed upon Australia’s most famous racing circuit with Romain Dumas at the helm in a series of runs set to thrill onlookers during both the build-up to Australia’s international GT3 enduro and the Thrifty Bathurst 500 Supercars season opener, the following weekend. Mount Panorama is the latest stop on SuperVan 4.2’s global tour, with the track monster previously conquering the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb in the
Continue readingPorsche Stars Coming to Town
HubAuto Racing solidifies their Australian return as formidable contenders to the Bathurst 12 Hour by announcing a stellar trio of drivers for the upcoming 16-18 February event. Taking a seat in HubAuto Racing’s Porsche 911 GT3R 992 are Porsche Factory drivers Klaus Bachler, Kevin Estre and Patrick Pilet, eager to secure a podium place and make their mark at the iconic Bathurst track. With extensive Bathurst experience and previously finishing 3rd in the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour, Estre is ready to step onto the podium. "I'm glad to be back in Bathurst with HubAuto Racing. It’s one of the best
Continue readingPro T8 Lineup Confirmed
Triple Eight Race Engineering have revealed their striking Pro entry for the 2024 Bathurst 12 Hour, scheduled for February 16-18. The Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be piloted by Red Bull Ampol Racing’s Broc Feeney, and the team’s newest recruit Will Brown, who will compete in his first race for Triple Eight after being signed by the powerhouse team. Joining the team’s Supercars stars is Mercedes-AMG’s factory driver and Canadian national, Mikaël Grenier. The team’s all Pro entry, featuring the synonymous #888, will be backed by National Storage, the leading self-storage provider in Australia and New Zealand and long-term partner of Triple
Continue readingSix AGP Bugatti Under the Hammer
Estimated at just short of $1 million and offered for sale for the first time in 60 years, a rare 1926 Bugatti Type 37 with significant Australian Grand Prix history will be the hero of Donington Auction’s live simulcast ‘Summer Classic Car & Number Plate Auction’ on 25 February. It will be joined in the Donington spotlight by a unique 1969 Cadillac Sport Wagon hand-built by legendary Hollywood customizer George Barris for entertainer and movie star, the Rat Pack’s Dean Martin. Australia’s largest auctioneer of classic automotive items, Donington Auctions has more than 100 years of combined expertise in the
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Mark WalkerPakenham Khanacross
Sunday saw the club motorsport scene kick into life with a test & tune Khanacross at the Pakenham Auto Club on Melbourne's east side. For only $20, competitors got to tackle what was essentially a mini-rally stage until the drivers/and or cars ran out of gas. Truly grassroots motorsport of the like take place every weekend right around Australia - get out there and check it out for yourself!
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Richard CraillWhy NASCARs switch to Amazon should work
AMIDST the headline news late last year that NASCAR’s brand-new TV deal was worth more than $1billion per year, came the almost as important news that five mid-season races will be shown exclusively on Amazon prime. While Motorsport has dabbled with streaming rights deals in the past they have always tended to include a traditional broadcast element – the Fox Sports to Kayo or the Channel 9 to Stan Sport being the local cases in point. And yet NASCAR has gone all-in, allowing Amazon to purchase exclusivity. There is also almost no doubt it will work. Amidst the gnashing of
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Wrong Year, Wrong Name: The 1937 AGP
It was held in the wrong year and wasn’t even referred to as the Australian Grand Prix, but what we now know as the 1937 AGP from South Australia’s seaside Victor Harbor has grown in stature to become a landmark event in our motorsport history. Historic images with thanks to the State Library of South Australia In an asterisk for the history books, this 1937 event was actually held on Boxing Day in 1936, with it being known at the time as the South Australian Centenary Grand Prix, one of the many state government-backed initiatives as a part of festivities
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