Team TRTCaltex Power Rankings: Supercars Hots & Nots
It has been a big year for the Caltex Power Rankings – here we kick off our end-of-season celebrations with a countdown of the top ten HOTS and NOTS from the Supercars season that was. To arrive at the below lists, we have simply scored the respective Rankings from the season on a ten-to-one sliding scale, with the number one HOT or NOT each week receiving ten points, and so on. As always, we thank you, the readers of The Race Torque, for your ongoing input, support and patronage of the Power Rankings, plus Caltex for their backing of the
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Richard CraillMotorsports new CEO and Speedway ace James McFadden
Two key interviews this week as Motorsport Australia's CEO, Sunil Vohra, drops in and believe us - he's a race fan. We quiz the new boss about his passion for the sport and what his plans are moving forward. And then, with the summer of speedway almost here, James McFadden drops in to chat his return with the NAPA Hodges Motorsport entry, fills is in on his World of Outlaws campaign and talks his big summer of Speedway ahead. It's a big show with fun, interesting chats!
Continue readingBig year ahead for Aussie Racing Cars
The Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series has confirmed an exciting calendar for the 2024 season, starting at the mecca of local motorsport – Mount Panorama, Bathurst – and concluding at the fan favourite Gold Coast 500. Following an exciting 2023 campaign ending in Osborn’s Transport driver Joel Heinrich sealing the title, next year’s Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series will make its return to Bathurst as the category opens its season at the famous mountain. Forming part of the Bathurst SuperFest, the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series will thrill fans during this spectacular event, opening
Continue readingA message to Motorsport TV viewers
RIGHTO, race fans, it’s time to have a grown-up conversation about motorsport. Or, more to the point, the way we consume it. News today that the Shannons SpeedSeries will be broadcast exclusively live and free on the Seven Network, with coverage split between their 7plus streaming app and the more regular broadcast networks, is another win for motorsport fans. It means there’s now a remarkable amount of motorsport that in 2024 will be free for you to view. No subscriptions. No monthly price. Just live and free motorsport. Which if you read the internet comments is apparently, parity and well-secured
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Media ReleaseSpeedSeries to Seven
More motorsport is coming to the Seven Network in 2024, with Motorsport Australia securing a new deal with Australia’s most-watched television and digital network. Every round of the Shannons SpeedSeries will be live and free on 7plus throughout 2024 and 2025, with a host of exciting categories locked in for the coming season at a wide range of venues across the country. The Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) and Polaris Motorsport Australia Off Road Championship (AORC) will also remain with Seven following significant growth during its time on 7plus in recent years, further cementing Seven’s place as the Home
Continue readingOur Favourite Ever Museum
I’m calling it, but the Technical Museum in Sinsheim, Germany, is deadest my happy place. We recently posted a story on the Museum’s temporary exhibit, showcasing 100 years of the Le Mans 24. However, everything else in the expansive display is well worth featuring, too – hopefully, this gallery gives you an insight into the quality and quantity of machinery on show – there is genuinely something for anyone. We have previously showcased Sinsheim, which is joined by a sister venue about 40min away in Speyer, which jointly have over 5,000 items on display. Not pictured in this gallery is
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TRT Media ReleaseFresh Lambo Incoming
THE AUSTRALIAN debut of Lamborghini’s latest and greatest Huracan GT3 EVO2 race car will take place at the 2024 Repco Bathurst 12 Hour. Long-time Lamborghini racer and 12-Hour competitor Adrian Deitz has locked in his entry of a brand-new Huracan GT3 EVO2 for the February 16-18 event next year. The car will again be fielded by Porsche and TCR championship-winning team Wall Racing, with Deitz to once again be joined in the squad for the third year running by David Wall, Tony D’Alberto and Grant Denyer. Lamborghini’s Squadra Corse customer racing program will once again support the entry at the event, with the team to send
Continue readingA Vortex is coming to the B12hr
A UNIQUE addition to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour's Invitational Class will see a V8-powered, French-built Sports Car join Australia's International Enduro for the first time in 2024. Vortex, a racing car constructor based in Pézenas in the South of France, has entered the race with one of their unique Sports Cars for the first time. Created in 2015 under the leadership of Olivier and Arnaud Gomez, Vortex's leadership have more than 50 combined years of racing experience between them. While Arnaud Gomez is a champion French driver - with six French championships to his credit, as well as multiple
Continue readingChampion Kai Allen and an enormous Adelaide debrief
KAI ALLEN sealed the Super2 series crown in Adelaide so we had to get this impressive young bloke from Mount Gambier back on the show to discuss his achievements - and find out the odd reason why he couldn't have the chat at our usually scheduled time.. Then it's a massive debrief in and around the Adelaide 500 and the end of the Supercars Championship for 2023. It's a big one, this..
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