Mark WalkerBreaking Down Brodie’s NASCAR Challenge
When Shane van Gisbergen was announced as a starter ahead of NASCAR’s Chicago street race, we noted on these pages the various reasons why he could win. As it transpires, he did win, and subsequently has been signed up for a second NASCAR Cup Series road course start at the Brickyard, and is likely to play a key role in silly season discussions on both sides of the Pacific in the coming months. Now, further to this, Brodie Kostecki has been enlisted as a starter for the Indianapolis race, however, this time around, the challenge will be entirely different for
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Team TRTLove for S5000
SUPER 2 racer Aaron Love will make his S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship debut at Sydney Motorsport Park this week, driving the ACM Finance / 88 Racing entry run by Team BRM in Round 4 of the Gold Star. Love currently races for Blanchard Racing Team in the second-tier Supercars series, where he currently sits seventh in the championship with a pair of second-place finishes as his best results. That follows a successful stint in one-make Porsche racing, where he finished runner-up in the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship last year while also racing Porsche Supercup internationally. Love's S5000 debut comes with
Continue reading‘Gelignite’ Jack Murray’s Birthday Card
‘Gelignite’ Jack Murray is an Aussie icon, and it's not every day you get a birthday card signed by the great man - however, that's exactly what happened to Aussie motoring and motorsport journalism legend DAVID SEGAL, as he recounts for TRT... Lead Image: Jack Murray and the Author, as referenced in the story. From the Author's collection. My Aunty Mona sent me a card for my 10th birthday. Nothing unusual about that, she sent one every year when I was a youngster. What was unusual is that this card contained a personalised birthday message and autograph from the legendary
Continue readingReliving the Bathurst 24 Hour
When editor Craill went to the Le Mans 24 Hour and filed this story, I found it only fair to dip into the archives for this gallery, depicting our very own twice-around-the-clock epic. A full two decades on from the 2003 Bathurst 24 Hour, it still stands as the very best race meeting I have attended. Want proof? Check out this diary of an insomniac, or this full gallery of Peter Brock at the event. Enjoy this walk down memory lane... The Build Up From the wooden boat Morgan, to that bloody green Cirtek Porsche that defended all and sundry,
Continue readingPorsches Plus at SMP
A STUNNING season-high field of 31 cars will tackle the third round of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series at Sydney Motorsport Park next week. One of the most broadly competitive grids assembled in series history, the field includes 13 drivers in the Pro class - a record since the introduction of the current class structure. The series heads to Sydney Motorsport Park with New Zealand teenager Marco Giltrap leading the standings following victories in the first two rounds, at Phillip Island and Symmons Plains, respectively. He leads Ronan Murphy in the series standings, the second-generation racer fresh from
Continue readingSMP GT Field Set
THE ongoing Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS fight between Audi, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG will continue at a breakneck pace at Sydney Motorsport Park next week. A 22-strong field will tackle a pair of 60-minute races alongside the Repco Supercars Championship's Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight event next week, with a championship finely poised at its halfway point. The Sydney field is dominated by the three dominant brands of the year to date; Audi, Porsche and Mercedes-AMG. 11 Audi R8 LMS GT3s will go head-to-head with 8 Mercedes AMG GT3s and the lone Porsche 911 GT3R in Sydney. They'll be
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Richard CraillBarry Ryan + the top 5 things that will definitely happen before the end of ’23
BARRY RYAN has a bit on. He's running the leading team in Supercars, beating Triple Eight and has two drivers first and second in the championship - oh, and he's also off to the 'States to see how Erebus and NASCAR Powerhouse Richard Childress Racing can work together to go even better. Just before jetting off, Baz stopped by with the OTG team to discuss all that and more. PLUS: The Top 5 things we think will happen before the year is out - you heard it here first.. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1
Continue readingThe Backyard Racetracks of Australia
Around the country, 100s of people live the dream with their own private backyard race tracks - have a quick scroll on Google Maps in any direction, and you are sure to find some sneaky motorsport venues. It's one of our favourite topics here at The Race Torque, such as this ripper 'farm access track' we first spotted in 2020. https://twitter.com/theracetorque/status/1279512808846004224 So here we keep the theme rolling - we have spotted the following in our travels, or some friends of the site have mailed in some ripper tips... if you know of any we've missed, hit us up on
Continue readingJB’s SL/R 5000 for Sale
JOHN BOWE'S now iconic Holden Torana SL/R 5000 is on the market and looking for a new owner. Ahead of the final three rounds of Bowe's 'Ciao for Now' season in the Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series this year, the Torana is now being offered for sale. The car was significant as it was the first time that Bowe had actively campaigned anything other than a Ford in TCM competition and his first time behind the wheel of a Holden in regular competition throughout his entire career. Built by Bendigo Retro Muscle Cars in 2014 and early 2015,
Continue readingAlex Davison on winning, Porsche history and Bathurst
ALEX Davison is back on top in one-make Porsche racing, claiming a sensational victory in the most recent round of Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia in Townsville. He joins the show to reflect on that achievement, but to also reflect on his long Porsche Career, his time in Europe driving for the brand and, yes, his upcoming 19th Enduro Campaign - this time with DJR. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1 at 9pm (UK time) on Thursday nights.
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