Richard CraillHeimgartner’s heavy lifting as BJR marches forward
IT MIGHT have been a while between wins, but Andre Heimgartner is pushing Brad Jones Racing forward apace this year and continues to notch up podiums, all the while sitting pretty in sixth position in the championship. He jumps on the line to discuss his mighty efforts in Sydney, how having quick teammates is helping and whether he too will be jumping to NASCAR. After that, the weekly Hot / Not segment turns into a full-blown argument about, of all things, Pizza and chocolate.. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1 at 9pm (UK
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Team TRTGT for Porsche
Grove Racing are excited to confirm that Garth Tander, will participate in Round 4 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Championship at Tailem Bend. Proudly backed by SP Tools, Tander will sport the number 87, also run by his son Sebastian who currently competes in the SP Tools Australian Karting Championship with the Grove Junior Team and TanderSport. The highly experienced and respected Supercars Champion has five Bathurst 1000 wins to his name, he will race in the Carrera Cup series for a one-off round in an Earl Bamber Motorsport prepared Grove Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car. Tander
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Mark Walker
Blanchard Wildcard Revealed
The Blanchard Racing Team (BRT) will expand to two cars for the upcoming Supercars endurance races at the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000, with confirmation that Aaron Love and Jake Kostecki will pilot a second BRT Ford Mustang at the events. The Western Australian duo will combine for the first time to shakedown the team’s second chassis, codenamed BRT002, the week after Supercars take to The Bend Motorsport Park in August. The full sponsor lineup and livery for the entry will be unveiled in the coming weeks. Concurrently, BRT Co-Principal Tim Blanchard will return for his 13th career Supercars endurance
Continue readingPower Rankings: Sydney SuperNight
Another round down, another industrial strength unpacking in our lucky 13th edition of the Power Rankings for 2023. Thanks to you, the readers of The Race Torque, here are the HOTs, the NOTs and WHATs from a big one at the Sydney SuperNight from Sydney Motorsport Park. ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The TRT Power Rankings are compiled by your nominations from social media and edited by the TRT editorial team. They’re designed to give a balanced, as fair as possible critical overview of those things that excelled and those things that struggled, at each event. It’s (mostly) a democracy, and what you
Continue readingRadicals back with wide-open QR grid
THE WORKHORSE Radical Cup Australia bursts back into life this weekend at Queensland Raceway with a strong field set for Round 2 of the series. A 17-strong fleet of Radical SR3 entries heads to the circuit near Ipswich as part of a strong program for Round 2 of the Shannons Trophy Series this year. ENTRY LIST: Click here to view It’s hard to identify the clear standout among the Queensland field given the depth of competition the series is experiencing this year, a host of contenders likely to challenge for victory at the six-turn circuit that traditionally produces ferociously close
Continue readingShields a Porsche Winner
ARON SHIELDS has powered to his maiden Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia round victory by virtue of a stunning race win in the final race at Sydney Motorsport Park. In a weekend-long battle with TekworkX Motorsport teammate Nash Morris, Shields was leading the final race when Morris spun out of second position at Turn 11, giving the former all the points he needed to claim his first round success in circuit racing. Morris, who had earlier won race two, finished second overall while championship leader Marco Giltrap finished third to extend his series lead aboard his Team Porsche NZ /
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Kai Allen on his Wildcard hopes
YOUNG GUN Kai Allen is getting the chance of a lifetime to start the Great Race this year as prepares to line up alongside Simona De Silvestro in a Shell V Power Racing Mustang at Bathurst. It's a huge opportunity for the young man from Mount Gambier who at the start of last year was a relative unknown starting his Supercars journey. Kai drops by the show for his second visit to chat about the announcement, teaming with Simona, his career progression and much more - including his successful season so far in Super2, and life with Eggleston Motorsport. Then
Continue readingLights on & away we go…
THE Kumho TCR World Tour's first stop in Australia will be an action-packed, two-day affair with night racing the key highlight. Race Sydney, the first of two Australian Kumho TCR World Tour rounds alongside the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series, will be held under lights over two days and nights at Sydney Motorsport Park on November 3-4. A joint venture between Australian TCR promoter ARG and the Australian Racing Drivers Club, Race Sydney is set to be a must-visit stop on the calendar this year. The condensed format will allow Sydney-based fans to attend after work on Friday evening, with
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