Working full time in the motorsport industry since 2004, Richard has established himself within the group of Australia’s core motorsport broadcasters, covering the support card at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix for Channel 10, the Bathurst 12 Hour for Channel 7 and Porsche Carrera Cup & Touring Car Masters for FOX Sports’ Supercars coverage. Pretends to be a PR guy / Journalist and sometimes photographer to make ends meet when not yelling at a television in a padded room.
Insight Richard Craill April 20, 2023

ROAD REVIEW: BMW M340i xDrive

STRAIGHT SIX power has a PR problem. Not that things are particularly bad when it comes to inline six power, moreso that many people tend to gloss over them all together. They’re like that middle of the road footy team that people just accept will be competent, just without the extravagance, pomp and circumstance of a major club or the comedy salary cap breeches or internal scandals of a bad one. It strikes me that Inline Sixes tend to operate without the sex appeal and rarity of a V12 or without the packaging gains a V6 offers. The youth love

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News Richard Craill April 19, 2023

Frosty’s major milestone

MARK WINTERBOTTOM will notch up his 600th Supercars / ATCC start when he rolls into Perth next week, so it seemed like a good excuse to catch up with the Supercars Champion and Bathurst winner to reflect on his journey so far. Frosty talks about his sustained run of success at Tickford, his evolution from young gun to experienced veteran and just how much delivering Team18 their first Supercars win would mean alongside all his other remarkable achievements. Then it's a look back at the weekend that was plus and some more fiery Hot & Not nominations for our weekly

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News Mark Walker April 19, 2023

Bathurst Wildcard to Thailand Ranger

Supercars young gun Jay Robotham is heading back to Asia to contest this year’s Super Pickup category in the Thailand Super Series. After last year sharing the Caltex Young Stars wildcard at the Bathurst 1000 with Matt Chahda, Robotham has been picked up by the Ford/CRE squad to pilot a tough-looking Ranger. The four-round series features meets at the Chang International Circuit, with a highlight being the mid-year Bangsaen Grand Prix, contested on a wild beachside street circuit. The Thailand Super Series is a homecoming of sorts for the 20-year-old, who claimed victory in the 2019 TA2 Asia Series. Robotham

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Insight Dale Rodgers April 18, 2023

Timeless F1 Dominates Australian Summer Motorsport

Not since the Tasman Series in the 1960s and early 70s has open-wheel racing had such a focus in Australia. In just over a four-week period, historic and modern Formula 1 cars have raced at Phillip Island, run demonstration laps at the Adelaide Motorsport Festival and wowed a monster crowd at the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. After the dust had settled with all FIA Formula categories at Albert Park, we thought it was a good idea to look back at the first of these events, the Phillip Island Classic. Here at TRT, we are unashamed open-wheel fans, so

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News Team TRT April 17, 2023

LIVE Speedway set for major network this weekend

IN A MASSIVE boost for Speedway and especially Sprintcar fans everywhere, the Seven Network will carry Live and Free coverage of the West Aussie-based Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series this Saturday night. Seven will stream the product live and free on their 7plus platform on Saturday night, having earlier this season run 'as live' coverage a day following each event. Response to the product, steered by well-known Motorsport producer Dean Neal, was so strong to the point where at one point, the on-demand coverage was reportedly second only to the Superbowl on Seven's platform in terms of audience uptake. This weekend,

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News Richard Craill April 17, 2023

Sargent a fighting second as US campaign builds momentum

A RACE win seems just around the corner as Aussie Thomas Sargent and McElrea Racing continued their impressive debut in the Porsche Deluxe Carrera Cup North America championship, leaving Long Beach with another pair of second-place finishes.  The reigning Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia champion remains second in the championship with four races complete in the 2023 North American season, having finished second in each of them. A fighting weekend for Sargent saw him score his first pole position and lead his first laps in the top one-make category in the United States, closing the margin to championship leader Riley

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Photos Mark Walker April 16, 2023

Down & Dirty at Ada River

Standing in the middle of a forest is just a great way to spend a day. The Till Hino Victorian Rally Championship and the LDV Geelong Victorian Club Rally Series took to the European Affair-Ada River Rally on Saturday, taking in some brilliant roads around the Gippsland town of Noojee, in the shadows of Mount Baw Baw. With the predicted floods failing to materialise, the capacity field enjoyed some of the best rally roads in the country. For the record, outright and 2WD honours went the way of Brendan Reeves in his spectacular Datsun 1600 against some staunch competition.

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Feature Mark Walker April 15, 2023

A to Z: Animals on Race Tracks

Sometimes, animals want to get a closer look at the action. We have collated this assortment of instances where animals have invaded motorsport, seemingly all with happy outcomes. Of course, it doesn't always end that way, for animal, man or machine - clearly, the optimal outcome is for incursions not to happen, for everyone's sake. There have been countless times over the years when the ending has been bad for all involved. Regarding the more light-hearted moments, what have we missed? Hit us up on the socials @theracetorque with your clips and pics, and we'll add them to the story!

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News Richard Craill April 14, 2023

27-strong AFO field includes F3, F4, Bathurst champions

A STACKED 27-car grid, the return of a former national champion and the addition of a Bathurst enduro winner headlines this weekend's second round of the Australian Formula Open series, to be held at Sydney Motorsport Park. The strong field of 'wings and slicks' open wheelers will race at this weekend's New South Wales state championship event at the Sydney venue, with a massive combined field of Formula 3, Formula Toyota, Formula 4 and other cars entered - with some driving firepower to match. Returning to the series is 2015 Australian Formula 3 champion, Jon Collins. The Sydneysider will reunite

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News Team TRT April 13, 2023

TCR World Tour Doubleheader Set

The first joint event featuring Supercheap Auto TCR Australia and the Kumho TCR World Tour will be hosted at Sydney Motorsport Park. Sydney joins the much revered and highly anticipated trip to Mount Panorama as part of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst International, forming Australia’s two legs of the Kumho TCR World Tour. Confirmed to take place on November 3-5, Sydney Motorsport Park’s race meeting will not just host the Kum-ho TCR World Tour's maiden Australian appearance but also be the first event to run under lights. Supercheap Auto TCR Australia’s roster of drivers will take on some of the world’s

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