Mark WalkerSupercars to Sandown Saab
The opening round of the 888 Home Loans Victorian State Race Series is set to blast off at Big Bad Sandown this weekend, with plenty of tasty fields set to face the starter across ten categories, with new cars, drivers and paint schemes set to shake up the establishment. Headlining the entry list is sophomore Supercar star Thomas Randle, who will be stepping over from his Castrol Mustang into his family’s Saab Sports Sedan for the season opener. All told, the Sports Sedan field totals 31 entries, with plenty of quality thrown into the mix. Ray Hislop will be worth
Continue readingThe Colour of Targa High Country
Over the weekend, The Race Torque trekked off to Mount Buller to take in Targa High Country. And bloody hell, what an incredible backdrop to motorsport. Stay tuned to these pages for more insight from the world of tarmac rallying very shortly...
Continue readingThe Great Race Disqualifications
Over the years for a whole range of reasons, teams have been struck from the results sheet of The Great Race. From driving infringements to downright cheats, the beaches resulting in a dreaded DSQ have been many and varied. Here, we delved into the reasoning behind the various disqualifications from the Bathurst 1000 and its different 500-mile forerunners. If you know any further details to the below, drop us a line via the socials @theracetorque, we’d love to add to the story! 1961 Hoot Gibson/Paul England – Triumph Herald Ian Strachan/John Lanyon – Holden EK The first ever disqualification from
Continue readingShed Full of Memories
If you’ve headed off the beaten track to the eastern Victorian town of Maffra, you’re in the right place to catch an awesome assortment of automobilia at the Gippsland Vehicle Collection. Featuring more than 160 cars and motorcycles, the showcase is also home to an incredible display of memorabilia, machinery and more. One of the underlying principles of the museum is its continual rotation of exhibits, with the different collections on show swapping two or three times a year. For instance, the current display is entitled “Rarities and Replicas” and runs through to the end of February, which will be
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Richard CraillLots of eyes on the B12hr
HUGE audiences in Australia and around the world have consumed the 2023 running of the LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour. A national TV audience of over 334,000 consumed the entire race on Sunday, including 239,000 watching on the Seven Network. Seven's broadcast alone reached more than 1.7 million people on Sunday, a 17% increase year on year. Meanwhile, Fox Sports recorded a more than 40% increase on their coverage of the 2020 race - the last held on the traditional February date. Saturday's thrilling and record-smashing Pirelli Shootout was seen by more than 240,000 people nationally on Fox and Seven
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Team TRTThe Zman Returns!
MARCUS ZUKANOVIC remains hopeful that he will return to the Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters field in the season opener at AWC Race Tasmania later this month. The Ford XD Falcon driver has been undergoing extensive rehabilitation for more than six months following a badly broken leg suffered in a non-motorsport related accident mid last year. The injury required significant rehabilitation however has progressed to the point of his medical professionals clearing him to race. With his last race coming at Sydney Motorsport Park almost eight months ago, Zukanovic is champing at the bit to get back behind the
Continue readingB12hr and Gen 3 – OTG is back!
It's our first show for 2023 and it's great to have the first driver to roll out a new Gen 3 car onto the track. Todd Hazelwood achieved this when he took the Cooldrive Mustang onto the Winton layout for the first Gen 3 laps of any team. Todd takes us through the intricacies of the new car and tells us what we can expect to see for the first few race meetings of the year. We also have a full wrap of the Bathurst 12 hour and plenty more. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show
Continue readingT8 ace for S5000
ZANE Goddard will return to Team BRM to contest at least the first two rounds of the 2023 S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship this year. Goddard will make his third S5000 start when he reunites with the Adelaide-based team at AWC Race Tasmania this February 24-26 at Symmons Plains Raceway. Goddard is locked in for at least the first two events, in Tasmania and at Phillip Island, with his continuation beyond that to be confirmed. The 23-year-old Queenslander contested two rounds of last year's championship, at Phillip Island and the Australian Grand Prix. At Phillip Island he qualified sixth, rebounding from
Continue readingPower Rankings: 2023 Bathurst 12 Hour
The LIQUI MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour is back. Sure, it ran last year but it was a stand-in race in a complicated time that did the job, sure, but wasn't what it once was. Any fears that it wouldn't return to its best, however, can confidently be put to bed following an incredible 2023 encounter that will be long remembered. As such, here are the best bits, those that need tuning up and those that just left us scratching our heads (especially if you are a certain bearded commentator) from this year's race. Welcome back to our (insert sponsor here)
Continue readingBathurst 12 Hour: Buildup
Andrew Hall is at it again, expertly capturing the preliminaries for the 2023 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. Enjoy this gallery, and enjoy your race day!
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