Richard CraillSuper Sebring epic image gallery
SUPER SEBRING: It's when IMSA and the FIA World Endurance Championship get together for a massive weekend of Sports Car and GT Racing at the unique old airfield in central Florida. It's a huge event, with all the uniqueness that comes along for the ride when the world arrives in Florida. Legendary photographer Andrew Hall was there capturing all the action and was good enough to provide TRT with an incredible gallery from the week long festival. Tap the images below to make them larger, and thanks to Andrew for contributing his incredible work!
Continue readingCOMMENT: Racing TV ratings are basically a waste of our time
FOR THE first time in five years TRT’s regular Ratings Watch column didn’t make an appearance following the opening round of the Repco Supercars Championship. It didn’t appear following the Speed Series debut on Stan Sport at Race Tasmania and it won't appear following the Supercars round in Tassie, either. Why? The answer is simple and it’s streaming. Here's what we mean. Australian TV ratings are compiled from regular surveys from a percentage of the population who have a Nielson ratings box in their household. This tracks their viewing habits and through maths, science and black magic, appropriates that number
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Mark WalkerDORIC INSIDE LINE: Tasmania Preview
Two long straights, three real corners, what could possibly go wrong? In this edition of the Doric Inside Line Mini-Mag, we preview the second round of the Supercars Championship, coming to you this weekend from Tasmania’s historic Symmons Plains Raceway. We delve into all of the pertinent stats, facts and trivia to get you up to speed before we hit the track. Content includes: Marcos Ambrose’s hometown advantage that got screwed up the V8 calendar, plus his Mini family connectionThe factors working against more Triple Eight successThe hoodoo Cam Waters will be looking to shake this weekendThe genuine first-time visitor
Continue readingPODCAST: Nick Percat on the return of the Adelaide 500
Nick Percat was the most vocal of all Supercars drivers leading the charge to bring back the Adelaide 500. He joins the show to talk his immediate reaction to Labor's win in the South Aussie election, which ensures the race will return this year. Nick also flashes back to some of his fondest Adelaide memories - including a drunken run through the streets after his 2016 win - previews Tassie this weekend and tells us why his WAU debut was actually much stronger than it looked on paper. Will Davison is here to help preview Tassie, plus we review the
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Team TRTASBK WRAP: Jones stars at QR
The under-renovation Queensland Raceway was the venue for Round 2 of the Australian Superbike Championship and it was the local boy Mike Jones who dominated the day. On a hot day in sunny Ipswich, Jones, riding a Yamaha, was red hot dominating both races to take the championship lead ahead of Desmosport Ducati’s Bryan Staring by 16 points. Arriving at the track at 8:30am to long queues, Motorcycling Australia - fresh off a deal with Stan Sport to stream the ASBK championship - must have been encouraged by the crowd of around 3,000 to 4000 people. Surely, a sign that
Continue reading$40mil Funding Green Light for New QLD Track
In a massive few days for motorsport in political circles, it appears that Queensland is one step closer to receiving a significant new motorsport facility. Hot on the heels of the return of the Adelaide 500 and the Adelaide Motorsport Festival following Labor’s South Australian state election win, further north, all three levels of government have signed off on the South East Queensland City Deal, which is set to inject $1.8b into local projects. One beneficiary of the funding is the new Wellcamp Entertainment Precinct, a part of the Wagner Corporation’s Wellcamp project in Toowoomba. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct7nRRdZJfg An earlier video outlining
Continue readingDORIC POWER RANKINGS: Phillip Island
THE NEW season of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships kicked off at the weekend - and what a weekend it was. Stunning weather, sensational racing across a broad spectrum of categories and a big crowd to boot. Here's the typical TRT Doric Power Rankings treatment for a spectacular weekend of motorsport at one of the most spectacular places in Aussie Motorsport.. HOT 1. Formula FordBack where it should be on the national stage, and absolutely bloody thrilling racing within the field of talented kids to boot. The more things change... the more Formula Ford stays the same. Never change.. https://twitter.com/StanSportAU/status/1505011337725833216
Continue readingSmash Hit Motorsport
There was action aplenty as the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship and the SpeedSeries concluded at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Don't forget, we will be running our rule over the weekend via our patented Doric Power Rankings - so send through your hot takes to our socials @theracetorque, with the best bits featured this week!
Continue readingBiff & Barge on the Island
Perfect weather and great racing highlighted the Saturday running at the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships featuring the SpeedSeries. Don't forget, this event will be receiving the full Doric Power Rankings treatment - don't forget to hit us up on the socials @theracetorque, we'd love to hear your input!
Continue readingForget Paddles: Ford’s next Bathurst winner could be an Automatic
YOU CAN forget the Supercars’ tiresome stick-versus-paddle shift debate: Before Gen III comes to pass, Ford’s next Bathurst winner could be – pause for dramatic effect – an automatic. Don’t refresh the page or fire up on the socials about a typo because you read that correctly. Before DJR or Tickford send their Mustang’s into battle next year, Ford’s next best hope to win a Mount Panorama enduro will feature a car where the driver need not select their own gears at all. Fret not, however, because what it represents harks back to the good old days of ‘showroom showdowns’,
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