Mark WalkerHolidaying on Mount Panorama
With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, may we suggest the perfect destination for you and your family? Mount Panorama, Bathurst. If you are a regular reader of these pages, you would be aware of our fondness for the city of Bathurst – as proof, please familiarise yourself with our ultimate guide to the town. Now, when race weekend rolls around in Bathurst, the very first accommodation houses to be booked out are those perched around the Mount Panorama Circuit. And why not? For the privileged few who can afford the premium to stay trackside, the luxury of strolling
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Richard CraillCOMMENT: There’s a limit to ‘less is more’
FRIDAY at the VALO Adelaide 500 was a good day. The sun was shining, though not yet at the scorching levels that the weekend would bring. The crowds were out. The on-track program was significant and the atmosphere buzzed from the morning, through the noon and into the night as The Presets dropped their Doof Doof baseline across Adelaide. Heck, TRT even won an award. People were happy, the buzz of 'it's good to be back' was in the air and Adelaide was truly alive again. And yet, the was a gnawing feeling in the pit my stomach that something
Continue readingPODCAST: The full Adelaide debrief
THE VALO Adelaide 500 has been run and won and what a week it was! Join the team as we debrief the entirety of the event, the popularity of politicians and the raciness of the racing. There's some fairly firm Hot, Not and What's listed as well as we run through the weekly Power Rankings for the final time in 2022. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1 at 9pm (UK time) on Thursday nights.
Continue readingWhy Geelong is the Perfect Motorsport Event
DUE to a quirk of COVID, the Geelong Revival was held twice this year on the shores of Corio Bay, and after attending both, I’ve come to the realisation that it is the perfect event to sell motorsport to the masses. Since 1956, the same 400m stretch of the Geelong foreshore has come alive to the tune of competition engines, and clearly, in those 66 years, the event has grown in stature, with its product now highly tuned and refined. The recent show put on in Geelong was the perfect mix of elements in the name of promoting the sport
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Team TRTDoric Power Rankings: Adelaide 500
This. Was. Huge. THE VALO Adelaide 500 was back in a big way at the weekend. We'll spare you the preamble, dive straight into the Hot, Not and What from a remarkable few days in Adelaide. HOT 1. The Adelaide 500 is Back IN JUST about every measurable area and in the areas where impressions are based on 'vibe' alone, this event was an utter triumph. From big crowds, to the racy circuit, to the concerts, to everything else around it: it was a near total success. Perhaps the most key elements were the bits that perhaps you didn't see
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Dale Rodgers
TRT recognised at 2022 Supercars Media Awards
THE RACE TORQUE has been recognised at the 2022 Hino Supercars Media Awards, claiming the prize for best feature story of the year. Dale Rodgers' extensive interview and biography on tuning legend Rob Herrod claimed the award for Best Feature Story of the year at the annual awards. Meanwhile, Mark Walker was given an honourable mention for his capture of the DJR Mustang's wild off at Bathurst this year, while TRT as a whole was also acknowledged as a frontrunner in the 'Best Publication' category. We're proud of our results - as an independent publication driven mainly by the love,
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Holdsworth’s final farewell and the Adelaide 500 returns
A BIG show this week as Lee Holdsworth drops by to reflect on his career as it rounds the final bend at the VALO Adelaide 500 this week. Speaking of that, the massive event returns and we look into what to expect from one of the largest motorsport events going around, including the main game and supports. Then it's our usual Doric Power Rankings for the week that was as we count down to the Supercars finale'. 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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