Richard CraillSteven Johnson: back to his winning ways
ONE of the highlights of the Bathurst International event was seeing Steven Johnson back to his winning best in the Touring Car Masters, sweeping the weekend and dominating proceedings aboard his Ford Mustang. He joins the show to talk about that performance, the surprisingly large differences between the current Mustang and his title-winning ride, 'Sally', and also son Jett's racing career this weekend. Plus, he discusses the future for the famous Tru Blu Mk. III Falcon and what could occur to that car. We also preview this weekend's AMRS round at Winton, look back at all the highlights (and challenges)
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Team TRTPorsche ace to CoolDrive Supercars
The Blanchard Racing Team will expand to two cars for 2023, with confirmation that young gun Aaron Love will join the squad in a CoolDrive Auto Parts-backed Ford Mustang in the Super2 Series, the official development class for the Supercars Championship. The 20-year-old West Australian is one of the hottest prospects on the domestic motorsport scene. After finishing third in the 2018 Australian Formula 4 Championship, he worked through the Porsche development system to ultimately finish second in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, despite missing two events due to conflicting Porsche events in Europe. All told, from the 17
Continue readingPower Rankings: Bathurst International
Because three Bathurst Power Rankings in one year just isn't enough, here we run our rule over the inaugural running of the Bathurst International. There was plenty of hot and not with a sprinkling of what, as the SpeedSeries season came to a close on The Mountain. HOT 1. TCR Showdown THIS was as dramatic a showdown as you can get - Race 3 of TCR delivered on Sunday and did so in spades. From Will Brown's epic pass at the Chase on Aaron Cameron, to young guns like Bailey Sweeney going so well, Josh Buchan's passing, Jordan Cox doing
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Mark WalkerWilko’s Most Awesome Bathurst Interview
Before we go racing at Bathurst this weekend, here’s a reminder that our favourite town west of the Blue Mountains has always been filled with colourful characters. To set the scene, it’s important to note that to this day there is a large community housed on the slopes of Mount Panorama, including some significant primary industry, with features including a winery and a fig plantation. Annually we take a walk up through the centre of the track, and frankly, it’s a world away from the pure madness of pit lane. Back in the 1980s though, it was a slightly different
Continue readingBig speedway boost via high profile Classic entry
A HIGH PROFILE boost to Sprintcar racing in Australia will see IndyCar racer Scott McLaughlin, AFL star Jack Riewoldt and media personality Gerard Whateley join Tim Hodges in ownership of a team to contest the the 50th Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic in Warrnambool, on January 27-29, 2023. NAPA Auto Parts will back the team that will see Australian Sprintcar ace James McFadden joined by legendary American World of Outlaws Brad Sweet at the famed Victorian event – regarded as the most prestigious Sprintcar race in Australia. McFadden’s car will be entered by Hodges Motorsport, headed by media personality and Warrnambool protégé Tim
Continue readingBen Bargwanna and Bathurst International
SON OF A GUN Ben Bargwanna joins the show this week to discuss his impressive S5000 performance on the streets of Surfers Paradise, but also his strong season in Supercheap Auto TCR. Every bit as fun as his old man, Ben takes us behind the scenes of hustling the big open wheeler on the city streets, looks ahead to Bathurst's TCR finale' and Adelaide and gives us a clue about what his future could hold. Then the team break down the Bathurst International this weekend, delve into the NASCAR showdown and deliver their usual pointed Hots and Nots from the
Continue readingFord searching for TCM Milestone at Mount Panorama
THE GULF Western Oil Touring Car Masters Series heads to Mount Panorama with both a key title battle and a major manufacturer milestone on the line. The Supercheap Auto Bathurst International will host the fifth round of a 2022 series that features Holden Torana pilots Ryan Hansford and John Bowe split by just five points at the top of the championship standings. Meanwhile, Blue Oval fans will be hoping a Ford product can win at least one race as the brand looks to crack the double century mark in Touring Car Masters race wins. Ford has been stranded one race
Continue readingJordan Love’s return adds firepower to GTWC Bathurst grid
HARROLDS RACING will welcome a star Aussie International when they contest the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS endurance event at Mount Panorama this week. Mercedes AMG driver Jordan Love will return home to join Ross Poulakis aboard the Harrolds AMG GT3, prepared by Volante Rosso Motorsport, for the three-hour event at this weekend's Supercheap Auto Bathurst International. Love's addition to the team will elevate the car into outright contention: the team now set to contest the GT3 Pro-Am category for the first time this year. West Aussie Love is a two-time Australian champion in one-make Porsche racing,
Continue reading30th Sandown Historics
Big bad Sandown was back to its very best, with the 30th running of the VHRR’s Sandown Historics which turned on the action over the weekend. After the 2020 event became a victim of the pandemic, the 2021 running was a decidedly low-key affair, with a skeleton audience allowed onto the spectator banks at Dandenong Road corner. This time around, entries poured in from around the country, the car clubs returned to fill the grounds, while a decent turnout of punters packed out the northern end of the grandstand. As is becoming the custom at historic meets, there were some
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Dale RodgersDriver Sackings in F1
‘You're Fired!’ A phrase made famous recently by former USA President Donald Trump and the curiously named Lord Sugar on the TV reality show, Celebrity Apprentice. It is also a phrase that many Formula 1 drivers have heard over the years. The difference these days is that the Politically Correct era we live in dissuades these words from being broadcast publicly. Daniel Ricciardo – McLaren 2022 Point in case, our own Daniel Ricciardo. Now it is no secret that his tenure at McLaren has been anything but disappointing, by his and the teams’ standards. True also was the somewhat deceptive
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