Richard CraillFisichella returns to complete S5000 mission in Adelaide
FORMULA ONE winner Giancarlo Fisichella will compete at the VALO Adelaide 500 as he returns to ‘finish a job’ he started two years ago in S5000. The Italian will compete for Team BRM in the S5000 Tasman Series races at this year’s event on December 1-4, adding a Formula 1 flair to a circuit famed for bringing Grand Prix racing to Australia in the 1980s. Born in Rome in 1973 Fisichella, 49, entered 231 Formula 1 Grands Prix across a successful F1 career that spanned 14 seasons. “I am thrilled to be coming back to Australia to race S5000 –
Continue readingUnfiltered Reynolds on the Gold Coast fun
DAVID REYNOLDS is at his unfiltered best as he returns to the show to discuss his cracking weekend on the Gold Coast last weekend. From kerbs to cool suits, to finding form, family life, comments on outgoing and incoming teammates and just about everything else, Dave is in great form. We then plough through all of the outcomes from the weekend, get on the soapbox about key issues, marvel at wall-riding in NASCAR and epic Porsche drives - plus the usual Hot, Not and What from the week that was. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show
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Mark WalkerBumper fields set for Historic Sandown
Big bad Sandown will once again come alive this weekend with its 30th anniversary historic meet, with a mixed bag of open wheelers, sports and touring cars set to take to the track. A highlight will no doubt be the Formula 5000s, a class synonymous with the wide-open straights of the suburban Melbourne venue. Expect the battle at the head of the pack to feature Dean Camm (Chevron B24), Geoff Walters (Lola T330) and Bill Hemming (Elfin MR8), amongst others. A sign of the diversity that is now becoming a fixture at modern historic meets, the National Sports Sedans will
Continue readingThe Move that Shook the World
Unless you have been hiding under a rock for the past 24 hours, by now you would have seen Ross Chastain’s rather remarkable last-lap move in the penultimate round of the NASCAR Cup Series from Martinsville Speedway, below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOY9p5gFa5Q Coming into the final two corners of the 500-lap race, instead of braking and down-changing through the gears to make the corner, he aimed at the outside fence, shifted up to fifth gear, and kept his foot hard on the throttle. Remarkably, the move stuck, the car kept its momentum and didn’t wad up into a ball, despite having to cross
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Team TRTDoric Power Rankings: GC500
THE GOLD COAST was back, and it was back with a bang! A massive crowd turned out for the return of the legendary Surfers streets at the weekend with a party to remember - even if the Supercars races weren't. As always, an event of this scope generates plenty of discussion which fill the (admittedly broad) criteria of 'Hot', 'Not' and 'What'. This is convenient, because that's exactly what this column deals in... Welcome to the Doric Power Rankings from the epic Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500. HOT 1. SVG In wrapping up his third title with his 21st win
Continue readingHOT TAKE: the right type of cars for the right type of track
LATE in the second S5000 practice session at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500, cameras picked up Cooper Webster's Versa Motorsport entry running down the pit straight. The camera then cut to the traditional, classic low-down shot on the exit of turn three, picking up the car as it came through the right-hand kink just prior to the braking zone for turn one. At ground level, the 560hp S5000 that was moving at 200km/hr looked like it was going a whole heap quicker; The change of direction and the unloading of the right-hand side of the car saw the inside
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New International Class Coming to The Bend in ‘23
Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo Asia class is coming to Australia for the first time, with The Bend Motorsport Park to host the category’s local debut from June 9 to 11 next year. However, mystery surrounds the event the one-make series will feature on. Last week when the 2023 SpeedSeries calendar was announced, The Bend Motorsport Park was a noticeable omission, while the status of the venue’s Supercars event remains up in the air, pending the final calendar announcement. Complicating factors that are believed to be behind the delay in announcing the schedule include confirmation of backing for a prospective New Zealand
Continue readingGold Coast 500: Doric Inside Line
Adult schoolies returns to the Gold Coast this weekend, and to bring you up to speed on everything Surfers Paradise Supercars, we are proud to present to you our Doric Inside Line preview of festivities! Featuring in the 90th edition of the magazine: Preview the battle of the GC and wrap up an action-packed BathurstLook back at the Gold Coast event through the yearsCatch up on all of the Surfers Paradise fast factsGet up to speed with our Insider TradingUncover the latest from the Doric team of champions, both here and abroadRelive some classic moments from the early days of
Continue readingSupercars to S5000 for Morrow
SUPER2 Series competitor Elly Morrow will leap into single-seater competition at the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 after being confirmed at 88 Racing for the upcoming S5000 Tasman Series. Morrow will drive the #88 ACMFinance S5000 entry starting this weekend and will be the first female driver to race in the category since its inception. Morrow graduated from karting to the Dunlop Super3 and now Super2 series' with Brad Jones Racing and currently sits 13th in the standings with one round remaining. "I'm super grateful for the opportunity Albert and the team at 88 Racing have given me to contest
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