Mark WalkerThe Magic of Bathurst
Over the next two weekends, Mount Panorama Bathurst comes alive as the best racers from around the country and the world converge on the magical ribbon of bitumen. Two-dimensional images on a screen can sometimes struggle to capture what makes this place so damn alluring. If you have never been to Mount Panorama, you’ve got to add it to your bucket list – make it happen, especially if your visit is away from a race weekend, when you can cut laps in your road car, albeit to the signposted speed limit. On foot, you can pick up even more of
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Media ReleaseClassics Under the Hammer
German marque Mercedes Benz dominates the line-up of classic cars set to be auctioned in Donington’s live simulcast ‘Summer Car & Number Plate Auction’ on the 25th of February. Four near-concours quality cars from the same Melbourne collector – well known in the Mercedes Benz classic car community – are set to be offered at Donington Auction’s first live auction event for 2024, together with a further six timeless cars from the Stuttgart manufacturer. Star of the Mercedes Benz auction roll call for the 51-car February auction in 10 days’ time will be a highly desirable 1960 190SL convertible. Being
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TRT Media ReleaseSargent takes on America
AUSSIE international driver Tom Sargent will remain ‘stateside’ and make the transition to GT racing in 2024, confirming his participation in the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America series. Sargent will join Global Motorsport Group (GMG) for the 13-event series, driving a Porsche 992 GT3R with Kyle Washington. It marks a change of tack for the young Aussie rising star, who made an immediate impact on the US Sports Car racing scene last year by finishing second on debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America championship. Driving for Aussie squad McElrea Racing, in 16 races he scored 10 podium
Continue readingCan Am Brilliance to Phillip Island
Some stunning pieces of motorsport history are in transit from across the ditch, with examples of New Zealand’s finest destined for the Phillip Island Classic Festival of Speed, which is scheduled for March 8-10. The social post below shows some of the immaculate machines, including Can Am examples, as fitted with massive 8.3-litre Chevrolet powerplants, being loaded up for the journey. The news follows in the footsteps of confirmation of a one-off Trans-Tasman F5000 Trophy Race, which will see more than 20 of the best of the best open-wheelers from across the region face off on the wide-open sweeps of
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Team TRTBen Bargwanna & a Big 12 Hour Preview
The Sandown SpeedSeries opener proved to be a big one for Ben Bargwanna, who demolished the TCR Australia field twice - Tony Schibeci caught up with the young gun to break it all down. Then, Richard Craill, the voice of the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour, breaks down what promises to be a massive weekend at Mount Panorama. Plus, the boys break down a big weekend in sport with the usual dose of Hots and Nots... Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here
Continue reading12 Hour TV Confirmed
A HUGE fortnight of motorsport on Australian TV kicks off with the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama this week. 17 Hours of live coverage across Saturday, 17 February and Sunday, 18 February highlight the coverage of the 2024 running of Australia’s International Enduro, which this year features its strongest grid in years and a host of local and international stars. The Repco Bathurst 12 Hour kicks off the 10-day Bathurst SuperFest, which culminates in the opening round of the Repco Supercars Championship, the Thrifty Bathurst 500, the following weekend. Both events will be broadcast on Fox Sports,
Continue readingHuge Fields for Vic State Opener
Bumper fields across the board will take to Sandown International Raceway this weekend for the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship opening round, with well over 200 starters nominated for the event. The Vic State Formula Ford continues to represent the toughest competition in the country, with a stout field of 28 to take to the starter, encompassing a mix of newer Duratec and older Kent-powered machinery. Names of note include Zak Lobko, Edison Beswick, Bailey Collins and a pack of youngsters ready to impress at the front, while Richard Davison and Malcolm Oastler will be in the thick of the
Continue readingCaltex Power Rankings: Sandown SpeedSeries
Well then, we're off and running with the first instalment of the Caltex Power Rankings for 2024 from the SpeedSeries opener at Sandown. Fortunately for us, there were a lot of talking points... so here goes... ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The TRT Power Rankings are compiled by your nominations from social media and edited by the TRT editorial team. They’re designed to give a balanced, as fair as possible critical overview of those things that excelled and those things that struggled, at each event. It’s (mostly) a democracy, and what you nominate generates the order, so have your say next event via
Continue readingStacked B12hr Field
Ninety-seven drivers from 18 nationalities will descend on Mount Panorama, Bathurst this week as the world returns to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour. The remarkably diverse group of drivers represent the who’s who of both international GT and Sports Car racing and some of the most successful Australian drivers the sport has seen. The field includes the reigning Repco Bathurst 12-Hour winners, Kenny Habul, Jules Gounon and Luca Stolz, who will aim for a historic Bathurst three-peat this weekend aboard their SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. Gounon, meanwhile, will aim for his fourth consecutive Bathurst victory as he searches for a
Continue readingGinetta added to B12hr field
A NEW ENTRY will add further competition to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour’s GT4 class this week. The late entry of a Ginetta G55 GT4 car by Mark Griffith’s Nineteen Corp team will add to the class competition which includes Griffth’s Mercedes-AMG GT4 and a pair of McLaren Artura GT4s entered by new team, Method Motorsport. The Ginetta will be driven by British drivers Colin White and Owen Hizzey and locals Paul Buccini and Aaron Zerefos, with support from Ginetta, Griffith Corporation, Buccini Transport, Fiji Water, UK Red, Scuderia Graziani and OHR. White is one of the most experienced and
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