A vastly experienced Motorsport Public Relations operator, journalist, commentator and photographer, Mark brings his unique angle to The Race Torque in both words and imagery. As well as serving as our key photographer on the ground at major events around Australia (and overseas), Walker will often chime in with his unique and pin-point sharp viewpoint of the racing world via the keyboard too.
Podcast Team TRT April 3, 2024

Jayden Ojeda & Courtney Prince: Bathurst Winners

Jayden Ojeda and Courtney Prince both made history in the Bathurst 6 Hour this year, 'Juice' was the first to defend his win, while Courtney is the first female driver to stand on the top step of the Bathurst podium in years. They're both on the show this week to help debrief another magic Mountain moment. Then it's into the breakdown of the race and the Hot's and Not's of the week that was. Tune in with your Podcast player of choice or listen below. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here

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Power Rankings Team TRT April 1, 2024

Power Rankings: Bathurst 6 Hour

How on earth does Mount Panorama do it time and time and time and time again? The 2024 edition of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour will go down in the books as yet another cracking good Bathurst enduro. And, of course, the only way to break down the good, the bad and the ugly from such an occasion is our very own Power Rankings. Enjoy. 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

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News Mark Walker March 31, 2024

Another Bathurst Epic

The Secure Wealth Advisers BMW M4 of Simon Hodges, Jayden Ojeda and George Miedecke has won the 2024 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour after another thrilling conclusion to the production car marathon. The race appeared to be in the hands of the Bruce Lynton Service BMW M3 of Beric Lynton/Tim Leahey/Will Davison until a gearbox issue for Davison inside the final half an hour helped deliver Ojeda the race win. FULL RESULTS: https://bathurst6hour.com.au/results/2024-results/#Race  Ojeda and Hodges become the first back-to-back winners of the Bathurst 6 Hour, in what was the closest 1-2 and 1-2-3 finish in the history of the race. 

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Insight Mark Walker March 30, 2024

AUSGP: TRT’s Race Week Media Diary

Looking back – the Australian Grand Prix was a big one to be working in the media. Here, the author recounts his weekend at the races, writing stories and capturing the action in what was, at times, a challenging yet rewarding five days... The Plan As always before a big meet, I like to plan things out minute-by-minute; having things mapped out means that I don’t have to think on the fly, I don’t miss out on anything, and I don’t double up on photo angles (too much). The plan before the weekend started is above, although it evolved a

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News TRT Media Release March 29, 2024

BMWs Fast on Friday

Two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison has set the fastest time in the final Friday session of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. Davison and fellow Supercars driver Thomas Randle both went under the 2m 24s bracket in their BMW’s, covered by just eight hundredths of a second having posted their laps on their first and second flying laps respectively. On combined times across both practice sessions today, Davison edged practice one pacesetter David Russell by 0.0069s and Randle - second in FP2 - by 0.08.  FULL RESULTS: https://bathurst6hour.com.au/results/2024-results/#Practice2 After the morning’s first practice session ran without interruption, Practice Two was

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Photos Mark Walker March 29, 2024

National Motor Racing Museum

It is genuinely one of our favourite places, and right now, it is even better, with the National Motor Racing Museum currently playing host to the Chrysler in Australian Motorsport special exhibition. You can judge for yourself from the below pics, but some of the absolute highlights include Clem Smith's legendary sports sedan, the White family's beastly Targa Viper, and a selection of sensational Valiants - there is plenty there to drool over. The beauty of the NMRM is that the showcase is constantly switching and changing, with new display pieces constantly being rotated through. To get an idea of

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Insight Richard Craill March 28, 2024

Welcome to Bathurst’s Happiest Enduro..

HERE’S the thing about the Bathurst 6 Hour. If the 12-Hour is the International Bathurst and the 1000 is the Big Bathurst, the 6-Hour is the lovable Bathurst. I’d argue no major event in Australia has a paddock so amiable, so chilled and so content and excited to be there as the one assembled this weekend in the Mount Panorama garages.   Yes there’s still a race to be won and yes on Sunday afternoon this race will display all of the same seriousness, intent and theatrics as the ones February or October delivers. And yet now, as teams set

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News TRT Media Release March 28, 2024

Family Bargwanna Joins B6HR TV

FATHER-AND-SON Bathurst Touring Car racers will join the broadcast crew locked in to present coverage of this weekend's Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour event at Mount Panorama. The event will see two days of coverage on free-to-air TV on SBS, SBS HD and SBS VICELAND, plus additional broadcast time on Fox Sports 506 and Kayo Sports. 2000 Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna and his Supercheap Auto TCR Australia racing son Ben will join the broadcast team this weekend. While Bargwanna Snr's experience is well documented, Ben's flourishing career includes several Bathurst 6 Hour starts racing an Audi TTRS with the

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Podcast Team TRT March 27, 2024

Nick Percat is Back!

Fresh from Sunday success at the Australian Grand Prix, Nick Percat breaks down a big weekend in Supercars from Albert Park. Plus, the team rips apart a drama-charged Formula 1 race while we get the inside scoop on what it was like to commentate the main event with our very own F1 caller, Richard Craill! Tune in with your Podcast player of choice or listen below. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here

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