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ARON SHIELDS has claimed a remarkable Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge enduro in South Australia that saw the race result change after the flag and the round result tipped on its head in dramatic fashion. The wild race had seen Lachlan Bloxsom cross the line first only to be penalized post-race, handing win to Shields and his TekworkX Porsche. Shields had led the race briefly on two separate occasions before initially crossing the line third behind Bloxsom and Oscar Targett. A further time penalty for young star Oscar Targett then denied him the round win, handing that honour to series leader
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OSCAR TARGETT has added his name to the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia winners roster, charging from pole position to a pair of commanding race victories today at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in South Australia. The Grove Racing driver was in stunning form on Saturday as he swept to back-to-back wins in The Bend’s sprint races, leading home series leader Marco Giltrap and Marcos Flack in both races today. A further 45-minute enduro race completes the penultimate round of the series tomorrow. In the Pro-Am class, home-town hero Sam Shahin won both races today, while Lachlan Harburg and Brad
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Mark WalkerBathurst 1000: TRT’s Race Week Diary
Do you ever finish a work week and feel rather tired? Right now, we’re a week on from the Bathurst 1000, and we’re still not in a great spot… This is our yearly recap of race week from behind the curtain, recapping what it’s like to work in the media at our biggest motor race of the year as told from the author’s perspective at my 17th Great Race appearance. You can compare and contrast the below with the diaries from 2021 and 2022 – which both had their quirks. In 2021, we arrived well in advance of the biggest
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OSCAR TARGETT has become the first repeat pole sitter of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia season, edging Marco Giltrap for the top spot in qualifying today at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park in South Australia. The pair traded blows at the top of the times in the 20-minute qualifying session with Targett on top early, before Giltrap responded with less than three minutes remaining to go to the top spot. The series' leader didn't remain on top for long, however, with Targett's final flyer returning the Grove Group-supported car back to the top with his 1m50.4916s flyer. It means the
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Richard CraillHow AI improved Bathurst’s TV product
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE played a significant role in this year’s Repco Bathurst 1000 broadcast on Fox Sports and Channel 7. Supercars Media, the in-house Supercars Production company that produces the world feed broadcast at each round, engaged the services of Xtramotion over the event - a video services business that uses AI to create slow-motion images from standard broadcast cameras. It was a significant step forward, which enabled the stunning super slow replays from more camera angles than ever before. Usually, the slow-motion vision seen in broadcast is shot with special camera equipment that captures the action at a much higher
Continue readingHow the Indy 500 can fix Bathurst’s Soft tyre issue
HERE’S HOPING that Sunday was the last time the use of Dunlop’s Softest compound Sport Maxx tyre is made mandatory in Bathurst’s Great Race. This isn’t a black mark on Dunlop, Kevin Fitzsimmons and his hard-working team or even the tyre itself – just a commentary on the fact that the race would have been better without it. Supercars opted to run the soft tyre this year because – and let’s be honest here – they were concerned that on the harder compound tyre the new Gen 3 cars would be too slow. And ultimately, it worked. Brodie Kostecki’s 2m04.2719s
Continue readingWorld Champ Joins Porsche Field
WORLD CHAMPION Karter Clay Osborne will join the already remarkable mix of young talent contesting this year's Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series this weekend at The Bend Motorsport Park. The 18-year-old from New Zealand will join what is already the most talented mix of young drivers Sprint Challenge has ever seen amidst a 28-strong field entered for the penultimate round of the series this weekend at the South Australian venue. Set to drive for McElrea Racing, Osborne claimed a Karting world championship title in Italy in 2019, as well as a pair of National titles in his native New
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BIG GRIDS, compelling racing an increasingly competitive championship battle are drawing more eyeballs than ever to the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia in 2023. The championship has seen a significant increase in viewing audiences this year, both on the series' extensive TV package on Fox Sports, Kayo Sports and the Seven Network, but also on series-owned digital channels as well. The news comes off the back of a record-breaking Repco Bathurst 1000 weekend which was the most-viewed Carrera Cup round of at least the last five seasons. The Bathurst round reached more than 4 million people in total across
Continue readingBathurst’s great voice ‘Wilko’ + full 2023 debrief
ONE of the great voices of the Great Race, Garry Wilkinson, is our special guest this week as he reflects on his incredible career having been inducted into the Supercars Media Association Hall of Fame at the weekend. Then it's our breakdown of everything hot and not from the Bathurst week as we run through all the big moments that made the 60th anniversary event so good. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here Or listen on the Radio Show Ltd channel RS1 at 9pm (UK time) on Thursday nights.
Continue readingPower Rankings: Bathurst 1000
The big one is done and dusted once again, leaving a whole lot to unpack. So, let's get into it... 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 our social media channels, @theracetorque on Facebook, Twitter and Insta. Look for the call out each
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