Team TRTPower Rankings: Townsville
From deadset red hot racing to cars in the catch fence, the NTI Townsville 500 had it all. To break it all down, here's the latest serving of our Power Rankings, and it's a big one! 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
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TRT Media ReleaseOscar on Targett
OSCAR TARGETT has extended his lead atop the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia standings after claiming Round 3 of the series at the NTI Townsville 500 in North Queensland. He sealed the deal with victory in the Jim Richards Endurance Trophy race and a fighting second in the final sprint to claim the weekend overall. The Grove Racing junior took the weekend overall ahead of Brock Gilchrist and Hamish Fitzsimmons - who claimed his second race victory of the year in the sprint race finale' that ended the weekend. It was a double delight kind of day for TekworkX Motorsport
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Mark WalkerElfin Heritage Centre: A Must-Visit
In the suburbs of Melbourne sits a treasure trove of Australian motorsport history, celebrating one of our great homegrown success stories: Elfin. Enter the Elfin Heritage Centre, as operated by the marque's custodian Bill Hemmings, featuring a selection of competition and road-going machinery from across the decades, plus a remarkable collection of memorabilia paying tribute to the company’s legendary founder Garrie Cooper. The Centre opened in 2007, and in addition to being a showcase for the brand, the workshop portion of the facility features a massive selection of the original moulds and tooling, as depicted below, ensuring the historic fleet's
Continue readingOn Targett in Townsville
OSCAR TARGETT has extended his lead in the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series, racing his way to the front in the first race at the NTI Townsville 500. Starting third on the grid but with an open pole position in front of him on account of Hamish Fitzsimmons starting from pit lane, Targett settled into second early in the first 25-minute sprint race of the weekend before pouncing on Clay Osborne to take the race lead and ultimately take the win. The Grove Racing / EBM driver edged away from a racy Brock Gilchrist - who also passed Osborne
Continue readingGilchrist Takes Top Time
FAST New Zealander Brock Gilchrist has charged to the top of the times following a competitive and clean day of practice for Round 3 of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series at the NTI Townsville 500 in Queensland. Taking advantage of a new-tyre run at the end of the second, 25-minute practice session of the day, Gilchrist's 1m14.4746s flyer not only topped the charts in the session, but did so overall in a fast Friday that saw both sessions run without interruption. Click here to view results from qualifying at the NTI Townsville 500. The pair of practice sessions were
Continue readingClassic Queensland Carnage
We recently delved into the archives to find various bingles from our travels. That same deep dive produced the following Queensland-centric collection. Do you have any memories of the below? Hit us up on the socials @theracetorque! Craig Bastian has a mischief in the Konica V8 Lites at Lakeside. This is the only V8 Supercar in history to carry sponsorship from both One.Tel and FAI, two companies that didn't last much longer... The Bootlegger Mustang tries its best to go over the edge at the Noosa Hillclimb. Charles Ryman in a spot of bother aboard his ex-Glenn Seton Falcon at a
Continue readingRacer Industries Hits the TGRA Cup
Australia’s leading performance and motorsport parts supplier, Racer Industries, is thrilled to announce its support of talented racers Clay Richards and Harrison Blanchard as they take on the challenge of the 2024 TGRA GR Cup. The one-make Toyota GR86 series presents a thrilling platform for drivers to showcase their skills on some of Australia's premier tracks, with a potential field of over 30 drivers at each round and is dedicated to supporting the motorsports community at every level. In the upcoming GR Cup this week at the Townsville 500, Clay Richards will be behind the wheel of the #3 Racer
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Richard CraillThe other Oscar – Targett on the Porsche fast track
Oscar Targett is a young man going places in a hurry. Just 18 months removed from professional-level karting in Europe, this young star has been taken under the wing of the Grove Racing team and is leading the way in the ultra-competitive Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series in 2024. We chat all things with the young gun - including his pathway to Porsche's, aspirations for a professional career, working with gurus like Garth Tander and David Cauchi and even why he might consider changing his surname.. Then it's the usual dive into the best bits of the week that was
Continue readingPreview: Sprint Challenge to the Streets
ONE-MAKE Porsche racing returns to the streets of Townsville at the 2024 NTI Townsville 500 this weekend – but not quite in the way North Queensland Supercars fans have seen before. In the past the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship has been a staple on the Reid Park Street Circuit, however this year it’s the turn of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series to put on a show. Round 3 of the highly competitive series will be staged in the North Queensland city and it marks a major milestone for the category, founded in 2008. Townsville won’t be
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