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Australia’s Steepest Racetrack
While the climb up Mount Panorama is revered for its incredible elevation change, one former motorsport circuit placed a literal wall in front of competitors
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Sandown Redevelopment Takes Next Steps
The latest step in the ongoing redevelopment process at Sandown Raceway has arrived, with public consultation now open to assist in crafting the future direction
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Restoring a Cult Hero: The Supercheap AU
It’s been 25 years in the making, but the AU Falcon is now an overnight classic. Although the model never enjoyed the championship success of
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28 years later: Revisiting the Wellington Street Circuit
FOR a vast majority of the population, the fading yellow markers that sporadically appear across Wellington’s Commonwealth walkway, a public walkway / running track that
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The Battle of Bathurst: Death Threats and Regrets
The solution to the woes of the traditional long weekend Bathurst 1000 was simple: the event needed V8s, but when the V8 Supercars were otherwise
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The Battle of Bathurst: Publicly Disappointed
The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 will go down in the history books as one of the greatest Great Races of all time. However, outside of
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The Battle of Bathurst: Taking a Financial Bath
The culmination of Australian motorsport’s civil war came in 1997 with the running of dual Bathurst 1000 races. In this series, we have previously delved
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Taking Over: The Stephen Grove Story
Motorsport attracts a wide spread of competitors, sponsors and team owners. Since AVESCO launched the concept of a V8 Supercars franchise system some twenty-eight years
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The Battle of Bathurst: Lawyers Engaged
In the first leg of our multi-part feature on the Battle of Bathurst: V8 Supercars versus Super Touring, we delved into the background of the
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The Battle of Bathurst: V8s Vs Super Touring
There may have been no sacred places when civil war broke out in Australian touring car racing, but as it transpired, The Great Race was
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