FEEDING THE COMMERCIAL BEAST
SPONSORSHIP - or in this new age of marketing jargon, 'partnerships' - represents the life blood of professional Motor Sports. WORDS: DALE RODGERS IMAGES: Supplied,
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F1 AT SPEED – THE VIEW FROM TRACKSIDE
FORMULA ONE cars at speed are like nothing else. Forget the arguments on Power Units, of a monotone exhaust note, halos and too many aero
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARK LARKHAM – PART TWO
WE PICK up the Mark Larkham story as our hero, now backed with Mitre 10 dollars, enters the world of ‘wings and slicks’ racing.. To
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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARK LARKHAM – PART ONE
CHARACTERS. Every Aussie sport has them. Week after week our favourite sports personalities take to the field of play. They can be dominant, supremely talented
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HUSTLE IN THE DUST
BATHURST, Daytona, Indianapolis and Silverstone are premium. F1, the WEC, NASCAR, IndyCar and Supercars are the pinnacles. The Dust Hustle is fun. Sometimes motorsport can
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RODGERS: HEROES AND VILLAINS
“Skaife is in the wall. Did he have some issue with Russell Ingall, I wonder?’” asks Leigh Diffey on the telecast of the 2003 V8
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RODGERS: ARE THE BRANDS FRIEND OR FOE?
ARE the auto manufacturer’s friends or foes of motorsport? No matter which category of motorsport captures your interest, invariably the words ‘manufacturer support’ will
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RODGERS: A calendar shuffle
Could a rethink of the Supercars calendar usher a new era? Motorsport is predominantly played out around the world in the summer, right? Formula
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RODGERS: THE AERO OBSESSION
Is the aero obsession in Motorsports hindering the entertainment? One of Dick Johnson’s greatest quotes was, ‘the only thing you get from looking backwards
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THE MOMENT: THE WATKINS GLEN THRILLER
IT IS ONE of the great moments in recent NASCAR history - a last lap thriller at Watkins Glen between Aussie Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski
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