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Red Bull’s pursuit of the perfect season may be over, but it can still secure a special piece of Formula 1 history at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend. After 15 straight wins for the team and a record 10 straight for Max Verstappen, Red Bull’s golden run came to a sudden end at Singapore. […]
The experienced Lando Norris has admitted he is being “pushed” very hard by Oscar Piastri, who has been recently re-signed by McLaren. On the eve of the Japanese Grand Prix McLaren revealed its Aussie rookie will continue racing in Formula 1 in papaya until at least the end of 2026, one year beyond Norris. The […]
Queensland Raceway’s annual Hyundai Excel enduro will have some extra star quality in the form of Supercars drivers this weekend. The fifth round of the Queensland Racing Drivers Championship is headlined by a 300km Hyundai Excel race, while state Production Cars, Holden HQs, Utes and Hot Hatch Cup are also on show. The big one […]
After 19 seasons at the helm Tim Edwards’ time at the top of Tickford Racing has come to an end. Tickford revealed Edwards will depart from his role of Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal on social media, four days after the Sandown 500. It will be a major shake up after Edwards has been […]
Supercars has announced it will make its racing return to New Zealand on April 19-21 2024 at Taupō Motorsport Park. It will be a long awaited Trans-Tasman comeback for the category after New Zealand missed out on a spot on the 12-round 2023 calendar following the closure of Pukekohe Park Raceway. As first revealed by […]
And as always it’s another big and colourful issue covering all the big motorsport news from the Supercars Sandown 500 to the smallest club rally and everything in between. The big news was that the Sandown 500 made a celebrated return after four years away and winners Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup are front and […]
Zane Goddard admitted he felt “very tired” after pushing the Supercheap Auto wildcard into an “amazing” top 10 finish at Sandown. Goddard and veteran Craig Lowndes made a big charge from 23rd to 10th across a busy 158-lap race at the iconic Melbourne based circuit. The #888 Supercheap Auto Camaro wildcard was in the thick […]
The upcoming Sydney Nationals National Drag Racing Championship Sportsman’s event will be renamed in honour of the late Frank Palumbo. The Top Sportsman’s drivers will be racing for the Frank Palumbo Memorial Trophy, which also comes along with a $5000 prize. Palumbo passed away on November 2 2018 after a battle with brain cancer. His […]
The action off the track at Sandown was just as exciting as the action on it, and we cover it all in our latest podcast! Triple 8 boss Jamie Whincup show everyone he is THE BOSS…Is Tickford set for a leadership shake up, and a new Formula 1 winner, there is plenty to talk about […]
Some of the most famous cars from all eras will play a massive part in the 60th anniversary celebrations at the upcoming Bathurst 1000. With the first Great Race taking place at Mount Panorama in 1963, the 2023 edition will be a momentous occasion. Not only does it mark six decades of countless mountain memories, […]
The brand new Bend Dragway is just days away from its first event with the finishing touches taking place. The South Australian venue will host a seven-bike motorcycle demonstration event this Friday night ahead of the Grand Opening Spring Nationals featuring the Australian Top Fuel Championship coming on October 21-22. Friday’s running at The Bend […]
Round four of the Victorian Motor Racing Championship was headlined by the 2023 edition of the Winton 300, won by Mazda MX-5 pairing Andrew Boydell and Jason Walsh. The pair sat fourth in the first half of the race, pitting at the halfway mark – lap 50. When all of the other competitors had completed […]
The 2023 World Time Attack Challenge has been deemed as a success by CEO Ian Baker after big crowds flocked to Sydney Motorsport Park. Over 35,000 fans attended the event on the first weekend of September where class records were smashed left, right and centre. The biggest was the outright lap record of the well […]
Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) received a “kick in the guts” at the Sandown 500 after recording its worst finish at the event since 1995. Neither WAU Mustang finished in the top 20 with Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth leading the way in 22nd, one spot ahead of Nick Percat and Warren Luff. It is the […]
Few worked harder for position in the Sandown 500 than Shane van Gisbergen and Richie Stanaway, who went from the back half of the field to the podium. After a tough qualifying the reigning champion started down in 19th, but not for the first time at Sandown, car #97 made a charge through the field. […]
The 2023 Sandown 500 went down to the wire with Broc Feeney and Brodie Kostecki duelling in the dying stages, but the Erebus star conceded he “used too much of the tyre” too soon. Kostecki was hunting down Feeney, closing car #88’s advantage from 10 to six seconds before a late race Safety Car caused […]
In a move likely to raise the ire of existing local single-seater series, Motorsport Australia is shortly to announce it has given its blessing and support to a five-round FIA Formula 4 series in Australia next year. China-based company Top Speed, which promotes the FIA UAE Formula 4 Championship (which runs across January and February) […]
Jonathon Webb was pumped to help push PremiAir Racing and Tim Slade to a strong ninth place result in his return to Supercars at Sandown. The #23 Camaro finished ninth after a solid and trouble-free journey through the 2023 Sandown 500. It was a welcome return to the top 10 for Slade, who was a […]
Supercars is celebrating an improved crowd which packed the grandstand at the first Sandown 500 in four years last weekend. A total of 68,724 fans attended the return of the iconic race across the three days to see Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup fend off Brodie Kostecki and David Russell. Not only was it the […]
Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup were overjoyed to give Triple Eight yet another Sandown 500 title after a tense finale. The pair was in control for much of the first Sandown 500 in four years ever since Whincup wrestled the lead off Jack Perkins on lap four. After emerging from the final round of stops […]