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RECORD BREAKING DEBUT GT WIN FOR LE BROCQ

26. May 2013

RECORD BREAKING DEBUT GT WIN FOR LE BROCQ

Erebus Motorsport  continued their domination of the Australian GT Championship at Phillip Island with 20-year old Jack Le Brocq destroying the opposition to win race one. Starting from pole position, the reigning national Formula Ford champion held a narrow early lead over veteran John Bowe, before charging away from the field as the fuel load lightened, [...]

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26. May 2013

MERCEDES ON POLE IN MONACO

Nico Rosberg has secured Mercedes' fourth consecutive pole after a mixed-conditions qualifying in Monaco. Rosberg, who ended up on top after a shootout between Red Bull Racing and Mercedes, also made Monaco his third successive pole position. 'It could've been a lot easier out there today,' said Rosberg of the weather. 'The conditions were all over the place.' 'I'm really happy, everything went to plan. The last lap was okay. 'It's great to be on pole again ' especially in Monaco. If any track, here it really makes a difference.' However, despite the Silver Arrows being favourite for pole all weekend, Rosberg's ultimate lap time ' 1m 13:876s ' was just one-tenth faster than Vettel in P3, the two split by Hamilton in the second Mercedes. 'I've been struggling all weekend, my pace has been sucking,' said Hamilton. 'Just struggling with the car all weekend.'

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24. May 2013

FORD’S AUSSIE PULLOUT: HEAR THE FULL MEDIA CONFERENCE

In case you missed it, here is the full audio of the Ford Australia media conference announcing the company’s decision to end manufacturing in Australia. ford-press-23rd-may-2013ford-press-23rd-may-2013

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THE FALCON IS DEAD! FORD TO END AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING

23. May 2013

THE FALCON IS DEAD! FORD TO END AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING

NO DECISION ON MOTORSPORT FUTURE, YET! Ford Australia have announced their decision to withdraw from manufacturing in Australia with both Geelong and Broadmeadows plants to close in October 2016. Rumours of the withdrawal have been rife within the local car industry for several years now, with most talk centring around the future of the iconic Ford Falcon. The move comes after years of declining sales for the Falcon and the failure of other nameplates to capture the market. Bob Graziano, president and CEO of Ford Australia, told the media that the company had lost $144 mil. Last year alone making a loss of $600 mil. Over the past five years. Mr Graziano confirmed that the Falcon nameplate would cease when production of the car ends in 2016. He sais the the decision to end local production followed a comprehensive review process of the companies operations in Australia. In it's media staement Ford said: "Given the changing dynamics of the auto industry, a number of business scenarios were reviewed during the past year to determine next steps for Ford’s Australian business....

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6. March 2013

THE RETURN OF THE IN PIT LANE PODCAST

[podcast format="video"]https://archive.org/download/IPLPodcastAudio030213/IPLPodcastAudio030213.m4a[/podcast]

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