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NURBURGRING 24 HOUR LIVE STREAMING
The Nurburgring 24 hour race is rapidly growing in stature, in fact there are some who feel the race around the clock, around the ring, is now even better than the most famous 24 hour race of them all Le Mans. This year around 170 cars of all sorts will take part although the quickest will [...]
Continue reading...AUSSIE COMMODORE CONFIRMED AS CHEVY’S NEW NASCAR WEAPON
18. May 2012
As widely predicted in the Australian motoring media, Holden has announced a new export program, confirming that the Commodore will return to North America in late 2013. The car will be rebadged as the new Chevrolet SS performance sedan. The limited production derivative of the yet to be launched VF Commodore will arrive in North American showrooms late next year. It will be the first time in 17 years that Chevrolet will offer a rear-wheel-drive sedan for sale in the US. The SS will also become Chevrolet’s next NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar debuting next year in its race configuration at the world renowned Daytona 500.
Continue reading...KLIEN JOINS “THE ENFORCER” FOR V8 ENDUROS
17. May 2012
Austrian Formula One driver Christian Klien will co-drive with Russell Ingall at the V8 Supercar Endurance races at Sandown and Bathurst this year. Klien, who made 41 F1 starts for teams including Jaguar and Red Bull will drive the Supercheap Autos Commodore with the two time Bathurst winner. The 1000 kms enduro around the Mountain won't be Klien's first look at the famous track, earlier this year he drove a production Lotus at the famous circuit although that's a long way from the 640 BHP that he'll need to deal with in the Commodore. Although he is best known in Australia for his F1 career, Klien has considerable endurance experience with a best result of a third place at Le Mans in the factory Peugeot in 2008. Klien had a secret test with Walkinshaw Racing recently and will drive the Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore in the enduro co-driver practice session at Phillip Island this Friday ahead of the weekend's fifth round of the V8 Supercar Championship, the Phillip Island 300.
Continue reading...WEBBER TO RACE WITH FERRARI CLAIMS SPANISH NEWS SITE
1. May 2012
Spanish digital new media outlet El Confidencial has claimed that Mark Webber has all but signed with Ferrari for 2013. The site claims that the Australian will come to the Prancing Horse on the back of his good relationship with Fernando Alonso and their mutual managirial relationship with Flavio Briatore. The story claims that the Australian’s signing [...]
Continue reading...FIGHT TO THE END AT PHILLIP ISLAND
29. April 2012
The glorious uncertainty of endurance racing played out once again as Jim Pollicina and Ryan Simpson took out the Phillip Island 6 Hour, round two of the Australian Manufacturers Championship. In a thrilling duel to the end, Formula Ford star Simpson - chased down and passed - reigning champions Stuart Kostera and Inky Tulloch, to take the lead with just two laps to go. The winners had to do one more pitstop than the TMR prepared car, but still had the pace to pull off a remarkable victory. The father and son team of Tony and Klark Quinn started from pole position and stormed to an early lead. But their race ended in bizarre fashion when a trolly jack went through the driver’s side floor during a routine pit stop.
Continue reading...22 CARS FOR ISLAND 6 HOUR SHOWDOWN
26. April 2012
A field of 22 cars will face the starter for this weekend's Phillip Island Six Hour Endurance race. With entries representing most leading Australian car companies, the fight for the top step of the podium will be very keenly contested. The race is the second round of the Australian Manufacturers Championship as well as the opening round of the Australian Production Car Endurance Championship. Defending race and series champions Stuart Kostera and New Zealand's Ian ‘Inky’ Tulloch, driving the Team Mitsubishi Ralliart-prepared Evo X, are once again favourites for the race. But Jim Pollicina teamed with Ryan Simpson and the father and son pairing of Tony and Klark Quinn are also in the latest racing Class A Extreme Performance Mitsubishis and will match the TMR boys for pace while perennial placegetters Dylan and Dave Thomas should again be very consistent.
Continue reading...McLAREN ON POLE AS AUSSIE GP GEARS UP
18. March 2012
Lewis Hamilton has secured pole position for the first race of the season at the Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton posted an untouchable time of 1minute 24.922seconds, keeping a one-tenth buffer between him and second on the grid Jenson Button. Most impressive, however, was second-time rookie Romain Grosjean’s effort, which landed him and his Lotus on the grid’s [...]
Continue reading...FORMULA 5000 LEADS AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST HISTORIC RACE WEEKEND
9. March 2012
New Zealand driver Steve Ross (McRae GM1) is set to claim the 2011/12 MSC F5000 Tasman Cup Revival Series crown at Australia's biggest and most prestigious classic motor racing meeting this weekend. Ross and 27 other F5000 drivers are amongst the 500-odd entries for this weekend's Phillip Island Classic meeting at the 4.4km circuit an hour-and-a-half's drive south of Melbourne. After finishing second to series super-vet Ken Smith (Lola T430) for the past two years Ross crossed the Tasman earlier this week with an 88 point lead over fellow McRae GM1 driver Aaron Burson with Rotorua man Brett Willis (Lola T330) third. Though defending series champion Ken Smith will not be at the meeting the field includes Burson, Willis, Class A (for earlier cars) standout David Arrowsmith (Lotus 70) and former series champion Ian Clements (Lola T332). It also includes UK-based series regular Greg Thornton (Chevron B24) and two of the three US drivers who contested some of the New Zealand rounds of this season's MSC series, category original Eric Haga (Lola T190) and top US historic single-seater racer Harin de Silva (Surtees TS8). The growing strength of the category across the Tasman can also be seen in the strong domestic entry - with 15 cars led by series regulars Chris Lambden (McRae GM1) and John Bryant (Lola T140) in local hands.
Continue reading...YO! HHF REVEALS THE PLAN, HE’S GONNA BE SPONSORED BY THE MAN
7. March 2012
Flo Rida backs Frentzen in all-star Carrera Cup campaign Australia. Florida-born rapper Flo Rida has joined forces with former Formula 1™ ace Heinz-Harald Frentzen for the coming Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia round at the Formula 1™ Qantas Australian Grand Prix, March 15-18. The unique partnership will see the American music artist feature on the livery [...]
Continue reading...AUDI ON POLE TO DEFEND BATHURST 12 HOUR CROWN
25. February 2012
Defending Champion Audi will start from pole position for tomorrows Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama. The Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS with 2011 winners Christopher Mies, Daryl O’Young and newcomer Christer Jens set the best three-driver aggregate time today to take pole position, their 6 minutes 28.65 seconds enough to edge out a pair [...]
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