AUDI ON POLE TO DEFEND BATHURST 12 HOUR CROWN

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 [...]

TRAGEDY STRIKES WSBK OPENER AT PHILLIP ISLAND

Qualifying for tomorrow’s World Superbike opener at Phillip Island has been cancelled following the sad death of local rider Oscar McIntyre in the Australian Supersport race. The 17 year old Queenslander died following a serious crash involving two other riders on lap two of the scheduled 12-lap race. “McIntyre, was immediately tended to by on-track medical personnel [...]

BATHURST 12 HOUR LIVE STREAMING

Can’t make it to Bathurst for the 12 hour and all the support action? No Problem. The good people at the Amour All Bathurst 12 hour are streaming the action live on Ustream. The main race starts 6.15 am AEDST Sunday but there’s plenty of Saturday action as well and you can see it all here. Live [...]

PORSCHE BOOST FOR YOUNG AUSSIE TALENT

The Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia will play an important role in the progression of young drivers with a new motorsport initiative, led by leading Carrera Cup racer Steven Richards. A former V8 Supercars stalwart, Australian Formula Ford ambassador and now Carrera Cup driver, Richards has used his ties with the Australian Formula Ford Championship and front-running V8 Supercars team Ford Performance Racing to establish a tiered program that will aid young drivers to climb the Australian motorsport ladder. As part of the initiative, the driver who wins the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship will receive a test in Steven Richards’ Laser Racing Porsche. If the Formula Ford Champion then enters the 2013 Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia championship, Porsche Cars Australia will waive the driver’s participation fee for the 2013 season, valued at $35,000. The initiative extends to drivers in the 2012 Porsche City Index Carrera Cup Australia championship, with the highest placed 2012 Carrera Cup driver aged under 30 awarded an evaluation drive with V8 Supercars team Ford Performance Racing; the outfit with which Richards has raced since 2007, including the 2012 Phillip Island and Bathurst endurance events.

YES IT’S A VOLVO

Looking for a bit of inspiration for that next Sports Sedan project? Then look no further than this wild looking Volvo S60 scheduled to compete in the new TTA, a sort of Scandinavian DTM. Volvo announced in August last year that they are going to switch to TTA – the Swedish Racing Elite League ahead of [...]

TALBOT’S NEW TRANS-AM

A welcome addition to the local Sports Sedan ranks is a new Trans-Am Corvette for Melbourne driver Chas Talbot. Built by US chassis builder Howe engineering, the car was originally built for a group of enthusiasts in the US, who ran into financial problems. Talbot purchased the car, which has never raced, from them and it now sits in his outer Melbourne workshop. Talbot says the Trans-Am machine has several practical advantages over a traditional Aussie style Sports Sedan. "The car is easier to work on, simpler suspension, the bodywork comes off easily, that's the main reason for the Corvette." he said. Safety is also an issue with Talbot convinced that the car will offer better protection than his previous Commodore. "The safety on the Trans-Am car is much greater because the diameter of the tubing is much bigger, there's much more room between the driver and the bars on the inside... if you hit something, the more space between you and the bars the better your chance of survival."

ANOTHER SON OF A GUN: ANDREW MOFFAT RETURNS

Second generation race driver Andrew Moffat will return to racing in 2012 after a three year break. Moffat, the son of Aussie Motorsport Legend Allan and half brother to current V8 Supercar driver James, will be back behind the wheel of a new FG XR6 Falcon in the Australian Manufacturers Championship. Moffat will partner George Karadimas in [...]

IT’S OFFICIAL: NISSSAN JOIN V8 SUPERCARS (now we can all get some sleep)

NISSAN TO JOIN V8 SUPERCARS

V8 Supercars Australia will tomorrow announce what it describes as an "historic moment in V8 Supercar history" According to a report on the Australian Auto Action facebook page, tomorrows announcement will see the return of Nissan to local top level racing. A report by AAA Editor at Large Mark Fogerty, claims that Kelly Brothers Racing will be the official works team, running up to four cars from 2013. The Brisbane Times Newspaper says that the deal has been brokered by former HRT boss John Crennan. The return of Nissan will revive memories of the company's domination of Group A racing when the all wheel drive Nissan Skyline outraged Aussie racefans with it's dominating performance. Although no car has been announced as yet the Nissan Altima has been suggested as the model to be raced. Rumours persist that another manufacturer, possibly Chrysler, may also join the series in a partnership with Garry Rogers Motorsport. The announcement has taken many by surprise but may well have been brought forward to assist in negotiations on television rights for 2013 and beyond. The planned media conference will be held Thursday February 9 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne.

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