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GP3 UNVEILS CONTENDER IN THE WORLD’S UGLIEST RACECAR COMPETITION
In the highly competitive competition to produce the ugliest racecars in the world, GP3 has unveiled their 2013 challenger. The new bigger, more powerful GP3 will have it's first public showing this weekend at the final round of the 2012 series at Monza. The new car carries many of the trademark features that have made Formula One cars so aesthetically unpleasant this year. Apart from the duck bill platypus nose the new car also features an especially unattractive airbox leading into a rear fin section to help make the car look especially unattractive. They say beauty is only skin deep so what's under the bodywork?
Continue reading...AUSSIE PYE TAKES TERATONGA TOYOTA THRILLER
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Australian Scott Pye snatched a late victory from Mitch Evans in a dramatic start to the International Toyota Racing Series at Teretonga today. Evans lead the field through two restarts behind the safety car only to lose out with a couple of laps to go when a missed gear change forced him to run wide. Pye who started alongside Evans on the front row, seized the late opportunity to sneak ahead and finish 0.9s in front. Nick Cassidy crossed the line in second place only to be penalized 10 seconds for being out of position during the final restart. The penalty dropped Cassidy to ninth place. Cassidy’s demise gave third place to young Russian driver Daniil Kvyat. In qualifying on Saturday morning both Cassidy and Kvyat were relegated three places on the grid after they both went off in separate incidents on the same lap causing a red flag delay.
Continue reading...AUSTRALIAN FORMULA FORD ANNOUNCES 2011 CALENDAR
Thursday, January 6, 2011
The Australian Formula Ford Championship will join the Shannons Nationals for two rounds after the confirmation of the 2011 calendar. The series will take in the Nationals rounds at Sandown and Eastern Creek, marking a return to NSW after a two year absence. Phil Mahoney, Media Manager for the Championship told In Pit Lane that although the NSW laws that prohibit drivers under 16 year old from taking part still existed. The Championship was hoping that by the July round most of their younger drivers would have reached the minimum age. "We have a few young drivers but we think by the time of the round at Eastern Creek most of the guys will be 16." he said. Mr Mahoney said that any driver still under that age could apply for a special dispensation as had been granted to New Zealand Formula 3 driver Mitch Evens.
Continue reading...AUSSIE FORMULA FORD GETS NZ TV DEAL
Thursday, July 1, 2010
The Australian Formula Ford Championship has secured a deal that will see the series broadcast on New Zealand free to air channel TV3. TV3 will broadcast rounds two through to seven of the championship beginning on Sunday July 18 with the combined Round 2 and 3 show. The deal comes on the back of an increased presence of New Zealand drivers in the Championship, with no fewer than four Kiwis competing over the past two years. “We’re incredibly pleased to be able to announce that the Australian Formula Ford Championship will be broadcast in New Zealand thanks to TV3,” Margaret Hardy, Category Manager said.
Continue reading...BRABHAM RETURNS TO AUSSIE RACETRACKS
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The most famous name in Australian Motorsport will return to the nation's racetracks, as Matthew Brabham contests a limited Formula Ford campaign in the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship. Brabham, son of Le Mans 24 hour winner Geoff, will race with the support of Melbourne's Kangan-Batman TAFE and their Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE). Speaking at a launch held at the ACE, Matthew told the assembled crowd that despite the remarkable achievements of his famous Grandfather, Father and Uncles, his inspiration to race came from his Mother. “As I grew up I watched my Mother competing in Jet Ski races in America, it was there I got into the whole racing bug.” he said. Despite carrying such a famous name, the 15 year old says he is feeling no extra pressure to perform. “I'm just the same as everybody else, I've been racing karts for seven years, just trying it out and to get into the whole atmosphere of what my family's been doing for so long.” he said. Matthew's Father Geoff said that he hadn't encouraged his son to follow in the family footsteps but he was happy to give his son his full support. I tried to get a tennis racquet in to his hand, I tried everything I possibly could” he said jokingly. “ But my wife was racing Jet Skis when he was like three or four years old so that didn't help either. We tried very hard to get him interested in something else but unfortunately we failed miserably.” With so many racers in the family Matthew has no shortage of career advice, although he's admitted that he may not necessarily listen to all of it. “My Granddad (3 times World F1 Champion Sir Jack) gives me Grandfather type advice, he says just go for it, my Dad is a bit more professional talking about marketing, presenting yourself and also racecraft, but it's very hard to relay over information and tips from other generations... road racing has changed so much from when my Grandfather was doing it.” Matthew tested the new car at Winton the following morning and could make his debut at the next round of the Victorian State Series at Sandown on July 18 and 19.
Continue reading...F1′S FUTURE, A BRAVE NEW WORLD OR MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING?
Thursday, March 5, 2009
The long awaited statement from the Formula One Teams Association was released last Thursday with teams united in a call for a radical cut in costs, a new points system and better access to teams and drivers for the public and media. The announcement called for an immediate change in the points system to provide more incentive for a win. Also proposed are changes to technical regulations to extend the working life of engines, and limitations on the use of exotic materials and a cutback in wind tunnel and CFD modelling. Teams have already agreed to cuts in some areas for this year with Wind tunnel use restricted this year, and teams only allowed to use 60% models and maximum speeds of 50m/s. For 2009 teams will limit engine use to eight engines per driver for season, and the engines will be limited to a 18,000rpm maximum. There will be a restriction of the number of parts or updates per year for the chassis with one single specification per year for wheels/survival cell/roll structures and front and rear impact structures. Modifications will be limited to two homologation versions for suspension assemblies and skid blocks , three specs for engine cover, sidepods, diffuser, floor and air ducts and five for wings, where trimming will be allowed." FOTA will be put in place a three-year homologation period for transmissions, meaning no development or new gearbox design from 2010 to 2012. There will be four gearboxes per driver per season and teams will be able to buy a gearbox package for 1.5 million Euros. One of the more controversial proposals is that FOTA is aiming to have a standard KERS for 2010 and that it will be put out to tender. This would seem to contradict the idea that competition between manufacturers to build better, lighter and more efficient KERS would provide a direct and tangible benefit to the main stream auto industry. Race distances have also been put under the spotlight with a call for a reduction in race distances to 250km or a maximum of one hour 40 minutes. The public perception of Formula One as aloof and inaccessible will be targeted with a number of proposals to increase interaction between fans and teams.
Continue reading...SWISS LOOK STRONG BUT AUSTRALIA SHOW PROMISE
Saturday, January 24, 2009
An encouraging result for Team Australia on day one of the Taupo New Zealand round of the A1GP series with John Martin setting the third fastest time in Friday afternoon's first practice session. In hot and dry conditions Martin moved into third place behind pace setter Neel Jarni and Lebanon's Daniel Morad. Jarni overcame a health scare to set the fastest time of the day after his teammate Alexandre Imperatori started the day as the quickest rookie. Jarni was rushed to hospital last week with suspected meningitis, which ruined his training regime and left him feeling drained. He arrived in Taupo several days later than normal after getting the all-clear from doctors to race. Jarni said the New Zealand Summer weather had improved his health and he remained confident that he would be fine to race over the weekend., “... it looks as though the warm weather is helping me as we don’t have minus degrees like at home. I am feeling better every day and had no issues with driving today so I am very positive.” he said. The very fact that the race is happening will be a big relief for organisers after rumours spread earlier this month that the series may wind up.
Continue reading...MARTIN LEADS THE WAY ON THE STREETS OF SURFERS
Friday, October 24, 2008
Australian International John Martin continued his domination of the local F3 field with a second race win on the streets of Surfers Paradise. Martin, fresh back from a year in the tough British F3 series and Australia's lead driver in the A1GP showed the gulf between himself and the local competition with a comfortable lights to flag victory on the narrow street circuit in his Dallara F307 Mercedes Benz. “I nailed the start – yesterday I didn’t want to stall so I didn’t get a good getaway but today was much better and I was able to establish a good buffer in the opening lap,” said Martin. Second was the Team BRM Dallara of new Australian Champion James Winslow. The Englishman again showed himself to be the class of the local series regulars but he had no answer for Martin.
Continue reading...RICCIARDO WINS THE RACE BUT BOTTAS TAKES THE TITLE
Monday, October 20, 2008
Despite a win in the second race of the weekend at Barcelona, Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo just failed in his bid to win the Formula Renault 2.0 World Series. A fourth place to Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas was enough to give him the championship with Ricciardo just failing to grab the crown but taking his team to the team title. Ricciardo was disappointed at missing the title but overall he was satisfied with his year which saw him win six races.
Continue reading...VAN DER DRIFT ON TARGET FOR FORMULA MASTER CROWN
Saturday, October 4, 2008
From the they must be doing something right department comes the news that yet another fast young Kiwi looks headed for a major international motor-racing championship. In the fast footsteps of Indy Car champ Scott Dixon comes 22 year old Chris Van der Drift who has taken pole position in this weekend's round 15 of the Formula Master series at Monza. Van der Drift secured pole in the first part of the 30-minute qualifying session, before it was red-flagged after a spin from ADM Motorsport's Michele Caliendo, it was the young New Zealander's seventh pole of the season so far.
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