August 3rd, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
Red Bull have rewarded driver Mark Webber for his outstanding form this year with a new contract to race again for the Formula One team in 2010.
Mark Webber has bounced back after suffering a broken leg in Australia last November.
With teammate Sebastian Vettel - second overall behind Jenson Button - the Red Bull outfit are [...]
July 7th, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
The thundering Biante Touring Car Masters will be on the grid for the first time at Melbourne’s major historic race meeting, Historic Sandown, over the November 6-8 weekend this year.
Up to 35 V8 Mustangs, Falcons, Holdens and Camaros and a pack of rapid Porsches and Toranas will compete in the seventh and final round of [...]
June 29th, 2009 | by admin | published in Advice, Tips & Tutorials, Motor Sport
Entrants in the 2009 Classic Outback Trial from August 31-September 5 will share some of the marquee stages of Repco Rally Australia with competitors in the World Rally Championship round as a fitting climax to their event.
After five days and 18 timed stages from the trial’s start in Forbes, Classic Trial entrants will conclude their [...]
June 18th, 2009 | by admin | published in Featured, Motor Sport
Formula One was thrown into disarray on the eve of the British Grand Prix as the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) announced they would be setting up a rival championship to that organised by the sport’s governing body the FIA next season.
McLaren-Mercedes, BMW Sauber, Renault, Toyota, Brawn GP, Ferrari, Red Bull and Toro Rosso have [...]
June 15th, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
MOTOR racing legend Larry Perkins has denied he was behind a push to oust V8 Supercars boss Cameron Levick, who quit yesterday.
Speculation was rife that Perkins, one of eight V8 Supercars directors, was a key figure behind the resignations of Levick and high-ranking official Campbell Little.
V8 Supercars sources told The Daily Telegraph that Perkins and [...]
June 3rd, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
AUSTRALIAN CASEY STONER has taken the lead in the MotoGP championship after clinching a rain-affected Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, recording his second win of the season.
The Australian broke Valentino Rossi’s seven-year stranglehold on the event, benefitting after pitting from a switch to a softer slick tyre than his rivals.
After starting from second on the [...]
June 3rd, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
More great Australian and American Muscle Cars are coming out of the woodwork for this year’s Shannons Sports & Muscle Car Showdown at Queensland Raceway over the June 27-28 weekend.
The latest entries include the ex-Bryan Thomson Chevrolet Camaro SS 427 L88 that was one of Australia’s leading touring cars when it was originally built and [...]
May 25th, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
The Australian Motor Sport Foundation (AMSF) is seeking nominations from Australia’s talented young drivers to be part of the 2010 CAMS Rising Star Program.
The aim of the program is to identify and fast-track the development of young Australian drivers from the junior ranks to national and international competition through clearly defined and supported pathways.
The program [...]
May 19th, 2009 | by admin | published in Fun & Gossip, Motor Sport
LEADING V8 drivers last night ( May 16th) predicted the Sydney 500 would become a world-class event and rival Bathurst as Australia’s greatest race.
Mount Panorama is the home of motorsport, but Supercars stars are predicting the Homebush street race will become the biggest event on the V8 calendar.
“It is the place where champions will be [...]
May 11th, 2009 | by admin | published in Motor Sport
A promising start withered for George Miedecke in Round Two of the 2009 Yokohama Australian V8 Ute Championship last weekend at Victoria’s Winton Motor Raceway.
The young driver from Port Macquarie approached the round full of confidence following his strong pace at the circuit in 2008, but - as was the case in 2008 - while [...]