Mark Walker
Richard CraillThe 69th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix
TODAY, a pair of Supercars drivers will line up on the front row of the grid for New Zealand's most prestigious and historic race. They will be joined on the grid by a young-gun from England who will certainly be behind the wheel of a Formula One car later this year and a host of other young drivers all looking for much of the same thing down the road. Such is the makeup of today's 69th New Zealand Grand Prix, to be held at the Highlands Motorsport Park circuit in the breathtaking Central Otago region of New Zealand's South Island.
Continue readingThe Highlands Motorsport Park Museum
MUCH has been made of the delights in and around Highlands Motorsport Park, near Cromwell, on New Zealand’s ridiculously stunning South Island. From the iconic ‘Loo with a View’ – which is a riot - to the track itself, the place is a wonderland for kids and adults alike. There’s also a large nod to New Zealand’s remarkable racing heritage with the outstanding National Motorsport Museum, which overlooks the entire circuit from a hill adjacent to the final corners of the circuit. It’s a wide-ranging collection of road and race vehicles that rather nicely surmises the entire place: bright, colourful,
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Media ReleaseShannons SpeedSeries Returns
SRO Motorsports Australia’s exciting new racing platform will enjoy a familiar feel in 2025 and beyond as it retains the popular SpeedSeries name. With SRO Motorsports Australia taking over as the principal promoter of the SpeedSeries in 2025, entering a collaborative partnership with Motorsport Australia, the decision was made to honour the platform’s lasting legacy and keep the name. Long-time supporter Shannons Insurance will also remain as the naming rights partner, with the platform to continue being known as the Shannons SpeedSeries. Since its inauguration in 2006, the Shannons SpeedSeries platform has enjoyed a variety of changes, which includes the
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Team TRTPower Rankings: Bathurst 12 Hour
Holy cow. What a thing. We're back for more in 2025, providing you with all of the HOT/NOT/WHAT from Australia's international enduro, the Bathurst 12 Hour. ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The TRT Power Rankings are compiled by your nominations from social media and edited by the TRT editorial team. They’re designed to give a balanced, as fair as possible critical overview of those things that excelled and those things that struggled, at each event. It’s (mostly) a democracy, and what you nominate generates the order, so have your say next event via our social media channels, @theracetorque on Facebook, Twitter and Insta.
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