Working full time in the motorsport industry since 2004, Richard has established himself within the group of Australia’s core motorsport broadcasters, covering the support card at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix for Channel 10, the Bathurst 12 Hour for Channel 7 and Porsche Carrera Cup & Touring Car Masters for FOX Sports’ Supercars coverage. Pretends to be a PR guy / Journalist and sometimes photographer to make ends meet when not yelling at a television in a padded room.
News TRT Media Release November 25, 2023

Porsche Title Down to Wire

TWO points separate Jackson Walls and Callum Hedge heading into the final race of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia in Adelaide.  The championship and Equity-One Pro class will now be decided based on who finishes higher in Sunday's 11-lap season finale setting up a literal winner-take-all showdown between the pair of talented Michelin Juniors. The SP Tools Pro-Am class will also be decided on Sunday however a win for Adrian Flack today makes his final day a much simpler equation, provisionally sitting 42 points clear of Dean Cook in the title race with one to go. Dale Wood

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News Team TRT November 24, 2023

Wood Wins Porsches

DALE WOOD has withstood 23-laps of searing pressure to win the opening race in Round 8 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship today at the VAILO Adelaide 500.  The Victorian started his Ranbuild / EBM Porsche from the outside of the front row of the grid and beat teammate and title contender Callum Hedge into the Senna Chicane - only to then spend the first half of the race defending from the quick young Kiwi. Wood withered multiple attacks from Hedge before Vidau was the next to have a crack within the final stanza of the race

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Podcast Team TRT November 23, 2023

Vegas debrief, Adelaide Preview

A simple show this week and most of it is centred around the Las Vegas Grand Prix and the VAILO Adelaide 500 this week. A typically comprehensive and opinionated breakdown of the Vegas highs and lows is mirrored by a typically comprehensive and opinionated breakdown of this weekend's Supercars decider. A lengthy Hot / Not breakdown features as well, of course.

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Insight Team TRT November 22, 2023

J-Mac is back for summer

In Australian speedway, James McFadden is considered royalty. J-Mac’s Ned Kelly inspired bushy beard is his trademark. The Yanks love him for bringing the shooey to victory lane. He’s the lone Australian running full-time on the prestigious World of Outlaws championship, and in 2023 he’s statistically the most successful Aussie abroad in motorsport. And the good news – he’s back home for a holiday and will again run a bunch of races across summer, with the same team of high-profile owners from last year.  It was a cool one-off concept last January to target the 50th anniversary edition of the

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News Team TRT November 21, 2023

Red 3 for ADL 500

The Blanchard Racing Team (BRT) has unveiled a new look for the Supercars season-ending Adelaide 500, with South Australian electronics company REDARC Defence & Space coming on board as the naming rights partner for Todd Hazelwood’s Ford Mustang. A local success story, REDARC has over 40 years of experience in the research, design, development and manufacture of electronic voltage converters and associated products, solar panels, inverters, power supplies, battery chargers, brake controllers, trailer braking products and more. Famous for rugged, adventure-proven gear, especially in the 4WD space, REDARC’s products have been deployed across a wide array of industries, with the

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