OSCAR TARGETT has extended his lead in the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series, racing his way to the front in the first race at the NTI Townsville 500.  Starting third on the grid but with an open pole position in front of him on account of Hamish Fitzsimmons starting from pit lane, Targett settled into second early in the first 25-minute sprint race of the weekend before pouncing on Clay Osborne to take the race lead and ultimately take the win. The Grove Racing / EBM driver edged away from a racy Brock Gilchrist - who also passed Osborne

FAST New Zealander Brock Gilchrist has charged to the top of the times following a competitive and clean day of practice for Round 3 of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series at the NTI Townsville 500 in Queensland.  Taking advantage of a new-tyre run at the end of the second, 25-minute practice session of the day, Gilchrist's 1m14.4746s flyer not only topped the charts in the session, but did so overall in a fast Friday that saw both sessions run without interruption. Click here to view results from qualifying at the NTI Townsville 500.  The pair of practice sessions were

Australia’s leading performance and motorsport parts supplier, Racer Industries, is thrilled to announce its support of talented racers Clay Richards and Harrison Blanchard as they take on the challenge of the 2024 TGRA GR Cup. The one-make Toyota GR86 series presents a thrilling platform for drivers to showcase their skills on some of Australia's premier tracks, with a potential field of over 30 drivers at each round and is dedicated to supporting the motorsports community at every level. In the upcoming GR Cup this week at the Townsville 500, Clay Richards will be behind the wheel of the #3 Racer

ONE-MAKE Porsche racing returns to the streets of Townsville at the 2024 NTI Townsville 500 this weekend – but not quite in the way North Queensland Supercars fans have seen before. In the past the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship has been a staple on the Reid Park Street Circuit, however this year it’s the turn of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge series to put on a show. Round 3 of the highly competitive series will be staged in the North Queensland city and it marks a major milestone for the category, founded in 2008. Townsville won’t be

Image: Kevin Pecks / Chequered flag AN International fact-finding mission to the world’s biggest GT3 race has Bathurst 12 Hour organisers excited about the continued growth of Australia’s International Enduro. Bathurst 12 Hour Event Director Shane Rudzis and Supercars Head of Broadcast Nathan Prendergast attended the Centenary running of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps at the weekend, both to fly the flag for Australia’s biggest GT enduro while also learning from an event now in its 100th year. While Rudzis attended the event last year, 2024 marked Prendergast’s first visit to the iconic Spa Francorchamps circuit in the Belgian