Mark Walker
The Battle of Bathurst: Publicly Disappointed
The 1998 AMP Bathurst 1000 will go down in the history books as one of the greatest Great Races of all time. However, outside of the blockbuster racing, that long weekend in October failed to deliver – crowds weren’t engaged, and neither were the manufacturers or global Super Touring competitors. In the opening three legs of this deep dive into the Battle of Bathurst, we looked at the formation of V8 Supercars and the subsequent motorsport civil war that broke out in 1997, resulting in the twin 1000km races that year. Read: Part 1 – The Battle of Bathurst: V8s Vs
Continue readingThe Fox Collection
There are precious few public automotive showcases that represent the quality you can find in our very own Fox Collection, featuring selections from Lindsay Fox’s incredible fleet. Located in Docklands, adjacent to the Melbourne downtown, the Fox Collection probably features the car of your dreams. Immediately as you walk in the front doors, you are greeted by a Lexus LFA, a pair of contemporary Ford GTs and one of 77 modern Porsche 935s, which sets the tone for what’s inside. On the day of our visit, around 50 vehicles were on display, and it was close to impossible to pick
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TRT Media ReleaseTrans-Tasman Porsche Success
THE success of the first Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia round in New Zealand will lead to a furthering of the trans-Tasman relationship between Porsche Motorsport entities on both sides of the ditch. That's the word from both Aussie and Kiwi Porsche Motorsport Management following a hugely successful weekend at the ITM Taupo Super400 event. 19, Type 992 Porsche GT3 Cup Cars were freighted to New Zealand to compete at Taupo last weekend alongside the Repco Supercars Championship, joined by two local entries to create the largest one-make grid of Porsche GT3 Cup Cars in New Zealand for decades.
Continue reading$2.5 Million Collection Under the Hammer
A bespoke private collection of British classic cars projected to bring more than $2.5 million will headline Donington Auctions’ next auction event on 19 May. Owned by an established Queensland enthusiast, the seven-car strong collection includes an ultra-rare Proteus-built Jaguar XJ13 replica, famous for its appearance on the British Top Gear television program. Unseen since its 1993 television test in the hands of presenter Tiff Needell, this very first Jaguar XJ13 replica built spent many years hidden away in a private European collection before arriving here in 2017. Australia’s largest auctioneer of classic automotive items, Donington Auctions is a premium
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Team TRTAnton De Pasquale: JR Trophy Winner
The Repco Supercars Championship debut in Taupo witnessed a massive bounceback for Anton De Pasquale and the Shell V-Power Racing Team, who jetted home with the all-important Jason Richards Memorial Trophy after a classic weekend of racing. Anton joins us to break it all down, while Richard Craill phones it in from across the ditch with all of the inside gossip from on the ground at our newest championship circuit. The team analyse a big weekend in sport, plus there is the usual dose of Hot and Not to round out the show. Tune in with your Podcast player of
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Richard CraillUncertainty to Absolutes: Taupo’s Supercars journey
ADMIT IT, when Supercars announced their New Zealand return would come via a smallish, country circuit three and a half hours South of the biggest population base in the nation, you probably rolled your eyes. Sure, there was a dim memory of A1GP being held at Taupo in another lifetime, and some domestic Kiwi racing stuff over the summer tucked away on Aussie pay TV, but that was about it. Surely, I bet you thought, Hampton Downs would have been a better bet. Or Highlands. Or better yet, just don’t close Pukekohe.. I thought a lot of those thoughts too.
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Media ReleaseHidden Valley Improvements Announced
The first stage of the Hidden Valley Master Plan upgrade is revving up, with the Territory Labor Government investing $3 million in Budget 2024 to make the beloved motorsport track more accessible for all Territorians. The upgrades will ensure that motorsport fans with a disability have improved facilities, upgraded pathways, new lighting and better signage. These initial upgrades will ensure fans of all abilities can more easily enjoy the action trackside. They will also ensure a coordinated and sequenced delivery of the remainder of the first stage of the Hidden Valley Master Plan, including: Upgrades to the pits area, including
Continue readingPower Rankings: Taupo
Taupo: the latest place to be uncovered by the Supercars Championship that is now on your bucket list. So there was an awful lot to unpack from that one: the pandemonium of the New Zealand Touring Car Championship on Saturday, to the running of the Bulls on Sunday, and everything else - here are the Hot, Not and What from the maiden Taupo adventure. 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
Continue readingSolid Pace from Robotham
Aussie Jay Robotham made a promising start to his Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS campaign at the Sepang International Circuit over the weekend, with a class podium from the opening race of the season. Driving a Lanotec Australia-backed Climax Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 with Min Heng, the combination showed strong pace throughout the event, even if it wasn’t smooth sailing in qualifying or the races. After setting the second fastest time in the second test session, the outfit placed 18th on the grid for race one. An up-and-down opener saw the pair finish 17th and third in the
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