TRT Media ReleaseRussell on Top
DAVID RUSSELL has ended the longest drought in Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia history, claiming his first ever round win in his 60th attempt. Russell, who moved to TekworkX Motorsport this season, had finished second on six occasions and had 14 prior podium appearances without a round win in his otherwise successful Carrera Cup career; but ended that streak in style today in Taupo. Russell claimed the Endurance Cup opener on Sunday morning then finished a safe second in Race 2 to claim the round over Jackson Walls and Nash Morris. Walls won the final race of the weekend
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Mark WalkerThe Battle of Bathurst: Taking a Financial Bath
The culmination of Australian motorsport’s civil war came in 1997 with the running of dual Bathurst 1000 races. In this series, we have previously delved into the formation of V8 Supercars and the power struggle that played out in the media following the Bathurst City Council’s sensational move to grant the V8s their rebel date on Mount Panorama. Read: Part 1 – The Battle of Bathurst: V8s Vs Super Touring, TV Wars & Council Plays Read: Part 2 – The Battle of Bathurst: Lawyers Engaged, V8s & Super Tourers Rage War Read: Part 4 - The Battle of Bathurst: Publicly Disappointed,
Continue readingRussell Reigns in the Rain
DAVID RUSSELL has returned to the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia winners list, leading lights to flag to claim a rain-sodden New Zealand opener in Taupo. In just his fourth ever race for TekworkX, Russell led home Angelo Mouzouris – in his best race yet – and Harri Jones to take the sixth win of his Carrera Cup career and the Equity One Professional class honours. Adrian Flack survived an early scrape to claim the win in SP Tools Pro-Am with Rick Armstrong in second and Sam Fillmore in third. The race started behind the Safety Car as solid
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Jones Paces Practice
PORSCHE PAYNTER Dixon Carrera Cup Australia championship leader Harri Jones has picked up where he left off at Round 1, topping the charts in practice as the championship made its debut in New Zealand today. Jones’ 1m26.6403s saw his Hastings Deering CAT / Porsche Centre Melbourne Motorsport #12 car top the Equity One Professional class order ahead of Round 1 runner-up Dale Wood’s Connected Spaces / EMB Porsche and Dexion / GWR Australia's Dylan O’Keeffe. The same three drivers topped each of today’s 25-minute sessions as the field got up to speed at the 3.2km Taupo circuit. Jones’ benchmark lap
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Dale RodgersTaking Over: The Stephen Grove Story
Motorsport attracts a wide spread of competitors, sponsors and team owners. Since AVESCO launched the concept of a V8 Supercars franchise system some twenty-eight years ago, we have witnessed a fascinating array of owners of the coveted licence, or in its current form, the Teams Racing Charter. Unsurprisingly, names like Larry Perkins, Tony Longhurst, Mark Larkham and Glen Seton were all early owners of V8 Supercars ‘RECs’, and to this day, Brad Jones and Dick Johnson continue to operate their teams under the charter of the day. But along the way, we have witnessed many ‘interlopers’—mostly successful business people, and
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Team TRTPodcast: Lowndes, Murray & Ratel
In a big week of sport, Tony Schibeci catches up with Craig Lowndes and Cooper Murray at the Supercheap Auto Wildcard Launch. Meanwhile, down at Phillip Island, Dale Rodgers chats to SRO chief Stephane Ratel about all things GT racing Then Richard Craill and Mark Walker join the party to break down a big SpeedSeries outing, preview the Supercars' return to New Zealand, with Craillsy first on the ground in Taupo, and crank it up for the usual dose of Hots and Nots... Tune in with your Podcast player of choice, or listen below. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here
Continue readingPorsches Arrive in NZ
THE Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia field has landed in New Zealand as the championship prepares to race internationally for just the second time in its history. 19 Type-992 Porsche GT3 Cup Cars and an array of team equipment, spare parts and infrastructure arrived in New Zealand last week, cleared customs, and were delivered to Taupo Motorsport Park circuit, three hours South of Auckland, on Monday this week. Cars have been unloaded at the circuit today, with teams and drivers arriving from tomorrow to prepare for the ITM Taupo Super400 event. The event, the Repco Supercars Championship’s return to
Continue readingPower Rankings: Race Phillip Island
Well then. There is oh so much to unpack from the Ford Mustang 60 Years Race Phillip Island for the Shannons SpeedSeries. So here goes... 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. Look
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