The VHRR is proud to announce that the founder of Elfin Racing Cars, Garrie Cooper, will be posthumously inducted into the prestigious Motorsport Australia Hall of Fame for his remarkable contributions to motorsport engineering and innovation. Garrie Cooper, a visionary Australian engineer and entrepreneur, founded Elfin Sports Cars in 1957. His passion for motorsport and relentless pursuit of excellence led to the creation of some of the most iconic and successful racing cars in Australian motorsport history. Under his leadership, Elfin Racing Cars became synonymous with innovation, performance, and success on the track. Throughout his illustrious career, Cooper engineered, produced

The 10-day extravaganza at Mount Panorama, the Bathurst SuperFest is underway with opening practice for the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour today. The international endurance race will see 97 drivers from 18 countries do battle on Australia's spiritual home of racing in Central NSW. Today's practice is critical - and in 2023 the fastest driver in opening practice was two-wheel legend turned endurance sensation, Valentino Rossi. Seven-time MotoGP Champion Rossi will be behind the wheel of his Team WRT BMW again in 2024, taking on the world's best endurance racers and Supercars stars. US IndyCar legend Paul Tracy will be amongst

German marque Mercedes Benz dominates the line-up of classic cars set to be auctioned in Donington’s live simulcast ‘Summer Car & Number Plate Auction’ on the 25th of February. Four near-concours quality cars from the same Melbourne collector – well known in the Mercedes Benz classic car community – are set to be offered at Donington Auction’s first live auction event for 2024, together with a further six timeless cars from the Stuttgart manufacturer. Star of the Mercedes Benz auction roll call for the 51-car February auction in 10 days’ time will be a highly desirable 1960 190SL convertible. Being

AUSSIE international driver Tom Sargent will remain ‘stateside’ and make the transition to GT racing in 2024, confirming his participation in the 2024 Fanatec GT World Challenge America series. Sargent will join Global Motorsport Group (GMG) for the 13-event series, driving a Porsche 992 GT3R with Kyle Washington. It marks a change of tack for the young Aussie rising star, who made an immediate impact on the US Sports Car racing scene last year by finishing second on debut in the Porsche Carrera Cup North America championship. Driving for Aussie squad McElrea Racing, in 16 races he scored 10 podium

Some stunning pieces of motorsport history are in transit from across the ditch, with examples of New Zealand’s finest destined for the Phillip Island Classic Festival of Speed, which is scheduled for March 8-10. The social post below shows some of the immaculate machines, including Can Am examples, as fitted with massive 8.3-litre Chevrolet powerplants, being loaded up for the journey. The news follows in the footsteps of confirmation of a one-off Trans-Tasman F5000 Trophy Race, which will see more than 20 of the best of the best open-wheelers from across the region face off on the wide-open sweeps of

A HUGE fortnight of motorsport on Australian TV kicks off with the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama this week. 17 Hours of live coverage across Saturday, 17 February and Sunday, 18 February highlight the coverage of the 2024 running of Australia’s International Enduro, which this year features its strongest grid in years and a host of local and international stars.   The Repco Bathurst 12 Hour kicks off the 10-day Bathurst SuperFest, which culminates in the opening round of the Repco Supercars Championship, the Thrifty Bathurst 500, the following weekend. Both events will be broadcast on Fox Sports,