TRT Media Release12 Hour TV Confirmed
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,
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Mark WalkerHuge Fields for Vic State Opener
Bumper fields across the board will take to Sandown International Raceway this weekend for the Victorian State Circuit Racing Championship opening round, with well over 200 starters nominated for the event. The Vic State Formula Ford continues to represent the toughest competition in the country, with a stout field of 28 to take to the starter, encompassing a mix of newer Duratec and older Kent-powered machinery. Names of note include Zak Lobko, Edison Beswick, Bailey Collins and a pack of youngsters ready to impress at the front, while Richard Davison and Malcolm Oastler will be in the thick of the
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Team TRTCaltex Power Rankings: Sandown SpeedSeries
Well then, we're off and running with the first instalment of the Caltex Power Rankings for 2024 from the SpeedSeries opener at Sandown. Fortunately for us, there were a lot of talking points... 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
Continue readingStacked B12hr Field
Ninety-seven drivers from 18 nationalities will descend on Mount Panorama, Bathurst this week as the world returns to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour. The remarkably diverse group of drivers represent the who’s who of both international GT and Sports Car racing and some of the most successful Australian drivers the sport has seen. The field includes the reigning Repco Bathurst 12-Hour winners, Kenny Habul, Jules Gounon and Luca Stolz, who will aim for a historic Bathurst three-peat this weekend aboard their SunEnergy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. Gounon, meanwhile, will aim for his fourth consecutive Bathurst victory as he searches for a
Continue readingGinetta added to B12hr field
A NEW ENTRY will add further competition to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour’s GT4 class this week. The late entry of a Ginetta G55 GT4 car by Mark Griffith’s Nineteen Corp team will add to the class competition which includes Griffth’s Mercedes-AMG GT4 and a pair of McLaren Artura GT4s entered by new team, Method Motorsport. The Ginetta will be driven by British drivers Colin White and Owen Hizzey and locals Paul Buccini and Aaron Zerefos, with support from Ginetta, Griffith Corporation, Buccini Transport, Fiji Water, UK Red, Scuderia Graziani and OHR. White is one of the most experienced and
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The Changing Face of the Motorsport Media
Never before in the history of Australian motorsport has there been such a focus on the role and function of the media. Whether it is good, bad or indifferent, the manner in which the sport is covered by the media has evolved over time, as consumers switch up their viewing habits as new technologies and platforms emerge. As the world converts from print to digital, all and sundry have gained a voice, including the media members. Here we dive into the shift, how the sport is now consumed, and the bubbling fracas within the media scrum. On the Box From
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Gun Audis Announced
MELBOURNE Performance Centre has announced a three-car Repco Bathurst 12 Hour campaign that gives the Audi team a shot at victory in both the outright and Pro-Am classes in the February 16-18 event. The team has confirmed they will enter two of their Audi R8 LMSs in the Pro class, drawing on the hugely experienced ranks of professional drivers that have history with the team to build out both entries. The KFC / Jamec Racing entry will be steered by Bathurst local Brad Schumacher, Markus Winkelhock and Ricardo Feller. The sister Wash It / Jamec Racing entry will see Liam
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