A vastly experienced Motorsport Public Relations operator, journalist, commentator and photographer, Mark brings his unique angle to The Race Torque in both words and imagery. As well as serving as our key photographer on the ground at major events around Australia (and overseas), Walker will often chime in with his unique and pin-point sharp viewpoint of the racing world via the keyboard too.
News Team TRT December 7, 2023

Big year ahead for Aussie Racing Cars

The Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series has confirmed an exciting calendar for the 2024 season, starting at the mecca of local motorsport – Mount Panorama, Bathurst – and concluding at the fan favourite Gold Coast 500. Following an exciting 2023 campaign ending in Osborn’s Transport driver Joel Heinrich sealing the title, next year’s Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series will make its return to Bathurst as the category opens its season at the famous mountain. Forming part of the Bathurst SuperFest, the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series will thrill fans during this spectacular event, opening

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Insight Richard Craill December 4, 2023

A message to Motorsport TV viewers

RIGHTO, race fans, it’s time to have a grown-up conversation about motorsport. Or, more to the point, the way we consume it. News today that the Shannons SpeedSeries will be broadcast exclusively live and free on the Seven Network, with coverage split between their 7plus streaming app and the more regular broadcast networks, is another win for motorsport fans. It means there’s now a remarkable amount of motorsport that in 2024 will be free for you to view. No subscriptions. No monthly price. Just live and free motorsport. Which if you read the internet comments is apparently, parity and well-secured

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News Media Release December 4, 2023

SpeedSeries to Seven

More motorsport is coming to the Seven Network in 2024, with Motorsport Australia securing a new deal with Australia’s most-watched television and digital network. Every round of the Shannons SpeedSeries will be live and free on 7plus throughout 2024 and 2025, with a host of exciting categories locked in for the coming season at a wide range of venues across the country. The Bosch Motorsport Australia Rally Championship (ARC) and Polaris Motorsport Australia Off Road Championship (AORC) will also remain with Seven following significant growth during its time on 7plus in recent years, further cementing Seven’s place as the Home

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Photos Mark Walker December 2, 2023

Our Favourite Ever Museum

I’m calling it, but the Technical Museum in Sinsheim, Germany, is deadest my happy place. We recently posted a story on the Museum’s temporary exhibit, showcasing 100 years of the Le Mans 24. However, everything else in the expansive display is well worth featuring, too – hopefully, this gallery gives you an insight into the quality and quantity of machinery on show – there is genuinely something for anyone. We have previously showcased Sinsheim, which is joined by a sister venue about 40min away in Speyer, which jointly have over 5,000 items on display. Not pictured in this gallery is

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News TRT Media Release December 2, 2023

Fresh Lambo Incoming

THE AUSTRALIAN debut of Lamborghini’s latest and greatest Huracan GT3 EVO2 race car will take place at the 2024 Repco Bathurst 12 Hour. Long-time Lamborghini racer and 12-Hour competitor Adrian Deitz has locked in his entry of a brand-new Huracan GT3 EVO2 for the February 16-18 event next year. The car will again be fielded by Porsche and TCR championship-winning team Wall Racing, with Deitz to once again be joined in the squad for the third year running by David Wall, Tony D’Alberto and Grant Denyer. Lamborghini’s Squadra Corse customer racing program will once again support the entry at the event, with the team to send

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News TRT Media Release December 1, 2023

A Vortex is coming to the B12hr

A UNIQUE addition to the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour's Invitational Class will see a V8-powered, French-built Sports Car join Australia's International Enduro for the first time in 2024.  Vortex, a racing car constructor based in Pézenas in the South of France, has entered the race with one of their unique Sports Cars for the first time. Created in 2015 under the leadership of Olivier and Arnaud Gomez, Vortex's leadership have more than 50 combined years of racing experience between them. While Arnaud Gomez is a champion French driver - with six French championships to his credit, as well as multiple

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Podcast Team TRT November 30, 2023

Champion Kai Allen and an enormous Adelaide debrief

KAI ALLEN sealed the Super2 series crown in Adelaide so we had to get this impressive young bloke from Mount Gambier back on the show to discuss his achievements - and find out the odd reason why he couldn't have the chat at our usually scheduled time.. Then it's a massive debrief in and around the Adelaide 500 and the end of the Supercars Championship for 2023. It's a big one, this..

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News TRT Media Release November 29, 2023

Porsche Champs Celebrated

NEWLY-crowned Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Champion Callum Hedge has revealed just how close he came to losing the championship in Sunday's final race at the VAILO Adelaide 500.  A dramatic start to the deciding race of the year saw Hedge and the championship leader at the time, Jackson Walls, leap across the famous Senna chicane as they battled, nearly side-by-side. On landing, Walls' car tore a tyre from the left-rear wheel rim on his Objective Racing Porsche, causing him to spin across the circuit and out of the race, ending his title hopes. Hedge's car landed heavily however

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News TRT Media Release November 29, 2023

Trans Am Takes to the Streets

THE 2024 Trans Am Series calendar will conclude with an incredible season finale' at the VAILO Adelaide 500 next November.  The season finale' at one of Australia's largest motorsport events culminates a seven-round national series planned for next year set to continue the strong growth of the category into the new season. The Trans Am Series launched at the famous Adelaide Parklands Circuit in 2020 before that season was ultimately shut down due to the pandemic. That weekend, Aaron Seton won the weekend - scoring pole and winning all three races in the first ever Trans Am round in Australia.

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Power Rankings Team TRT November 27, 2023

Caltex Power Rankings: Adelaide 500

With thanks to our friends at Caltex, let's give the Adelaide 500 the full HOT, NOT and WHAT treatment. And wowee, isn't there a lot of things to rank from that one... 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,

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