Team TRTGT Big Dogs Line Up
A THREE way fight for the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS Championship will see the title contenders each bring serious GT3 heavy-hitters to the title battle this weekend. Liam Talbot (Audi), Geoff Emery (Audi) and Yasser Shahin (Porsche) will each have world-class drivers alongside them as they battle for the championship across three races at the VAILO Adelaide 500. Championship leader Talbot will be joined by two-time Bathurst 12-hour winner and 2015 GT World Challenge Australia champion Chris Mies as he looks to defend his narrow, 7-point lead. Adelaide will mark Mies' second round for the year,
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Mark Walker58 Milestone Moments from Adelaide
The Adelaide Parklands sure have seen some spectacular moments. Here, we run through the highlights, from 1846 to the present. 1846 - Horse racing commenced in Victoria Park. 1882 - The heritage-listed Victoria Park grandstand (that remains in place) was erected. The early 1980s - Sydney (harbourside), Melbourne (Sandown) and Canberra (a new standalone racetrack) all thought it would be great to bring Formula 1 to Australia. 1984 - Following a chat with Bernie Ecclestone, Adelaide successfully steals the Australian Grand Prix from its then home of Calder Park, with the race set to run from 1985 to 1991. Locals
Continue readingSprint Challenge to Townsville
A BLOCKBUSTER 2024 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia calendar has been announced, with the series set to continue its incredible recent momentum across six rounds next year. The calendar mixes high-profile national events with sensational permanent circuits and what is likely to be the series’ best media and broadcast package yet. The calendar is headlined by the series’ street racing debut at the NTI Townsville 500 in North Queensland on July 5-7. While Sprint Challenge has supported Supercars Championship rounds in the past, the category has never competed on a street circuit in its 16-year history. The spot on the
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Richard CraillTCR Champ Josh Buchan, Todd Hazelwood
A huge show this week, as Josh Buchan joins us to discuss the start of his reign as TCR Australia's champion after claiming the title in Adelaide. Todd Hazelwood is on the show to discuss the pausing of his full-time Supercars career and what may come next, before a typically feisty Hot and Not segment processes the pro's and con's of McDonald's and more. Also - win with On the Grid! Listen after the interviews for details of a cool new competition coming for the VAILO Adelaide 500 next week!
Continue readingSpeedSeries Calendar Updated
Motorsport Australia has confirmed two date changes for the 2024 Shannons SpeedSeries calendar. The fourth round of 2024, held at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park, will now take place one week later than listed in the draft calendar, with competitors heading to The Bend on 31 May – 2 June. Meanwhile, the Shannons SpeedSeries’ second visit to Queensland Raceway will now be held two weeks later, with the sixth round of 2024 now being held on 2-4 August to avoid a clash with Supercars. The September round listed as a TBC in the draft calendar is still yet to be locked away while
Continue readingBig Carrera Cup Calendar Revealed
THE BIGGEST ever Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship season awaits following confirmation of the 2024 racing calendar for Australia’s top one-make category. An international trip, night racing and positions at five of the largest motorsport events in the country are set to set to position Carrera Cup once again as one of Australia’s premier racing categories. Following the traditional start at the Formula 1 ® Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, the championship will cross the Tasman and head to New Zealand for the first time in series history. Carrera Cup Australia’s second ever international round will be held
Continue readingCarrera Cup to NZ
THE PORSCHE Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship will race in New Zealand for the first time in 2024. Embracing a huge groundswell of Kiwi interest in the series, Australia’s top one-make category will follow the Repco Supercars Championship across the Tasman in 2024 and join the ITM Taupo Super400 program on 19-21 April next year. It will be just the second time that the championship will have competed outside of Australia. Porsche Carrera Cup Australia has remarkable New Zealand heritage dating back to the inaugural champion, Porsche Motorsport Australia hall of famer, Jim Richards. Eight Carrera Cup Australia titles
Continue readingCaltex Power Rankings: Bathurst International
The Shannons SpeedSeries had its work cut out to better last week's performance at Race Sydney, but the first truly international Supercheap Auto Bathurst International gave it a red-hot Aussie crack. There is plenty to unpack in this edition of the Caltex Power Rankings, so strap in, it's a wild ride. 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
Continue readingMount Panorama Kart Track Uncovered
Following last week’s news of a potential greyhound track to be built in the camping grounds at the base of Mount Panorama, comes the lodgement of a development application for a go kart track in a similar area, set to be located near The Chase. The battle to build a karting facility in Bathurst has been ongoing for some time, with previous attempts to create a circuit at McPhillamy Park not making it past the planning phase. The proposed area, covering the track, pits, paddock area, acoustic mound, batters, and detention basin, totals 8.9 hectares. Set to be built to
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