PORSCHE MICHELIN Junior Caleb Sumich will make his Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship debut at the Sandown 500 next week.  The 18-year-old from Western Australia will graduate from Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge to the main game of one-make Porsche racing with his existing team, McElrea Racing, and will contest three of the final four rounds of this years championship. Starting at Sandown, Sumich will then also tackle the Gold Coast and Adelaide street circuits that round out the Carrera Cup year. Sumich is a race and round winner in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia this year and currently

HANKOOK will return as the official tyre supplier of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, commencing with the 2025 event.  The event has signed a multi-year agreement with the renowned tyre brand, who have a more than 20-year history of supporting Australian Motorsport and Production Car racing in particular. The new agreement will see every competitor utilise Hankook Ventus R-Spec Medium compound tyres throughout the 18-20 April, 2025 event, while Hankook will also join the event as a commercial partner. The new partnership is something of a reunion for both parties: Hankook served as the official tyre supplier for the

PORSCHE MOTORSPORT'S latest and greatest contender designed for global GT4 competition has landed in Australia. The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport represents Porsche's latest iteration of its global contender for GT4 competition, with significant if evolutionary gains over previous models. With a further allocation secured by Porsche Motorsport Australia, eight cars have now landed in Australia with a majority already sold to either returning or brand-new customers. These include the car currently utilised by 2023 GT4 Australia winner Shane Smollen, who currently leads the Pro-Am standings in the 2024 series aboard his Method Motorsport-run entry. The 718 Cayman GT4

JOHNSTON CRAILL RACING ENTERPRISES will return to competition this weekend, locking in an on-track return in the penultimate round of the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars series at Phillip Island. It’s a comeback six months in the making following an unscheduled second complete rebuild thanks to moments unfortunately outside of the team’s control. The return comes following a lengthy process to regroup following a challenging introduction to the category that saw the team’s #8 Check it out Graphics / theracetorque.com Mustang first blow an engine and then be crashed into by another competitor – caught out on the oil -