TRT Media ReleaseMotors & Masterpieces Gains Historic Partner
Motors & Masterpieces, Australia’s preeminent automotive festival, is proud to partner with the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation (AMHF) to further promote interest in the classic vehicle movement. Scheduled for November 22-24 at the Melbourne Showgrounds, Motors & Masterpieces will bring together the very best examples from across the motoring spectrum, with top-tier car and motorcycle displays from different eras of motoring history." The AMHF’s vision is to preserve and promote Australia’s motoring heritage through preservation, education, and research. At the heart of the AMHF’s work to date is an economic value study of Australia’s historic vehicle sector, which was recently
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Team TRTCallum Hedge on IndyNXT, IndyCar aspirations
Callum Hedge won Porsche championships in Australia and then completely changed tack in his career to chase an IndyCar dream - and he's going the right way about it. The young Kiwi checks in following a strong start to his IndyNXT campaign, talks adapting to racing Ovals for the first time, using a spotter, moving to Indianapolis and what it's like to come across his racing hero Scott Dixon in the Gym.. Then there's the Belgian GP recap in the HOTs and NOTs, plus a chat about Olympic games because of course there is. Listen at the player below or
Continue readingSprint Challenge Primed for QR
THE FIGHT for Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia supremacy enters the second half of a compelling 2024 season this weekend at Queensland Raceway. Round 4 of the series returns a 23-strong field to the Shannons SpeedSeries Race Queensland event at the Ipswich circuit, the track long a staple of the series and home base to a large number of its teams and drivers. The title battle is well poised following three rounds with Oscar Targett and Brock Gilchrist split by just 26 points out in front, while a chasing pack including Hamish Fitzsimmons, Aron Shields, Clay Osborne, Caleb Sumich and
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Mark WalkerTouring Car Celebration Set for Winton
The season of historic motorsport continues this weekend, with the VHRR’s Winton Festival of Speed set to not only celebrate 50 years of Ford versus Holden but also 60 years of the Ford Mustang. Making an appearance at the event will be the Historic Group C & A Touring Cars, which are set to be joined by feature races for older generation Historic Group N machinery. Last year, the Group N 50K Plate mini enduro attracted 40 entries, with the main prize claimed by Jamie Tilley. The Group C & A field will feature Supercars team owner Peter Xibberas aboard
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A Time Before Winton: The Benalla Street Race
While Winton Motor Raceway continues to be one of the longest-serving permanent circuits in the nation, the area’s first car race was a true pioneer. In 1936, a triangular street course on the outskirts of Benalla hosted the first official car race ever contested on the public roads of mainland Victoria. Organised by the Benalla Centenary Celebrations Committee and the Victorian Sporting Car Club (VSCC), the event was very much run against the odds, with the government of the time dead against motorsport on public roads. Timeline of a Pioneering Event 28th February 1936 The concept of motorsport as a
Continue readingMemory Lane: Ford Heaven
Back in 2004/5, The Race Torque was fortunate to be invited to inspect the private Harris Racing Museum in Brisbane - a special collection for lovers of Blue Oval Touring Car Racing. Collated by motoring and motorsport identities John and Craig Harris, the assorted machinery featured many significant ties to their own racing endeavours. The Eagle Farm warehouse doubled as the family race car workshop, from which their V8 Supercars Development Series team operated. Impressively, many of the old Group C cars were at the forefront of the category's revival around two decades ago, setting the scene for the class's
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Richard CraillHunter McElrea: One on one following his IndyCar debut
FOR AS long as he could remember, Hunter McElrea wanted to be an IndyCar driver. On Sunday, July 21 he quite literally lived that dream, making his NTT IndyCar Series debut with Dale Coyne Racing on the streets of Toronto - so of course we needed to get the lowdown. From the seemingly fruitless chasing of a drive all year to a late call-up to test for Coyne's team at Mid Ohio and then landing the seat for Toronto, Hunter tells the full story of the build-up, testing and then his debut weekend. From what it's like to drive an
Continue readingNew Rural Motorsport Facility Emerges
Following our recent feature on 28 planned circuits for Australia, another motorsport project has come out of the woodwork, namely the Albany Motorsport Park in Western Australia. The initial concept calls for a 3.5km, 12m wide race circuit, a drift training area, a Motorcycling Australia-spec 2.4km long, 10m wide motocross track, a junior motorcycle track, clubhouse and amenities, a 4WD/ATV training area, plus parking areas and other facilities. It is envisioned that the race circuit will be able to split into separate sections depending on the user base, while the construction also calls for the revegetation of the central wetland
Continue readingB12HR Tix on Sale
EVENT TICKETS and camping go on sale today for the 2025 running of Australia’s International enduro, the Bathurst 12 Hour. To be held across the January 31-February 2 weekend next year, all 2025 General Admission and Grandstand tickets go on sale at 12:00PM AEST today at 2024 prices. Tickets can be purchased online via Ticketek, and campsites can be purchased online here. As is traditional at the event, all General Admission ticketholders will have access to the pit / paddock area, rooftop bar atop the iconic Mount Panorama pit building and all GA spectator areas around the famous circuit. More
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