First Focus for Radical Cup in 2024
FIRST FOCUS, an Australian-owned business delivering Information Technology solutions to businesses worldwide, will become the title partner of the 2024 Radical Cup Australia Series. The First Focus Radical Cup Australia Series will see some of Australia’s quickest one-make racing cars tackle five rounds around Australia, commencing at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on April 12-14. First Focus specialize in IT consulting and infrastructure projects, Cloud Services, Connectivity, Cybersecurity and IT strategy – among a range of other services offered by their experienced team. First Focus and Radical Motorsport in Australia already have a long, existing relationship thanks to the
Continue readingGrowth for B6HR
BATHURST'S biggest enduro has lived up to its tagline with a sensational Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour delivering again across the Easter Long weekend at Mount Panorama. 18,033 people attended the three-day festival of motorsport, the third-largest event attendance across the eight to have run so far. That was off the back of a record take up of campground sites this year, with more than 500 booked for the first time in event history. The event enjoyed a digital audience reach of more than 1.3m people - an event record - with more than 750,000 video views recorded on social
Continue readingRobotham Takes on GT World Challenge Asia
Jay Robotham’s busy motorsport schedule for 2024 will expand into the world of GT3 racing, with confirmation of a partial campaign in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia aboard a Mercedes-AMG for Climax Racing. At this stage, the events at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand, Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, and the Fuji International Speedway are confirmed, with Robotham set to line up alongside Chinese driver Min Heng. The Chinese-based Climax Racing, meanwhile, are highly credentialled across the region, with success in GT competition with a range of marques, as well as in the ever-competitive Carrera Cup Asia. The
Continue readingJayden Ojeda & Courtney Prince: Bathurst Winners
Jayden Ojeda and Courtney Prince both made history in the Bathurst 6 Hour this year, 'Juice' was the first to defend his win, while Courtney is the first female driver to stand on the top step of the Bathurst podium in years. They're both on the show this week to help debrief another magic Mountain moment. Then it's into the breakdown of the race and the Hot's and Not's of the week that was. Tune in with your Podcast player of choice or listen below. Spotify: Click HereApple: Click HereDeezer: Click Here
Continue readingPower Rankings: Bathurst 6 Hour
How on earth does Mount Panorama do it time and time and time and time again? The 2024 edition of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour will go down in the books as yet another cracking good Bathurst enduro. And, of course, the only way to break down the good, the bad and the ugly from such an occasion is our very own Power Rankings. Enjoy. 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
Continue readingAnother Bathurst Epic
The Secure Wealth Advisers BMW M4 of Simon Hodges, Jayden Ojeda and George Miedecke has won the 2024 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour after another thrilling conclusion to the production car marathon. The race appeared to be in the hands of the Bruce Lynton Service BMW M3 of Beric Lynton/Tim Leahey/Will Davison until a gearbox issue for Davison inside the final half an hour helped deliver Ojeda the race win. FULL RESULTS: https://bathurst6hour.com.au/results/2024-results/#Race Ojeda and Hodges become the first back-to-back winners of the Bathurst 6 Hour, in what was the closest 1-2 and 1-2-3 finish in the history of the race.
Continue readingAUSGP: TRT’s Race Week Media Diary
Looking back – the Australian Grand Prix was a big one to be working in the media. Here, the author recounts his weekend at the races, writing stories and capturing the action in what was, at times, a challenging yet rewarding five days... The Plan As always before a big meet, I like to plan things out minute-by-minute; having things mapped out means that I don’t have to think on the fly, I don’t miss out on anything, and I don’t double up on photo angles (too much). The plan before the weekend started is above, although it evolved a
Continue readingBMWs Fast on Friday
Two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison has set the fastest time in the final Friday session of the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. Davison and fellow Supercars driver Thomas Randle both went under the 2m 24s bracket in their BMW’s, covered by just eight hundredths of a second having posted their laps on their first and second flying laps respectively. On combined times across both practice sessions today, Davison edged practice one pacesetter David Russell by 0.0069s and Randle - second in FP2 - by 0.08. FULL RESULTS: https://bathurst6hour.com.au/results/2024-results/#Practice2 After the morning’s first practice session ran without interruption, Practice Two was
Continue readingNational Motor Racing Museum
It is genuinely one of our favourite places, and right now, it is even better, with the National Motor Racing Museum currently playing host to the Chrysler in Australian Motorsport special exhibition. You can judge for yourself from the below pics, but some of the absolute highlights include Clem Smith's legendary sports sedan, the White family's beastly Targa Viper, and a selection of sensational Valiants - there is plenty there to drool over. The beauty of the NMRM is that the showcase is constantly switching and changing, with new display pieces constantly being rotated through. To get an idea of
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