The champion grandson of an Aussie legend: Max Geoghegan, Toyota GR Cup winner
RACING heritage runs deep in the Geoghegan family with five-time Touring Car champion Ian 'Pete' and Leo stars of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Now, Pete's grandson Max has claimed his first national championship, taking the Toyota GR Cup title in style in a climactic showdown on the streets of Surfers Paradise. He joins the show this week to reflect on his crown, his first Supercars test and his family legacy. Then, it's onto the usual Hot's and Not's of a particularly big week in motorsport.
Continue readingBathurst 1000: Mega Notebook
Well, we're better late than never! Here's a massive deep dive behind the scenes from the Bathurst 1000, covering all of the things you missed from home... Enjoy! Beer Here Our good mates at Reckless Brewing knocked one out of the park with their limited edition range of Walkinshaw Andretti United lager, celebrating some of the classic liveries from over the years. It's good stuff! Scenes from the Camping Grounds and Spectator Areas Aurora Australis?!At this time of year?At this time of day?In this part of the country?Localised entirely above Mount Panorama? Those in Bathurst early on Thursday morning or
Continue readingElf Lubricants to become major partner of Meguiar’s B12hr
THE BATHURST 12 Hour is proud to announce ELF Lubricants as a major partner of Australia’s International Enduro. ELF Lubricants will become the Official Oil Partner of the event in a multi-year partnership that aligns two renowned international brands at Mount Panorama. The new relationship rekindles a longstanding partnership between the Event and MotorActive, the newly appointed ELF Lubricants Australian distributor. Previously, MotorActive managed the title sponsorship of the 12 Hour from 2013 to 2019 and will do so again from 2025 thanks to the new partnership with premium car-care brand, Meguiar's. ELF Lubricants are closely linked with high performance motorsport
Continue readingPower Rankings: Gold Coast 500
It's the HOT, the NOT, the WHAT and oh so many memes recapping a big outing on the streets of Surfers Paradise... so here goes! 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, @theracetorque on Facebook, Twitter and Insta. Look
Continue readingHall sweeps, two Carrera Cup titles sealed in Surfers shootout
BAYLEY HALL swept all three races to claim Round 7 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship on the streets of Surfers Paradise, while Harri Jones (Equity One Pro) and Adrian Flack (SP Tools Pro-Am) did enough to seal their respective championship titles with a round to spare. Hall looked in complete control across Sunday's two races, to go one better than his pair of wins at the same location in 2023 to sweep the weekend in absolute style. He fended off race-long pressure from David Russell throughout the final race to complete the job and take the
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