The Creation of Queensland Raceway
Over the past 25 years, Queensland Raceway has amassed an incredible array of stories. From boggy beginnings, political battles with CAMS and ultimately the government, to reinvention through the hands of multiple owners, the six-turn circuit referred to as the Paperclip has a treasure trove of lesser-told yarns. In this sequence of features, we will delve into the circuit's design constraints and many of the hidden elements you would never consider when looking at race circuits. To kick things off, we travel back to the mid-1990s, to a motorsport-mad state with precious few places to race… The Story of Queensland
Continue readingPorsche Carrera Cup to celebrate milestone 150th round
A MILESTONE moment for the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship will see Australia’s top one-make category contest its 150th points-paying round this weekend at Sandown. The championship has built a rich history in Australia since its debut in 2003, with some of the biggest names in Australian and New Zealand Motorsport having tasted success behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car. This weekend marks Round 5 of the 2024 championship which resumes after a midseason break with Harri Jones (Equity One Pro) and Adrian Flack (SP Tools Pro-Am) leading the way. A 26-strong field will
Continue readingRobotham’s Sandown Return After Asian Triple Duty
A busy season of racing in Australia and across Asia has Jay Robotham primed for his third endurance race campaign in the Repco Supercars Championship, with the 21-year-old pairing with Brad Jones Racing’s Bryce Fullwood starting at this weekend’s Sandown 500. To date this year, Robotham has stayed sharp with multiple programs, including in the Thai Super Series for Corliss Race Engineering (CRE), where he has campaigned both the Super Pickup class aboard a Ford Ranger, plus the GTM Championship with a MARC Mustang. Elsewhere abroad, Robotham has taken in three rounds of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia series
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EMA Motorsport will make a return to the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship at Sandown Raceway this week, signing Supercars ace Zak Best to drive their Porsche 992 GT3 Cup Car. Best, 22, will make his Carrera Cup debut with the team at Sandown - the event to be a return to local competition for the Melbourne-based squad. The car will feature Link Cold Storage & Transport as the major sponsor for the event. EMA’s last race in Australia was their successful campaign at the Repco Bathurst 12 Hour in February, which delivered an outright win with their
Continue readingSumich Steps Up
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
Continue readingNew Tyres for B6HR
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
Continue readingWin a Sandown hotlap with Jack LeBrocq!
Yes, you read that correctly - We're giving away a Supercars hotlap at Sandown! Our friends at City Rural Insurance Brokers, proud supporters of The Race Torque, are giving fans a chance to win a ride alongside Jack LeBrocq in his Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro on the Monday following the upcoming Sandown 500 event in Melbourne. The entry details are simple - just answer the following question on our social channels to go into the draw to win. Like or Follow the City Rural Insurance Brokers Facebook or Instagram page Answer the following question: When and where was Jack LeBrocq's most
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