Replaced by Mount Panorama: Bathurst’s Original Racetrack

Mark Walker February 19, 2022

Picture this: A race track on the backroads of Bathurst that was so wild that it had to be replaced by Mount Panorama. That layout

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Number One: An Australian Touring Car History

Dale Rodgers February 12, 2022

Race numbers, much like the design of race helmets, can be a very personal thing. In many motorsport championships around the world, the previous year’s

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We found the Scott Tucker West

Richard Craill February 6, 2022

IN PART one of this epic story we recounted the story of businessman, racer and now convicted criminal Scott Tucker and how his Level 5

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Tucker, the Runoffs and the wild, wild West

Richard Craill February 5, 2022

THIS IS the story of a team with no budget limitations, with brilliant people and a rich owner setting a target to win a car

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Darlington Park: The Secret Ford V8 Supercar Base

Mark Walker January 29, 2022

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a place floating around with more stories than Darlington Park!” Introducing Gene Corbett, whose Total Driver business operated out

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Darlington Park: Murder, Masterplans and a Mountain Pass

Mark Walker January 22, 2022

In the opening leg of this three-part deep dive into the history of Queensland's Darlington Park Raceway, we looked at the sequence of events that

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Flying Racing Cars: Home Grown in Australia

Mark Walker January 19, 2022

Last week here on The Race Torque, we reported on the arrival of autonomous motorsport in Australia. This week, it is the turn of flying

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$100 Million Motorsport Country Club Circuit Set for Perth

Mark Walker January 18, 2022

Inspired by similar motorsport country club concepts internationally, the $100 million Club Moolia is set to attract high flyers from across the region to Perth

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Darlington Park: Epic Track, Built & Never Raced On

Mark Walker January 15, 2022

Following the closure of Surfers Paradise International, left with only Lakeside, Queensland was a one-track state. However, before Queensland Raceway was opened, an epic track

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Autonomous Motorsport: In Australia Now

Mark Walker January 12, 2022

From our first autonomous motorsport competition, to facilities being used to test driverless prototype road trains, whether it’s comfortable or not, the future has landed

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