Being the Numpty at a Dinner with Legends

Mark Walker February 20, 2021

I WILL never forget dinner on the evening of the ninth of February, 2014. The venue was the Chicane Bar & Grill, the downstairs eatery

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Richard, the Davison story lesser told (Part 2)

Dale Rodgers February 1, 2021

PART 2 / IN THE FIRST part of our in-depth career retrospective with Richard Davison, we learned about his early days in Formula Ford and

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Richard: The Davison story lesser-told

Dale Rodgers January 30, 2021

PART 1 / THE DAVISON surname stands with the truly elite of Australian motorsport; a family dynasty dating back to the very roots of the

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Motorsport: Australia’s $2.9 Billion Industry

Mark Walker January 16, 2021

A 2020 Queensland Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into Motor Recreational Activities has collated the true economic scope of the motorsport industry, from Supercars to grassroots. Covering

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9 Random things we’re following in 2021

Richard Craill January 12, 2021

LET’S GET ONE thing straight before we delve into this particular piece – we’re not counting our 2021 chickens before they hatch. 2020 may have

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THE DROPPED SUPERCARS RACE TRACKS

Mark Walker December 23, 2020

THERE is nothing more devastating for race fans than their local championship round being dropped from the schedule. Here, we analyse the tracks that have

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JLB: MY BEST YEARS OF RACING

Mark Walker December 21, 2020

IN our look back at the 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship, we charted the career progress of a highly competitive, and talented, group of racers.

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SCHNITZER BTCC CHAMP FINDS AUSTRALIAN HOME

Mark Walker December 11, 2020

IN the week in which it was announced that BMW had split with the famed Schnitzer squad, The Race Torque can reveal that one of

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THE MAGIC OF LAKESIDE

Mark Walker December 7, 2020

THE thing about Lakeside is that it is properly old school. IMAGES: Mark Walker It has character and consequences, elevation and scenery, lumps, bumps and

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MEMORIES FROM THE ADELAIDE STREETS

Dale Rodgers November 28, 2020

DATING back to the mid 1980s, Adelaide's famous street circuit redefined the way people went racing in Australia and, indeed, around the world. TRT's Dale

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