Jamie Whincup: Life, racing and what comes next
JAMIE WHINCUP is the most successful driver in Australian Touring Car history, yet he remains polarising to fans of the sport. We sent Dale Rodgers
Continue readingWEC: CHARTING THE NEW ERA OF SPORTS CAR RACING
THE FIA WORLD ENDURANCE Championship is going through an era of change, with a long ‘Super Season’ spanning two years and plans for a new
Continue readingFEEDING THE COMMERCIAL BEAST
SPONSORSHIP - or in this new age of marketing jargon, 'partnerships' - represents the life blood of professional Motor Sports. WORDS: DALE RODGERS IMAGES: Supplied,
Continue readingF1 AT SPEED – THE VIEW FROM TRACKSIDE
FORMULA ONE cars at speed are like nothing else. Forget the arguments on Power Units, of a monotone exhaust note, halos and too many aero
Continue readingTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF MARK LARKHAM – PART TWO
WE PICK up the Mark Larkham story as our hero, now backed with Mitre 10 dollars, enters the world of ‘wings and slicks’ racing.. To
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CHARACTERS. Every Aussie sport has them. Week after week our favourite sports personalities take to the field of play. They can be dominant, supremely talented
Continue readingHUSTLE IN THE DUST
BATHURST, Daytona, Indianapolis and Silverstone are premium. F1, the WEC, NASCAR, IndyCar and Supercars are the pinnacles. The Dust Hustle is fun. Sometimes motorsport can
Continue readingRODGERS: HEROES AND VILLAINS
“Skaife is in the wall. Did he have some issue with Russell Ingall, I wonder?’” asks Leigh Diffey on the telecast of the 2003 V8
Continue readingRODGERS: ARE THE BRANDS FRIEND OR FOE?
ARE the auto manufacturer’s friends or foes of motorsport? No matter which category of motorsport captures your interest, invariably the words ‘manufacturer support’ will
Continue readingRODGERS: A calendar shuffle
Could a rethink of the Supercars calendar usher a new era? Motorsport is predominantly played out around the world in the summer, right? Formula
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