Things That Never Happened
Over the years in motorsport, many classic stories never actually happened. Whether they were genuine and never eventuated for a multitude of reasons, or pure
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Tim Blanchard: Focussed on Success
Fairy tales followed by despair – it’s probably the only way to describe the very first race meeting in 2021 for Blanchard Racing Team’s baptism
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Lucio Cesario: Australia’s Gilles Villeneuve
THIS is the remarkable story of Lucio Cesario, who went from obscurity in Australia to international racing in no time at all. DAVID SEGAL returns
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Bathurst Speedway Museum Closes
The Race Torque recently received some sad news from Bathurst regarding the recent closure of Ash's Speedway Museum. Unfortunately for the hidden gem, its lease
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Can you name this Aussie racetrack?
Right, how good are you? If you said it’s the Roxby Downs Sporting Car Club’s Dirt Circuit, aptly entitled Red Dunes Raceway, you deserve a
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The Backyard Racetracks of Australia
Around the country, 100s of people live the dream with their own private backyard race tracks - have a quick scroll on Google Maps in
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The SVG debrief with NASCAR journo Jeff Gluck & Owen Kelly
WE'VE reached across the oceans to help put Shane van Gisbergen's mighty win in the NASCAR Cup Series debut on a street circuit into context.
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The Road More Travelled: Excels to Supercars
The ultimate challenge for any aspiring race car driver who aims for the top is picking the right path to be armed with the credentials
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How Scott McLaughlin Nearly Raced for HRT
In a sliding doors moment, Scott McLaughlin has revealed that he nearly wound up as a driver for the Holden Racing Team. Talking to Jeff
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Pantless Dance at the Australian Grand Prix
Sometimes here at The Race Torque, when we are researching stories, we fall into rabbit holes that unearth some absolutely cracking yarns. Recently while delving
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