GALLERY: Wet ‘n Wild
IT was a Wet 'n Wild kind of day on the Gold Coast today, and we're not talking about the famous theme park. Consistent rain made the first leg of the Vodafone Gold Coast 600 a challenge for everyone concerned, but in the end it was Chaz Mostert and Steve Owen who led home teammates Cam Waters and Richie Stanaway in a Prodrive Racing Australia 1-2. Tim Slade and Andre Heimgartner finished third. Our man on the scene Mark Walker was out and about once again.. What resulted was a complete and utter failure to remain dry, but an absolute
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THE BEACH chicane - otherwise known as turns six, seven, eight, nine and ten - remains the unquestionable highlight of the Gold Coast's street circuit
Continue readingGALLERY: Gold Coast 600 Friday
THE RACE TORQUE'S Mark Walker was out and about on the streets of Surfers Paradise and captured some more exclusive imagery for TRT. Use the arrows below to scroll through the action from a big Friday on the Gold Coast. [gallery ids="1293,1294,1295,1296,1297,1298,1299,1300,1301,1302,1303,1304,1305,1306,1307,1308,1309,1310,1311,1312,1313,1314,1315,1316,1317,1318,1319,1320,1321,1322,1323,1324,1325,1326,1327,1328,1329,1330,1331,1332,1333,1334,1335,1336,1337,1338,1339,1340,1341,1342,1343,1344,1345,1346,1347,1348,1349,1350,1351,1352,1353,1354,1355,1356,1357,1358,1359,1360,1361,1362,1363,1364,1365,1366,1367,1368,1369,1370,1371,1372,1373,1374,1375,1376,1377,1378,1379,1380,1381,1382,1383,1384,1385,1386,1387,1388,1389,1390,1391"]
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THIRD-Generation driver and Australian Formula Ford graduate Hunter McElrea will test a USF2000 car in Indianapolis this weekend. After finishing fourth in this year's Australian
Continue reading#MondayArvo: Context is for Kings
I SPEAK to you this afternoon while tapping away at a keyboard overlooking what is, essentially, the Coral Sea. While today they are calm and
Continue readingWALKER: AN INTERNET USERS GUIDE
Have you ever felt like sliding your favourite driver a text message of encouragement? Good news! You probably already have! Want to give someone a
Continue reading‘My First 1000’
It’s that moment when you descend through the mountains, and reach the Bathurst plateau. That moment when your eyes squint to see the outline of
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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THE DOUBLE LIFE lived by a Supercars endurance season co-driver is no more apparent than in the instant aftermath of the annual Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Continue readingBATHURST ’04: FIREWORKS, FALCONS AND GRENADES
SITTING in the lunch room at work on the Wednesday of Bathurst 1000 race week 2004, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
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