Ryan Story launches bumper motorsport charity auction
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by Daniel Herrero
4d ago
Ryan Story (picture) is auctioning a host of Supercars and Formula 1 memorabilia for charity. Image: InSyde Media As well as a host of Dick Johnson Racing memorabilia – including wheels and tyres from Scott McLaughlin's record-breaking pole lap at the 2017 Bathurst 1000 – items signed by Australian Formula 1 drivers Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo are among those going under the hammer. Money raised from the sales, being run by Donington Auctions, will go to the ‘Ryan Story Worthy Causes Fund' to be distributed to Camp Quality and the Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia. The online auction g ..read more
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GALLERY: NSW Motor Racing Championships Round 3 at Sydney Motorsport Park
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by Garry OBrien
4d ago
In their initial year as a MA category, the APRA Series for Nissan Pulsars were on a MRC round for the first time. Josh Craig won all three races, ahead of his brother Jamie. Lachlan Gibbons was a close third in two of the races before last lap melee near Turn 7 between he, Gavan Reynolds and Scott Tidyman benefitted Chris Manning. There were three very close encounters in Formula Vees with Luke Collett (Jacer) notching two wins to Craig Sparke (Jacer) with one. Also, in the mixt were fellow Jacer drivers Angus McDonald and Geoff Bennett, and Stephen Butcher (Stinger) who finished third overal ..read more
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New sponsor for Sydney SuperNight
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by Daniel Herrero
4d ago
The 2023 Sydney SuperNight. Image: Supplied The Sydney Motorsport Park event will be known commercially as the ‘Panasonic Air Conditioning Sydney SuperNight', taking on the branding of the category's Official Air Conditioning Partner. It follows a restructure of Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Australia which has resulted in the closure of the Beaurepaires chain of tyre retailers, the former sponsor of the ‘Eastern Creek' stop on the calendar. Supercars General Manager – Commercial, Jamie Black, said in announcing the new naming rights, “It is always exciting to partner our championship with a universal ..read more
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Kazakhstan replaces India on 2024 MotoGP calendar
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by Daniel Herrero
4d ago
Sokol International Racetrack will finally host the inaugural Kazakhstan MotoGP round in September. Image: Supplied After last year's inaugural Indian GP, the Buddh International Circuit was set to play host to MotoGP again on September 20-22. That has now been cancelled, but it provides a neat solution for fitting Kazakhstan back into the calendar after its event on June 14-16 was postponed due to flooding in the region. An initial statement from Dorna Sports and the FIM advised, “The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports announce that the Indian Grand Prix will not take place in 2024, with MotoGP postp ..read more
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Waters pledges 2025 allegiance to Tickford
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by Andrew van Leeuwen
4d ago
Cam Waters says he'll be a Tickford Racing driver in Supercars next season. Image: InSyde Media For the second year running the star driver's future has been part of silly season rumours, amid a lack of outright clarity of his contract situation. Last year he was rumoured to be one of the drivers considered for vacancies at both Triple Eight and Walkinshaw Andretti United, only to remain at Tickford. This year the speculation is more focussed in the US, given Waters has already made two starts in the NASCAR Truck Series – and is a little over a week away from his debut in the Cup Series in Son ..read more
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Second round of the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series set for Morgan Park
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by Garry OBrien
4d ago
Josh Haynes won at SMP in TA2 Muscle Cars which headlines the Hi-Tec Oils Super Series at Morgan Park this weekend. Three national categories headline the program led by the TA2 Muscle Car Series. Josh Haynes (Ford Mustang) leads the points standings after Round 1 at Sydney Motorsport Park, ahead of Graham Cheney (Chev Camaro) and Connor Roberts (Dodge Challenger). Legend Cars Australia boasts a field of over 20 cars and will be well suited to the Morgan Park Circuit layout. Lachlan Ward returned to the series this year and won Round 1 ahead of Billy Finnegan and Ryan Pring after five thrillin ..read more
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Morris responds to Gracie documentary
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by Andrew van Leeuwen
4d ago
Paul Morris has responded to claims made in the new Renee Gracie documentary. Image: Richard Gresham Steaming service Stan premiered Renee Gracie: Fireproof on Sunday, the 100-minute documentary unleashing a number of explosive claims from her time in the Supercars system. Most of those claims were levelled at Supercars itself, however several key figures from Gracie's career were also featured in ways that could be described as unfavourable. Among them was renowned driver coach Morris whose Paul Morris Motorsport outfit fielded Gracie in the Dunlop Series in 2015 and 2016. According to the do ..read more
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WATCH: The latest episode of Role Models
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by Speedcafe.com
4d ago
There are some fascinating new announcements from Authentic featured in the show including the wild ‘Fresshmint' Holden (which has to be seen to be believed) and the scale model recreation of a left-field Aussie icon. The recent releases includes the arrival of the first Gen3 Supercars models as well as another classic Supercar to join the Imagination Project range, and the popular Repco Showtime C10 burnout ute. AVL and Will both tackle viewer/listener questions this time with topics ranging from collectables to what's making news in Supercars. There is also another $500 worth of Authentic Co ..read more
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Four-hour grassroots endurance race planned for The Bend in November
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by Garry OBrien
5d ago
Scheduled for November 22-24, the enduro event over four hours will run on the 7.77km GT circuit and open to cars that fit into Motorsport Australia Category 2B, 2F, 3E, 3H, 3J and 3K. A prize pool of over $5000, for the polesitter and overall class placegetters, will be awarded. Those groups embrace Production Cars, Production Sports, Improved Production, SA Tin Tops, BMW E30s, Porsche 944s, Mazda MX5s, Circuit Excels and Nissan Pulsars with others considered on a case-by-case application. Race organisers are expecting 60 cars and teams will want to tackle the world's second-longest permanen ..read more
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US-based Sprintcar star to headline Adelaide 500 show
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by Andrew van Leeuwen
5d ago
James McFadden is the first confirmed entry for the Adelaide 500 speedway shows. Image: NAPA It was confirmed today that, as first revealed by Speedcafe, there will be a Sprintcar element to the Supercars season finale this year. A drop-in speedway will feature inside the Adelaide 500 precinct with Sprintcar shows on the Thursday and Friday nights. The first confirmed entry for the event is McFadden, who is a regular in the High Limit Racing series in the US. He has also competed for the NAPA-backed Hodges Motorsport squad during the Australian summer the past two seasons, and will campaign a ..read more
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