David Russell will substitute for the injured Greg Murphy in the #51 Pepsi Max Crew Commodore for this weekend’s SKYCITY Triple Crown at Hidden Valley in Darwin. The Queensland driver piloted the Kelly Racing Holden earlier in the year in Tasmania when Murphy was still recovering from the heavy accident […]
Day: 13 June 2012
Will Davison vs Jaime Whincup V8 Supercars battle to continue in Darwin
V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup is currently the hunter instead of the hunted, but he’s confident he can get one on points leader and Ford Performance Racing’s Will Davison at a circuit the Holden driver has won at twice in the past three years, Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway. Whincup trails […]
Ferrari 458 Spider arrives in Australia, just 10 delivered this year
The new Ferrari 458 Spider has arrived Down Under. Prices start at $590,000 (excluding on-road costs). The stunning drop-top joins the current 458 Italia coupe. Demand for the Spider version has been so overwhelming for Ferrari and its production capacity, that as a result, just 10 examples will be delivered […]
2013 Ford Focus ST gets overboost function
Ford Australia will introduce the new 2013 Ford Focus ST hot hatch later this year. The new model will replace the previous five-cylinder XR5 Focus, sporting a 2.0-litre turbo engine and various performance highlights. One of those performance highlights, we’ve just learned, is an overboost function of the turbo system. […]
Bentley to unveil new car at 2012 Goodwood Festival
Bentley has announced it will be unveiling a new model at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month. What the new model will be exactly has not been revealed. Being a ‘festival of speed’, Bentley is expected to reveal a performance version of some kind, potentially a new […]
2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG to use 2.0T with 246kW – report
Previously thought to be called the A25 AMG, some details have been revealed on the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG hot hatch. The new model will take on BMW’s M135i hatch, and the Audi RS 3. According to a recent Autocar report in the UK, the new hot hatch from […]