Australian Will Power has crashed out of the famous Indianapolis 500. Will Power’s terrible luck at ‘the Brickyard’ continued after being caught up in another driver’s accident midway through the race. On lap 78 of 200, A.J. Foyt Racing’s Mike Conway crashed into a wall as a result of breaking […]
Year: 2012
2012 Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost review (video)
It’s finally here, the four-cylinder Falcon. Will it be a game changer? Will it save the Aussie Falcon? The 2012 Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost is one of three variants to feature the new engine, so let’s see how it all goes. (Obviously the key focus on this review is how […]
Neal Bates wins QLD round of Australian Classic Rally Challenge
Rally champ Neal Bates and Coral Taylor have taken out the Australian Classic Rally Challenge of the International Rally of Queensland in their retro Toyota Celica RA40. Bates, a four-time national rally winner, dominated 17 of 18 stages during the two-day sunshine coast event. The rally wasn’t without incident for […]
2012 Honda Civic Hybrid review
The Civic is considered one of the sportiest options in the small car segment, so we thought we’d do a quick test on the new 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid to see if any fun can be had in it. While hybrids are certainly no sports cars, they are believed – […]
Mark Webber wins 2012 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix
Australian Mark Webber has won the 2012 Monaco F1 Grand Prix after holding off Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg on the famous Monte Carlo circuit. This is Webber’s second win at Monte Carlo in three years. Apart from a lap one, turn one incident which saw Romain Grosjean, Paul Maldonando and […]
Australian WRC star Chris Atkinson wins Asia Pacific Rally round in QLD
Australian Chris Atkinson has taken out the third round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Along with Belgian co-driver Stephane Prevot, Atkinson came home almost four minutes ahead of second-place Alister McRae of Scotland. New Zealander Brian Green was over 11 minutes further back in […]
Video: Conor Daly GP3 crash at F1 Monaco Grand Prix
American GP3 Series driver Conor Daly has walked away from a spectacular crash at the Formula 1 Grand Prix event in Monaco. The 20-year-old Lotus driver became airborne after hitting the back of Russian driver Dmitry Suranovic’s car who moved across as he tried to pass him coming out of […]
For Sale: 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS backdate and mint 912
At the upcoming Shannons Melbourne Winter Classic Auction in a couple of weeks, two rare Porsches will go under the hammer; a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS ‘backdate’, and a 1965 Porsche 912. Starting with the 911, the 1973 911 2.7 is one of the coolests of the retro models, […]