With Oran Park now gone, Sydney has just one proper race track; Sydney Motorsport Park, formally known as Eastern Creek Raceway. This will soon change thanks to a new circuit complex in the works called Luddenham Raceway. Located in the farmland areas in western Sydney, near Liverpool and near the […]
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Australian vehicle sales for March 2013 – Toyota 86 storms ahead
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for March 2013 are in, and it looks like there’s more sports car fans joining the roads this month, with a big jump in Toyota 86 sales. Toyota remained as the top favourite vehicle brand in the country, making up 19.2 […]
2013 Australian Motor Show in Melbourne cancelled
Organisers of the Australian International Motor Show have just announced this year’s Melbourne event has been cancelled. The cancellation is thought to be down to costs and declining visitor numbers. The number of show-goers walking in the doors have dropped in recent years, with total numbers almost halving since 2004. […]
Australian vehicle sales February 2013 – Ford Territory conquers
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for February 2013 are in, and it’s the Ford Territory that’s a clear highlight, overtaking the popular Toyota Prado in the SUV segment. The Toyota 86 is maintaining its cunning lead ahead of the Hyundai Veloster too. Toyota once again remains […]
Casey Stoner makes his V8 Supercar debut in Red Bull Commodore
Dual MotoGP world champ Casey Stoner has completed his first day of practice in his V8 Supercars debut at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide. Stoner, driving a Red Bull-sponsored Holden Commodore, finished ninth and eighth in the two Dunlop Series sessions By the second session he was 0.698 seconds behind […]
VF Commodore: another Australian GM design studio creation
If you ever get a chance to take a tour of Holden’s design studio in Melbourne, be sure not to pass up the opportunity. The studio is the home of Holden’s new VF Commodore, unveiled last Sunday, and is one of just three dedicated GM design studios in the world. […]
2013 Jack Daniels and Norton Nissan V8 Supercars unveiled
Two new Nissan Altima V8 Supercars have been unveiled today, ready to compete in this year’s season. The two, Jack Daniels and Norton, are Nissan factory-backed teams and will run two cars each this year. The black and white Jack Daniels cars will be driven by Nissan Motorsport co-owners Todd […]
2013 Holden VF Commodore V8 Supercar unveiled
Just one day after the VF Commodore was unveiled, teams from the V8 Supercars have revealed their new VF Commodore racing versions. Teams include HRT-Toll – the official factory racing team – Garry Rogers Motorsport, and Team BOC. The new VF V8 Supercar borrows plenty from the just-revealed Commodore road […]