Only points penalties at the season-ending Sydney 500 V8 Supercars event will prevent TeamVodafone’s Jamie Whincup from securing his fourth championship title in four years, after finishing first and third at Winton Raceway over the weekend. Holden TeamVodafone also secured the 2012 Champion Team Award at Winton, also the fourth […]
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Australian vehicle sales for October 2012 – Toyota and Lexus dominate
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for October 2012 are out, and there’s quite a number of interesting changes to the top runners. Overall, the Toyota HiLux was the best-selling vehicle, overtaking the Mazda3 from the previous month. The Mazda3 was not only bumped out from top […]
Chevrolet Corvette available in Australia through Trofeo Performance
Even though you can’t officially buy a brand new Chevrolet Corvette in Australia, there are a small number of firms around the country that provide full right-hand drive conversions for the US muscle car. A new company in Victoria called Trofeo Performance has just opened up and introduced the Trofeo […]
Ford Performance Racing test Car of the Future at Sydney Motorsport Park
Ford Performance Racing has given it’s Car of the Future an entire day of testing at Sydney Motorsport Park (formally known as Eastern Creek Raceway). Both FPR drivers Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison got behind the wheel, with Davison getting to drive for the first half of the day while […]
V8 Supercars head to Circuit of The Americas USA in 2013 season
The all-new Circuit of The Americas race track in Texas, USA, will not only host Formula One next year, it will also host a round of the Australian V8 Supercars series. The weekend of May 17-19 has just been locked in. The Circuit of The Americas is a brand new […]
Open speed limits to be reintroduced in the Northern Territory?
The Northern Territory in Australia used to be a mecca for speed freaks and high performance vehicle owners as it was the only place that displayed one of the street signs below; open speed limits. Since 2007, a speed limit of 130km/h has been in place. Attorney-General John Elferink, a […]
Australian vehicle sales for September 2012 – Mazda dominates
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for September 2012 have been released, and it’s Mazda that dominated overall, with the Mazda3 going to a record 4276 consumers. Mazda also topped sales in other segments, helping the company achieve more than 10,000 sales during the month. This is […]
Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell win 2012 Bathurst 1000
TeamVodafone Holden driver’s Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell have won Bathurst 1000 at Mt Panorama, beating the Bottle-O Ford Falcon of David Reynolds and Dean Canto by just three-tenths of a second. With his tyres and fuel on the brink, the V8 Supercars champion held off the fast-finishing Ford driver […]