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 […]
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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 […]
Mount Panorama circuit to recieve $3 million to improve facilities
Australia’s most famous circuit, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, will receive $3 million from the Federal Government to improve its facilities and possibly build a second circuit configuration. Simon Crean, Minister for Regional Australia, announced the grant earlier today which is part of the $200 million second stage of the five-year Regional […]
Australian vehicle sales for May 2012 – HiLux maintains strong lead
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for May 2012 are out, with the Toyota HiLux maintaining a strong lead ahead of popular favourites, the Mazda3 and Toyota Corolla. According to the figures, a whopping 4626 2012 Toyota HiLux vehicles were registered last month (up from 3565 of […]
NSW registration labels scrapped from 2013 onwards
It’s that timely task we all hate – scrapping off the old one and slapping on a new one. Today the NSW Government announced that from January 1, 2013, light vehicles (weighing up to 4.5 tonnes ) registered in NSW will no longer require the little annoying label. Police will […]
Refurbished Eastern Creek Raceway now Sydney Motorsport Park
Thanks to a $12 million co-investment deal between the NSW Government and the Australian Racing Drivers’ Club (ARDC), Eastern Creek has been given a complete makeover. The facility’s name has also changed to Sydney Motorsport Park. It’s now the only permanent racing circuit venue in the Sydney area, so it’s […]
2012 Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost preview
PerformanceDrive has just picked up the new 2012 Ford Falcon G6 EcoBoost turbo four-banger; the first ever four-cylinder Falcon. The engine is available in the XT, G6 and G6 E. So, first impressions, what’s it like? A four-cylinder Falcon sounds funny even just to say those words. Those familiar with […]
VF Holden Commodore confirmed for US export 2013 Chevrolet SS
It’s official, the 2013 VF Holden Commodore will be exported to North America as the new Chevrolet SS. The new model in the US will launch towards the end of 2013. According to GM, this will be the first performance rear-wheel drive sedan from Chevy in 17 years. There was […]