The V8 Supercars will hit the famous Mt Panorama circuit in less than a week, and being the 50th running of the ‘Great Race’ at Bathurst, many teams will be covering their cars in one-off colour schemes. Many are expected to mimic classic cars of the past such as Craig […]
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2013 Holden Racing Team V8 Supercar COTF unveiled
While Mercedes-Benz and Nissan have been the focus surrounding the 2013 V8 Supercar season, Holden Racing Team has unveiled its entry using the Car of the Future platform. Reigning Bathurst winner Nick Percat put the COTF Holden through its paces – which wears a vastly different gold and black carbon […]
2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake gets power boost – 850hp
Shelby has revealed the new 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Mustang. The new model comes with an extra 50hp (37kW), maxing out at a ridiculously powerful 634kW. Starting out life as the already monstrous 2013 Ford Mustang GT500, which packs 494kW alone, Shelby has come up with a package that […]
TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes, Warren Luff win V8 Supercars Sandown 500
TeamVodafone drivers Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff have taken out the first V8 Supercars endurance race of 2012 at the Dick Smiths 500 at Sandown Raceway. The talking point of the race however was what happened in deciding the two following positions. Ford Performance Racing’s Mark Winterbottom (co-driven by Steven […]
Formula Ford EcoBoost – street legal version on the way?
Although the new Formula Ford EcoBoost open-wheeler is designed for motorsport and track applications only, the company is reportedly considering putting a street-legal version into production. The new Formula Ford EcoBoost recently lapped the Nurburgring in Germany in 7:22, which is a very quick time for a relatively low powered […]
Australian vehicle sales for August 2012 – Falcon clawing back
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for August 2012 are out, and it’s the Toyota HiLux that stands out as the clear favourite once again. In the popular battles, the Toyota 86 (review here) was unable to overtake the Hyundai Veloster in the fierce Sports Car under […]
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) sold to Ford Australia
So it seems rumours from earlier this year were true, Ford Australia is purchasing Ford Performance Vehicles. Ford and current FPV owner Prodrive signed a Memorandum of Understanding earlier today. The deal will see Prodrive hand over its 51 per cent share of FPV – the other 49 per cent […]
Craig Lowndes wins the first V8 Supercars race at Sydney Motorsport Park
TeamVodafone Holden driver Craig Lowndes has won the first V8 Supercars race Sydney Motorsport Park (formerly Eastern Creek Raceway) in four years. His reigning champion teammate Jamie Whincup didn’t have a similar performance however, his Commodore suffered a flat tyre late in the race to drop him to 23rd by […]