What do Australian Rally Champions do in their spare time? Neal Bates, for one, chooses to rally his restored 1980 Toyota Celica rally car, as seen in the video below taken during testing. There’s no denying modern rally cars are extremely quick, and agile, and get the job done with […]
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Aston Martin V8 Vantage crash at 2012 Calder Rally
A spectacular Aston Martin V8 Vantage crash has occurred at the Rally Calder today. It destroyed the rear side of the supercar, and well and truly put Tasmanian drivers Ivan Thompson and Karl Francis out for the day’s competition. Far from an ideal start, the crash happened on the first […]
Mitsubishi i-MiEVPrototype running in 2012 Pikes Peak
Mitsubishi has announced it will be entering a special Mitsubishi i-MiEVPrototype electric vehicle in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The famous climb is home to some of the ballsiest, most hardcore high-horsepower machines in the world. The run will certainly test out the potential of the electric vehicle […]
Audi Facebook page with live Bathurst 12 Hour coverage
Audi Australia has launched its own Facebook page and has announced the page will be providing live coverage of this weekend’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race in Sydney’s west. The page is promising to offer rich content and coverage of the annual endurance event, including insights live from the […]
Subaru BRZ GT300 begins testing at Fuji Speedway (video)
The Subaru BRZ GT300 Super GT car has begun testing at the Fuji Speedway in Japan. Subaru will be competing in the 2012 Super GT series, which commences later next month. Obviously, the GT300 doesn’t share much with its production counterpart. There’s a full race bodykit with widened wheel arches, […]
2012 Huntley Hillclimb Multiclub – Round 1 (video)
The Huntley Hillclimb has kicked off for 2012, with the first round of the MultiClub championship running on Sunday. No new records were broken, however, there was a scary incident leaving an Evolution Lancer with a broken nose. It was a mostly sunny and hot day at the climb, located […]
Video: Formula Driving Academy drifts around snowy Nurburgring
It’s the middle of winter right now at the Nurburgring, with temperatures hovering three or four degrees below zero most nights. Nurburgring Driving Academy chief driving instructor thought he might as well make the most of the winter wonderland by doing a quick lap of the deserted track. Fitted with […]
Nissan to join V8 Supercars in 2013 – UPDATE: NISMO involvement
Nissan is set to join the V8 Supercars in 2013, breaking the usual fight of Holden versus Ford. Kelly Racing – current Holden team – will pair up with Nissan, entering four cars. Unlike in the early Nineties, Nissan won’t be competing in the series with the awesome all-wheel drive […]