Ford will end it’s factory support in the World Rally Championship (WRC) at the end of the 2012 season. The news comes just after MINI announced over the weekend that it is exiting the sport after this year as well. Ford of Europe went with the old cliche that competing […]
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Lexus LFA turns pink for National Breast Cancer Awareness month
Queensland Lexus dealer, Lexus of Brisbane, has given its Lexus LFA supercar a distinctive pink exterior colour to support the National Breast Cancer Awareness month during October. The bright colour certainly helps the stunning supercar stand out. The V10 LFA is one of only 11 in Australia, making this quite […]
Opel Astra GTC OPC on sale in Australia early 2013
Opel Australia has announced the high performance Opel Astra GTC OPC (Opel Performance Centre) will be heading to Australia. It will make its local debut at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show next week. Opel Performance Centre is similar to what HSV is to Holden. The division tunes and tweaks […]
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 […]
Ford legend Dick Johnson reminices ‘the rock’ incident
The rock incident that ended the dreams (and race) of Queensland racing car driver Dick Johnson during the 1980 Bathurst 1000 is arguably one of the most famous moments in the illustrious 50-year history of the great race. Among the 50th anniversary celebrations this weekend, Bathurst winning cars from all […]
TeamVodafone’s Jamie Whincup tops first day of 2012 Bathurst 1000
TeamVodafone Holden V8 Supercar driver Jamie Whincup has finished fastest on the first day of the 2012 Supercheap Bathurst 1000. The reigning V8 Supercars champion posted a best of 2.07.3565s, some 0.46 seconds faster than the next best which came from Ford Performance Racing’s Will Davison. Whincup however played down his […]
Michael Schumacher retires from Formula 1 racing, again
Michael Schumacher has decided to retire from Formula One at the end of the 2012 season. The news comes just after it was announced Lewis Hamilton would be driving for the Mercedes F1 team for the 2013 season. After retiring in 2006, the seven-time world champion returned to the series with Mercedes in […]
TeamVodafone Holden V8 Supercar Bathurst 2012 livery revealed
The usual team colours of Craig Lowndes’ TeamVodafone Holden V8 Supercar have been replaced for this weekend’s 2012 Bathurst 1000 race, with a special black, red and white colour scheme commemorating Peter Brock’s 1979 Marlboro Holden Torana. As previously reported, many cars running in this year’s race will be wearing […]