After famously quitting V8 Supercars at the end of the 2012 season, Shane van Gisbergen has become the first driver to score pole position in the Car of the Future era after setting the fastest time in the top 10 shootout in the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today. The Tekno […]
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2012 Ford Falcon XR6 MKII review (video)
The 2012 Ford Falcon XR6 gets a midlife facelift, but is the improvement only skin deep? We jump into the XR6 MKII with all the options ticked to find out. 2012 FORD FALCON XR6 MKII – PROS AND CONS PROS: New front end styling Torquey engine ZF six-speed automatic gearbox […]
Two Ford V8 Supercars teams change owners for 2013 season
Two of Australia’s most famous Ford racing teams have officially changed ownership for the 2013 V8 Supercars season. Stone Brothers Racing has announced that upon ditching the Falcons for Mercedes E 63 AMGs, it will now be officially known as Erubus Motorsport. SBR has been operated by Kiwi siblings Jimmy […]
Alex Davison to join Ford Performance Racing in 2013
Ford Performance Racing will run four, not three, Falcons in the 2013 V8 Supercars season. The team has announced Alex Davison will join his brother Will in the squad. The fourth V8 Supercars entry licence at FPR will come from Charlie Schwerkolt Racing which was leased to Dick Johnson Racing […]
Will Davison wins V8 Supercars Sydney 500, last Ford vs Holden race
Ford Performance Racing’s Will Davison has won the last ever Holden versus Ford V8 Supercars race at the 2012 Sydney Telstra 500 at Olympic Park, before Nissan and Mercedes-Benz join the series next year. While the Ford driver scored the final victory, Holden hero Jamie Whincup collected his fourth championship […]
Australia’s Best Cars Awards for 2012 – results
The official Australia’s Best Cars results are out for 2012, and it’s a tie between BMW and Hyundai for the manufacturer that has picked up the most awards. Australia’s Best Cars Awards is an annual event that is run by the Australian Automobile Association, in conjunction with a number of […]
Jamie Whincup secures 2012 V8 Supercars championship
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 […]
Jamie Whincup wins all three races in V8 Supercars at Abu Dhabi
V8 Supercars champion and Holden driver Jamie Whincup has scored a hatrick of wins at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to move even closer to a another championship title. Whincup took out all three races as the V8s supported the Formula 1 at the United Arab Emirates circuit. While they […]