Tony Bates is ruing a lost chance of adding to his win tally at the Adelaide street circuit, spinning out of a podium position in the Audi R8 LMS Cup opening race on the streets of Adelaide today. After being relegated back to fourth due to some aggressive driving from his rivals on the opening …
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An elated Tony Bates has described his lap in this morning’s first Audi R8 LMS Cup qualifying session as the most committed of his entire career, after securing pole position with a scorching 1:21.2 time around the Adelaide street circuit. Parked in the pits whilst atop the timesheets late in the session, Bates’ Melbourne Performance …
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APB Group driver Dylan O’Keeffe has given his brand-new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car the seal of approval ahead of its first race meeting at the 2018 Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup season-opener at this weekend’s Adelaide 500. The 20-year-old is embarking on his third season in the one-make Porsche category, and had his first …
GT racer Tony Bates has chosen the vehicle for his racing return, purchasing a Melbourne Performance Centre Audi R8 LMS GT3 to compete in a couple of different motorsport categories throughout 2018. While Bates’ primary focus will be the Australian GT Championship, he will also participate in the opening round of the predominantly Asia-based Audi …
NSW motor-racing champions and Australian Production Car Series pilots Dimitri Agathos, Lachlan Gibbons and their FullGas Racing outfit will reunite for their second start in the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour on the Easter long weekend. The team’s Nova Employment/Castrol/Whiteline/All Drive Subaroo/Hog’s Breath Café North Parramatta & Castle Hill Subaru WRX STI was brand-new at …
23 February 2008 started out as just a normal Saturday at Charles Sturt University. I was chilling in my dorm room, no doubt recovering from a hangover sustained at uni bar the night before, attempting to work on assignments but procrastinating by browsing through Facebook (which was still very much in its infancy in 2008). But what happened that …
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Are Safety Cars actually that safe? Or are there alternatives that are both safer and fairer? It’s a topic I’ve written about before, but after watching a total of 47 laps under Safety Car conditions during this year’s Bathurst 12 Hour, witnessing a workable alternative (the Code 60 system) at the recent Dubai 24 Hour …
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PHOTO: Insyde Media For something a bit different on Chequered Flag Chat, we decided to have… an actual chat! Join commentators Lachlan Mansell and Dave Stillwell as they provide a comprehensive preview for the 2018 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
It’s early Thursday morning at the Dubai Autodrome, and the back of the pits is buzzing with activity. Crew members are scurrying backwards and forwards between the freight containers and the garages, carrying equipment here and there and completing final preparations before the cars hit the track for official practice. A total of 91 cars …
So it’s the motorsport off-season and you’ve finally managed to nail down that special motor-racing announcer you’ve been chasing all year, and convinced him to take you on a date. It feels like it’s going well and might lead to something… but before you commit to anything too serious, there are some things you need …
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