Tony Bates has taken his 10th straight race win at the Clipsal 500, with a commanding performance in Race 1 of the Australian GT Championship today. After starting ninth on the grid in his Moveitnet/C-Tech Laser/Transtex/Bryant & Bryant Mercedes-AMG GT3, Bates progressed to sixth in the first few laps before a Safety Car intervention. At …
Matt Stockwell has dominated the Series X3 NSW opener at Wakefield Park on the weekend, with pole position, four race wins and a new lap record for the category. Stockwell was closely challenged by Ben Bargwanna and Emily Duggan in the first three races, but marched to a comprehensive eight-second victory in the 15-lap feature …
Emily Duggan has continued to set the standard for women racing drivers in Australia, making a stunning start to her 2017 motorsport campaign with second place overall in the opening round of Series X3 NSW for Hyundai Excel race cars at Wakefield Park on the weekend. Duggan qualified third, and finished third in all four races. …
The father-and-son team of Craig and Adam Burgess has taken back-to-back victories in the Deputy.com Wakefield 300, prevailing in a thrilling 10th edition of the iconic endurance race at the nation’s spectator track yesterday. The Burgess’ Ginetta G50 started on pole position after a blistering lap from Adam in Saturday afternoon’s Top 10 Shootout and …
Reigning Australian Carrera Cup Challenge Champion Tony Bates has opted for a change of scenery in 2017, and will contest the Australian GT Championship in an Eggleston Motorsport-prepared Mercedes Benz AMG GT3. While it will be Bates’ first full-time season in the category, he is no stranger to GT cars, having driven an Audi R8 …
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The most affordable racing series in NSW, Series X3 NSW will kick off as a major support category for the Deputy.com Wakefield 300 on 25-26 February. The entry list for the opening round of the series includes a mixture of familiar faces and newcomers, with reigning series champion Adam Bryant returning aboard a freshened-up Excel …
We love our statistics here at CFM HQ, and with just one week remaining until the 10th edition of the Deputy.com Wakefield 300, we decided to take a look at some of the key numbers from the last nine years. Stats Summary Most wins: Jake Shelley (3) Most poles: Adam Burgess and Ric Shaw (3) Most …
Competing in motorsport could save your life on the road, according to a prominent Canberra driving instructor. Daniel Flanagan, a successful racing driver and owner of the Fifth Gear Motoring driving school, says the authorities should do more to promote motorsport as a means of experiencing the limits of their vehicles in a safe and …
Leading Australian employee management software provider Deputy.com has thrown its support behind the popular Wakefield 300 endurance race, signing on as naming-rights sponsor for the 2017 event. This year marks the 10th running of the Wakefield 300, which has steadily grown in popularity since it was first held in 2008 – co-incidentally, the same year …
Aaron Zerefos will make his Toyota 86 Racing Series debut this weekend, joining Central Coast-based Brian Hilton Motorsport for the Coates Hire Sydney 500. The Sydney 500 is the fifth and final round of the inaugural season of the popular one-make series, and marks the first-ever street race format. Zerefos is best-known for his Porsche …
