PHOTO: Insyde Media It may have been a tough initiation for Simona De Silvestro in her first full season as a Virgin Australia Supercars Championship driver, but by the final event of the season at the Newcastle 500, the 29-year-old Swiss pilot’s talent was starting to shine through. De Silvestro’s achievements this season are not …
There are quite a few retired professional racing drivers who have subsequently enjoyed careers as motorsport commentators (think Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife, Mark Larkham) but not many who have started out as commentators and then become drivers – in fact, I struggle to think of many at all. Indeed, until Emily Duggan gave me a …
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“AMBROSE HAS HAD A MASSIVE SHUNT! AMBROSE HAS HAD A MASSIVE SHUNT! SO GREG MURPHY’S INVOLVED, MORE CARS, THE TRACK IS JAMMED! THE TRACK IS JAMMED!!!” “HUGE, HUGE, HUGE MOMENT THROUGH THE CHASE, 300 KILOMETRES AN HOUR, SURFS OUT THE OTHER SIDE, ALMOST ROLLS THE CASTROL FORD, GATHERS IT UP, DROPS A BUNCH OF SPOTS, …
She has set a new standard for aspiring professional motorsport competitors, she has established herself as a winning woman racer, and now Emily Duggan has received a call-up to represent Australia on the world stage. Duggan will race in the Philippine Endurance Challenge – “8 Oras ng Pilipinas” – at Clark International Speedway on 2-3 …
FullGas Racing has completed the 2017 Australian Production Car Series in style, Dimitri Agathos and Lachlan Gibbons scoring an outright second place finish in the final round of the series at Wakefield Park this weekend. In a hotly-contested qualifying session, Agathos landed the Nova Employment/Castrol/Whiteline/All Drive Subaroo/Hog’s Breath Café North Parramatta & Castle Hill Subaru …
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FullGas Racing drivers Dimitri Agathos and Lachlan Gibbons are hoping that local knowledge will give them an advantage when the Australian Production Car Series heads to Wakefield Park for its final round this weekend. The 2.2km Goulburn circuit holds fond memories for both drivers. Agathos wrapped up the NSW Pulsar Series title at the track …
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Whoever writes the script for the Winton 300 each year needs a pay rise and a good lie down. It may not attract the national headlines of other endurance races in the country like the Bathurst 1000, Bathurst 12 Hour or Bathurst 6 Hour, but the Winton 300 (and its sister race, the Wakefield 300) …
National-level motorsport is set for a revolution in 2018 with the launch of the brand-new Australian Motor Racing Series (AMRS), to be conducted over six rounds across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. The AMRS will be managed by one of the largest investors in Australian motorsport, the Benalla Auto Club, which owns …
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The 2017 Australian Formula Ford Series was one of the strongest in recent memory, with big fields (over 30 cars in three rounds), a very high standard of competition at the front of the field and some enthralling races. Here’s an analysis of the top 10 drivers in the final points. Max Vidau Sonic …
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18-year-old Sunshine Coast racing driver Harri Jones will become the latest competitor to represent Australia on the world stage, when he lines up in the Indian and Middle Eastern-based MRF Challenge open-wheel category this summer. Jones has already established a formidable reputation for adapting between different vehicles, having spent 2017 racing a diverse array of …
