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Van Gisbergen Storms To Victory In Townsville Finale
Shane van Gisbergen scored a memorable victory in the final race of the Robson Civil Projects Townsville SuperSprint, from 12th on the grid. The Kiwi sat just ninth in the order upon a Safety Car restart with nine laps to go, but had the freshest tyres of anyone after running…
Read More »McLaughlin Fights Back In Townsville Finale
Scott McLaughlin ended a difficult NTI Townsville SuperSprint on a high note, fending off a determined Cameron Waters to win the final race of the weekend. McLaughlin’s points lead dwindled across the first two encounters, as chief rival Jamie Whincup took the wins and the Shell Ford battled through from…
Read More »McLaughlin Scores Darwin Hat-Trick
Scott McLaughlin made it three wins from three starts at the CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint, proving unstoppable during Supercars’ second weekend in the Top End. The third 38-lap contest was another straightforward affair for the two-time defending champion, taking the lead from the outside of the front-row and never looking threatened.…
Read More »Whincup Defeats McLaughlin In Darwin Finale
Jamie Whincup held off Scott McLaughlin in a tense finale to the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown, securing the race and round honours. It was a straight fight between the top contenders, with each using the best of their remaining soft tyres for the 38-lap, two-stint race. From the outside of the front-row,…
Read More »Gulf Partners With McLaren To Announce Multi-Year Partnership
McLaren and Gulf Oil International Ltd have today announced a multi-year strategic partnership which will see Gulf, one of the most iconic brands in the world, partner with world-famous luxury supercar company McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Racing team. The partnership reunites two renowned brands that have a long-standing and…
Read More »Le Brocq Holds On For Maiden Win
Tickford Racing’s Jack Le Brocq scored his first career Supercars race win, holding off Andre Heimgartner in a tense finale to the Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint. The third race of the weekend was a battle between those who had saved their two sets of soft tyres for the occasion, with…
Read More »Ford Performance Mustang Supercar Wins BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint
The Ford Performance Mustang Supercar has won the highly anticipated BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint at Sydney Motorsport Park as the Supercars series returned to on-track competition for the first time in more than three months. Following victory at the season-opening Superloop Adelaide 500 in February, the Ford Performance Mustang of…
Read More »Close Action As Circuit Racing Returns To Western Australia
The WA Sporting Car Club returned to racing after a three month break at the weekend and with six categories racing including Formula Ford, Formula Vee, Excel Cup, Historic Touring Cars, Time Challenge, Saloon Cars and Improved Production the expectation was always going to be for some close, entertaining racing. Even…
Read More »Peugeot Celebrates 125 Years Of Motorsport Success
PEUGEOT is celebrating 125 years of motorsport heritage as it marks the anniversary of its victory at the first ever recorded motor race – the epic Paris-Bordeaux-Paris event, which ran between 11-14 June 1895.The landmark anniversary also coincides with the original dates of this year’s postponed 24 Hours of Le…
Read More »2021 Dakar – Arabia As Never Seen Before
Chapter 3 of the history of the Dakar is now in full swing. After the first edition held in the Middle East last January, the competitors and crews are heading back to Saudi Arabia to continue exploring the deserts of the country. The route designed for the 2021 edition is…
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