Category: "Motor Sport"

Priolo Takes Out WSS Grand Final

The final round of the World Series Sprintcar Final was a taken out by local boy David Priolo. Having had no luck in the first night of the Grand Final, Priolo was able to come out on top taking first place from Shaun Bradford in second and David Murcott in third. “I think all the [...]

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‘Sally’ Rides Again

Reigning Touring Car Masters Series Champion, John Bowe, headed to Winton last week to re-join forces with his muscle machine now commonly known as ‘Sally’.   Hitting the track with everything in the 1969 Ford Mustang Trans Am replaced, refreshed and renewed, Bowe and his crew were thrilled to see the lap times straight away [...]

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International Rally Rivalry Heats Up

Queensland‘s Sunshine Coast is set to host a red-hot showdown between the Asia Pacific’s top rally teams following news that two new world-level cars from Europe will contest the International Rally of Queensland (IROQ) in May. As the countdown to the rally on 25-27 May has reached less then 100 days, the Indian MRF Team [...]

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Jazz Return Home

The countdown is on for rally Calder, the opening round of the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship as teams finish off preparations and get their duck in a row. The two new Honda Jazz G2 rally cars have arrived home from Italy with only two weeks to spare and are getting the final touches from [...]

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WSS Grand Final

The last 14 rounds of the World Series Sprintcars have all been leading up to this weekend’s Grand Final weekend at the Perth Motorplex. Current leader, James McFadden will be in the hot seat this weekend and looking to finish his top position with the ultimate grand final win on Saturday night. Wary of his [...]

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Jacobson Set to Go Rallying

Australian actor Shane Jacobson will be donning his race suit and helmet and climbing aboard a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo rally car to contest the opening round of this year’s Bosch Australian Rally Championship, Rally Calder presented by ECB. As well as being a long time car and motor sport enthusiast Shane Jacobson is one of [...]

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Maiolo Still Leads

Ryan Farrell has beaten American drivers Shane Stewart and Jason Johnson to claim the WSS feature race in Bunbury this past weekend. But Farrell still has a long way to go before he can catch up to AHG Sprintcar Series point score leader, Jamie Maiolo. There are 1663 points and 27 positions between Farrell and [...]

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Toyota Racing Finalises Plans and Lineup

Toyota Racing has expanded its plans for the 2012 season and has entered the FIA World Endurance Championship. The team had originally planned only to take part in selected races but revised its program after unexpected changes faced by the championship. This means the Toyota TS030 Hybrid will make its racing debut at the Six [...]

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Holden Welcomes Nissan

As all motor racing fans have hear Nissan will be joining the V8 Supercar Championship in 2013. At yesterdays official announcement Holden welcomed the third manufacturer. GM Holden Chairman and Managing Director, Mike Devereux said he supported the increased competition in the category which Holden was instrumental in creating almost 20 years ago. “The new [...]

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Hayden Under the Knife

February 5 saw MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden undergo surgery on his left shoulder which he injured in late December. During the procedure, which was carried out in Fremont, California, and which lasted approximately 40 minutes, Dr. Arthur Ting discovered and repaired a tear in the labrum. In a post-operation appointment it was confirmed that the [...]

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