Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Smyth were having an excellent battle for outright honours before suffering a heartbreaking end to Targa Tasmania. On the final day of the event the pair suffered a mechanical problem forcing their retirement. Reeves and Smyth had driven a smart rally in their Mazda RX8 SP and were sitting in third [...]

Australia’s largest city will host a traditional circuit racing event at the newly refurbished Eastern Creek International Raceway August 24-26 as well as the blockbuster street race, the Sydney Telstra 500, in December.   With the second Sydney round joining V8 Supercars’ calendar, regional Victoria’s Winton Raceway event will move from August to November 16-18. [...]

The International Rally of Queensland is living up to its name with drivers from at least 10 countries heading to Queensland’s Sunshine Coast next month. The Brakes Direct International Rally of Queensland will incorporate rounds of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) and the Bosch Australian Rally Championship (BARC), plus competitions for Classic rally [...]

Nathan Morcom showed plenty of fighting spirit in an uncompetitive car in the opening round of this year’s F2000 Championship Series at Virginia International Raceway. The young Sydney driver shrugged off handling and mechanical problems with his Rondo-DPO RFR in practice and qualifying to charge from the rear of the 32-car field to 15th in [...]

Excitement and anticipation is building in the Northern Territory ahead of this weekend’s second round of the QBE Australian Superbike Championship at Hidden Valley Raceway. Now celebrating its third year running in the Top End, Chief Minster Paul Henderson wanted to ensure that there was something for all ages so this weekend will mark the [...]

Queensland Raceway will be packed this weekend with over 150 cars competing in five categories for the Top Gear Racing Series. This is truly an all-ages event, with a race to tickle everyone’s motoring taste buds, from the Queensland V8’s to the thrilling Superkarts. The battle of the Holdens will feature with a grudge match [...]

This year’s Targa Tasmania rally is close to the first car hitting the closed roads at speed, but for Mazda, 2012 will see the Mazda Motorsport crew add an extra car to their line-up. The Mazda2, which will run in the showroom class, has been added to the team’s line-up ahead of tomorrow’s opening prologue [...]

Valentino Rossi will once again test his skills behind the steering wheel as the nine-times World Champion participates in this weekend’s Blancpain Endurance Series round at Monza in Italy, which commences on Friday. Rossi will drive a Ferrari 458 Italia for the Kessel Racing team, as he starts his latest adventure on four wheels. The [...]

Toyota’s new 86 sports car will undergo serious track time ahead of its Australian launch in June. The company has announced that two 86 sports cars will compete in next month’s 24 Hours Nürburgring endurance race. The race cars are being prepared by Toyota’s partner GAZOO Racing to reach and support a new generation of [...]

New Zealander Josh Coppins has taken a vital victory in round two of the Monster Energy MX Nationals, Australian Motocross Championship, at Coonabarabran in New South Wales on Sunday, 15 April. The CDR Yamaha rider took control of the championship lead just a fortnight after finishing second at the season opener, winning the round at [...]