Category: "Motor Sport"

Heat and Dust in Heat One

Western Australian Mitsubishi Evo drivers Tom Wilde and Nicholas Box were engaged in a thrilling battle in the opening heat of the Four Wheel Drive Championship Quit Forest Rally in the dry dusty forests of WA’s South West while Eli Evans has had a dominant performance to lead home the Two Wheel Drive Championship in [...]

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Reeves Ready for WRC Academy

Australian rally team, Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Smyth, will start their 2012 World Rally Championship (WRC) campaign this weekend with the running of the opening round of the WRC Academy, Rally Portugal.   Reeves and Smyth are contesting the six-round one-make series for drivers under the age of 25, and have been in Europe for [...]

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Green Flag for QRDC

Queensland Racing Drivers Championship (QRDC) prepares to begin the 11th championship season on Saturday 31st and Sunday 1st April at Queensland Raceways, Willowbank. With a broad spectrum of cars this year including Datsun 1600’s, WRX’s, V8 Commodores and Gemini’s, the on track action is going to be fabulous throughout the weekend. “We are especially excited [...]

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Numbers High for Western Showdown

The final numbers are in for round two of the Bosch Australian Rally Championship with a field of 63 cars and sis by sides. The crews are set to challenge the tough roads of Western Australia in the Quit Forest Rally this weekend. This weekend’s event has attracted strong local support across the categories as [...]

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Australian Sidecar Championship’s Opening Round

The first round of the Australian Sidecar Championship was held as part of the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed over the weekend of the 23 – 25 March at Eastern Creek Raceway.   The meeting also included the Trans Tasman Sidecar Challenge, the Australian Formula 2 Sidecar Cup and a number of support events for [...]

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Racing Tribute

Lap times tumbled like Labor’s seats last weekend during Lakeside Park’s Tribute event at the well-loved Lakeside Park. With a celebration of 51 years of motor sport at Lakeside – from its creation on an old dairy farm by passionate volunteers to the many famous names who’ve crashed and conquered its undulating course – the [...]

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Honda Gears Up For Quit Forest Rally

Honda and Evans Motorsport are ready to continue their winning ways in Round Two of the Bosch ARC, the Quit Forest Rally. Rally Calder spectators were among the first to witness the new J.A.S. built G2 Honda Jazz. The weather and muddied tracks limited the number of heats, but couldn’t stop Eli Evans and Glen [...]

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GYTR Yamaha Primed

A new name, a new rider and fresh looking bikes has the factory supported GYTR Yamaha Under 19 motocross team excited about the 2012 MX Nationals starting in less than a weeks’ time at Conondale on the Sunshine Coast. Victorian hard charger, Sam Martin joins Shaun Redhead for 2012 and both riders are primed and [...]

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Kendrick Successful Season

It was a battle until the very end, but young gun Jason Kendrick came out on top, defeating American Shane Stewart to take out the 50th WA Sprintcar Title last weekend at the Perth Motorplex. Kendrick has enjoyed a successful season so far with two wins earlier in the season, but his latest feat has [...]

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Citroen the Newest Contender

Another new high-profile European rally car, the Citroen DS3 R3, has been confirmed for a French driver at the International Rally of Queensland, adding even more excitement an unprecedented line-up of contenders for the May event on the Sunshine Coast. The 200 km/h, two-wheel drive Citroen, with the same production origins as the four-wheel drive [...]

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