Category: Repco Heritage

South Australia enjoys a remarkable history in Australian motorsport from hosting the first Formula 1 Grand Prix to the design and construction of Elfin Sports Cars to the Adelaide 500 for Supercars, but one wild beast is often overlooked

Colin Bond and Hyundai, really? Yes indeed. The racing all-rounder played an important role in the Korean manufacturer’s early motor racing attempt, but it didn’t go well

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The Repco Adelaide Motorsport Festival line-up is building ahead of the event on March 8-9

Dick Johnson’s Greens Tuff Ford Falcon from the Group C era of Australian Touring Car Championship is revered among race fans and a tribute to it now has been freshly marked by the racing legend

During the Australian Rally Championship’s four-wheel-drive era of domination featuring Subaru, Mitsubishi and Toyota, there was an entertaining driver-car combination within the class battle

During the rise of the 1980s, an Australian collective designed and developed an exotic prototype named the Triad

Nissan during the 1980s was the first major manufacturer to employ turbocharging in the Australian Touring Car Championship as the Bluebird became a title contender, however a small coupe was entered in the class ranks to shake up the established competitors

Back in the mid-1980s BMW was heavily involved in Australian motorsport through its factory-backed John Player Special touring car team and also produced a limited edition inspired by this program

It’s an anniversary many Australian car fanatics never thought would happen, but the end of local manufacturing hit hard and the Repco Garage provides an insight on the journey towards it