When a strike threatened Seven’s motorsport telecast
The 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship round from Sandown was one of the strangest broadcasts by Network 7
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The 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship round from Sandown was one of the strangest broadcasts by Network 7
There have been many iconic drivers, and many iconic sponsors, who have made up Australian motorsport’s unique fabric
Allan Moffat is a racing legend known for his icy persona at the track and at the Castrol 400 (today’s Sandown 500) in 1982 it was displayed in a public manner
The transition of the ute from farmer tool to performance vehicle was rapid and this rose through the 1990s
Back in the 1980s there were an array of races not connected to the Australian Touring Car Championship, but attracted some of the biggest stars such as the Amaroo Park exclusive AMSCAR Series and the Australian Endurance Championship
The 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the first for the new Group C formula, but there was controversy between two teams due to the close appearance of the logos
The Repco-Holden motor proved a popular and successful engine during the 1970s not just in Australia, but it was used by General Motors’ British Vauxhall division
It’s no surprise, but it’s been officially announced by Trackhouse Racing Shane van Gisbergen will make the step up to one of its three full-time NASCAR Cup Series seats in 2025
Alpine has announced Jack Doohan will partner Pierre Gasly in next year’s Formula 1 World Championship joining Oscar Piastri and possibly Daniel Ricciardo on the grid, however having three Australians on the grid is not unprecedented
Special Vehicle Options or SVO for short provided hotted up performance models for Ford in the US, but the name carried over to Australia in a separate organisation during the 1990s