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The ‘Blue Meanie’
Australian race fans hold mixed feelings regarding the international Group A regulations put in place for the touring car championship in 1985, but did it produce some exciting road cars
Goodwood – A revhead’s heaven
Goodwood is revhead heaven. The best of past motorsport heroes (both in terms of driver, rider and car, bike), iconic road cars, the latest and greatest models all drive through the grounds of Goodwood House in a major celebration of motoring
Jack Brabham’s mid-race petrol station stop
Formula 1 drivers are not required to fuel up these days and it only became a popular form of strategy during the 1980s, but Jack Brabham unintentionally did this during the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix in strange fashion
When Holden took on rallying’s best
The annual Southern Cross Rally attracted many of the world’s best drivers in the discipline before there was even a world championship and Holden’s Torana GTR XU-1 was one of the leading contenders
Championship leader Shane van Gisbergen finishes opening day in Darwin on top
Red Bull Ampol Racing Team’s Shane van Gisbergen heads into tomorrow’s qualifying session on top of the timesheets after the completion of the second practice session at Hidden Valley
GT-R – The ultimate touring car
When Nissan developed the GT-R to defeat the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500, it’s fair to say the Japanese team at NISMO never expected an operation from Australia to come up with the ultimate touring car, but it did. While the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 and BMW E30 M3 emerged as dominant forces in touring car racing approaching the 1990s, there was one model still to come to continue the technological advancement.
A top five on Le Mans debut for Shane van Gisbergen
Shane van Gisbergen’s maiden appearance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans has ended in a top five class placing
Shane van Gisbergen preparing to tackle La Sarthe
Repco Supercars Championship leader Shane van Gisbergen is ready to tackle one of the world’s classic races this weekend, the 24 Hour of Le Mans
The unfair advantage
Following its domination of rallying due to its revolutionary four-wheel-drive Quattro system, Audi decided to transfer it into a circuit application and this is before its participation in Super Touring