In 1984 Dick Johnson was in a bit of trouble. The new Group A racing rules were coming the following year and Ford Australia was not at all interested in helping him racing their local …

The famous Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Torana A9X in which the late Peter Brock and Jim Richards delivered the most crushing of all Bathurst victories will be one of the stars of the 2010 Top …

Good to see a brand waking up to the value of its past…..
“Ford Performance Vehicles yesterday announced the appointment of racing legend Allan Moffat as its official Ambassador.
Moffat will represent FPV at major events and …

This is one of the biggest crashes ever seen at Bathurst. Certainly it was one of the most spectacular.
On lap 43 of the Great Race a tyre blew on Bill Brown’s Ford Falcon XY GTHO …

Its almost new year and therefore time to let the hair down a little, so here is a light hearted interview with Peter Brock from Channel 9’s 60 Minutes program.
Interviewer Ian Leslie pursues a serious …

The Centenary of Alfa Romeo will be celebrated con brio at the 21st Anniversary Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport from 19-21 March 2010, with more than 100 examples of the feisty Italian marque …

Bowden’s Own Premium Car Care is hosting the annual open day of their $25M car collection on Sunday March 7th 2010. The open day will be held at their head-quarters in Buderim QLD as a …

The greatest two-car trick in the history of Australian touring car racing is about to be repeated at the 2010 Top Gear Live Bathurst Legends presented by Shannons Insurance.
The two Moffat Ford Dealer Team Falcon …

When no less a man than Jean Alesi describes a car as the sweetest-handling machine he can think of, you sit up and take notice.  Here is a man whose Quixotic career was defined by …

Despite its beige image, Toyota has been involved in just about every conceivable category of motorsport on earth.
In these mainly Australian based photos there are some great reminders of Toyota’s diverse racing machinery.
There are classic …

I still have quite a serious hangover of Bathurst 1000 fever. I just love that race, it’s nothing short of grand opera.
One of the best things about the event is the qualifying format. These days …

Seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner Gentleman Jim Richards has once again scored victory on Mt Panorama with a dominant performance in the Shannons Falcon Sprint for the sixth and penultimate round of the Biante Touring Car …

As aficionados of Australian touring car racing prepare for this weekend’s blue riband event, the Bathurst 1000 enduro at Mount Panorama, I am reminded of the great Peter Brock. It’s just over three years since …

Only 11 days until the Great Race.
Grab a beer (or rum) and a fag and re-live the glory.
Videos:
1. 1980s Bathurst 1000 winners
2. 1970s Bathurst 1000 winners
3. 70s and 80s Bathurst highlights

America has Randy Mamola, and Australia had Gregg Hansford. Both riders won over ten motorcycle grands prix and could dominate the very best riders of the day with brilliant, spectacular riding, but neither could quite …

The Australian Muscle Car Masters annual Father’s Day celebration of Australia’s fantastic muscle car heritage returns to Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway on September 6th.
Better than ever, with new cars and stars, new retro …

One of Peter Molloy’s first bosses told him: “as long as your arse points towards the ground you won’t make a mechanic”. Thankfully for the subsequent history of Australian motor racing, Molloy ignored him.
Otherwise, we …

The Australian public sat glued to their TV screens as Dick Johnson explained the bizarre circumstances which saw him crash out the lead of the James Hardie Bathurst 1000. “I just couldn’t believe my bloody …

This incident has gone down in Australian motorsport folklore. Kevin Bartlett, the 1974 Bathurst 100 winner and his thundering Chevrolet Camaro Z28 were crowd favourites at Bathurst in the early 80s.
Bartlett had put the car …

This is some classic race cam footage of Glenn Seton slithering around during a storm, on slicks in his Peter Jackson Nissan Skyline at Bathurst in 1987.
There is something magical about Bathurst. Somehow the race …