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Amon and his Batmobile Star at the New Zealand Festival of Motorsport
January 24, 2012 – 4:13 PM | No Comment
Amon and his Batmobile Star at the New Zealand Festival of Motorsport

24 Hours of Le Mans winner and Formula One star Chris Amon is in the midst of a reunion with his 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL ‘Batmobile’. The pair are among an impressive line-up of drivers …

Gear: 8380 Laboratories’ Classic Race Car Food Chain
January 20, 2012 – 9:26 AM | No Comment
Gear: 8380 Laboratories’ Classic Race Car Food Chain

8380 Laboratories have put together a series of seriously groovy retro motorsport t-shirts based on the idea of a food chain for classic racing cars.

Top Five of 2011: Touring Cars
January 9, 2012 – 4:14 PM | No Comment
Top Five of 2011: Touring Cars

Interview: John Harvey

In this interview John reveals his favourite race cars, his toughest rival and why he supports electric car racing.
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Interview: John Harvey
December 13, 2011 – 1:11 PM | 2 Comments
Interview: John Harvey

John Harvey is one of Australia’s most versatile and accomplished racing drivers. He won numerous Speedway titles in the 50s and 60s, before switching to road racing where he successfully campaigned Brabham’s in the Australian …

Video: V8 Supercars look to the past for Car Of The Future (COTF)
December 2, 2011 – 6:27 PM | No Comment
Video: V8 Supercars look to the past for Car Of The Future (COTF)

Today the V8 Supercars unveiled their Car Of The Future (COTF) concept, in the hope of attracting new manufacturers into the sport.

10 of the best from Autopics: Dick Johnson
November 29, 2011 – 8:43 AM | No Comment
10 of the best from Autopics: Dick Johnson

Dick Johnson,  five-time Australian Touring Car Champion (’81, ’82, ’84, ’88, ’89),  three time Bathurst 1000 winner (’81,’ 89, ’94),  Ford folk hero,  and all ’round Australian racing royalty.
Dick sprung into the national consciousness after …

10 of the best from Autopics: Allan Grice
November 15, 2011 – 7:09 AM | One Comment
10 of the best from Autopics: Allan Grice

Known to motor racing fans simply as Gricey, this two time Bathurst 1000 winner (1986, 1990) was a hard charging, blisteringly quick, no nonsense racer.

Allan Moffat’s 1969 Trans-Am Mustang
November 9, 2011 – 11:21 AM | 2 Comments
Allan Moffat’s 1969 Trans-Am Mustang

Allan Moffat’s immortal 1969 Trans Am Mustang is one of the greats of Australian motorsport. The car won 101 of 151 races it contested, and today it continues to thrill crowds as part of …

Video: Chevrolet – 100 years of racing heritage
November 7, 2011 – 1:37 PM | No Comment
Video: Chevrolet – 100 years of racing heritage

In celebration of Chevrolet’s Centennial, the famous American brand takes a look back at its greatest racing moments over the past 100 years.
 

Video: Touring Car Masters from the Gold Coast 600
November 1, 2011 – 9:55 AM | 2 Comments
Video: Touring Car Masters from the Gold Coast 600

The final race of the debut round for the Touring Car Masters on the Gold Coast, and again the concrete canyon would both bring happiness and heartache, biting hard before the first turn …

Classic Art: Racing Car News
October 26, 2011 – 7:38 AM | 2 Comments
Classic Art: Racing Car News

Back in the day when an illustrator utilised paint, brushes, pencils – plus their own natural flair and talent – comes a small sample of Racing Car News covers.

RACV Motorclassica 2011 ready to kick off in style
October 20, 2011 – 12:08 PM | No Comment
RACV Motorclassica 2011 ready to kick off in style

Today, with Tour Classica winding its way through Melbourne’s city streets, RACV Motorclassica finally starts with a bang and a cough of smoke from the exhaust.
For those heading to the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne …

Video + Photos: Seton claims Bathurst victory after huge crash stops TCM at Bathurst
October 10, 2011 – 1:38 PM | One Comment
Video + Photos: Seton claims Bathurst victory after huge crash stops TCM at Bathurst

Early morning fog greeted the Touring Car Masters field as they took to the mountain for race three, opening the program for the greatest day in Australian motor sport, the day of the …

Video: Top 5 Bathurst 1000 crashes of the 1980s
October 5, 2011 – 9:58 AM | No Comment
Video: Top 5 Bathurst 1000 crashes of the 1980s

1. Dick Johnson – 1983
Johnson had this monumental trip into the scenery during qualifying in 1983. The accident …

HD Video: 2011 Muscle Car Masters
October 4, 2011 – 6:12 PM | No Comment
HD Video: 2011 Muscle Car Masters

Part 1 video contains the Touring Car Masters Race 2 and an interview with Jim Richards from the 2011 Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek

Video: BMW Motorsport in the 1980s
September 29, 2011 – 9:32 AM | No Comment
Video: BMW Motorsport in the 1980s

This great video series takes a look at BMW’s rich Motorsport history.
Part 1 looks at the Brabham BMW’s and the evolution of the turbo 4 cylinder stock block engine.

HSRCA All Historic Spring Photo Gallery
September 28, 2011 – 3:43 PM | No Comment
HSRCA All Historic Spring Photo Gallery

The Historic Sports and Racing Car Association of New South Wales took over Wakefield Park this past weekend, letting a glorious collection of historic sports and racing cars loose on a slippery circuit and producing …

Photo Gallery: Muscle Car Masters 2011
September 17, 2011 – 11:28 AM | No Comment
Photo Gallery: Muscle Car Masters 2011

The 2011 Australian Muscle Car Masters annual Father’s Day celebration is a unique showcase of Australia’s rich racing heritage.
Mark Pryor captured these fantastic photos from the 2011 event at  Sydney’s Eastern Creek Raceway.

Video: BMW M Racing History
September 16, 2011 – 10:47 AM | One Comment
Video: BMW M Racing History

This video explores the history of BMW M racing from 1972 to 2009 and looks at BMW’s success in Formula 1 , Touring Car and Sports Car racing.
 

Video: Andrew Denton interviews Barry Sheene & Dick Johnson
September 10, 2011 – 2:35 PM | No Comment
Video: Andrew Denton interviews Barry Sheene & Dick Johnson

Back in the early 1990s Barry Sheene and Dick Johnson became household names in Australia, thanks to a series of TV commericals for Shell.
In this interview, Andrew Denton talks to them about shooting the commercials, …