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A win for a Ford, and a race for a Holden. It means honours were shared after the Darwin round of the 2018 Virgin Australia V8 Supercars Championship. Scott McLaughlin continued his run of form, to improve from Friday practice and to win the feature race on Saturday. And then, to redress the Falcon’s win, […] READ MORE
The V8 Supercars Championship speeds back into action this weekend, with the CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown bringing the best drivers back onto the track READ MORE
Despite all the challenges; including tyre degradation and near misses due to a poor qualifying place, Scott McLaughlin drove from 19th place to win the Sunday race at the Perth Supersprint round, of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. Scott McLaughlin withstands all challenges at Perth Supersprint The impressive display from the 24 year old was […] READ MORE
As Scott McLaughlin secures two wins at the WD-40 Phillip Island 500, he has extended the lead in the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. Scott McLaughlin secures two wins at WD-40 Phillip Island 500 It rounded out a near perfect weekend for the New Zealand driver, as his DJR Team Penske Ford ran an exemplary round, […] READ MORE
The champagne will be flowing for Shane van Gisbergen, as he (again) wraps up both days races at the Adelaide 500. It duplicated exactly how he succeeded in 2017, winning both races from Pole Position, and reigning supreme on the streets of South Australia. Champagne Weekend for Shane van Gisbergen at Adelaide 500 The ‘groundhog […] READ MORE
In a show of force, many of the leading teams of the upcoming 2018 V8 Supercars season ran-in their new machinery on the first official track-test day. Not just for media purposes, this was a green-run of new chassis and engines, transmissions and gear of leading drivers and teams. It was the first run, of […] READ MORE
In 26 races of the 2017 Virgin Supercars Championship, this last round has seen one of the closest finishes in recent memory, in the renowned Australian motorsport category. Right up to the final lap, the leader board was only single points apart, but Jamie Whincup takes the Championship and the applause. Whincup and his Red […] READ MORE
From the airborne excitement of the trucks, to the high-speed of the V8's, the crowd will be spellbound. The mix of noise, food and entertainment--Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors play on the Saturday night--it will be a FULL ON start to the season. What a better way to begin the 2017 V8 Supercars season then the Clipsal 500. READ MORE
The final round of the V8 SuperCars season was a celebration. Over a 14 round calendar season, it came down to the final round in Sydney where Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen was crowned the 2016 Virgin Australia SuperCars Champion. Across the two days of racing of the Coates Hire Sydney 500, once Red Bull Racing […] READ MORE
With the Bathurst 1000 race about to be held, qualifying was held this afternoon. A high-point for all the race engineers and crews, who focus on gaining every meter of speed from their machinery. The Top Ten Shootout determines who leads out the race Sunday morning, but it was much a competition ‘within a race’. Qualifying […] READ MORE