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Opinion: International motor shows need to stay
It’s not just the thrill of the chase, motor shows help keep the manufacturers accountable
Opinion: Motorsport needs to start paying volunteer marshals
It’s high time top level categories around the world do the right thing, and begin paying marshals
Opinion: Are we letting algorithms decide the next generation of classic cars?
The influence of social media can hype certain models and inflate prices; combat it by buying what you like
Opinion: road-going homologations set motorsport up for failure
We all love racing-based road cars but Kirby reckons they often hamper the success of motorsport categories
Opinion: Public EV charging in the UK raises new questions for Australia
Dan escapes to the UK and discovers new problems surrounding EV adoption
Underground takeovers: are they car enthusiasts?
A closer look at the most unsavoury corner of car culture
Opinion: Has the golden age of touring cars passed us by?
We look to the past to find solutions to the problems plaguing modern touring car racing
Remembering an unsung legend of Aussie motorsport
Adrian Morrisby was a larger than life character within Australian grassroots motorsport, but to everyone who knew him he was simply ‘Mozza’
Opinion: Does faster really always mean better?
Andy Enright wonders if the world of performance cars has become fixated on the wrong things
Opinion: The internal combustion engine is doomed
Thermal efficiency is consigning traditional cars as we know them to an inevitable electric future
Opinion: Why restomods are becoming big business
Nostalgia is a key part of why classics become just that, classic. But what if you could have the beauty of the original with new innards?
Opinion: Why traditional automotive black sheep now command high prices
It’s time to make peace with the fact that collectable cars of all types will never be cheap again
This race had driving standards so bad the whole event was called off
If you think you’ve seen bad racing in an online lobby, wait until you hear about this real-world omnishambles
Opinion: How Highball became Australia’s motoring Mecca
If you’re thinking of turning up at Highball Cars and Coffee in something ‘unique’, prepare to be humbled
Opinion: Car styling is spinning its wheels
Go on. Name one car that has moved the meter in terms of exterior styling the last decade
Opinion: The WRC’s return to Kenya teaches us an important lesson about racing
Manufacturers should never, ever be involved in creating either motorsport’s sporting or technical regulations
Opinion: Is the new Nissan Z going to be a triumph or a tragedy?
We remain optimistic about the new Nissan Z, but there is an unknown element that could scupper its potential brilliance
Opinion: When it comes to race cars, speed is relative
Going fast in a V8 Supercar isn’t the same as going fast in an F1 car or streamliner
Opinion: Progress isn’t the enemy for motoring enthusiasts
Car enthusiasts have never had it so good and yet we’ve never raged against the machine of progress quite so vociferously
Opinion: Form, function and fashion in the aftermarket car scene
From massive wings to questionable pod filters, car modifications are often based in function but that isn’t always the case
We rank every current F1 track from best to worst
From racing’s greatest hits, to atrocities best left abandoned, we investigate the merits of each grand prix track on the 2021 F1 calendar
Opinion: How cars could benefit from the superconductor shortage
As OEMs struggle to maintain supply in the face of a global chip shortage, Dan argues that cars could be better off because of it
Opinion: Racing should be fun, above all else
We can navel-gaze over purity of competition all we like, but if racing isn’t fun, who is going to care?
Opinion: What lockdown taught me about cars and driving
Lots of time in lockdown puts Alex’s need for speed into perspective
