WHEELS MOTORSPORT
Aussie closes on a Formula One test
Perth’s Ricciardo like to be the next colonial to get his bum in a current F1 machine.
What do these extreme athletes have to do with motor sport?
Actually, quite a bit. These blokes are Peugeot’s 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers. Running at 300km/h on Mulsanne Straight doesn’t worry them, and neither does hanging off the side of mountains. Next year: Mount Everest.
Whincup and Lowndes to stay at Vodafone until 2012 at least
There is no busting up the champion drivers and team. But what will they be driving?
HOT STUFF: Dine with two legends
KB and Gossy to be honoured at Bathurst.
Toyota boss In Nurburgring 24-hour race
Akio Toyoda to don the Nomex for tough enduro.
Gronholm to go after Pikes Peak climb record
Sweden’s world rally champ sets sights on cracking the 10 minute mark over the twisting 20km part dirt and part asphalt course.
Aussie Power seizes the moment
But will he secure a full-time gig? How about Formula One then?
Vale Frank Gardner
Frank Gardner was a larger than life character who did it all, including three British touring car titles, Le Mans and Formula One grands prix.
Swine flu alert threatens motorsport
Pigs do fly – A1GP in Mexico cancelled and Spanish F1 GP on flu watch.
Ambrose nails a strong sixth in Pocono 500 oval race
The Aussie is getting to grips with the peculiar nuances of NASCAR oval racing.
Is the Mitsu Evo up for three in a row at the Bathurst 12 Hour?
2010 Bathurst 12 Hour date announced.
Fisi to Ferrari for remainder of season
Massa sidelined for rest of 2009
Formula One plan for expansion
A 26-car grid and a 40 million pound budget cap endorsed – and no mid-race refuelling – from next season onwards.
The biggest motor sports event in Australia
… and it’s not the Bathurst 1000 or the grand prix. Though that depends how motor sporting events are measured. Is nearly 600 machines enough?
Tander’s comeback
Leanne Tander will continue her part-time Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series campaign at Sandown next weekend in preparation for this year’s V8 Supercar enduros.
F1 young gun poised for success
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo leads the F3 series after two races.
Shaking up the V8SA
The appointment of Mark Skaife to the V8 Supercars Australia board was the only positive move in a rough week for the battling two-make series.
The F1 triathalon
Gee, Formula One drivers are real athletes …
Atkinson returns to WRC
Australian rally star Chris Atkinson is returning to the World Rally Championship with Hyundai.
Webber to race Porsche at Bathurst
Mark Webber to race a Porsche at Bathurst in 2015
Porsche 918 shatters Nurburgring record
Look out Ferrari and McLaren, Porsche’s new 918 Spyder hypercar may have blown you out of the water.
Formula 1’s first female driver?
It hasn’t been seen for more than 20 years, but for the first time in decades a female has conducted some meaningful racing laps in a Formula 1 car.
Nissan launches Bathurst attack!
A factory Nissan GT-R will return to Bathurst for the first time in 21 years next January, with the Japanese brand launching an outright attack on the Bathurst 12 Hour.
McLaren reveals new track weapon
Oh how we wish we were at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. This is the latest car to be revealed at the iconic event – the new, track-focused McLaren 12C GT Speed.
