Triple Eight boss Mark Dutton believes testing with three cars made today’s Queensland Raceway running even more valuable as the team tries to push forward in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. With its drivers Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and Shane van Gisbergen taking positions three to five in the Championship points, performance is nothing to […]
Read moreThis year’s KL City 400 Supercar Extravaganza has been cancelled due to an ongoing legal dispute involving the Malaysian promoters of the event. Supercars CEO James Warburton said: “We have been formally advised by the Malaysian promoter that due to ongoing legal action in Malaysia, to which we’re not a party, there is insufficient time […]
Read moreErebus Motorsport’s David Reynolds is “honoured” to pair up with New Zealander Craig Baird for this year’s Pirtek Enduro Cup. While the two have never driver together before, they have had a long friendship, with Reynolds crediting the New Zealander as helping his career. “I am excited for it because I have been mates with […]
Read moreTIM Slade admits he had to stop his mind drifting to post-race burnouts as he charged to a second race victory at Winton on Sunday to back up his breakthrough Supercars win. In a bumper weekend for the Brad Jones Racing team, Slade became the second driver this year, alongside Volvo star Scott McLaughlin at […]
Read moreNew Zealand’s Scott McLaughlin produced a masterclass in defensive driving to finish second in Saturday’s V8 Supercars race in Winton and take the lead in the championship. The 22-year-old held off a pack of cars faster than his Volvo, to further enhance his chances of winning this year’s championship. It was the first time a […]
Read moreTim Slade took a second-career V8 Supercars pole position ahead of today’s opening race at Winton. The Brad Jones Racing driver was third quickest after the first run during the 15-minute session, but found three tenths on his second run to nab pole position by just three hundredths. It’s Slade second V8s pole position, his […]
Read moreSupercars champion Mark Winterbottom has reset the lap record this morning in practice, setting a 1min19.0469 in the final 15-minute run before qualifying at the Woodstock Winton SuperSprint. And he believes the number will be lowered again, with ARMOR ALL Pole Position set to be in the ‘18s’ with 26 Supercars on soft tyres at […]
Read moreShane van Gisbergen has topped the second practice session at Winton, but was unable to crack the lap record in cooler conditions. The Red Bull racer’s best 1min19.3311 elevated him to the top of the totem pole ahead of Rick Kelly and Jamie Whincup in practice two, but did not eclipse the 1min19.2435 time set […]
Read moreBrad Jones Racing’s newest recruit Tim Slade has recorded the fastest lap record in a Supercar around Winton Motor Raceway in practice, a 1min19.2435. Slade was fastest in the pre-season test, and broke the 1min19.65 record set by former Freightliner racer Fabian Coulthard in 2014. Times were expected to tumble this weekend with the resurfaced […]
Read moreSteve Owen has topped the additional drivers’ session at the Woodstock Winton SuperSprint, ahead of fellow Prodrive co-driver Jack Le Brocq. Owen pairs with Chaz Mostert for the first time and recorded a 1min20.3089 lap in the Supercheap Auto Falcon, just 0.0701sec ahead of Dunlop Series driver Le Brocq, in Cameron Waters’ car. Dean Fiore […]
Read more
