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Major change to rules around cigarette-liveried race cars
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (505+ words) A RANGE of historic motorsport car owners and drivers around Australia are set to be forced to fight for their right to race their cigarette-liveried racing vehicles in future events. Motorsport Australia has made a significant change to Schedule K…...
Supercars: Every driver's chances of making 2026 finals series calculated
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (681+ words) WANT a better idea of who will end up making it into the 2026 Supercars finals series? V8 Sleuth has you covered, thanks to the running of 100 million endurance races! Using computer simulation based on result probabilities, we ran the AirTouch 500 at…...
Multi-round livery shake-up for Golding Mustang
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (260+ words) JAMES Golding’s finals-contending Mustang Supercar will take on a new look for both legs of the Ryco Enduro Cup. It comes as the Blanchard Racing Team expands its REDARC relationship to cover three rounds, with the South Australian business taking…...
‘Watch this space’: Whincup’s Red Bull teaser
1+ week, 3+ day ago (309+ words) JAMIE Whincup has hinted there’ll be plenty more to enjoy from Triple Eight’s enduring relationship with Red Bull following a fresh three-year extension. The energy drink’s co-naming rights status is now secure through 2029, and there’s already been talk of raising…...
Earlier start time for 2026 Bathurst 1000 race
1+ week, 4+ day ago (115+ words) SUPERCARS has moved the start time slightly forward for this year’s Repco Bathurst 1000. The 2026 Great Race’s main event is scheduled to get underway from 11:30am local/AEDT on Sunday October 11. That compares to 11:45am last season. A modern-day classic would unfold as…...
Explanation for Supercars' Kai Allen tyre pressure appeal dismissal to come Friday
1+ week, 5+ day ago (195+ words) MOTORSPORT Australia will belatedly release the written reasons for Supercars’ appeal of the Kai Allen tyre pressure case being dismissed. A high-profile hearing took place on the evening of Monday August 17 at Motorsport Australia’s Melbourne headquarters, after Supercars challenged a…...
Supercars to refrain from taking Allen appeal to FIA
2+ week, 4+ day ago (276+ words) THE Kai Allen tyre pressure saga appears to be over, with Supercars understood to be unlikely to escalate the matter to the FIA International Court of Appeal. Officially, Supercars doesn’t have to make a decision until seven days after receiving…...
Stunning Chev livery revealed for Wall's racing return
2+ week, 5+ day ago (715+ words) DAVID Wall has revealed the stunning new livery he’ll carry for his return to racing at the Apex Steel Muscle Car Masters this weekend in Sydney. Wall will get behind the wheel of his late father Des’ Chevrolet Corvette in…...
DJR docked points for Kostecki pitlane near-miss
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (284+ words) DICK Johnson Racing has been handed a double penalty for a near-miss in the pitlane during the first of two Supercars races today at the Ipswich Super440. The infringement related to race winner Brodie Kostecki exiting his pit bay by going…...
‘Amicable’ TRC talks as Supercars calendar wait lingers
3+ week, 1+ day ago (287+ words) ONE of the central figures in crucial negotiations between Supercars teams and the championship’s owner RACE has assured talks are “amicable”. An effort is underway to ideally deliver a new perpetual Teams Racing Charter agreement, rather than the current apparent…...