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Free-to-air V8 action overlaps Bend 500 Supercars event
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (195+ words) MOTORSPORT fans will have action to watch on free-to-air television this weekend – but it won’t be the Supercars pre-Bathurst 500-kilometre endurance race at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park. While that event is exclusive to Fox Sports and Kayo with only highlights…...
Major change to rules around cigarette-liveried race cars
2+ day, 20+ 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, 21+ 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…...
Pye’s first Ford Supercars race in a decade
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (213+ words) SCOTT Pye’s decade-long run of 210 successive Supercars races in General Motors machinery will come to an end this weekend at The Bend Motorsport Park. Having started out at the top level with Holden-aligned Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Pye drove for Dick…...
SVG approves of NASCAR's international push
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (401+ words) SHANE van Gisbergen has thrown his support behind NASCAR’s desire to race more overseas, having won the series’ most recent international race in Mexico City last year. Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR’s freshly installed CEO, has flagged the possibility of an oval…...
Multi-round livery shake-up for Golding Mustang
3+ day, 21+ 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…...
The other notable first this Falcon V8 Supercar achieved
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (368+ words) AMONG the sensational collection of Australian touring cars on display this week at The Bend is the Ford Falcon in which 2025 champion Chaz Mostert became a Supercars race winner. But that’s not the only notable first that this chassis is…...
Five blockbuster topics for Supercars’ Bend 500
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (552+ words) THE time is here: it’s endurance season and boy are there some burning questions to be addressed as the Supercars field rolls into town for the AirTouch 500 at The Bend. Let’s jump straight in… Chevrolet has got its wish for…...
VIDEO: All-star cast in new Repco Bathurst promo
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (68+ words) V8 Sleuth VIDEO: All-star cast in new Repco Bathurst promo REPCO has released an all-star Bathurst promo video featuring a cast of legends. Watch below as familiar faces lean on some renowned material to combine for some stellar content… © Copyright 2026 - AN1 Media…...
Walkinshaw junior to sub for Blanchard Racing Team boss
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) SUPERCARS team owner Tim Blanchard will miss this weekend’s AirTouch 500 at The Bend, with his Trans Am seat to be filled by teenager Pip Casabene. Blanchard has made multiple appearances in Trans Am this year aboard the #10 Maverick Performance Mustang…...