June 16th, 2019171
Plus Fitness Racing driver Andre Heimgartner has put a full stop on a
somewhat bumpy BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown campaign with a strong P11
finish in the NT this afternoon.
Despite car setup issues, some on-track bump and grind, soaring
temperatures and fading tyres, the 24 year old showed plenty of promise
across the event,...
June 16th, 2019171
Shell V-Power Racing's Scott McLaughlin has become the first driver to win Supercars' Darwin Triple Crown, with victory over David Reynolds on Sunday at Hidden Valley. Team mate and championship rival Fabian Coulthard came in third.
“That’s something pretty special," said McLaughlin. "I’m just buzzing after that. To do...
June 16th, 2019131
Scott McLaughlin has continued his impressive run of 2019 form in Darwin today, winning Race 1 of the Darwin Triple Crown. The victory, his 11th of the 2019 season, came after another dominant qualifying display this morning where he claimed his 10th pole award of the year and the 600th all-time pole for Team Penske. He dedicated...
June 15th, 2019112
The Shell V-Power Racing Team has started the 2019 Darwin Triple Crown in the best way possible, with a 1-2 practice result in hot conditions at Hidden Valley Raceway today. Scott McLaughlin, who is sporting an Aboriginal themed helmet and driving boots for this weekend’s race, set the fastest time of the day in the second...
June 14th, 2019188
Kiwi racer Rowan Shepherd has secured a drive in two of Europe's biggest endurance events as he looks to build a career in both the burgeoning TCR category and in international endurance racing.
The 27 year old - originally from Hawkes Bay and now a Christchurch resident - will compete in the TCR class of the 24 Hour of the...
June 11th, 2019231
Neck pain that saw Richie Stanaway withdraw from the Winton round of the Australian Supercar Championship a fortnight ago will prevent the Kiwi driver from competing at Darwin this weekend.
Substitute Chris Pither will again step into the #33 Boost Mobile Racing Holden for the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown.
“Following Richie’s...
June 9th, 2019258
The carsales TCR Australia Series has produced a day full of action, drama and carnage as the second round of the inaugural season concluded at Phillip Island today. No less than five of the new-to-Australia TCR Series race cars received significant damage in a day that saw the Alfa Romeo of Dylan O'Keeffe and the Hyundai of Will...
June 9th, 2019123
Dylan O’Keefe drove away from the crashes and carnage to score his maiden carsales TCR Australia Series win at Phillip Island.
After
qualifying on pole, the Alfa Romeo driver romped away from the grid and
only had to manage his gap to the pack, avoiding a challenge during a
pair of Safety Car periods, to finish ahead of Will...
June 8th, 2019123
Garth
Tander and Dylan O’Keeffe were the benchmark of the carsales TCR
Australia Series field in the opening day of practice at the Phillip
Island circuit today.
Driving his brand-new Audi RS 3, Tander blitzed the field in the opening session and held the top spot for the majority of the second session until the Alfa Romeo...
May 19th, 2019267
Race
fans were given a taste of what to expect after a new world of touring
car racing was introduced to Australia at Sydney Motorsport Park today.
The
action packed day saw passing, bumping and penalties dished out across
the two races, both won by young Hyundai driver Will Brown.
The 20 year old was made to work for his...
May 18th, 2019239
Jason Bright and Volkswagen have written their names into the carsales TCR Australia Series history books, becoming the first-ever race winners at Sydney Motorsport Park today.
Bright, a former Bathurst 1000 winner and the oldest driver in the field, used all of his touring car experience to claim a win that puts his name in the...
May 18th, 2019160
All eight car brands in the carsales.com.au TCR Australia Series have finished inside the top 10 during the second practice session at Sydney Motorsport Park today.
Hyundai driver Michael Almond topped the second session, matching his efforts from Practice 1 earlier today.
The result has blown away many of his rivals as Almond had...
April 9th, 2018572Kiwi driver Chris Pither has won the second round of the 2018 Dunlop Super2 Series at the Typerpower Tasmania SuperSprint. Pither set fastest time in both qualifying sessions and went on to win the second race of the weekend, his third victory in the series.
The Garry Rogers Motorsport driver led from start-to-finish, maintaining a...
December 8th, 2017606Wilson Security Racing GRM is looking forward to the return of Chris to the GRM team for the 2018 Pirtek Endurance Cup.
Pither drove with GRM back in 2015 partnering with David Wall for the endurance races.
His initially entry to team came about when David Wall suffered burns to his foot in Adelaide and we looked for a suitable...
