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Paul Gover

Paul Gover

Paul Gover has rallied, raced and reported since the 1970s in the most varied career of anyone who has picked up a pen in Australian motorsport.

Race Rap: Monday, July 21

Race Rap: Monday, July 21

Jumping to the front. Oliver Solberg, son of former world champion Petter, has put himself on target for a Rally1 factory drive with a stunning run to victory on the Estonia Rally. Once considered a crash-prone liability by Hyundai, his switch to a Toyota GR Yaris paid off massively as

PASS THE CUP

PASS THE CUP

A new Carrera Cup racer is coming. Testing in public has begun at the Lausitzring is Germany ahead of the car's arrival in the Supercup competition in season 2026. There is nothing official yet but the new car, called Generation 992.2, is likely to become the front-line

TOUGH TIMES

TOUGH TIMES

It's been a nasty year for Scott McLaughlin in IndyCar. Right now, as he prepares for the street course contest in Toronto, Canada, he is only 15th on the grid. In the IndyCar championship standings, the former Supercars golden child and Team Penske speedster is only 12th in

HOT SHOTS: Hail to the (road) king.

HOT SHOTS: Hail to the (road) king.

Trackhouse Racing is having fun with Shane van Gisbergen's dominance on NASCAR road and street circuits. Here is the team's latest effort after his success at Sonoma, even if he was only second in the Xfinity race – complete with the rugby balls he kicks into the

HOT SHOTS: Looking good.

HOT SHOTS: Looking good.

Alain Prost might be 70 years old but he still fits comfortably into the very same fireproofs he wore when he raced for McLaren in the 1980s. He pulled on his old overalls for a guest appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, then joined a bunch of other old-timers

Race Rap: Monday, July 14

Race Rap: Monday, July 14

Supra on show. The first Supra Supercar will break cover at the back end of next month, according to Ryan Walkinshaw, but Toyota has just given a sneak peak at the car that will follow – perhaps in 2027. It's a concept car that ran up the hill at

HOT SHOTS: Man hugs.

HOT SHOTS: Man hugs.

When David Reynolds put himself on pole position for Supercars race #2 at Townsville he was mobbed by the happy crew at Team 18. Charlie Schwerkolt could not stop smiling for the cameras. And then came James Courtney, for a special veteran-to-veteran hug at the back of the T18 garage.