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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.

DOUBLE DUTY FOR TIN TOPS AT THE BEND

DOUBLE DUTY FOR TIN TOPS AT THE BEND

Double-headers are back in fashion as Australian motorsport re-schedules to cope with Covid-19. The Australian Racing Group is committed to a twin-top weekend at The Bend in South Australia following the back-to-back Supercars events at Townsville and ahead of a two-pronged approach to the climax of the Australian Rally Championship

FAMILY TRAVEL WITH A MINI TWIST

FAMILY TRAVEL WITH A MINI TWIST

There is nothing mini about any Mini in 2021, but that’s not a bad thing. The most popular of the current Mini family is the Countryman, and it’s the biggest of the breed. It’s a trendy family people mover with Mini seasoning, recognising that people are now

RACE RAP: MONDAY, August 16

RACE RAP: MONDAY, August 16

SILVER ARROWS SWEEP FORMULA E As if dominating the hybrid era in Formula One is not enough, Mercedes-Benz has now swept both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ championships in Formula E. The battery-electric battle came down to a shoot-out in Berlin, where eighth place was good enough for Nyck de Vries

STUNNING MOTOGP WIN FOR BRAVE BRAD BINDER

STUNNING MOTOGP WIN FOR BRAVE BRAD BINDER

A combination of brilliance and bravery gave Brad Binder a sensational victory in the Austrian MotoGP at the Red Bull Ring. Binder gambled on slick tyres on a soaking wet track, wobbling to the win as his rivals stormed back through the pack for the minor placings after changing bikes

POWER WINS, MCLAUGHLIN BattlES AT INDY

POWER WINS, MCLAUGHLIN BattlES AT INDY

Will Power finally scored his first IndyCar win of season 2021 with a rampaging run to first place on the Indianapolis road course on a day that Scott McLaughlin will want to forget. As Power led 58 of the 75 laps, McLaughlin had an early incident and then was penalised

CAMARO COMMITMENT is CoMPLeTE FOR TEAM 18

CAMARO COMMITMENT is CoMPLeTE FOR TEAM 18

Team 18 has won the first race of the Gen3 era in Supercars by assembling all the pieces it will need to complete from the back end of 2022. Charlie Schwerkolt’s slick squad has even finalised the racing colours of the twin Chevrolet Camaro coupes that Mark Winterbottom and

VERSTAPPEN RE-CHARGING FOR Second-half STOUSH

VERSTAPPEN RE-CHARGING FOR Second-half STOUSH

Max Verstappen is using a two-week break from Formula One to prepare for the toughest fight of his young life. He is involved in a winner-take-all battle with Lewis Hamilton for the biggest prize in grand prix racing and the contest is expected to go all the way to the