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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 24: View From The Couch

Race 24: View From The Couch

Scott McLaughlin was mugged by the Bulls on the streets of Townsville as Shane van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup went 1-2 in the final race on the northern tour. The championship leader was struggling with badly-worn tyres on his Shell V-Power Mustang when the twin Commodores of the Red Bull

T8 Celebrations Have Begun

T8 Celebrations Have Begun

Celebrations have begun for one of the major milestones in the history of touring car racing in Australia. When Shane van Gisbergen crossed the finishing line for Race 23 of the 2020 Supercars championship he delivered the 200th victory for Roland Dane and his company Triple Eight Race Engineering. The

Race 23: View From The Couch

Race 23: View From The Couch

It took nine months but Shane van Gisbergen finally delivered his first win of 2020 on Fathers Day. The last time he was on the top of the podium before Townsville2 was in the previous November, on the streets of Newcastle. But SvG pushed like crazy, advancing from the second

Piastri Stars At Monza

Piastri Stars At Monza

Anyone who questioned Oscar Piastri’s potential for Formula One now has their answer. The young Aussie delivered it with an emphatic and calculated drive to the podium in the Formula 3 curtain-raiser to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. It’s not the result that is so impressive, but

SVG Is The Racer's Racer

SVG Is The Racer's Racer

There is a reason why Shane van Gisbergen is one of the most feared drivers in Supercars. He is a racer’s racer and he proved it – again – on the streets of Townsville while battling Scott McLaughlin during the Saturday sprint. SvG rebounded from a lacklustre Townsville1 weekend by hustling

Race 22: View From The Couch

Race 22: View From The Couch

Scott Pye and Rick Kelly added the much-needed spice to a regulation race win by Scott McLaughlin on Saturday in Townsville. McLaughlin went A-to-B from pole position using the same set-up in his Shell V-Power Mustang that had given him a win in the final event at Townsville1, an ominous

Game On In Townsville

Game On In Townsville

The race for the Supercars championship starts – really starts – today in Townsville. With the final shape of the truncated series now set, the major players know what it takes to get the job done. Counting this weekend, there are just 1200 points to the crown – with 300 of those in