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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.

TCR Targets Bathurst

TCR Targets Bathurst

The calendar for the carsales TCR Australia Series has taken another big hit. Ongoing COVID-19 restrictions have forced another re-think this week and the new target for the start of racing in 2020 is the Bathurst International weekend from November 12-15. But even that date is not official, as the

Title Fight Resumes

Title Fight Resumes

A soft-tyre shoot-out has Supercars title fighters Scott McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup primed for the second leg of the Darwin double-header this weekend. After a mixed-tyre mix-up in Darwin1, where Anton de Pasquale scored his first main game victory and most teams then reverted to an all-soft Sunday, they are

Bathurst Pitstop Drama

Bathurst Pitstop Drama

Safety in the pitlane could see a fundamental shift in the Bathurst 1000 this year. Instead of teams racing the clock to service their cars, using tactical changes to respond to the shape of the race, there could be a fixed time limit for at least one pit visit. It

Bathurst Date Change

Bathurst Date Change

The Great Race is sliding back a week in October. Battle fatigue for the travelling Supercars circus is forcing a calendar change which will move the Bathurst 1000 to Sunday, October 18. The new date is set for confirmation today and will give teams an extra week to prepare for

Millennial Racing With Hydrogen

Millennial Racing With Hydrogen

A new generation of drivers and fans is the target for a unique hydrogen-powered motorsport series. As car racing audiences around the world age rapidly, and youngsters lose their fascination with driving, a high-powered group of German companies has responded with the Hyraze League. Uniquely, it combines real-world racing with

Repco Wins Race for the Bathurst 1000

Repco Wins Race for the Bathurst 1000

Repco has won the race for the biggest prize in Supercars. Bathurst will become the Repco 1000 in 2021 and there are strong signs that the automotive parts giant could also take over from Virgin Australia as the naming-rights sponsor for the Supercars championship. The new deal ends the 16-year

Andretti Makes Indy History

Andretti Makes Indy History

Words of wisdom from his grandfather help Marco Andretti claim an historic pole position for the 2020 Indianapolis 500. On a super-tough day, with blustery winds and running speeds close to 390km/h, the third-generation IndyCar racer recalls the words he heard from Super Mario as he celebrates the Andretti