The opening 10-minute session came down to a battle of the Tickford Mustangs between Waters and surprise contender Thomas Randle.Waters initially got the best of the crucial final runs with a 1m48.348s, only for Randle to then go purple in the first two sectors.The rookie fell away in the final sector…
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It was announced today that motor racing activities will cease at the famous Pukekohe circuit on April 2 next year as focus shifts to horse racing and new training facilities.That will leave Supercars looking for a new venue to race at for its annual trip across the Tasman.The V8 series has enjoyed two long stints
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The evolution of the war between Anderson Motorsport, Motorsport Australia and Supercars has been staggering.One minute Michael Anderson was a card-carrying superlicence holder working on an ambitious wildcard for the Bathurst 1000. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a builder from Bathurst, 37 years old, to compete in his home race…
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De Pasquale got the jump on Will Davison from the outside of the front row at the start to bank track position for the opening stint.The two Shell Fords then ran in formation with a little under a second separating them.Behind them it was initially Cam Waters who sat in third…
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The pair were among a total of 669 who received General Division of the Order of Australia awards as part of the 2022 Queen’s Birthday celebrations.Both were made Members of the Order of Australia for significant service to motorsport, while Story was also recognised for his community work and Klimenko for her charity work.Klimenko became…
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There have been crew injuries at the past two events involving Supercars, the first, and most serious, coming at the Supercars-owned Bathurst 12 Hour.A team crew member was involved in an incident during pack down at the end of the event, his injuries thought to have at one point been critical.His condition was fortunately stabilised…
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The single-car squad made a promising start to the season, driver Tim Slade racking up six Top 10s from the first nine races.However there have now been two tough rounds in a row, the squad struggling to tune its Tickford-built Mustang at either the Perth SuperNight or the Winton SuperSprint.Slade’s best result from those events…
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The Erebus driver spent much of the session sitting in third spot behind early pacesetters David Reynolds and Cam Waters.He was then one of only a handful of drivers to run greens right at the end of the session, stopping the clock at 1m18.720s to top the session.”The Boost Mobile Commodore was feeling fantastic,” said…
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This will be the first time Winton has hosted Supercars since the pandemic began, COVID-19 having put paid to plans to race there in 2020 and 2021.Supercars running will be restricted to two days with two practice sessions, three qualifying sessions and three 110-kilometre races across Saturday and Sunday.Practice kicks off on Saturday morning with…
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Tunnicliffe will replace outgoing TV boss Nathan Prendergast, who will depart mid-season to work for Global SX on the new FIM Supercross World Championship Series.He’s an internal appointment, having worked under Prendergast since 2016, most recently in the Head of Production role.“I am honoured to be given the opportunity to lead such an amazing team,”…
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