Category Archives: V8 Supercars

Fastest Downshift in the Middle East!

Great piece of footage from last weekend’s V8 Supercar event at the Bahrain International Circuit.
Russell Ingall seemingly forgets to change down gears until the very last moment in the midst of this passing attempt on Will Davison. Just love the quick downshifts when he suddenly arrives at the first corner, and realises that he’s still [...]

Bathurst 1992: The Wet Finish

Jumping back into the archives for a bit – here’s the famous (and some say controversial) finish to the 1992 Tooheys 1000.

It was a sad day for me – one of my racing heroes, Denny Hulme died on live television before my eyes that day [...]

From The Vault: Bathurst 1993 in 8 Minutes!

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been digging through my old video collection, and found this little gem. I used to snap up the Seven Nightly News sports reports from Wednesday through Sunday of each year’s Bathurst week for posterity – knowing that there’s always little bits of footage and information you don’t [...]

New V8 Season Warming Up

With the move of Triple 8 to Holden for 2010, the new V8 season is getting warmed up, and the internet forums are alive with chatter and predictions.

Bring it on!

Red Is Back!

After three lean years in which it has missed out on glory in the biggest motor racing event in this country, the Bathurst 1000, Holden roared back to victory lane yesterday with a dominant result which left the rival Ford teams in their wake.

The official Holden Racing [...]

The Man In The Terry Toweling Hat

Australian motor sports legend, Frank Gardner, died yesterday on the Gold Coast, aged 78. Frank was as famous for his terry-toweling hat, as he was for his celebrated open-wheel and touring car racing career in Europe, including eight Formula One races.

He is particularly remembered in Australia [...]

Bathurst is Finally Here!

The annual wait is over – with yesterday’s (Thursday) commencement of practice and qualifying for this year’s Bathurst 1000.

These two cars are, however, unlikely to start on Sunday, after a massive accident on top of the mountain. Drivers Paul Weel, and Chris Pither are believed to [...]

Look At Them, You’ve Made Their Day!

Stepping back in time once again, the late 1980’s were a tough time for Holden supporters in Australian touring car racing.
From the moment Allan Grice won the 1986 James Hardie 1000 in a VK Commodore, a Holden did not lead a single race lap at the Bathurst until lap 32 of the 1990 race, when [...]

Super Matt Returns To V8 Supercars

V8 Supercar fans will remember Matt Neal – the man who severely damaged a Paul Morris Motorsport Commodore during it’s shakedown appearance in 2001, and even more memorably, overtook some front running cars at Bathurst in 2000, while being lapped.

Here’s a look back at that incident, which [...]

Todd Kelly Confirmed At JDR

In a release from Jack Daniel’s, one of the worst kept secrets in V8 Supercars has now been confirmed.

“It is with excitement and delight that we are announcing a significant development for the 2008 Jack Daniel’s Racing Team. We are very pleased to release to press today [...]