Kiwi Greg Murphy, driver of the Pepsi Max Crew Holden Commodore, run by Kelly Racing, will miss the second round of the V8 Supercar Series in Tasmania at Symmons Plains this weekend. He will be replaced by David Russell.
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EFTM speaks to up and coming Aussie Racing Car driver Brock Heydon
Brock Heydon is showing motorsports fanatics around Australia that you can give it a go no matter what your background. A professional mechanic, Heydon – in his early twenties, races in the Aussie Racing Car series and is competing in the Telstra 500. They look like small V8 Supercars and are seriously quick!
Late actor Paul Newman’s old IndyCar team, Newman/Haas, quits IndyCar
Sad news in the IndyCar Series as Paul Newman’s team which he co-owned with Carl Haas admits defeat in tough economic times. It will not compete in the 2012 IndyCar Series, bringing an end to big run of success in the sport.
Telstra 500 final V8 Supercar round gives birth to Car of the Future
Tomorrow will herald the end of the 2011 V8 Supercar Championship, with Vodafone 888 Racing’s Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup battling for the title. But the final round will also spell the official beginning of the new Car of the Future.
Aussie Will Power voted best IndyCar Series driver by Racer magazine
He may have come runner up in the IndyCar Series for the second year in a row, but Aussie Will Power has been voted the best driver in the series for season 2011 by racing bible Racer magazine.
Dunaden wins the closest Melbourne Cup of all time
Punters around the country who backed second favourite Dunaden in today’s Melbourne Cup should be nicely contented right now, with the French horse claiming victory over English horse Red Cadeaux in the closest finish of the race’s 151 years.
Take part in a real open-wheel race car test session in Italy for just $7,000!
Fancy yourself as a challenger to Sebastian Vettel? You have the chance to prove it on a race track with super fast F1-style cars run by professional teams. And all it will cost is $7,000.
V8 Supercars announces replacement drivers for the Gold Coast 600
Following the tragic death of Dan Wheldon at the Las Vegas 300 IndyCar Series race, the V8 Supercar championship has announced former McLaren F1 test driver Darren Turner will take his place in the #1 HRT.
Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercar line up announced
The final piece of the jigsaw puzzle has fallen into place for the Gold Coast 600 V8 Supercar race on October 21-23. We take a look at the full international driver line up to see whether it’s worth the trip to the Goldy or not.
