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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.

Super Not So Soft

Super Not So Soft

The injection of super-soft Dunlop tyres into the Repco Supercars Championship did not produce the expected impact as Jamie Whincup ran quickest in Friday practice at Hidden Valley Raceway. The new tyre was not as speedy as expected and there was no sign of the predicted – and hoped-for – degradation that

F1 Mates In Indycar Reunion

F1 Mates In Indycar Reunion

The crazy mates from Haas F1, Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, will play together again in IndyCar. The pair could barely avoid colliding when they raced side-by-side in grands prix but now they will be direct rivals from clashing teams at the Road America course in rural Wisconsin. Magnussen has

Changing The Channel In Darwin

Changing The Channel In Darwin

The biggest upheaval in touring car television for more than 20 years will change the look, feel and sound of the Supercars telecast from Darwin. The absence of Neil Crompton, who is recovering from prostate cancer, has triggered wholesale changes to the broadcast and the on-air presenters. It will also

Chaz Stays On Track

Chaz Stays On Track

There is more to Chaz Mostert’s decision to stay at Walkinshaw Andretti United than security and a fatter pay cheque. He and his right-hand engineer, Adam De Borre, still have work to do and Mostert is convinced it could earn him a Supercars championship. But even if he never

Tough Times In Motown

Tough Times In Motown

The reality of racing in IndyCar was rammed home to Scott McLaughlin on the mean streets of Detroit. His weekend started with a crash after just five laps of practice on the bumpy and unyielding Belle Isle street course and, although he showed impressive speed at times, he only managed

Gongs For The Good Guys

Gongs For The Good Guys

Motorsport success has provided a new reward for four heavy hitters from the sport who received awards in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Former Supercars supremo Tony Cochrane, champion drivers Larry Perkins and John Bowe, and Motorsport Australia’s president of honour, Andrew Papadopoulos, were each made a Member

No Change For Super2

No Change For Super2

The controversial mid-season arrival of Gen3 racers will not affect Super2 teams next year. The current eligibility rules for the reserve grade of Supercars will continue until the end of 2022, the category has finally confirmed. It means Super2 outfits will be spared the expense and complication of a potential