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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.

Driver Tetris Begins

Driver Tetris Begins

The first race of the 2021 Supercars season has begun. There is no sign yet of an official calendar for next year’s championship, but already the drivers are racing for a place on the grid. The biggest piece of the Tetris puzzle is still missing, as Scott McLaughlin is

Quali Fun, But . . .

Quali Fun, But . . .

Cam Waters proved he is the one-lap wonder of 2020 but he is still a long way from winning the Bathurst 1000. A mega qualifying lap gave Waters pole position for The Great Race, but there are even more questions about the 161-lap contest than usual with rain clouds hanging

Re-set The Alarm

Re-set The Alarm

Rain at Bathurst means it’s time to re-set the alarm clock for race day. The lights will go out 30 minutes earlier than planned at Mount Panorama tomorrow as the race-day timetable becomes the newest change in the year of Covid. The official start time for the Bathurst 1000

Simplify Supercars

Simplify Supercars

James Courtney has called for an end to the “engineering arms race” in Supercars. The veteran racer, who has just renewed his Boost Mobile deal with Tickford Racing to the end of 2021, is hopeful that Supercars will be simpler under the upcoming Gen3 regulations. His suggestion for the 2022

History On The Block

History On The Block

One of the most memorable Mustangs in Scott McLaughlin’s time at the top of Supercars is heading to auction. It’s the demonstration car that the triple champion lapped in Adelaide alongside touring car legends Dick Johnson and Marcos Ambrose in 2019. Proceeds from the sale will go to

What An Anti-climax

What An Anti-climax

A brief dump of rain turned qualifying for the Bathurst 1000 into a fizzer. The last-gasp time trial was snuffed out just as the top guns prepared to fire in the crucial lead-up to the most important race of the year. Everyone but Lee Holdsworth was robbed as the underdog

Bathurst Is Weird

Bathurst Is Weird

Mount Panorama has never been like it is today. All the grass is freshly mowed, the signs are brightly painted, the cameras are in place and the flag marshals and all the other officials are on the job. The Supercars are also rampaging around the mountain, even if it’s