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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.

Triple Eight And Hyundai

Triple Eight And Hyundai

The crack Triple Eight Race Engineering squad has turned to the Hyundai Excel as its new hero car. As it also begins early consulting work on part of the Gen3 program for Supercars, Excel builds are topping-up the T8 workshop in the Brisbane suburb of Banyo. Three cars are already

TCR Hangs By A Thread

TCR Hangs By A Thread

The fate of the TCR Australia Series hinges on the ongoing border restrictions and the isolation of Victoria under COVID-19. The only genuine hope for any 2020 competition is the two planned state-level meetings at Sandown in December following the cancellation of the signature Bathurst International in November. But even

Toyota Teases ARC Yaris

Toyota Teases ARC Yaris

The first signs of an all-new Australian Rally Championship contender have emerged from Toyota in Melbourne. Brand T has revealed that it is working on what is described as “a beast” at its local design studio. Two online pictures reveal what is clearly a hyped-up Yaris GR, with design boss

Rally Australia Binned For 2021

Rally Australia Binned For 2021

Australia is out of the World Rally Championship. The ongoing threat from Covid-19 means there is too much uncertainty around Australia and New Zealand for their inclusion in the planned championship in 2021. The devastating blow comes despite plans to move Rally Australia to Bathurst next year, with a ceremonial

Gran Coupe Nice But…

Gran Coupe Nice But…

The all-new BMW M3 looks like a belter. It’s the same for the M4 coupe. If you can get past their giant cartoon-like double-kidney grilles, which look like a Marvel movie parody of the subtlety from previous generations, the M twins promise more of everything in 2021 with pricing

Rally Team Trumps F1

Rally Team Trumps F1

Ferrari is the only grand prix team with a private test track – actually it has two, Fiorano and Mugello – but it has just been equalled by a private team from the World Rally Championship. M-Sport is the side-door entry for Ford in the forest racing series and is about to

Honda Flees F1. Again.

Honda Flees F1. Again.

What a surprise. Honda is out of F1. Again. It’s a very Japanese move. The decision was likely made sometime in 2019 when Honda was struggling, but kept private until the Japanese company could withdraw without losing face. When AlphaTauri scored its against-the-odds victory in the Italian Grand Prix,