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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.

Darwin Supercars Puzzle Still In Pieces

Darwin Supercars Puzzle Still In Pieces

Voters and AFL fans could decide the way the second leg of the landmark Darwin double-header will work. The original plan for the second Supercars meeting in the Top End, on August 22-23, is under threat because of the Northern Territory election and a high-profile AFL game between Essendon and

Memorable Moments In F1 History

Memorable Moments In F1 History

My first grand prix in 1982 was also the last one for Gilles Villeneuve. It was the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, I was a guest of Alfa Romeo on a new-car preview in Italy, and the race was epic in so many ways. I can still recall a

Gladiator Is A Winner

Gladiator Is A Winner

Finally there is a dual-cab ute that I like. It comes from a most unlikely source and does not wear the badges of a Toyota HiLux or Ford Ranger. It’s actually a Jeep. In the past, Jeep has done the job in the bush but suffered – and created suffering

Tyre War At Silverstone

Tyre War At Silverstone

When grand prix teams are burning through soft-compound Pirelli tyres like a toddler demolishing Smarties then you know something is wrong at Silverstone. The second race in the British double-header – officially a celebration of the 70th anniversary of the world championship – is shaping as a tyre battle to rival anything

Townsville Takes Two

Townsville Takes Two

The northern swing of the Supercars circus is picking up pace despite this weekend’s delay in Darwin. There is no racing at Hidden Valley until next weekend but there is still plenty of action on the Supercars front. Townsville is today confirmed as the third double-header on the 2020

Pictures of Darwin

Pictures of Darwin

There is no racing in Darwin this weekend but we don’t have to wait long. A quarantine threat has forced a one-week delay at Hidden Valley, but then there will be back-to-back action in the Northern Territory. Until then, and to give a flavour of the sun-drenched winter weather

Formula E Hit For Six

Formula E Hit For Six

As Supercars battles through its double-header delay drama in Darwin there is a six-pack series finale underway in Berlin. Australian interest in Formula E is low, at best, but the single-seater category’s approach to racing in 2020 sets the global benchmark. While Supercars is going for double-doubles, an approach