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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.

HELLO? TESTING, TESTING, TESTING

HELLO? TESTING, TESTING, TESTING

Supercars squads and Formula One teams have strict limits on testing but there is an unlimited opportunity for many other forms of motorsport. MotoGP teams have just begun their latest in-season testing program – with Remy Gardner about to get his first experience on a KTM MotoGP bike before he graduates

RACE RAP: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

RACE RAP: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

GARDNER HANGS TOUGH AT MISANO A fighting second place in Italy allowed Remy Gardner to protect his Moto2 series lead despite another win by his team mate and title rival Raul Fernandez. Starting from the second row, while Fernandoz was off pole, Gardner rode strongly and only a mistake in

SCOTTY MAC FACES ROOKIE SHOOT-OUT

SCOTTY MAC FACES ROOKIE SHOOT-OUT

Scott McLaughlin will need something special on the streets of Long Beach if he is to become the Rookie of the Year in IndyCar racing for 2021. McLaughlin was solid and sensible at Laguna Seca in the second-last race of the series and came home 12th. But Romain Grosjean, his

MCLAUGHLIN MISTAKE COSTLY AT LAGUNA SECA

MCLAUGHLIN MISTAKE COSTLY AT LAGUNA SECA

Scott McLaughlin has taken the blame after a qualifying mistake left him only 16th on the grid for the Monterey Grand Prix on the classic Laguna Circuit in northern California. After topping a practice session for the first time , the best result of his rookie season, McLaughlin bungled things when

ZAPPING INTO THE FUTURE WITH PORSCHE

ZAPPING INTO THE FUTURE WITH PORSCHE

Only a handful of people in the whole world know how it feels to be catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier. Now I think I know, and it’s thanks to the Porsche Taycan Turbo S. The Taycan can catapult to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds, and

BIGGER BOLDER BATHURST

BIGGER BOLDER BATHURST

The classic Bathurst 1000 is set to survive another year of Covid-19 as the centrepiece of the biggest motorsport event yet seen at Mount Panorama. A six-day festival of speed is being finalised that will combine all the best cars and drivers of Australian motorsport thanks to a collaboration between

RACE RAP: Monday, september 13

RACE RAP: Monday, september 13

GOLD COAST DEFINITELY DONE The cancellation of the Gold Coast 500 is official – again. For the second straight year, and despite ambitious plans that will eventually see the Queensland street race run under lights in the heart of the Glitters Strip, Covid-19 has forced it out of this year’s