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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.

Supercars Are Back!

Supercars Are Back!

Wow. It’s time to take a breath and get a grip. Supercars racing returned at Sydney Motorsport Park and it could hardly have been better. There was brilliant racing, upsets and emotion, and hardcore competition up and down the field. Yes, Scott McLaughlin scored two wins from three starts

Race 9: View From The Couch

Race 9: View From The Couch

Todd Hazelwood and Lee Holdsworth were the surprising stars of the final race at Sydney Motorsport Park. Hazelwood raced with the big guns in the early laps and even had a stint in the lead with his Holden Commodore before Holdsworth stormed home for second place in his Ford Mustang.

Race 8: View From The Couch

Race 8: View From The Couch

Paul Govers Notes from the Couch after Race 8 * Easily the best Supercars race in a very long time. Cam Waters and Scott McLaughlin showed that rubbing is still racing. * Proof positive that the Dunlop tyre allocation for Sydney Motorsport Park is an A-plus winner. Forcing teams to compromise on

Anton Could Race For Morris

Anton Could Race For Morris

The key player in the Supercars driver market for 2021 could be turning in a completely unexpected direction thanks to Paul Morris. Anton de Pasquale is the potential lead driver as Morris looks to return as a Supercars team boss. The rumoured plan would see Morris re-activate his race base

The View From the Couch

The View From the Couch

Huge kudos to Shane Van Gisbergen for his effort at Sydney Motorsport Park. He could have resorted to a bump-and-run move on Scott McLaughlin in the dying laps of Race 7 of the 2020 championship, but resisted the temptation. Second place was one worse than he wanted, but it was

Peter Brock Was Not A Saint

Peter Brock Was Not A Saint

Peter Brock abused his first wife. This shattering revelation is the turning point in a new movie, Brock: Over the Top, and the one that lifts it well beyond just another feel-good romp through Peter Perfect’s television highlights reel. At last there is a production which does far more

Born-again Courtney Ready To Race

Born-again Courtney Ready To Race

James Courtney can barely remember the last time he was happy as he headed to a race meeting. The story is much the same for winning in Supercars. Now, with team troubles behind him and a very messy divorce finally in the rear-view mirror, he can laugh as he prepares