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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.

Race 16: View From The Couch

Race 16: View From The Couch

There is far more tension and excitement in the Top 15 shootout than the race itself on Saturday in Darwin. Jamie Whincup sets the early one-lap pace and then has to survive a rage of rivals to claim pole position, just a tick ahead of Scott McLaughlin. “His shootout lap

Field Set For Indy

Field Set For Indy

An Indy 500 rookie, Pato O’Ward, has claimed the final prize ahead of the biggest event in American motorsport. O’Ward goes quickest during the final practice for the 104th running of the Indianapolis 500 ahead of IndyCar veteran and previous winner Scott Dixon. The two Australians in the

Diffey Calls Indy 500

Diffey Calls Indy 500

The 2020 running of the Indianapolis 500 is shaping as the most open contest in the recent history of the classic American contest. After a rapid-fire run-up to the delayed 104th running of the race, third-generation racer Marco Andretti has emerged as the favourite to add his face to the

TCR Targets Bathurst

TCR Targets Bathurst

The calendar for the carsales TCR Australia Series has taken another big hit. Ongoing COVID-19 restrictions have forced another re-think this week and the new target for the start of racing in 2020 is the Bathurst International weekend from November 12-15. But even that date is not official, as the

Title Fight Resumes

Title Fight Resumes

A soft-tyre shoot-out has Supercars title fighters Scott McLaughlin and Jamie Whincup primed for the second leg of the Darwin double-header this weekend. After a mixed-tyre mix-up in Darwin1, where Anton de Pasquale scored his first main game victory and most teams then reverted to an all-soft Sunday, they are

Bathurst Pitstop Drama

Bathurst Pitstop Drama

Safety in the pitlane could see a fundamental shift in the Bathurst 1000 this year. Instead of teams racing the clock to service their cars, using tactical changes to respond to the shape of the race, there could be a fixed time limit for at least one pit visit. It

Bathurst Date Change

Bathurst Date Change

The Great Race is sliding back a week in October. Battle fatigue for the travelling Supercars circus is forcing a calendar change which will move the Bathurst 1000 to Sunday, October 18. The new date is set for confirmation today and will give teams an extra week to prepare for