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Wayne Webster

Wayne Webster was the man on the spot for the Daily Telegraph newspaper when the Challenger space shuttle exploded. He covered the event in meticulous detail, including in-depth interviews with eye w

JACKASS GETS THE LAST LAUGH IN MOTOGP

JACKASS GETS THE LAST LAUGH IN MOTOGP

Larrikin Aussie MotoGP ace Jack 'Jackass' Miller could have the last laugh after being unceremoniously shown the exit door from the factory Red Bull KTM team at the end of last year. The four-times MotoGP winner endured a tough, character building season and finished a lowly 14th in

PORSCHE ALL-IN FOR LE MANS

PORSCHE ALL-IN FOR LE MANS

Porsche won nearly everything worth winning in international sports car racing in 2024 - but that wasn’t nearly enough. More than anything, the iconic German manufacturer wants Le Mans victory number 20 on its corporate resume. A nice round two-zero to underscore its dominance of the French endurance classic.

OPINION: Why TCR Australia is like a Monty Python sketch

OPINION: Why TCR Australia is like a Monty Python sketch

TCR Australia is not pining for the fjords, it’s not resting and, no, it’s not just stunned. To paraphrase the immortal words of the legendary comedian John Cleese in the Monty Python dead parrot sketch from 1969 (YouTube it), TCR Australia is "bleeding demised", "bereft

DACIA THROUGH THE DESERT

DACIA THROUGH THE DESERT

With vast expanses of lifeless, uninhabited, sun-baked sand littered with towering dunes reaching into the cloudless blue sky and unexpected, brutally-rough pockets of boulder-strewn rocky chasms, Romania is . . . Wait! What? Now just hold on a second, and talk among yourselves, while I do a little Google search. Ah yes! Best

CAN LIAM LAWSON RIDE THE RED BULL BUS

CAN LIAM LAWSON RIDE THE RED BULL BUS

When the big blue Red Bull bus pulled up in front of Liam Lawson’s home in England last week the young Kiwi jumped aboard with the unbridled enthusiasm usually only seen in young children on Christmas morning. After just 11 Formula One races he was catching a ride that

INDYCAR CHOOSING BETWEEN OLD AND BOLD

INDYCAR CHOOSING BETWEEN OLD AND BOLD

A brawl is brewing in Indycar racing as its heavy hitters warm up for an internal battle the design of an all-new car for the 2027 season. The choices are between mild and mind-blowingly wild. Major league team owners such as Chip Ganassi, Dale Coyne, Bobby Rahal, Michael Shank and

TRACTION CONTROL TRIGGERS SPRINTCAR INTRIGUE

TRACTION CONTROL TRIGGERS SPRINTCAR INTRIGUE

There’s a dirty little secret lurking on Australia's speedway ovals these days. No-one is talking openly, but there is a very real chance that illegal traction control devices are being used in the sport’s premier category - the 950 horsepower winged Sprintcars. Quietly and with almost