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RACE RAP: MONDAY, October 18

THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPERCARS HAS BEGUN With less than a fortnight until the Repco Supercars Championship resumes at Sydney Motorsport Park, more details of the quadruple-header are emerging. Best for drivers and teams is the Beaurepairs Sydney Cup, which will bring a nice trophy and $25,000 to the driver

AUSTRALIA IN - AND OUT - OF WORLD TITLES

Australia is back on the Formula One calendar for the 2022 world championship but has missed a place in the World Rally Championship. The Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park has slipped back from its traditional pole position in March to third place in the 2022 calendar, on April 10.

GEN3 delayed - again

The troubled introduction of Gen3 cars into the Repco Supercars Championship will not happen until the start of 2023. The all-new Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang coupes were originally planned to revolutionise the Repco Supercars Championship on the streets of Newcastle at the first race of next year, but now

WHITE BULLS IN TURKEY

Red Bulls normally race in Formula One with matt blue bodywork, but not this time. To celebrate another Honda milestone, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will have a pair of bright white RB16s in Turkey. Reverting to the colour used by Honda in F1 since the 1960s is a celebration

RACE RAP: MONDAY, OCTOBER 4

McLAUGHLIN OUT OF BATHURST Scott McLaughlin is the newest victim of Australia’s Covid-19 travel restrictions and will not be suiting-up with Shell V-Power Racing Team at Mount Panorama in December. The former race winner and three-time Supercars champion cannot find the free time needed to travel to Bathurst because

RACE RAP: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

TWO MORE CHANCES FOR SUPERCARS HOPEFULS The outcome of this year’s shortened Super2 and Super3 championships will be decided over two more meetings, one at Sydney Motorsport Park and the other at Bathurst. Super2 has been added to the supporting program for the Supercars event at SMP on November

DEAL DONE FOR SCOTTY MAC

Scott McLaughlin is the Rookie of the Year in the IndyCar championship after a solid and sensible run to 11th place on the streets of Long Beach. The Supercars graduate stayed away from trouble in the treacherous concrete canyons as his only rival for the Rookie crown, Romain Grosjean, took

RAIN LASHES NORRIS SO HAMILTON WINS

Lando Norris got within five laps of his first Formula One win at Sochi but it was Lewis Hamilton who took his 100th victory in the Russian Grand Prix. Rain changed everything with five laps to the flag and, while the youngster in the McLaren gambled on slick tyres at

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA KIDS

Oscar Piastri and Jack Doohan ensured the Aussie national anthem was played twice from the victory podium at the Russian Grand Prix. Both youngsters qualified on pole position for their supporting roles in Sochi and, despite failing to finish in the points on a rain-lashed Saturday, each took maximum points

THE WINNER IS . . . SYDNEY

Sydney will be Supercars central through November as touring car racing starts again in the lead-up to the Repco Bathurst 1000 on December 5. The spotlight will be Sydney Motorsport Park during four consecutive weekends of Supercars competition under lights. There will be different circuit layouts and race formats to

ENFORCER AND THE KID STRIKE THEIR COLOURS

Supercheap Auto has taken a light-hearted swipe at Repco while revealing its Bathurst 1000 livery for Russell Ingall and Broc Feeney. The rear of the pair’s Triple Eight Commodore is splashed with the words ‘We still love you Bathurst XO XO’ in a clear reference to Supercheap’s loss

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

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