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Long Wait Home

Long Wait Home

Dozens of Supercars gypsies are camped just beyond the Queensland border as they wait for clearance to return home after the Supercars season. They are serving their 14-day quarantine inside the ‘border bubble’ so they are not forced into hotel lockdown in the sunshine state to satisfy Covid-19 restrictions. The

Tough Guys Win

Tough Guys Win

Shane van Gisbergen proved why he is the toughest man in Supercars at Bathurst. And it helped that he had Garth Tander, the toughest fighter of his generation, alongside him on the race to victory in the 2020 running of The Great Race. Scott McLaughlin led, and Cam Waters challenged,

Quali Fun, But . . .

Quali Fun, But . . .

Cam Waters proved he is the one-lap wonder of 2020 but he is still a long way from winning the Bathurst 1000. A mega qualifying lap gave Waters pole position for The Great Race, but there are even more questions about the 161-lap contest than usual with rain clouds hanging

Re-set The Alarm

Re-set The Alarm

Rain at Bathurst means it’s time to re-set the alarm clock for race day. The lights will go out 30 minutes earlier than planned at Mount Panorama tomorrow as the race-day timetable becomes the newest change in the year of Covid. The official start time for the Bathurst 1000

What An Anti-climax

What An Anti-climax

A brief dump of rain turned qualifying for the Bathurst 1000 into a fizzer. The last-gasp time trial was snuffed out just as the top guns prepared to fire in the crucial lead-up to the most important race of the year. Everyone but Lee Holdsworth was robbed as the underdog

Bathurst Is Weird

Bathurst Is Weird

Mount Panorama has never been like it is today. All the grass is freshly mowed, the signs are brightly painted, the cameras are in place and the flag marshals and all the other officials are on the job. The Supercars are also rampaging around the mountain, even if it’s

What To Watch At Bathurst

What To Watch At Bathurst

Mount Panorama explodes this morning as the battle for the biggest prize in Australian motorsport begins. The race for the Bathurst 1000 crown, and the Peter Brock Trophy, opens from the first lap in the opening practice session at 9.30am. When the co-drivers get their first solo laps, from