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DOWNSHIFTING: Harry Bates

DOWNSHIFTING: Harry Bates

1. What makes you laugh? My two kids and their antics. Everyday. 2. What’s on your playlist? Very wide range of things! Big fan of Ludovico Einaudi when I feel like it, but also a bit of R&B. 3. What was the last movie you saw? Fly

RACE RAP: Tuesday, January 7

RACE RAP: Tuesday, January 7

Sanders in front: Aussie Daniel Sanders is the two-wheeled pace-setter on Dakar '25. The Red Bull KTM rider holds an early advantage of 12 minutes 36 seconds over American Skyler Howes. "I don't feel tired at all. I'm ready for what's still

Kiwi Raider Set For Aussie Rally Attack

Kiwi Raider Set For Aussie Rally Attack

The Trans-Tasman rally rivalry between Possum Bourne and Neal Bates is about to be revived by a new generation of forest racers. Former world championship star Hayden Paddon has his ticket booked for an Aussie raid early in 2021 and is hopeful of a full championship assault against second-generation rivals

Bates Boys New Toy

Bates Boys New Toy

This is how the Toyota Yaris GR will look in next year’s Australian Rally Championship. It only needs Gazoo Racing warpaint and a set of gravel tyres to be ready for action. It is revealed as Toyota Australia renews its commitment to Neal Bates Motorsport in Canberra and its

Toyota Outs Itself

Toyota Outs Itself

The clearest picture yet of the Toyota Yaris that Harry and Lewis Bates will drive in 2021 has emerged from . . . Toyota. The Australian Rally Championship contender is under intense development at Toyota’s design and engineering offices in Melbourne and also at the Canberra workshop of Neal Bates Motorsport. Bates

Rally Loss Points To AGP Pain

Rally Loss Points To AGP Pain

The future of the 2021 Australian Grand Prix is looking shakier as the FIA bins Rally Australia. The decision to drop the Australian leg of the World Rally Championship shows that threats from the coronavirus, and Australia’s tight border controls, are influencing decisions at the highest levels of world

Toyota Teases ARC Yaris

Toyota Teases ARC Yaris

The first signs of an all-new Australian Rally Championship contender have emerged from Toyota in Melbourne. Brand T has revealed that it is working on what is described as “a beast” at its local design studio. Two online pictures reveal what is clearly a hyped-up Yaris GR, with design boss