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Bates loses wheel in horror start to Canberra rally

Simon Chapman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 23:08:14 +0000

Harry Bates has had a horror start to his EROAD Australian Rally Championship, losing the right rear wheel on the second stage in the Rally of Canberra.

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Alex Rullo breaks silence on ill-fated Supercars career

Simon Chapman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:00:50 +0000

Alex Rullo has opened up on his brief Supercars career that was blighted by controversy.

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‘Devastating’ twist in Renee Gracie’s GT return

Simon Chapman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:00:12 +0000

Renee Gracie has confirmed she will return to GT World Challenge Australia in 2025 but will be without champion co-driver Paul Stokell.

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Australian-themed ‘Grello’ livery for Porsche ace

Simon Chapman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:15:33 +0000

This year’s GT World Challenge Australia grid will feature Porsche star Dorian Boccolacci in an EMA Motorsport-run 911 GT3 R.

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Fans invited to draw livery on repaired rally car

Simon Chapman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:44:31 +0000

Australian Rally Championship team White Wolf Racing is turning its Ford Fiesta R5 into a blank canvas for anyone willing to take to it with a paint brush.

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TCR team takes stock of new-look Hyundai i30 N

Simon Chapman — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:58:14 +0000

HMO Customer Racing has acquired the latest Hyundai i30 Sedan N to compete in the TCR Australia Series.

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Bates’ brutally honest assessment of title three-peat chance

Simon Chapman — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:23:51 +0000

Harry Bates has been the man to beat in the EROAD Australian Rally Championship for the best part of the last five years, but he expects the arrival of Hayden Paddon will turn the tide.

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OPINION: Speedway call makes a mockery of ‘democracy manifest’

Simon Chapman — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:14:56 +0000

At a time when Western Springs Speedway is on the verge of collapse, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s “democracy manifest” joke leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

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IndyCar hybrid ‘lays foundation’ for more manufacturers to join

Simon Chapman — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:03:11 +0000

Ed Carpenter Racing's Alexander Rossi reckons hybrid power could attract more manufacturers to IndyCar.

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‘Unfinished business’: Hayden Paddon plotting WRC return

Simon Chapman — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:30:48 +0000

New Zealand’s most successful FIA World Rally Championship driver Hayden Paddon says he’s got “unfinished business” at the top of the sport.

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