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The Sir Jack Brabham legacy will be saluted at the 2023 Adelaide Motorsport Festival where one of his most famous cars will be driven by two generations of the famous racing family. Sir Jack Brabham’s 1966 Formula 1 world championship winning BT19 will be steered on the Victoria Park streets with son David Brabham and […]
For the second event running Brock Hallett showed himself to be the king of Premier Speedway as he took out the penultimate round of the Warrnambool Track Championship and Eureka Garages & Sheds Series. Up against Supercars Championship contender Cameron Waters, as well as a host of speedway stars, Hallett went from strength to strength […]
Sonic Motor Racing’s Rookie Matt Hillyer has taken out the opening round of the Australian Formula Ford Series at Morgan Park. Hillyer featured on the podium throughout the weekend, taking back-to-back wins on the Sunday, whilst CHE Racing’s Zak Lobko took out race 1 for his first AFFS win, after also taking a maiden pole […]
Jackson Rice emerged victorious from a dramatic Round 1 of the 2023 TA2 Muscle Car Series at Winton Motor Raceway. The Wodonga-based driver finished in the top two in every race, triumphing twice to lead the standings at the end of the weekend. After kicking off his campaign in style with a Race 1 win […]
Zac Lobko drove CHE Racing to victory in the first race of the 2023 National Formula Ford Series season at Morgan Park. Lobko had two items on his Wishlist coming into the first round and he ticked both of them at the first time of asking amid hot temperatures. In just his second season of […]
AUTO ACTION’S LATEST ISSUE – BUMPER SUPERCARS PREVIEW It is a big moment in Australian motorsport, with the dawn of the new Gen3 Supercars era, and AUTO ACTION’s latest digital and print magazine is the perfect guide for the historic Supercars season opener. The must-buy magazine is stacked with all the latest global and domestic […]
Cameron McLeod is raring to go for his Super3 debut at the Newcastle 500 in his ex-Kelly Racing #92 Nissan Altima. The third generation racer is just days out from his debut and is excited for the streets of Newcastle after running a final testing session in the Altima L33 with his team at Winton. […]
Get set for one of the biggest Island Classic events in years, with former Supercars stars, F1 cars and many more stunning machines racing around the famous track this weekend. One of the largest fields ever of spectacular historic cars is coming to the “Festival of Motorsport” to be held at the Phillip Island Grand […]
After being the team to beat last year, CoolDrive Racing is primed for another pursuit of the Aussie Racing Cars title in 2023. Young guns Josh Anderson and Reece Chapman will continue to drive the blue Mustangs after finishing first and third respectively last year. The pair aims to score the same amount of success […]
Motorsport Australia has announced a new program, ‘First Gear’, designed to introduce young people to motorsport. The new initiative will welcome girls and boys aged 12-17 to learn the ‘fundamentals of motorsport’ and spend time behind the wheel in a safe, supervised environment. Expert instructors will implement the program, teaching a variety of topics including […]
By Josh Nevett Kiwi teenager Marco Giltrap starred in the opening round of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia Series at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, taking an early season lead with two race wins. Giltrap rose from fourth on the starting grid to open his account in Race 1 of the new season, avoiding […]
It’s been another massive week in motorsport and AUTO ACTION’s latest digital and print magazine has hit the stands. As usual, it contains heaps of motorsport news and features, covering global and national motorsport. This issue features heaps of Formula 1 content, including news and a season preview. Our cover shows some of new liveried Gen3 […]
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri is refreshed and ready for his rookie Formula 1 season. The young Australian racing prodigy is ready to race in F1 and can’t wait for the third round of the 2023 Formula 1 Championship to be held in the city of his birth. Oscar Piastri says it is cool to say his […]
The Gen3 pressure cooker for Supercars‘ march toward Newcastle is heating up, with Ford still disgruntled by the lack of a parity solution. The parity problems stem from engine performance and tuning, as well as a reported aero imbalance between the Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro. In AUTO ACTION’s latest issue, Andrew Clarke reports on the […]
Motorsport is back in full swing and AUTO ACTION has delivered another great issue full of local and world motorsport news and event coverage. Our cover story features the first ‘team built Gen3’ car to hit the track. With Blanchard Racing Team winning the Supercars test race by taking its Cooldrive Mustang around Winton Motor Raceway. We […]
The 2023 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) is just around the corner, with seven Australians to hit the track in the LMP2, LMP2, and GT classes. The two venue four round series takes place in Dubai on February 11-12, and Abu Dhabi on February 18-19. LMP2 Fresh from his brilliant last-gasp 24 Hours at Daytona […]
Hot on the heels of GM’s intention to go Formula One racing, Ford will soon confirm its return to the sport in partnership with Red Bull Powertrains. Ford’s return was leaked in some Italian media earlier in the week, and the announcement of the collaboration is expected at tonight’s 2023 Red Bull Racing launch. Operating […]
Supercars rookie Matthew Payne will go into 2023 with Jack Bell as Race Engineer after working together for Grove Racing in last season’s Super2. Bell had a busy 2022 with Grove Racing, assisting as a Data Engineer at several main game Supercars events, as well as working with the Porsche Carrera Cup, and Porsche GT3 […]
Sauber managing director Alessandro Alunni Bravi is the new team chief of the Alfa Romeo F1 team ahead of season 2023. After the departure of long-time Sauber CEO and Alfa Romeo F1 boss Frederic Vasseur to lead Ferrari, the Swiss team would split the leadership role into two separate positions. The squad, which runs under […]
James McFadden took out the Kings Challenge at the Borderline Speedway in Mount Gambier ahead of this weekend’s Grand Annual Classic. After taking P3 at Avalon behind Ian Madsen and Jamie Veal at the Presidents Cup, the World of Outlaws star beat in form Tasmanian Jock Goodyer to the chequered flag by 1.525s. Goodyer started […]