The end for GC’s Indy 300

Posted by Tim Robson at 4:16 pm on Friday February 5, 2010
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Interesting noises coming from the V8 Supercar megalopolis this week, with the Indy 300 race rebranded as the Gold Coast SuperCarnivale, and the announcement of a $2.5 million V8 Grand Slam prize.

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If you build it, will no one come?

Posted by Tim Robson at 2:26 pm on Monday February 1, 2010
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The V8 Supercar season kicks off again in three weeks with a double-header in the Middle East. And while the Supercar crowd are making a lot of noise about it, is it something to get excited about? Not judging by the lack of fans…

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Oran Park – a love story

Posted by Tim Robson at 1:06 pm on Friday January 15, 2010

Punting cars around a track is, without a doubt, as addictive as cigarettes laced with heroin. So to lose one of my main suppliers is a big deal…

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Two days to build, milliseconds to wreck…

Posted by Tim Robson at 6:56 pm on Sunday January 10, 2010

Check out this quick vid of USF1 crash-testing its nosecone. Very cool… now it just needs to produce the rest of its car in time for testing next month!

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GARLAND OUT OF DAKAR…

Posted by Tim Robson at 2:31 pm on Friday January 8, 2010

An errant spare wheel has ended the gallant 2010 Dakar Rally effort of Australian driver Bruce Garland and co-driver Hiroaki (‘Harry’) Suzuki on the event’s 418 km sixth special stage from Antofagasta to Iquique in Chile.
His Isuzu D-MAX’s spare wheel dislodged from its special rear tub mounting on the rough trackless wastes after being hastily [...]

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V8’s playing a dangerous game

Posted by Tim Robson at 10:04 am on Friday January 8, 2010

Another permanent Aussie circuit has lost the ‘right’ to host a Supercar race – Queensland Raceway is out of the 2010 championship. Why? Money, as always…

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Dakar Day Three – Garland moves forward

Posted by Tim Robson at 11:31 am on Tuesday January 5, 2010

(With thanks to Liz Swanton, Team Isuzu’s PR guru…)
Bruce Garland and Harry Suzuki and their Isuzu D-MAX ute have moved further up the field on the third full day of competition in the 2010 Dakar Rally and are now knocking on the door of the top 20.
The Garland MotorSports pair finished [...]

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Aussies take on Dakar 2010

Posted by Tim Robson at 2:19 pm on Monday January 4, 2010

It’s Dakar time again! Yeah, it’s only been a few weeks, but Dakar helps me get through to the start of the next motorsport season. Once again, we’ll track the progress of  Bruce Garland and the Isuzu team, as they tackle the 9000km monster rally through Argentina, into Chile and back over the Andes for [...]

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