Tag Archives: V8 Supercars

Pink simply the best?

Posted by Tim Robson at 12:39 pm on Thursday February 11, 2010

In a Fox Studios sound stage populated by clowns and acrobats – not to mention circus performers (boom tish!), V8 Supercar czar Tony Cochrane last night introduced the sport’s latest push into the mainstream, announcing a three-year campaign that features US superstar singer Pink as the central figure. It also revealed its new TV ad [...]

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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
Bahrain

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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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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Whincup to rock the RoC

Posted by Top Gear Australia at 3:13 pm on Tuesday September 29, 2009
Whincup

Aussie V8 Supercar wunderkind, Jamie Whincup, will get that chance to add another notch to his ever-growing belt with the 26-year-old from the Gold Coast the first V8 driver from Oz invited to take part in the Race of Champions event in Beijing.

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Rusty revs up

Posted by Top Gear Australia at 6:10 pm on Friday August 28, 2009
Rusty

By Kurt McGuiness Oh no. Just when you thought it was safe to turn your TV back on, old gravel-throat himself, Russel Crowe is lending his dulcet tones to a V8 Supercars commercial for this year’s Bathurst 1000 in his role as the new face of the event .

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V8 test race on season’s eve

Posted by Tim Robson at 10:29 am on Tuesday March 10, 2009
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The V8 Supercar boys hit the track yesterday for the first time in 2009, with the first of two scheduled pre-season test days taking place at Winton, in northern Victoria. HRT new boy Will Davison ran a close second on the timesheets to FPR’s Mark Winterbottom.

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V8 Warpaint

Posted by Tim Robson at 1:14 pm on Wednesday March 4, 2009
Blue Ford

Check out the latest 2009 V8 warpaint Check out the new colours for Stone Brothers Racing new boy Alex Davison (yep, Will’s big brother). Alex, sponsor Irwin Tools and the SBR team are also getting right behind the Victorian bushfire relief effort, offering a sweet deal to anyone who will donate $10,000 to the rebuilding [...]

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