Surfers becomes a V8 Supercar only event
THE V8 Supercars have been given two years to turn themselves and the Gold Coast's motor racing festival into an international attraction that will rebuild the annual event's damaged reputation. … Read More
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THE V8 Supercars have been given two years to turn themselves and the Gold Coast's motor racing festival into an international attraction that will rebuild the annual event's damaged reputation. … Read More
(GMM) The boss of Bahrain's formula one track is moving to Australia. Martin Whitaker, who before running the Sakhir circuit was a motor racing director at Ford, will become chief … Read More
V8 Supercars Australia will not race at the Queensland Raceway this year after negotiations with the track's management broke down. V8 Supercars say the administrators of the facility at Ipswich … Read More
Marcos Ambrose and Tony Cochrane Press Conference Transcript – Australian NASCAR driver and two-time V8 Supercar Champion Marcos Ambrose and Tony Cochrane, Executive Chairman of V8 Supercars Australia QUESTION: Marcos, … Read More
The Gold Coast SuperGP crowds have continued to slide, however Queensland Sports Minister Phil Reeves believes a surge today will save the event. Yesterday only 58,823 people turned out to … Read More
Garth Tander leads Mark Winterbottom during the second race – both drivers secured a win and a runner-up spot today Today’s first two 150km V8 Supercar races on the streets … Read More
UPDATE #2 undefined 10/23/09 This weekend's SuperGP crowds will be the litmus test of the V8 Supercars' pulling power as Premier Anna Bligh yesterday flagged the Gold Coast's premier motor … Read More
There has been a massive drop in crowd numbers as the SuperGP got off to a sluggish start today. The first day crowd figures were down 20 percent with only … Read More
Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (ADMM) today announced an agreement with V8 Supercars Australia Pty Limited to host the season opening round of Australia’s V8 Supercars Championship at Abu Dhabi’s spectacular … Read More
Telecommunications brand 3 will be an on-car sponsor of V8 Supercar team Dick Johnson Racing for the rest of 2009. The deal is an expansion of the previous arrangement, under … Read More
Tire brand Dunlop will sponsor the Townsville round of the V8 Supercars Championship as part of its launch of the new passenger road tire, the Dunlop SP Sport Maxx. The … Read More
TEAC, the electronics manufacturer, has signed a two-year deal to become a major sponsor of the Ford Performance Racing V8Supercars team. The company will receive prominent branding space on both … Read More
Nitro SuperGP Chairman Terry Mackenroth (left) and Nitro Energy Drink Joint Managing Director Matt Nielsen celebrate today's announcement The strength of Queensland’s largest event, the SuperGP, has again been proven … Read More
The IRL's loss is A1GP's gain, as word is that the SuperGP in Surfers Paradise, Australia has signed a new three-year naming rights partnership which will be formally announced by … Read More
The IRL withdrew from the event in Surfers Paradise after failing to negotiate a new date for the race to better suit the newly merged American open wheel category. After … Read More
The crash that killed V8 driver Ashley Cooper in this year's Clipsal 500 in Adelaide was the result of driver error, an investigation has confirmed. But Australian motorsport officials have … Read More
V8 Supercar star Mark Skaife has agreed to relinquish ownership of the Holden Racing Team under a confidential deal which will clear him of what is understood to be a … Read More
The great street circuit at Surfers Paradise on Australia's Gold Coast will be graced by an expanded pit facility when the A1 Grand Prix Series makes its inaugural visit in … Read More
V8 Supercars championship leader Jamie Whincup will start from pole position for the opening race of the Desert 400 in Bahrain. The Ford young gun topped the charts in the … Read More
While Power met an unfortunate end, the polesitter in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series was untouchable – with the Gold Coast's Jamie Whincup following up his pole and race … Read More
Graham Rahal will compete in the Nikon Indy 300 for the second time, and is visiting the venue for the third time. “My dad finished second twice in Australia and … Read More
American IndyCar officials have been accused trying to hold Australia to ransom by threatening to turn their back on the Gold Coast. V8 Supercars boss Tony Cochrane is urging the … Read More
Local drivers have continued to rule on day two of the Nikon Indy 300, with Queensland’s Will Power and Jamie Whincup topping the fields in the IndyCar Series and V8 … Read More
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh does not want the Gold Coast Indy to turn into a V8-only event if IndyCar bosses decide to abandon the annual carnival. With the future of … Read More
The open wheeled IndyCars are only a support act to the locally grown V8 Supercars at the Gold Coast Nikon Indy – or at least that's what the V8 drivers … Read More