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David Segal & Dale Rodgers rate the top performers at the weekend’s Supercars round in Perth. 1. Matt Payne The Best (right now), faster than the rest. Grove’s the new benchmark. Mega drive in Sunday Race. 2. Broc Feeney Fast & furious … just not fast or furious enough. T8 is no longer the benchmark but found something in Perth. 3. Kai Allen Another strong weekend, learning to get the elbows out. 4) DePasquale’s strategist Another impressive strateg

Pic: (C) SS Auto Memorabilia It is over 50 years since Norm Beechey won the second round of the 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship at Bathurst in his game-changing Monaro GTS 350. Beechey went on to win the title that year – in doing so giving Holden its first series win and making the Monaro the first Australian car to win the ATCC. RacePress.com.au editor Dale Rodgers spoke with the Touring Car legend, who provided an insight into the unique cars that iconic all-Auss

Pic: Sky Sports F1 As Lando Norris made his bid for the 2025 World Driver’s Championship and Oscar Piastri stumbled – disturbingly reminiscent of his manager Mark Webber’s own unsuccessful title bid in 2010 – there were howls of protest from Australian fans at the perceived bias of Sky Sport’s Formula 1 coverage. Race caller David Croft was widely seen as the chief protagonist of this, and such was the disquiet among Aussie Oscar fans that Fox Sport took the unprecedented ste

David Segal & Dale Rodgers rate the top performers at the weekend’s Supercars round in Townsville. All Pics: Supercars Media Brodie Kostecki – When it all comes together, he is a beast. Matt Payne – Fast & reliable, deserves to be the championship leader. Cam Waters – Another strong weekend, could have been even better, let down by Tickford pit problems…again. Will Brown – Qualifying magic elusive, traffic & passing magic there in spades. Kai Allen – Maturing all the ti

Great selection of the incredible array of racing cars and bikes featured at the 2026 Goodwood FOS. Thanks to Australian Motor Sport Images. Damon Hill was reunited with his 2016 Formula 1-winning Williams FW17. Jamie Whincup aboard the Red Bull Ampol Racing Ford Mustang Supercar Here is just a taste of the action at the Festival. All pictures by Australian Motor Sport Images - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063524824256

Pic: Russell Martin The 35th anniversary of ‘Lella’ Lombardi’s passing earlier this year brought with it an uncomfortable reminder that the sport – more than 130 years old now – is still yet to see a champion-grade, race winning female driver at the sport’s most elite level. Maria Grazia ‘Lella’ Lombardi is famous, of course, for being the only female racer to ever have even scored championship points in Formula 1. Indeed, she was only the second female (after Maria Teresa

Darwin's Hidden Valley always produces good racing. No matter what the era, Supercars have been a great sight on the long, fast straight and the very technical ‘infield’ sections. But I was presented with a very different view of Supercars 2026 style after the event by a friend, who watched a lot of the weekend telecast on FOX. He really enjoyed it. The racing was great, he added. BUT…. apart from Chaz Mostert and …. he thought Brodie Kostecki and Cam Waters…although not sure

Dale Rodgers & David Segal rate the top performers at the weekend’s Supercars round # 1. Cam Waters Winner: Darwin Triple Crown. Welcome back, Cam. Long overdue return to the front of the field, the #6 side of the Tickford garage was on it all weekend. # 2. Matt Payne Overall 2nd for the weekend. Race pace was strong but hard to separate from Waters. Grove really has these Ford Mustangs on point. # 3. Kai Allen Overall 3rd for the weekend. Overcame br

“Who do you think you are, Dick Johnson?”! “No,” I replied, “he is”, as I jerked a thumb toward the motor sport legend beside me in the passenger seat. My questioner was an irate official at the Mallala gate, who had inadvertently delivered the funniest moment, among many, in my 17 years working for Dick Johnson. It was 1993, the first year the Falcon and Commodore Touring Cars had returned to the national competition, and which drew an enormous crowd to the rural South

Round 3 of the GT World Challenge delivered a first-up Pro-Am outright win to the duo of Renee Gracie and Will Davison in Saturday's race. Good crowds on both days were treated to the mix of categories of Sports and GT Cars, which is continuing to show solid growth. Throw in the likes of Broc Feeney, Ryan Wood, Jayden Ojeda, Will Davison, Tony D'Alberto and Jaxon Evans, show just how strong the ProAm fields are. Saturday twilight race for GT4 machinery saw a bumper grid of

Friday saw the rains depart and three sessions on track for the GT World Challenge GT3 Field. The Audi R8 LMS EVO 11 and Ferrari 296 GT3 locked out the first six spots in practice. Pics: Dale Rodgers / Race Press Australia / Canon CPS

The famous Goodwood Festival of Speed kicks in early July , and our photographer will be on the ground to capture the magic of this iconic event. As a preview, here is a section from the 2025 Festival of Speed. First up, the Aussies and Kiwis - Greg Murphy and Steve Richards drove the 427 Monaro and Nissan Skyline HR31, respectively, joined by UK driver Jake Hill in the ex-Garth Tander Commodore. , Then an eclectic mix of Formula 1 cars and some very famous drivers. And a

RACE PRESS OPINION PIECE BY DAVID SEGAL With more than 50 years in the sport behind him, David Segal was once well-known as a Driver Manager, PR, and marketer and, originally, a prominent journalist. His CV includes work with Craig Lowndes, Dick Johnson, Peter Brock, Allan Moffat, Will Davison, John Bowe and many others. Best described these days as suffering a lethal dose of ‘Relevance Deprivation Syndrome’, David now happily sits on the sidelines making wry and often painfu

With more than 50 years in the sport behind him, David Segal was once well-known as a Driver Manager, PR, and marketer and, originally, a prominent journalist. His CV includes work with Craig Lowndes, Dick Johnson, Peter Brock, Allan Moffat, Will Davison, John Bowe and many others. Best described these days as suffering a lethal dose of ‘Relevance Deprivation Syndrome’, David now happily sits on the sidelines making wry and often painfully truthful observations of the world h

Alex Palou will start the defence of his 2025 victory from the best spot possible in the 110th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge – the pole. Four-time and reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Palou earned his second career pole for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" in a dramatic Firestone Fast Six session Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning the NTT P1 Award and a $100,000 bonus with his four-lap average speed of 232.248 mph in the No. 10 DHL Chip

May 1994 will always be remembered as a very dark time in Formula 1 history. The weekend saw two fatalities— three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna, young Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger - plus serious injuries to Jordan pilot Rubens Barrichello, mechanics, and spectators, creating Formula 1’s darkest weekend. Race Press photographer Dale Rodgers shares these special memories of Senna from the Adelaide Grand Prix.

Ford Australia announces the return of the street-legal, track-ready Mustang Dark Horse for 2026, featuring a collaboration with V8 Supercars team Triple Eight Race Engineering to create the exclusive T8-Spec Pack. The 2026 Mustang Dark Horse lineup will include up to 500 vehicles, with a limited 250 featuring the T8-Spec Pack. Those with the T8-Spec package will be upgraded as a Ford Licensed Accessory by Ford Australia at the Plant 2 facility in Broadmeadows, Victoria. Trip

After a long run in Melbourne, the Formula 1 Exhibition is closing soon. The Formula 1 Exhibition is an award-winning, immersive, and interactive show featuring seven purpose-built rooms that showcase the history, technology, and art of F1. It includes rare race cars, exclusive film archives, racing simulators, and iconic artifacts in a unique environment. It is worth visiting.

The 2026 Formula 1 season held much promise for the new-look Aston Martin team. A strong sponsorship roster, a new engine partner in Honda and Adrian Newey now able to influence the design and performance of the AMR26. It would seem the stars were all aligned for Aston Martin to break out of the midfield and focus its aspirations on the big four. But could it have gone more wrong so quickly? Even before Aston Martin’s delayed arrival at pre-season testing, there were indicat

Over 50 GT cars are set to compete at Phillip Island for the Shannons opening round as both GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS and Monochrome GT4 Australia kick off their seasons. Monochrome GT4 Australia will feature a record 34 entries, reflecting its rapid growth since becoming a standalone series with SRO Motorsports Australia in 2024. The series has seen increased participation from local and international drivers. Defending champions, including Tom Hayman (Silv

Race numbers, much like the design of race helmets, can be a very personal thing. In many Motor Sport Championships around the world, the previous year’s winner takes the No 1 number on his or her car. For some, it is a choice, for others it is mandatory. A personal decision where the option exists. Australian Touring Car Racing, in its many classes and formulas, is over 65 years old. An unbroken run, making it one of the world’s oldest national series. 2026 is the sixty-si

Porsche Motorsport Australia has appointed Dr. Carl Le, OAM, as the Medical Delegate for the Porsche Equity-One Carrera Cup Australia Championship to enhance competitor safety and medical support. His role began at the recent Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and will continue through the 2026 season. Dr Carl Le brings decades of expertise to the position, ensuring that drivers and teams receive expert medical care during all rounds of the championship. His presenc

Some of the sights of the new look Supercars Championship field for 2026