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Western Australia

Why running on low fuel is bad for your car

The Royal Automobile Club (RAC) in Western Australia has warned motorists against running cars down to the bottom of the fuel tank, explaining that it can do damage to your car. RAC WA says allowing your fuel tank to run low can cause sediment in...

Video: ‘Enjoy the Ride’ anti-speeding ad campaign

Advertising agency 303 Group has come up with a cracker of an anti-speeding advertisement for the Road Safety Council of Western Australia. It focuses on why people speed rather than simply showing the potential consequences. It's a fairly str...

Ferrari FXX Evoluzione lands in Australia

Perth has just become the home of the Enzo-based Ferrari FXX Evoluzione, after a collector shipped his car to Australia from its former home in Dubai. The FXX is one of only 30 cars, each built to be a test bed for the Maranello company. Sport...

2010 AAC Australian Festival of Speed – Barbagallo Raceway

For the first time ever, a modern era Formula 1 car has lapped Barbagallo Raceway in Western Australia. On Sunday, Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo took to the track and stunned fans with the sound and speed that is Formula 1. With a program t...

Formula 1 car on the streets of Perth

In the lead up to Sunday's Australian Festival of Speed, a Formula 1 car has been let loose on the main street of the Perth foreshore, Riverside Drive. At lunch-time, police blocked off the intersection of Barrack Street and Riverside Driv...

Australian Festival of Speed gears up in Perth

Mark Webber's Formula 1 car has arrived in Perth ahead of this weekend's Australian Festival of Speed. Webber will be lapping Barbagallo Raceway in an attempt to break the lap record - a pretty sure bet. Three laps will be completed, plus a ho...