Tag Archives: V8 Supercars

Jenson Button, Craig Lowndes lap Bathurst in an F1 car

Jenson Button has set the unofficial lap record around the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst with a time below 1min 48secs in his McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 car. Australian V8 Supercar hero and official lap record holder Craig Lowndes also ha

Craig Lowndes to drive a Formula One car around Bathurst

Australian V8 Supercar racer Craig Lowndes will drive Jenson Button’s McLaren Formula One car around Bathurst next month in what will be a first for both the champion driver and the legendary circuit. Bathurst Regional Council last night approve

2011 Toll Holden Racing Team Commodore unveiled

The Toll Holden Racing Team has unveiled its 2011 V8 Supercar Commodores ahead of the first race of the season in Abu Dhabi next month. Holden Design’s Peter Hughes said the team was looking for fresh identity after 2010’s 20th anniversary liv

Video: Tony Hawk to ride V8-powered skateboard in Sydney

This weekend’s final round of the 2010 V8 Supercar season will feature a guest appearance from Tony Hawk on a skateboard. Pretty standard, right? Not quite. The world’s greatest boarder will jump on the only V8-powered skateboard – a V8

Peter Brock voted Australia’s greatest touring car driver

Peter Brock is officially Australia’s greatest ever touring car driver, according to a panel of experts including local drivers, officials and members of the media. The nine-time Bathurst winner – who was killed in a rally accident in Western

Mazda RX-8 SP to use E85 petrol at Targa Tasmania rally

Mazda Australia will run its turbocharged Mazda RX-8 SP on E85 ethanol blend fuel at the upcoming Targa Tasmania rally. As the event moves to encourage more eco-friendly themes, alternate fuels such as E85 have allowed the team at Mazda Motorsport

V8 Supercars announce Car of the Future plan for 2012

Car of the Future (CoF) plans announced by V8 Supercars Australia this week will see the sport adopt new rules from 2012 that will make the series more affordable for existing teams to compete, while also paving the way for the inclusion of manufactu

V8 Supercars Australia and Queensland Raceway’s War of Words

A stoush of epic proportions has apparently kicked off between V8 Supercars Australia management and the operators of Queensland Raceway. For V8 Supercar fans in Queensland, the end result is there will be no V8 Supercar round held at Queensland

Townsville to get V8 Supercar street race

Tony Cochrane, chairman of V8 Supercars Australia, is doing backflips currently. Prime Minister John Howard today announced a $10 million injection for the Townsville Major Events Precinct, which, along with Premier of Queensland Anna Blig