GT Sprint is the first competition to be held on the 7.77km GT Circuit at The Bend Motorsport Park – a historic moment at what will become known as one of the world’s great race tracks...
Time attack racing has become one of the fastest growing and most popular forms of Motorsport in the world. From experienced professionals to fresh faces, it welcomes all to attend and try to set the fastest time they can with their chosen vehicle! Mitsubishi GSR / Evo Club Inc have grown the Time Attack scene in South Australia to where it is today...
On the Sunday of the event at Tailem Bend motorsport park, during the CI Performance SA Time Attack round, we had the pleasure of not only attending a top-quality time-attack event, but also seeing what South Australia could muster up for a show-and-shine event. The beauty was not limited to the car park either, with many race cars in the pits putting on quite the show themselves...
Cheryl Hall thought her late husband's prized Lamborghini Espada was still in the shed of their country New South Wales property, but it had been stolen and advertised at a ridiculously low price months before she even noticed it was missing. In a bizarre twist, the buyer of the stolen Lamborghini attempted to appeal the case in the NSW Supreme Court, claiming he was now the rightful owner, despite the fact he had paid a mere $32,500 for the vehicle...
Meguiar’s MotorEx, one of Australia’s biggest and best car shows, is returning to the Melbourne Showgrounds on May 26-27th. Last year we thoroughly enjoyed our time here and this year boasts even more high-octane fun on display, so we're keen to see what is in store for 2018...
Toyota’s seemingly bulletproof 2JZ engine is perhaps the cornerstone of the legendary Supra’s appeal. While the car certainly had beautiful, timeless styling and the type of fit and finish found in cars well above its price point, the engine has always been the biggest draw...
Tokyo Auto Salon is one show every car nut must experience, and during coverage for TAS we hung with Bez from Hardtuned along with his fellow Speedhunter Matthew Everingham and set out for an infamous local hot spot: Tatsumi car park. Being based down-under in Australia, it's very rare opportunity for us to ever see something like this beautiful Pagani Zonda...
Have you ever found yourself obsessing over making a miniature version of something? Even as an adult, I never quite grew out of the remote-control-car phase, and still have a collection of RC cars, boats and helicopters that probably cost the same as a "sane person's" daily driver...
Twenty-two years ago, Ken Imhoff laid his eyes on the Lamborghini Countach in the Cannonball Run on TV. Little did he know that seventeen years later he would have his own his Lamborghini Countach. Some people are lucky enough to be able to buy their dream car. Others have to save up...
President Rodrigo Duterte (Philippines), destroyed 30 smuggled luxury cars to show the nation's commitment in fighting illegal practices. The vehicles were crushed during a live TV broadcast. The president stated that he ordered his Bureau of Customs to crush the high-end cars, using earth moving equipment, as a message to wealthy luxury car enthusiasts who dodge paying import duties and taxes...
We happened to tag along to a recent event known only as "Garage stars". The aim of this relatively new Brisbane based car club is to bring the car meets of old back to life with the mantra of quality over quantity. We rocked up to a beautiful sight indeed! Pics thanks to Harps Photography.
The Lamborghini LM002 was the most outrageous, fastest, and meanest four-wheel drive on the planet between 1986 and 1992. The latest to sell, courtesy of RM Sotheby's, has a price on-par with what you'd pay for a current Urus. Using history as a guide, we were expecting the car to sell for around US$500,000 ($650,000)...
We all know that turbos make cars go faster, but how exactly is this achieved? Think of your car's engine a bit like a pump. On the intake stroke the engine draws air in. This air is mixed with fuel and compressed as the piston rises, a spark ignites the mixture and forces the piston down...
We’ve all heard the distinctive sound of a blow-off valve, but what exactly does it do, how does it work, and how do you know which type to buy for your car? In this video we explore the basic principles of the induction system on a turbocharged or supercharged vehicle, how a Blow-Off-Valve works, and the pros and cons of fitting on to your car...
What do you do when you have an old CLK Mercedes, a huge batch of unused expanding foam, and a LOT of spare time? Well.. This Lithuanian man may have found the perfect answer! At first glance you could be forgiven for thinking that was Vigo from Ghostbusters, but it turns out he is quite handy with moulding a custom designer car from a junk wreck...
