Aaron Noonan

Melbourne

Managing Director at V8 Sleuth

MD of AN1 Media & @v8sleuth | Head of AN1 Data | @v8sleuth podcast host | Hawthorn tragic

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Ford’s forgotten V8 ‘Brat Pack’ program

1 day ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

THE Holden Young Lions program created and run by the Holden Racing Team in 1997 made a big impact and prompted its bitter rival on the other side of the manufacturer divide to create one of its own. Ford’s ‘Generation XR’ program opened the opportunity in 1998 for a young Formula Ford gun to win an ‘apprenticeship’ with Glenn Seton Racing, Dick Johnson Racing or Stone Brothers Racing.
The F1 winner that missed a V8 Supercar gig

3 days ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

THE Gold Coast’s annual motorsport event on the streets of Surfers Paradise was for many years dominated by the American-based CART IndyCar (later Champ Car) World Series. In the wake of the departure of IndyCar racing in the wake of the Champ Car/IRL merger and the failure of A1GP to appear in 2009, V8 Supercars and the Queensland Government turned the Gold Coast event into a two-driver endurance event with international flavour for 2010 dubbed the Gold Coast 600.
Car by car: 2025 Bathurst 6 Hour, every driver, every class

6 days ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

THE 2025 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour has a packed field with 72 cars entered for the Easter production car classic. To give you a look at every car in the field, the V8 Sleuth team has assembled this car-by-car list to step you through the livery, makes, models, drivers and classes for what is set to be the biggest Bathurst enduro field in the history of Mount Panorama.
New TA2 owners strike deal to acquire Trans Am Series

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

THE Trico Trans Am Series is moving into a new era of ownership with confirmation today that the owners of the TA2 Muscle Car Series have finalised a deal with the Australian Racing Group to acquire the category. The deal brings the two categories under the one ownership banner in the future with both categories set to continue as separate series under the Trans Am and TA2 banners.
Teen teammates tackling Bathurst 6 Hour

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

A PAIR of teenagers, including the son of a former Super2 title-winning team, are pairing up for the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour this weekend. Aston Davis, 16, and Emily Caccaviello, 17, are joining forces with the experienced Steven Coe in a Subaru BRZ in Class D for Production Cars at the Mount Panorama enduro. A record field of 72 cars is set to take the start on Easter Sunday with the combination’s Subaru to be backed by ADR Global Food Group and All Access Hire.
Unearthed: The long-lost Romano Commodore

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

THE Perkins Engineering-built Holden chassis that is best known as the customer-built Benson & Hedges Commodore VP driven by Tony Longhurst has re-emerged – and it’s set to be restored. The now-VS Commodore has been purchased by noted car collectors and restorers, and reigning Dunlop Super2 Series Team’s Champions, Eggleston Motorsport in Melbourne.
The Diet Coke BMW that now calls Bathurst home

2 weeks ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

THE National Motor Racing Museum at Mount Panorama in Bathurst always has interesting cars coming and going and this Diet Coke BMW Super Tourer has sure caught our eye. A recent new arrival to the display at the museum, the ex-Paul Morris BMW 318i has literally been around the world and back before taking up its place within a private collector’s plethora of ex-race cars.
Shell V-Power joins V8 Sleuth in 2025

3 weeks ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

VIVA Energy, Shell’s official licensee in Australia, has partnered with V8 Sleuth for the 2025 motorsport season. Viva Energy is a leading fuel and convenience retailer, operating a total network of more than 1,000 service stations under the Shell Reddy Express and OTR brands. Leading with the premium fuel brand Shell V-Power, Viva Energy has affirmed its commitment to the award-winning motorsport media platform with support of content created for racing fans and enthusiasts.
Why this Ambrose V8 Supercar isn't quite what it seems

3 weeks ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

A STONE Brothers Racing-built V8 Supercar that never turned a wheel in a ‘main game’ race is off to a new life in the United States, carrying the colours of one of its championship-winning drivers. The car, purpose-built by SBR as a Falcon BA back in 2004 and debuted in 2005 as the ‘SBR 3UP’ ride car to serve as a dedicated vehicle for sponsors and guests, has been purchased by American Justin Shepard.
First of their kind Bathurst Toranas reunited under one roof

3 weeks ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Aaron Noonan

A PAIR of Holden Torana V8 Bathurst race cars have been reunited under the same roof for the first time in nearly 50 years. The cars, V8-powered Toranas raced in period by Hall of Famer Bob Morris, have come back together at the National Motor Racing Museum at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. The Museum is the permanent home of the Torana L34 that Morris and Brit John Fitzpatrick drove to victory in the 1976 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 at Bathurst.