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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

5 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.
Safety concern amid Taupō pit chaos

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

CHAZ Mostert has a suggestion for when Supercars next returns to Taupō: make more room in pitlane. Chaos erupted in the lane when a Safety Car was called early in Saturday’s Race 8 sprint. Many teams, fearing the Full Course Yellow procedure would only last one lap, opted to double-stack their cars.
Commentary lineup revealed for Bathurst 6 Hour

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

THIS is the rundown on who’ll grace your screens this weekend as you’re watching the live coverage from the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. V8 Sleuth’s own Aaron Noonan will host the coverage with 2000 Bathurst 1000 winner Jason Bargwanna. Noonan will also double as a pitlane reporter for the big race, while Bargwanna will form part of the commentary team for the 6 Hour sessions.
Search for answers over Percat’s 'nightmare' weekend

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

NICK Percat knew early on Friday morning that he was going to be in for a long weekend. The #10 Matt Stone Racing Camaro was near the foot of the order across almost every Supercars session at Taupō with no clear reason as to why. It was a situation amplified by Percat having raced to the podium twice at the preceding Albert Park round, a weekend where the MSR cars were fast enough to win.
The Notebook: Why Greg Murphy was MIA at Taupō

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

AS we bid a fond ka kite anō to Taupō Motorsport Park, enjoy a few snippets from the weekend with The Notebook. New Zealand’s Prime Minister for Supercars, Greg Murphy, was notably absent from the weekend’s action at Taupō. The ‘Prince of Pukekohe’ was a mainstay of the Supercars broadcast team in the years prior to COVID-19, and was back in the crew for the championship’s debut at Taupō last year.
Clay Richards races Jim's Volvo Super Tourer

1 week ago | v8sleuth.com.au | Will Dale

CLAY Richards hopped behind the wheel of a car famously raced by his grandfather Jim Richards at last weekend’s George Begg Festival in New Zealand. Clay raced a Volvo S40 Super Tourer in the historic touring cars class at the event, taking on father Steven in an Opel Vectra and two-time Super Touring world champion Paul Radisich in a Ford Mondeo. Unfortunately, engine problems meant the Volvo’s weekend ended on Sunday morning.