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Holden dead after 164 years
Holden dead after 160 years, GM to stop producing RHD cars The Holden name will be killed off by General Motors after the American automotive giant announced that it will end the production of right-hand drive cars by 2021. Off the back of the news in December that the Commodore nameplate would be killed off… Read more »
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Team Johnson launches TCM XD Falcon at Lakeside
Steven Johnson has shaken down his challenger for the 2020 Touring Car Masters season at Queensland’s Lakeside Raceway, unveiling the new Ford Falcon XD. Made famous by his father, five-time Australian Touring Car Champion Dick Johnson, the XD won two championships in the elder Johnson’s hands, taking the 1981 and 1982 crowns as well as… Read more »
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Supercars 2020 Calendar Set To Deliver
Supercars 2020 Calendar is set to deliver even more for fans with increased racing across 14 rounds. The Supercars 2020 Calendar is gearing up to be a big shift away from tradition. A raft of adjustments have been made to the calendar ahead of the championship’s 60th anniversary. Five-year deals for the Vodafone Gold Coast 600… Read more »
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Supercars 2020 Silly Season in Full Swing
The Supercars 2020 season is gearing up to see one of the biggest wholesale changes across the grid. This comes after the game of musical chairs being played at the close of 2019. Many teams are retaining the same drivers. However, some are losing long-time combatants or even their entire squad as they move into… Read more »
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Holden Commodore dead as Company shift focus
After months of waiting, Holden has officially announced the Commodore is no more. A massive drop in sales has seen the company shift its focus to utes and SUVs. First introduced in 1978 with the VB Commodore, the iconic nameplate stayed on past 2017 when Holden wrapped up Australian manufacturing of the sedan, moving the… Read more »
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Year of the Mustang in 2019 as pony car takes two Australian titles
It’s been a big year if you drive a Ford Mustang with the iconic #17 on the window. This weekend’s Sandown 500 saw Ford’s hero car win two championships across two series, albeit with a significant generational gap between them. In the Supercars championship, Scott McLaughlin was able to defend his 2018 title by notching… Read more »
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McLaughlin stripped of Bathurst pole due to engine breach
Scott McLaughlin no longer holds the qualifying record for a Supercar around Mount Panorama after the new Supercars champion was retrospectively disqualified from the pre-race sessions of the Bathurst 1000. McLaughlin and the Shell V-Power Racing Team reset the lap record with a stunning shootout lap before this year’s Great Race, the Kiwi posting a… Read more »
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