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A Very Long Weekend – Sunday

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I hate mornings…..really really hate them. Especially the ones involving getting out of a warm bed in the dark. That’s just stupidity. It was a 4am wake up on Sunday to get to Bathurst in time for the 6.30am race start for the twelve-hour. As excited as I am about shooting some outstanding European marques [...]

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A Very Long Weekend – Saturday

Rod Penrose's new drag car. Wasn't racing on the day but should be finished and competing anytime soon.

Saturday was hot..really hot. Not ‘surface of the sun’ kind of Western Australian hot, but a nice sweaty humid ‘the more I walk the greasier my ballbags’ kind of hot. Our intrepid No H2O leader Simon/Humpty had flown across from Perth to attend the days racing so I picked him up from his hotel carpark [...]

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A Very Long Weekend – Friday

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We drive Volkswagens because we love them. If it was just another means of transport from Point A to Point B I’m sure our sensibilities would override us and we’d be happily all motoring along in nice sterile new sedans. However there’s something not quite right in the brain of a VW owner, a thin [...]

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The Ultimate Q Car Set To Turn Heads At Rally Calder When Aston Martin Hits The Gravel In Bosch ARC

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One of the world’s most prestigious and exciting performance cars, the Aston Martin Vantage, is about to turn heads and get dirty at Rally Calder when Ivan Thompson and Karl Francis take on Rally Calder presented by East Coast Bullbars this weekend. Thompson will compete in the world’s first Aston Martin Vantage V8 gravel rally [...]

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Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept To Be Revealed At The 2012 Geneva Motor Show

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Gaydon, Warwickshire, 26th February 2012 – Land Rover will unveil a Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The Evoque Convertible Concept vehicle will explore the potential for the world’s first premium convertible SUV. This bold concept builds on the global success of the Evoque and continues Land Rover’s tradition for [...]

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Honda Steps Up Rally Safety And Coverage In Australia

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Fans and competitors of the Bosch Australian Rally Championship will reap the benefits of instantaneous results and safer rally stages thanks to the implementation of a new GPS and internet based tracking and results information website with the launch of the Honda Rally Live system in 2012. The Honda Rally Live web page will make [...]

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INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE AMPLIFIES GROWTH OF ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR

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EVENT ORGANISERS have affirmed the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour an ever-growing success as increased numbers of international competitors and expanded media presence marks the 10th running of the epic endurance race at Mount Panorama. Nearly 200 competitors across five categories contested three-days of solid racing across the weekend, with 15 different manufacturers represented in [...]

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Waters Wins ASBK Opener On Debut With Team Suzuki’s 2012 Model GSX-R1000

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RACE REPORT 2012 Australian Superbike Championship Phillip Island, VIC 24-26 February 2012 Team Suzuki’s Josh Waters claimed victory in the opening Australian Superbike Championship round of the 2012 season at Phillip Island in Victoria over the weekend of 24-26 February. Contested alongside the Australian round of the Superbike World Championship, Waters was relentless in his [...]

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Photo Gallery – Bathurst 12 Hour

2012 Bathurst 12 Hour. Photo by Brian White/Circlework

Photos are now online here from the 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama in Bathurst yesterday…….

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Photo Gallery – Volkswagen Drag Day at WSID

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Photos are now online here from the VWMA Drag Day held at Western Sydney International Dragway…….