The Aussie MINI CHALLENGE Army
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in MINI, MINI Challenge | 4 Comments »Yes, that's right, the Australian MINI CHALLENGE has its own facebook page. Join in and you can see and share your images, video clips and experiences with fans from around the country, and, probably the world! A lot of the ...
Ben Tune on a roll in the MINI Challenge
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in MINI Challenge | 2 Comments »With all the MINI CHALLENGE highlights we couldn't forget Ben Tune's rollover! Tune is a former Australian test rugby player and was part of the UBER-STAR CAR program at Round 3, held at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway. This accident happened in ...
2008 MINI Challenge - Round 4 TV highlights
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in MINI Challenge | No Comments »Here is the TV highlights package from Round 4 of Australia's 2008 MINI CHALLENGE. This round was all about the new entry to the series, Team Bargwanna, headed by former Bathurst winner Jason Bargwanna. His cousin Scott drives the team's ...
Sick of getting fleeced at the bowser?
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in News | No Comments »If you're sick of high fuel prices fleecing you at the bowser then this story may not be for you. At the upcoming Shannons Sydney Winter Classic Auctions, on July 21, three classic pumps—a manual model from the 1930s and ...
Hyundai introduces tamper proof identification labels
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Audi, BMW, Hyundai, News, Nissan, Porsche, Renault | No Comments »In a bid to reduce the chances of vehicle re-birthing Hyundai has joined Audi, Nissan and Renault by introducing self-voiding vehicle identification labels. The labels are cheap to produce and will be rendered useless if removed from the car. The ...
Top Gear - Series 11, Episode 3
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Top Gear | No Comments »In this week's episode of Top Gear the lads set out on a £1000 Alfa Romeo Challenge. Jeremy buys a 75, May gets himself a four-cylinder GTV and the Hamster rolls up in a 2-litre Spider. Well, not literally rolls ...
2008 MINI Challenge - Round 3, Race 2
Monday, July 7th, 2008 Posted in MINI Challenge | 1 Comment »Continuing our quest to bring you up to date with the first four rounds of the 2008 MINI CHALLENGE here are a couple of clips bringing you all the thrills and spills from Race 2 of the Round 3 action ...
Renaultsport Clio 197 image gallery
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in Renault | 4 Comments »The highly regarded Renaultsport Clio 197 is set to go on sale in the first week of August. The 197, based on the Clio III platform, is the only model in the current Clio range that will be coming to ...
Donington Park to host British Grand Prix from 2010
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in Formula 1 | 2 Comments »The British Grand Prix will be held at Donington Park from 2010. Donington last held a Formula One race in 1993—the European Grand Prix—won by the late Ayrton Senna. Formula One Management President Bernie Ecclestone said, "Finally the uncertainty is ...
Mark Webber on front row for British Grand Prix
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in Formula 1 | 4 Comments »Australian Mark Webber has celebrated his contract extension with Red Bull Racing by setting the second fastest time in final qualifying at the 2008 British Grand Prix. Webber lapped the Silverstone circuit in 1:21.554, but was no match for McLaren's ...
2008 MINI Challenge - Round 2 TV highlights
Saturday, July 5th, 2008 Posted in MINI, Motorsports | No Comments »The MINI CHALLENGE is currently in winter hibernation, so if you've missed out on the action, keep an eye on AUSmotive as we help bring you up to speed. Here are two clips from Channel 7's highlights package of Round ...
Melbourne to host Formula One Grand Prix until 2015
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Formula 1 | 1 Comment »Victorian Premier, John Brumby and his Events team have struck a deal that will see Melbourne continue hosting a Formula One Grand Prix until 2015. Controversy over a full night time race appears to have been shelved, for now, with ...
Top Gear Polar G’n'T causes unnecessary PMT
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in News, Top Gear | 1 Comment »In a sign of further proof, if it were needed, that a professional wowser's idea of entertainment is watching their own fingernails grow Jeremy Clarkson and James May have come under fire from the BBC's independent watchdog over a light ...
How much power does the Nissan GT-R really produce?
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in Nissan | No Comments »Just how much power does the Nissan GT-R actually have? The official Nissan figure tells us the car has 352kW (see below), or around 480bhp. Nissan's reported 7:29 Nürburgring lap time has generated enough hype, histrionics and humdrum to whip ...
