Short circuit
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 Posted in Audi, MINI Challenge, Motorsports | No Comments »The Clipsal 500 is currently underway in Adelaide. It's one of the country's biggest race meets and as well as the V8 Supercars there is a host of support categories. Series like the MINI Challenge and the Australian GT Championship ...
Titan Movie - The beginning
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Random videos | No Comments »Clash Production make some damn nice post-production videos of motorsport scenes. One such production is their Titan Movie project, which has been orbiting the blogosphere for a while now. So far, there's been only been a couple of preview clips ...
Audi updates R8 GT3 racer for 2010
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Motorsports | 1 Comment »Back in 2008 Audi launched the race-going R8 LMS. The car was prepped for the 2009 season ready to race in GT3 categories across the globe. Indeed, the four-pronged R8 attack on the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race almost ended Porsche's ...
BMW Z4 GT3 official images emerge
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Motorsports | 3 Comments »Some official images of the BMW Z4 GT3 racecar have emerged and it looks pretty damn impressive, don't you think. Okay, in a road car sense it's actually a bit naff with all those wings and diffusers at the back. ...
Audi launches R8 LMS Race Experience
Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in Audi, Motorsports | 1 Comment »Audi have recently announced they will be offering cashed up wannabe racing drivers a seat in an R8 LMS. Two GT3 cars will be prepared by the Joest Racing Team, the guys responsible for six of Audi's recent Le Mans ...
Geneva: Volkswagen CrossGolf
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Volkswagen | No Comments »Volkswagen claim the Golf is "the most successful vehicle concept of all times". Presumably they have reached this conclusion based on total sales. So, is it any wonder that they are milking the platform with the CrossGolf, the sixth model ...
Fancy a free ride at Targa Tasmania?
Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in Mazda, Targa Tasmania | No Comments »Mazda Australia have just launched a competition offering free entry at the wheel of a 3 MPS at this year's Targa Tasmania. You'll need to check out the Mazda Motorsport website for full details, but, the deal is you and ...
BMW takes out the Bathurst 12 hour
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in BMW, Motorsports | No Comments »The Eastern Creek International Karts BMW 335i driven by Garry Holt, Paul Morris and John Bowe has won a dramatic 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 hour race. They completed 202 laps in all and finished 3.3 seconds ahead of the ...
Can’t see the Forrest for the trees
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports | 1 Comment »Major disaster has been avoided at the Armor All Bathurst 12 hour race today after a massive gum tree fell over and blocked the track just after Forrest's Elbow. It was around 1pm when the incident happened and the race ...
LIVE STREAM: 2010 Bathurst 12 hour
Sunday, February 14th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports | 2 Comments »The 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 hour is currently streaming live online. Click on the image above to load the live stream, or you can watch the race right here on AUSmotive with the embedded stream loaded below. Racing started at ...
OFFICIAL: Porsche GT3 R Hybrid
Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Motor Shows, Motorsports, Porsche | 3 Comments »Following yesterday's post about the GT3 R Hybrid comes this official release from Porsche, including high res images which you can access by clicking on the pics you like. Porsche have described this car as a"racing laboratory" so we can ...
Bathurst 12 hour to stream live
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports | No Comments »UPDATE 14 Feb: Click here to watch the race LIVE on AUSmotive. Next weekend, for the first time, the Bathurst 12 hour race will be streamed live on the internet. The broadcast will feature full screen video and live commentary. Also ...
Jaguar back at Le Mans
Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in Jaguar, Motorsports | 1 Comment »With seven outright victories Jaguar is one of the most famous names when it comes to Le Mans. Yet, the big cat hasn't been seen loping around the Circuit de la Sarthe since the early 1990s. In 2010, the JaguarRSR ...
MINI John Cooper Works Challenge Edition
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in MINI, MINI Challenge | No Comments »MINI Australia brings us news that followers of the brand will have already known for a few months now. That is, the exclusive availablilty in Australia of a MINI John Cooper Works Challenge Edition. Essentially the Challenge Edition is a ...
Godzilla on track for GT1 championship
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Nissan | No Comments »Nissan will be hoping this is the view the new FIA GT1 field sees in 2010 after announcing four new GT-Rs will be taking part in the upcoming season. Nismo have signed agreements with UK-based Sumo Power GT and Swiss ...
