V8 Supercars News

By Matthew Agius. Ford Performance Racing will be searching for a new lead driver for 2007 following confirmation that current Caterpillar Falcon driver Jason Bright will not drive for the Prodrive-backed outfit in next year's V8 Supercar Championship.

Glenford Racing's V8 Super Car debut campaign enters its second half at Hidden Valley near Darwin hoping to build upon a solid season with the Ford so far.

By Matthew Agius. Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series competitors Shane Price and Jack Perkins are set to become the youngest pair to compete at the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama this year, with the announcement they will each drive for Jack Daniel's Racing in the V8 enduros.

By Matthew Agius Steven Ellery will drive a V8 Supercar for the first time since being dropped from the series last year as he drives the second car for his new outfit, Team Sirromet Wines.

V8 Supercar veteran Tony Longhurst has been drafted in as Steve Owen's co-driver at Autobarn Racing for the Sandown and Bathurst endurance classics later this year.

By Matthew Agius The Queensland State Government has revealed that it may have to expend funds of over eleven million dollars to accommodate a suitable event for the proposed Townsville street-race for the V8 Supercar Championship.

By Matthew Agius Network Ten, Australia's so called 'home of motorsport' has lost the rights to broadcast the V8 Supercar Championship Series to Australian viewers, after it was revealed that the station had lost out to rival Seven in a bidding war.

Dean Canto has taken victory for Team Repco Valvoline Cummins amidst a controversial last corner collision between he and Paul Radisich in the reverse-grid race for the Perth V8 400.

The Holden Racing Team was possibly denied a 1-2 finish after a jammed gear lever forced second driver Todd Kelly to surrender six laps for repairs.

V8 Supercar driver Marcus Marshall and his Glenfords AEG V8 Supercar will make a special visit to the Joondalup Glenfords Tool Centre in the lead up to round three of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Barbagallo later this month.

An Australian film based loosely on the legendary Bathurst 1000 Australian Touring Car race is set to be produced, with 2003 Australian Idol runner-up Shannon Noll hot-tipped to play the feature role.

John Bowe has escaped major injury after a horror shunt at the Pukekohe Raceway during the PlaceMakers V8 Supercar race in New Zealand.

Garry Rogers Motorsport rookie Lee Holdsworth has apologised to his teammate Dean Canto for spinning the 2005 V8 Development Series Champion at the second round of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship at Pukekohe.

Holden Motorsport has resurrected its Holden Young Lions driver development program for the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series and Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, in an effort to increase the talent rising through The General's ranks.

Ford Performance Racing's new driver Mark Winterbottom has continued his impressive string of top ten finishes this weekend with a seventh placing in the feature Panasonic V8 GP 100 at Albert Park this afternoon.

Aside from the carnage filled racing at this weekend's Clipsal 500 Adelaide - the first round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship - series organisers announced the end of Vee Eight Supercars Australia's contract with the Shanghai International Circuit promoters.

Team Betta Electrical has scored a strong 1-3 finish during the opening race of the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

by Matthew Agius Hydraulink Racing's Mark Porter has emerged quickest after the two practice sessions for the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series support race in Adelaide, but was well off the records smashed by 2005 champion Dean Canto this time last year.

The Glenfords Racing team has made its track debut in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, showing solid pace despite Marcus Marshall lining up at the rear of the field for the Clipsal 500.

The birth of his second child has given Holden Racing Team's Mark Skaife a new focus and a fresh perspective, and the five-time series champion has admitted that he will take a more measured approach towards winning another crown.

MAN trucks will be the driving force behind the Stone Brothers Racing team transport systems in 2006 after signing on as a sponsor of the team this week.

Alex Davison has signed up to contest the Sandown and Bathurst endurance events for Dick Johnson Racing this year, joining brother Will in the former champion's squad.

by Matthew Agius. Ford Australia's former service engineering manager, Ray Price, has been announced as Ford Racing's motorsport manager and will oversee campaigns in V8 Supercars, the NEC Computers Australian Rally Championship and Formula Ford.

by Matthew Agius The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series was officially launched at the Brisbane Motor Show yesterday, as fans turned out to meet their favourite drivers and see their new cars for this year's championship.