V8 Supercars News

The man on the third step of the V8 Supercar race two podium at Albert Park, Mark Skaife, enjoyed a 'great race' with Marcos Ambrose but ultimately paid tribute to the slick tyre racing winning tactic of the Brad Jones Racing team.

Not the greatest of changes from last year's look, but here's the very latest picture of the 2005 Team Perkins Racing Holden Commodore.

Internet and telecommunications retailer Dodo has jumped ship from Team Dynamik and will instead adorn the Tasman Motorsport Commodores in 2005 in a deal announced on Monday.

Steven Richards has been allowed to retain his familiar #11 for the forthcoming V8 Supercar Championship Series, following a resolution to a complicated process that has finalised the season's official entry list.

Australia's most popular weather man is about to become one of the country's favourite V8 Supercar drivers after it was announced that Grant Denyer will be driving one of Dick Johnson Racing's Falcons in the 2005 V8 Super Development Series.

V8 Supercar Championship series organizers AVESCO have unveiled a series of new rule changes ahead of the upcoming season, with the major news being that all drivers in the series will be required to use the HANS device for 2005.

The V8 Supercar Championship Series has unveiled a bold new look, complete with theme song and strategic marketing campaign, designed to take the Australia's fastest growing spectator sport to a new level in 2005.

There won't be Australian accents in the hallowed FIA Court of Appeal as the Australian V8 Supercar squad, Team Dynamik, has decided to withdraw its appeal against the CAMS judgement dished out following the team's well publicised illegal testing exploits in August last year.

With a new sponsorship deal with Westpoint announced last week, it's an all new look for Dick Johnson Racing in 2005 with the famous Shell livery having left the car. Crash.net's Dave McCowen caught up with Dick to find out some more.

After a 2004 season they probably rather forget, the Holden Racing Team have launched their bid back to glory in Australia's V8 Supercar series.

Back-to-back V8 Supercar champions Stone Brothers Racing have officially launched a new three-seater ride car programme.

Dick Johnson Racing will enter a new era in the forthcoming Australian V8 Supercar Series, with confirmation that the Westpoint Group will replace Shell Helix as title sponsor.

Russell Ingall has officially unveiled the new-look livery he will campaign in this year's Australian V8 Supercar Championship as part of the opening day celebrations at the Brisbane International Motor Show.

While much of the discussion around the V8 Supercar paddock is about the changing of the guard at numerous teams and numerous sponsor changes Larkham - Orrcon Racing are currently enjoying one of their most stable off season periods.

Brad Jones Racing's two Ford V8 Supercars will don a brand new livery for the coming season, following the announcement that it has secured a new sponsorship deal with global gas giant BOC.

The V8 Supercar season may not start until early March, but Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Cameron McConville will have an early season work-out at next weekend's Mount Buller Sprint hillclimb in Victoria.

Team Dynamik has made three new appointments to its team line-up in a bid to achieve V8 Supercar success both on and off the track.

Store chain Kmart has ended its relationship with the Australian V8 Supercar series by announcing that it will not be sponsoring the cars to be driven by Rick Kelly and Garth Tander this year.

Australia's newest V8 Supercar team, Decina Racing, was officially launched on the Gold Coast today and 2004 Rookie of the Year, Warren Luff has been named as the lead driver.

Holden star Greg Murphy will retain his trademark #51 next season, after the support shown by his fans acted as the catalyst for a swap of numbers between the PWR Racing and Kmart Racing teams.

A guaranteed test in a genuine V8 Supercar is the prize that awaits the winner of an exciting new grassroots development initiative launched this week by Tasman Inner Circle Rum Motorsport and XCELLERATE Sports Management.

Stone Brothers Racing celebrated a fantastic V8 Supercar season by cleaning up at the end year gala dinner at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.

The 2004 season has been one of the best on record for the Ford Racing V8 Supercar program in Australia.

Brazilian Max Wilson has expressed his surprise in the Australian press, not only at the nature of his enforced departure from the Brisbane-based Triple Eight V8 Supercar team, but also at things he's supposed to have said as he was shown the door.