V8 Supercars News

Team Dynamik head to the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000 this weekend with a renewed desire to succeed in the biggest race on the V8 Supercar calendar.

It will be a case of one final blast in 2004 for Konica Minolta V8 Supercar outfit Shane Beikoff Racing, as the team tackles the world famous Mt Panorama circuit this weekend in the 2004 Konica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge.

Kmart Racing duo Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly will have some 'super hero help' in their attempts to retain the Bathurst 1000 title, after unveiling the new look VY Commodore they will use this weekend.

Craig Gore, the owner of WPS Racing, believes that his team are ready for the challenge of Mount Panorama this weekend and are more than capable of a top five finish in the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000.

The Holden Racing Team will aim to put the disappointment of Sandown in the past this weekend as the V8 Supercars head to Mount Panorama for the biggest race of the season - the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000.

As Peter Brock prepares for his final race at Bathurst, another veteran of the Mount Panorama circuit will reach a landmark of his own, as two time Bathurst winner John Bowe prepares to compete in the race for the 20th time.

If there is one race track in Australia that thrives on horsepower it's Bathurst, and with the power department in mind, Dexion Racing are confident they won't be lacking in that area during the Konica Minolta 25 lap Challenge this Saturday.

Ford Performance Racing heads back to Australia's legendary Mount Panorama racing circuit this week with one goal - to follow up last seasons second place finish with a win in the 2005 Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000.

Kmart Racing duo Greg Murphy and Rick Kelly will be going all out for victory this weekend at Bathurst, as they attempt to retain the title they claimed in dominant fashion last season.

Triple Eight Race Engineering have been working around the clock since the Betta Electrical Sandown 500 to ensure the teams two BA Fords are 'Bullet Proof' heading into the ultimate event on the V8 Supercars calendar, the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000 this weekend.

The Castrol Formula R V8 Supercars Road Trip completed its hugely successful road show in Townsville last Saturday with close to 30,000 people attending over the five days.

Delivering on the expectation of a total entertainment package, organisers of the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 have assured fans that there will be no shortage of rubber burning antics and aerial acrobatics during this year's Ultimate Showdown next month.

The Ford versus Holden V8 BRutes will headline the support program at the final round of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series - the BigPond Grand Finale.

The giants of V8 Supercar racing will join State and Federal leaders and Council representatives at the official opening of the anticipated Stage 1 pit complex at Mount Panorama next Wednesday.

JFA Pty Ltd, owned and operated by PWR Racing Pty Ltd, has lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court of Queensland against the decision made by the Touring Car Entrants Group Australia Pty Ltd (TEGA) Tribunal to uphold TEGA's levying of a $300,000 penalty against the company.

The Castrol Formula R V8 Supercars Road Trip has continued to make to make its way round rural areas of the North Queensland coast to give people who wouldn't normally get the chance to see a V8 Supercar an opportunity to get up close to one of the racing machines.

Since its debut series in 2000, the Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series has produced five different champions and the 2004 edition of the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 at Bathurst will feature all five of them.

Kevin Mundy is preparing for his last full time drive with the PCR/Actron Air Racing team in the Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Challenge race at Bathurst.

Announced live on Australia's Network ten, the V8 Supercar Series calendar for 2005 sees the return of Philip Island.

The ever popular paddock pass offered to fans during the Bob Jane T-Marts 1000 will have extra appeal for this seasons race, when the more modern 36 car pit garage complex is showcased for the first time at Bathurst's famous Mount Panorama circuit.

Gold Coast teenager Tammy-Jo Sheehan got the chance to meet one of her idols to thank him for giving her a helping hand in life as preparations continue for the Lexmark Indy 300.

The two-car Ford team of WPS Racing finished the Sandown 500 looking more like rally cars than Supercars but still managed to place 16th and 21st in the ninth round of the Australian V8 Supercar Series.

By David McCowen Mark Skaife - owner and driver of the Holden Racing Team has topped the time sheets in a rain afflicted practise session this morning.

The international driver pairing of Alex Yoong and John McIntyre continued their promising debut in businessman Craig Gore's WPS Racing outfit on day two of the ninth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Sandown.