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By Matthew Agius John Bowe has ended his career at Team BOC today after five years at the team with a poor finish on the final day of racing at Phillip Island.
Ford have pronounced themselves unhappy with the sportsmanship shown over the Grand Finale weekend of the V8 Supercar Championship at Phillip Island, claiming they and Craig Lowndes had their title taken away from them unfairly.
By Matthew Agius Dumped Holden Racing Team manager Jeff Grech will assist Paul Weel Racing in 2007 and the squad's future V8 Supercar campaigns after the experienced Team Manager signed onto assist the team in a senior managerial role.
by Matthew Agius Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia will adorn teaser liveries at this weekend's Caterpillar Grand Finale, the final deciding round of the V8 Supercar Championship, on the BA Falcons of Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup.
Fujitsu V8 Supercar driver Tony Evangelou is to step up into the V8 Supercar Championship for the season finale in his Dexion-supported BA Falcon.
by Matthew Agius After enduring a difficult end to his 2006 V8 Supercar Championship campaign, Toll HSV Dealer Team driver Garth Tander spoke to Crash.net Radio in Bahrain with his thoughts on his second season at the team, and his co-driver's championship position.
The 1973 Holden Torana XU1 that carried Peter Brock to his maiden Australian Touring Car title has been sold to a private enthusiast for a record prize of $500,000.
By Matthew Agius The Pirtek Ford Rally Team will relocate to the Dandenong South headquarters of Jason Bright's Britek Motorsport team in 2007 as Ford Racing Australia ups the ante in an effort to claim next year's NEC Australian Rally Championship.
By Matthew Agius Paul Morris has incurred two more penalties at the Bahrain International Circuit this weekend, after incidents in race one ended his chances of claiming a good result.
The future of V8 Supercar racing in New Zealand has been secured after Hamilton City Council was given resource consent for the proposed street circuit in the North island city.
Tasman Motorsport driver Andrew Jones endured a frustrating end to his weekend at Symmons Plains when one his best drives of the V8 Supercar season was followed by a disappointing retirement in the final race of the Ferodo Tasmania Challenge.
Jamie Whincup suffered what he described as 'the biggest hit of my career' at Symmons Plains in an accident that left the Team Betta Electrical Bathurst winning Falcon severely damaged.
By Matthew Agius Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series competitors Optima Sport have extended their thanks to the public, for their support of hospitalised lead driver David Clark following his severe collision with the late Mark Porter at Bathurst in October this year.
By Matthew Agius Brad Jones, the popular battler of V8 Supercar racing, is set to make his one hundredth championship start this weekend at Symmons Plains Raceway when he grids up for the eleventh round of the 2006 V8 Supercar Series.
Having made his debut in the Sandown and Bathurst endurance events with Jack Daniel's Racing, Fujitsu V8 Supercar front runner Shane Price has been offered a chance to further showcase his talents for Paul Morris' Sirromet Wines team at Symmons Plains.
Despite facing something of a brick wall after his Top Ten Shootout disappointment, Rick Kelly turned things around on the final day of the Surfers' Paradise meeting, clinching a race three win to close the gap on points leader Craig Lowndes.
Fujitsu Series driver David Clark has been moved out of intensive care following the Bathurst accident that cost the life of fellow competitor Mark Porter over the weekend.
By Matthew Agius Cameron McConville leads the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in the Supercheap Auto Racing Commodore from Todd Kelly as the famous endurance race settles into a rhythm after an exciting and heartbreaking start.
By Matthew Agius The Holden Racing Team has exited the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with no points and damaged pride after both cars retired from the classic race before the first round of pitstops.
The celebrations at Mount Panorama were cut sadly short following the news that critically-injured Fujitsu Series driver Mark Porter had succumbed to his injuries shortly after the 1000-mile event had finished.
By Matthew Agius A safety car period lasting over half an hour has taken a severe chunk of racing out of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 as the Great Race enters the afternoon stage of competition.
By Matthew Agius Hyundai Construction Racing driver Mark Porter has been flown to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney today after a dramatic incident at McPhilliamy Park atop Mount Panorama in the opening race for this weekend's Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series round at Bathurst.