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Pics: Caruso’s new-look factory ride for 2017

NISSAN’S updated global racing colours have made for a very different yet familiar look on Michael Caruso’s factory-backed Altima in 2017.

Watch: Slade reveals radically changed livery

Staff writers VIDEO: FREIGHTLINER Racing has debuted a radically changed livery on Tim Slade’s Holden for the 2017 Supercars season.

Maverick and Marc show the way

Ian Royall THE 2017 MotoGP season is shaping up as the Mav v Marc show after three days of pre-season testing at Phillip Island.

Pics: ’It won’t be hard to spot us on track!’

Staff writers PICS: A BRIGHT new livery will hopefully mirror a fresh start for Lee Holdsworth and Preston Hire Racing in 2017.

Pics: Frosty unveils ‘Green Machine’ for 2017

Staff writers PICS: THE covers are off Mark Winterbottom’s new Bottle-O Ford livery for the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season.

Maverick emerges as Top Gun on Day 2

Will Dale and Ian Royall MAVERICK Vinales became the first rider to dip into the 1m28s in over 12 months at Phillip Island during the second day of MotoGP preseason testing.

New co-drivers, number for Erebus in 2017

Staff writers PICS: EREBUS Motorsport has unveiled its liveries — and its enduro co-drivers — for its two entries in the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.

Pics: The Holdens that replace GRM’s Volvos

Staff writers PICS: GARRY Rogers Motorsport has unveiled the brand new Holdens that will replace its Volvos for the 2017 Supercars season.

Could Sydney swoop on our GP?

PETER ROLFE MELBOURNE’S Grand Prix boss has admitted the appointment of a new Formula One head has opened the door for Sydney to launch a fresh bid to hijack the event.

Pics: Mega livery for Bright’s new start

Staff writers PICS: JASON Bright has revealed his MEGA new Supercars livery for 2017, his first back with Prodrive in over a decade.

Live: MotoGP Phillip Island test, Day 1

Will Dale and Ian Royall FOLLOW all the action from the opening day of MotoGP preseason testing at Phillip Island with our live blog!

Clipsal road closure chaos put off a week

David Nankervis EASTERN suburbs commuters bracing for Clipsal 500 road closures have been given a brief reprieve, after red-faced officials switched Wednesday’s scheduled closures to next week. SEE THE MAPS

Miller time as MotoGP hits top gear

IAN ROYALL THE world’s best motorcycle racers — including Australian ace Jack Miller — will descend on Phillip Island as pre-season testing hits top gear.

Rosberg’s surprise Mercedes suggestion

NICO Rosberg is officially retired, but that hasn’t stopped him from advising his old team on a major change it should implement.

Supercars driver breaking new ground

Jesper Fjeldstad GROUNDBREAKING female Supercars driver Simona de Silvestro says there has never been a better time for women in sport and is determined to be a role model and provider of support.

Frosty’s fighting fit for Clipsal

Jesper Fjeldstad MARK “Frosty” Winterbottom, the 2015 Supercars champion, was celebrating his 10th wedding anniversary with wife Renee in the Maldives over summer and could not speak more highly of the place.

Really young gun not rattled

Jesper Fjeldstad THE youngest V8 Supercars driver in history expects neither favours nor extra attention after meeting the big names of the sport for the first time this week.

Price’s fitness race for Clipsal

Jesper Fjeldstad DAKAR champion and motorbike superstar Toby Price is in a race against time to recover from a broken leg in time to race in this year’s Clipsal 500 supertrucks.

Watch: Vettel has F1’s first crash of 2017

James Galloway, Sky Sports VIDEO: SEBASTIAN Vettel will hope this isn’t a portent of the year to come, crashing during a wet tyre test at Ferrari’s home track in Italy.

Champion under no pressure

Jesper Fjeldstad DEFENDING Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will return to the season opener in Adelaide unflustered by the pressure of being the man to beat as he continues a busy racing schedule around the world.

Frosty’s fighting fit for Clipsal

Really young gun not rattled

Jesper Fjeldstad THE youngest V8 Supercars driver in history expects neither favours nor extra attention after meeting the big names of the sport for the first time this week.

Price’s fitness race for Clipsal

Jesper Fjeldstad DAKAR champion and motorbike superstar Toby Price is in a race against time to recover from a broken leg in time to race in this year’s Clipsal 500 supertrucks.

Watch: Vettel has F1’s first crash of 2017

James Galloway, Sky Sports VIDEO: SEBASTIAN Vettel will hope this isn’t a portent of the year to come, crashing during a wet tyre test at Ferrari’s home track in Italy.

Champion under no pressure

Chahda’s embarrassing roadblock

Scott Walsh HIS teammate is the youngest full-time driver in Supercars history, and Matt Chahda might just have stormed into the books with a record of his own.

De Silvestro prepared to learn on the job

David Campbell THEY say the red ones go faster. And that’s exactly what the first fulltime female Supercars driver hopes rings true.

F1’s most anticipated reveals confirmed

Sky Sports THEY’RE the moments F1 fans have been waiting for. We’re about to see just how big an impact the sport’s new rules have had.

Brookes seeks help to make grid

IAN ROYALL AUSTRALIA’S sole entrant in this month’s World Superbikes races at Phillip Island has turned to crowd-funding to get on the starting grid.

Lowndes keen to keep pedal to metal

REBECCA WILLIAMS VETERAN Holden star Craig Lowndes has achieved plenty in Supercars but is out of contract at the end of 2017. But he’s keen to stay behind the wheel for a while yet.

Record-breaking year for Supercars

DAVID CAMPBELL TEENAGE rookies, female firsts and brand new rubber promise to make it a season of firsts for motor racing fans’ beloved Supercars in 2017.

Supercars put Delta in driver’s seat

DAVID CAMPBELL AUSSIE songstress Delta Goodrem will be the voice of the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship after signing on as the sport’s official ambassador.

De Silvestro: ‘Red goes faster, right?’

Staff writers PICS: THE livery that Simona de Silvestro’s Nissan will carry in her debut Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season has been revealed.

Simona’s ready for Supercars debut

Jesper Fjeldstad THE first fulltime female Supercars driver will be competitive but realistic as she enters the next phase of her racing career in Adelaide armed with a bank of knowledge gathered in front of the television.

F1 warning: ‘Hamilton kills drivers’

Ben Hunt LEWIS Hamilton’s new Mercedes teammate has been sent a chilling warning by a man who knows the world champ as well as anyone.

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Clarke’s fateful Lara Bingle bungle

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Building an innings in the Territory

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Bombers call for AFLNT boss to resign

THE Tiwi Bombers have demanded for AFLNT boss Michael Solomon to resign amid allegations the Territory football body owe them money

Tiwi Bombers to finish NTFL season

THE under-siege Tiwi Bombers have paid off their five-figure debt to AFLNT and will complete the NTFL season

Saints coach pleased with rugged victory

ST Mary’s coach Rick Nolan saw many of his troops struggle to walk because they were in so much pain after a highly physical encounter against Nightcliff on Friday night

McLeod made an impact

ANDREW McLeod’s brief but spectacular career with the Darwin Buffaloes has been rewarded with the captaincy in the club’s Team of the Century

Special day for debut Crow Holmes, family

ABBEY Holmes’ “rollercoaster” week finished on a high on Saturday when she made a winning AFL Women’s debut for the Adelaide Crows

Crows readying for shot at top Dogs

A SIX-DAY turnaround greets the Adelaide Crows this week as they prepare for their first taste of Friday night football — and a major television audience — in Melbourne

Eagles flying high as Buffs test arrives

REIGNING runners-up Wanderers remain unbeaten in 2017 as they prepare to put their improved form on the line against first-placed Darwin on Saturday

Bombers, at last

WAYNE Worden’s grin told the story of the Tiwi Bombers’ breakthrough win in yesterday’s NTFL Premier League clash at an extremely damp TIO Stadium

Buffs answer captain’s call

THE Darwin Buffaloes gave popular skipper Phillip Wills the perfect 150th game gift when they defeated Wanderers by 20 points on a rain soaked TIO Stadium

Crows dominate GWS in first-up win

DELIGHTED Crows coach Bec Goddard paid tribute to the AFLW club’s Adelaide fans after they turned out in force to watch their side score a historic win

SuperCoach: Top 20 most popular picks

IT’S not hard to see why a certain Dockers superstar is the early most popular SuperCoach player but there are more than a few surprises in the top 20. SEE THE LIST

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