V8 Supercars / Clipsal 500

SVG returns serve to extend title lead

SHANE van Gisbergen turned the tables on Jamie Whincup in Race 25, winning to extend his title lead. Click for full results.

Records tumble on opening day in NZ

ELEVEN cars lapped under the Supercars track record on an action-packed opening day at Pukekohe, topped by Jamie Whincup. Click for results.

‘I have had enough of his rubbish’

THEY call Shane Van Gisbergen the “Wild Child’’ but it's a moniker the championship leader may live to regret with several unhappy rivals plotting his downfall.

New team, as Percat hunts Clipsal repeat

DEFENDING Clipsal 500 champion Nick Percat believes his switch to Brad Jones Racing will supercharge his campaign to defend his hometown title and rise through the ranks in 2017.

Supercars veteran splits with squad for 2017

AFTER seven seasons with Albury’s own Supercars team, Jason Bright and Brad Jones Racing have confirmed they are parting ways at the end of 2016.

Watch: Unbelievable pass lands Volvo on podium

VOVLO Racing emerged as the best of the rest with Scott McLaughlin pulling off the year’s most spectacular pass to land a podium. See it here.

Whincup claims Gold Coast victory

JAMIE Whincup put his Bathurst controversy behind him with a sizzling win on the streets of Surfers Paradise to keep his dreams of a seventh Supercars Championship alive.

Video: Tander blamed for horror smash

FABIAN Coulthard has slammed veteran Garth Tander for causing his spectacular 265km/h smash that rocked the Gold Coast.

SVG/Premat overcome penalty to win Race 22

LIVE: SHANE van Gisbergen and Alex Premat have one hand on the Enduro Cup after winning the first leg of the Gold Coast 600. Click for full results.

Decision that created a V8 power

ROLAND Dane’s Brisbane-based Triple Eight Racing has gone from a fledgling team to the one to beat thanks to a change of fortunes back in 2003.

SVG pips the Volvos to Friday glory

SHANE van Gisbergen gave Red Bull plenty of reason to smile, topping the opening day of Supercars practice at the Gold Coast 600.

Whincup blows gasket over ‘ultimate sledge’

JAMIE Whincup has never been more offended. The Red Bull gun ignored all the white noise surrounding his team’s Bathurst appeal but one comment really hit a nerve.

Whincup over ‘speed bump’ of failed appeal

JAMIE Whincup insists he has moved on from the controversy which overshadowed Will Davison’s fairytale Bathurst victory.

Whincup hits out over Bathurst ‘debacle’

JAMIE Whincup has hit out over the controversy that followed the Bathurst 1000, branding the process a “debacle” in his impassioned first public comments.

SVG a bull in Gold Coast china shop

CHAMPIONSHIP leader Shane van Gisbergen says he’ll only start thinking about the title after navigating the carnage-filled Gold Coast 600.

Hoods in top gear for night of hip hop

CLIPSAL 500 fans can get set for a hot lap of Aussie hip hop after homegrown heroes Hilltop Hoods were confirmed as the Friday night headliners at the 2017 event.

Young guns plotting Gold Coast ambush

CAM Waters and Jack Le Brocq will form the youngest pairing at the Gold Coast 600 and they are ready to do some damage to the championship’s big guns.

Red Bull rage after failed Bathurst appeal

RED Bull Racing Australia has demanded their money back after spending $10,000 on a failed appeal to change the result of this year’s Bathurst 1000.

Mostert: Bathurst appeal may bring clarity

CHAZ Mostert hopes the Bathurst 1000 appeal controversy leads to more simplified racing rules, saying a lack of clarity had made drivers hold back.

Verdict handed down on Bathurst 1000 appeal

NINE days after the chequered flag flew at Mount Panorama we finally have a Bathurst 1000 result, with a verdict handed down over Jamie Whincup’s penalty.

‘There’s been a lot of hate’ for Triple Eight

SUPERCARS ace James Courtney is adamant Holden Racing Team’s loyal band of supporters will not jump ship to the Red Bull Holden Racing Team next year.

Mostert positive despite chequered year

FOR a Supercars driver it is the ultimate frustration, but Chaz Mostert insists he is not worried about his so far winless season.

Red Bull not giving up Bathurst fight

JAMIE Whincup could learn his Bathurst 1000 fate within 48 hours with an extraordinary hearing on Tuesday to have the potential to strip Will Davison of his Mount Panorama title.

Red Bull appeal ‘un-Australian’: Supercars boss

SUPERCARS boss James Warburton has slammed the protest that could have robbed Will Davison and Jonathan Webb of this year’s Bathurst 1000 as “un-Australian’’.

Bathurst result decided in appeal bungle

THE Bathurst 1000 has been decided in farcical fashion, with Will Davison crowned after Red Bull bungled an appeal attempting to elevate Jamie Whincup.

Bathurst result decided in appeal bungle

THE Bathurst 1000 has finally been decided in farcical fashion, after a bungled appeal attempt.

Skaife and Ingall to join forces at Bathurst

MAYBE take a seat before you read the rest of this sentence: Mark Skaife and Russell Ingall are going to race a car together at Bathurst.

Red Bull given deadline to lodge protest

THE winner of this year’s Bathurst 1000 could be decided as soon as Thursday as deadline approaches for Red Bull to officially protest Jamie Whincup’s penalty.

Appeal tainting Bathurst win: Davison

WILL Davison has admitted Red Bull’s impending appeal had taken some of the limelight away from Tekno Autosport’s breakthrough Bathurst 1000 win.

Bathurst protest won’t split best mates

BATHURST 1000 winner Will Davison is planning Jamie Whincup’s buck’s party as race officials consider a protest that threatens to deliver the Peter Brock trophy to his close mate.

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