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Melbourne Supersprint 2026 Albert Park

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

On the weekend of March 5 – 8 was the 2026 Melbourne SuperSprint. It was round 2 of the Supercars Championship and held at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne Victoria.

It has been run as a support category to the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix since 1996 and is a massive event that takes over the city of Melbourne. The attendance across the 4 day event was just over 480,000.

Supercars squeeze 4 sprint races between the main F1 activities. The first 3 races were 19 laps and the 4th was 14 laps.

It’s fast and furious. The only strategy is speed!

In Race 4 Brodie Kostecki started on pole position with James Golding alongside him.

Brodie Kostecki took the lead from the start line followed by Broc Feeney, James Golding and Matt Payne.

Before the lap was over Matt Payne passed Golding and then Feeney.

On lap 7 Jackson Walls spun off the track and was stuck in the gravel pit. The race went into “yellow” and the safety car was deployed to rescue him.

The restart was on lap 10 with Brodie Kostecki still holding the lead.

In the remaining laps Broc Feeney recorded the fastest time, 149.054 seconds in his chase of Payne and Kostecki. The top 3 drivers were bumper to bumper in the high speed race to the finish line.

Kostecki securely held his number 1 spot but Matt Payne and Broc Feeney swapped between 2nd and 3rd a number of times. It was incredibly tense as they risked everything to gain the advantage.

Brodie Kostecki crossed the finish line a mere 0.468 seconds ahead of Matt Payne. Broc Feeney followed through 2.513 seconds behind in third place.

Race 4 Results:

1st Brodie Kostecki – Shell V-Power Racing Team
2nd Matt Payne – Grove Racing
3rd Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing

In Race 5 Matt Payne had pole position on the start grid. Brodie Kostecki was alongside him.

As the race went green Matt Payne took the lead. Brodie Kostecki was in 2nd place followed by Ryan Wood, Chaz Mostert and Broc Feeney.

Further back in the field Zach Bates and Macauley Jones were spun at turn 3 sending them to the back of the pack.

At turn 11 Will Brown made contact with Cooper Murray and put him in the sand pit. Brown was to blame and issued a 15 second time penalty. In a short 19 lap race without mandatory pitstops Brown had the penalty added to his finish time.

Before the end of lap 1 Brodie Kostecki managed to take the lead off Matt Payne.

Brodie Kostecki was continuously chased by Matt Payne but defended his position. Payne could not find any opportunity to overtake but never gave up.

The rest of the pack fell further back as the two leaders battled.

Brodie Kostecki crossed the finish line to take the win. Matt Payne followed to take 2nd place 0.572 seconds behind. It seemed like an eternity before Ryan Wood crossed the finish line to take 3rd place. The final results revealed it was 11.981 seconds later.

 Race 5 Results:

1st Brodie Kostecki – Shell V-Power Racing Team
2nd Matt Payne – Grove Racing
3rd Ryan Wood – Truck Assist Racing

In Race 6 Broc Feeney started on pole position. Aaron Cameron was alongside him in P2.

As the lights went out Broc Feeney got the jump and took the lead. He was followed closely by Aaron Cameron and Brodie Kostecki.

Matt Payne and James Golding made contact at turn 2. Golding received damage and had to pit ASAP. Payne was forced off the track and down an escape road. The safety car was deployed. It was soon revealed Matt Payne’s car had a triple puncture and would not return to the track.

Matt Payne received an NC (Not Complete) for the race and earned no points. It would surely mean he would drop from the number 1 spot on the championship ladder. It was a devastating outcome.

Before the 1st lap was complete the safety car was deployed again. This time to rescue Cooper Murray out of the sand trap.

The restart was on lap 6 with Broc Feeney in the lead followed by Aaron Cameron and Brodie Kostecki.

After winning the previous race Brodie Kostecki was motivated. It didn’t take long before he pushed past Aaron Cameron to take 2nd position.

Still on lap 6 Thomas Randle hit the wall exiting turn 5. They hadn’t completed a single lap since the last safety car before it was deployed again. Randle became the 2nd NC in the race.

The restart was on lap 10. Brodie Kostecki was right on the rear bumper of the leader Broc Feeney. He made several attempts to take the lead but no matter what he tried he couldn’t make the manoeuvre stick.

The race was time certain to fit in with the F1 Grand Prix schedule. The 3 safety cars forced an early finish at lap 15 (instead of 19).

Kostecki had run out of time in his chase for the lead and followed Feeney across the finish line only 0.145 of a second behind. It was one of the closest finishes I have ever seen.

Race 6 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Brodie Kostecki – Shell V-Power Racing Team
3rd Cameron Waters – Tickford Racing

In Race 7 the 4th and final race for the weekend, Will Brown started on pole position. Next to him was Thomas Randle.

As the race started Will Brown took the lead in the first of 14 laps.

Further back in the pack Kai Allen had lunged forward from the start line but then abruptly stopped. The cars behind couldn’t avoid him and piled up. There were too many cars in the pile up to count but included Broc Feeney, Ryan Wood, David Reynolds, Jackson Walls, Zack Bates and Cooper Murray.

It was pure chaos and the safety car was deployed to clean up the track. The 3 cars of Feeney, Bates and Murray were unable to continue and towed back to the pits. They never made it back to the track and received NCs (Not Complete).

For Feeney who was now at the top of the championship ladder after Matt Payne’s NC in race 6, this was an incredible disappointment.

The race went back to green on lap 5. Will Brown, Thomas Randle and Aaron Cameron were in the top 3 places.

At turn 11 Brodie Kostecki passed Aaron Cameron for third place. The following lap he passed Thomas Randle for second place.  He was now on a chase for the lead.

After having a triple tyre blow out in the previous race, Matt Payne blew another tyre. He lost valuable time but did make it back to the track.

As they entered the final quarter of the race Will Brown locked up the brakes in a driver error. Brodie Kostecki made his move and took the lead.

Brown tried to chase him down, but Kostecki was just too fast. Due to the safety car deployment in lap 1 the race was also cut short to 13 laps.

Brodie Kostecki crossed the finish line 1.756 seconds clear of Will Brown. Thomas Randle took 3rd place a further 1.739 seconds later.

Race 7 Results:

1st Brodie Kostecki – Shell V-Power Racing
2nd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Thomas Randle – Castrol Racing

With 3 wins and 1 second place, Brodie Kostecki won the Larry Perkins trophy for the 2026 Melbourne Supersprint. To top off his successful weekend he is also the new championship leader.

The next event is the ITM Taupo Super 440 on Apr 10 – 12. I hope you will join me.

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Dunlop Sydney 500 2026 opening round

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans Around the world!

Well, it has finally arrived! The 2026 Supercars Championship has started.

The new season kicked off with round 1, The Dunlop Sydney 500 at the Sydney Motorsport Park (aka Eastern Creek) on the weekend Feb 20-22.

It was an exciting 3 race event that became a showcase for all the hard work that happened in the off season.

Red Bull Ampol Racing have ditched GMH (Holden) and returned to Ford for the first time since 2009.

In addition, Red Bull Ampol Racing now have 3 cars on the track for the first time since Craig Lowndes retired in 2018. The new driver behind the wheel of car 11 is rookie Jackson Walls, a young and upcoming graduate from the Super 2’s.

Toyota also made its debut in Supercars. The very handsome Toyota GR Supra is being used by Walkinshaw TWG Racing and Brad Jones Racing. In its first event it has proved as extremely competitive. It will be interesting to see how they do through the year.

The other news of interest is that Walkinshaw Andretti United partially changed hands and now operates under the name Walkinshaw TWG Racing.

It was a typically beaut Sydney summer weekend for this years’ Sydney 500. Somewhere near to 30 degrees and humid.

In the first race, James Golding had earned pole position and teammate Aaron Cameron was right alongside him.

Blanchard racing couldn’t be more pleased with themselves having their drivers at the front of the grid. The smiles on their faces didn’t last long.

The start was signalled. James Golding’s car lurched forward but then didn’t move. In his excitement he stalled it on the start line. As Golding lost critical seconds restarting the engine, Aaron Cameron stole away with the lead and the cars behind weaved past. By the time he got going he was in 5th place.

One would normally lose all hope of regaining position in a short 26 lap race but the team and his own “embarrassment force factor” pushed him forward with his mission. 

By the middle of the race, Aaron Cameron still had the lead and amazingly Golding worked his way into second place.

Broc Feeney was in 3rd place with little opportunity to make an attack on the two leaders. In a strategy requiring extreme precision and speed, Feeney went into the pits. The crew filled his tank and changed tyres in 7.2 seconds. The speed of his crew was enough to give him a hidden gain.

Once Cameron and Golding took their mandatory pit stops, Feeney had secured the lead.

With 5 laps to go Broc Feeney was 1.287 seconds ahead of Aaron Cameron. Cameron Waters dropped from 3rd to 5th place. Golding moved into 3rd.

The 2 Blanchard Racing drivers chased Broc Feeney for all their worth. Broc Feeney at the front had ‘clean air’ advantage and kept edging away from his rivals without fault.

Feeney showed he was in as good form as he was in his last record breaking season.

He crossed the finish line to take the win 2.934 seconds ahead of Aaron Cameron. James Golding came in 3rd place 1.215 seconds later.

For such a short race it was very exciting and had an unexpected outcome.

Race 1 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Aaron Cameron – Blanchard Racing Team
3rd James Golding – Blanchard Racing Team

In Race 2 Anton de Pasquale started on pole position. Alongside him was Brodie Kostecki.

Among other drivers, Broc Feeney and Will Brown were slowed down by heavy rain during the qualification session. Feeney qualified 9th on the grid and Brown 11th.

As the race went green Anton de Pasquale had the line heading into turn 1 on the first of 52 laps.

Jackson Walls ran wide at turn 2 which dropped him down to 24th place. Declan Fraser and Macauley Jones did the same so also joined Jackson Walls at the back.

For a while Anton de Pasquale had smoke coming from the right rear corner of his Camaro. He must have been hit on the rear quarter panel, and the guard was rubbing the tyre. Lucky for the leader the problem self-corrected after a while.

On lap 10 Anton de Pasquale was still holding the lead. Brodie Kostecki was in 2nd place.

Further back in the pack Andre Heimgartner came to a rolling stop on the track due to no oil pressure. The first safety car of the weekend was deployed.

While the race was under yellow flag, most drivers took the opportunity to head to the pits.

As Feeney was released from his pit stop, he tried beating James Golding to the exit, but they made contact. No real damage was suffered but Feeney did receive a 5 second penalty.

Feeney’s teammate, Will Brown was next in line at the pits. He also received a 5 second penalty for wheels spinning whilst still hoisted on the jacks.

The race restarted on lap 15 with Anton de Pasquale out the front.

By the middle of the race Anton de Pasquale still maintained his lead. Matt Payne took up 2nd place and pushed Brodie Kostecki back to third.

Cameron Waters closed in on Aaron Cameron in 5th place.

Anton de Pasquale continued to hold the number 1 spot while Kostecki earned back 2nd place from Payne.

Brodie Kostecki wanted the win and never gave up challenging the leader. Pasquale simply could not shake him and get some distance between them.

The attacks from Kostecki continued all the way to the finish line. There was only 0.363 seconds between them. It was incredibly tense.

Race 2 Results:

1st Anton de Pasquale – Team 18
2nd Brodie Kostecki – Shell V-Power Racing Team
3rd Matt Payne – Grove Racing

For Race 3 Broc Feeney earned his first pole for the season. Last year he broke the record earning 19 pole positions out of 34 races. Quite incredible.

Kai Allen was in P2 on the grid next to Feeney. They were ready to go in what I call “The Failing Cool Suit Race”.

In only his second year of Supercars, Kai Allen launched off the start line ahead of the more experienced Feeney. His exceptional start only gave him the lead to turn 2 where Broc Feeney took over.

On lap 2 Broc Feeney called in to the engineer over the radio, “Is my cool suit not working or what?”. The temperature outside was about 30 degrees so it would have been over 50 inside the car. Feeney would be feeling the heat almost from the start. The team couldn’t fix it.

At turn 6 Rylan Gray pushed Cameron Hill forward to hit David Reynolds from behind and they both spun. Right behind them, Rylan Gray had to swerve to avoid a collision and went off the track. They were mid pack so were lucky the second half of the drivers didn’t pile up on top of them. Once all three drivers got going again, they were at the back of the field. Later the officials issued Rylan Gray a 15 second penalty for what they thought was an avoidable incident.

Almost immediately David Reynolds also called in with a cool suit failure.

By lap 6 Broc Feeney had worked up a 1.5 second lead over Kai Allen still in second place.

Somehow there was a plastic bag in the front grill of car 88 driven by Feeney. Blocking the airflow caused the engine temperature to rise. With a failed cool suit, Feeney could feel the extra heat in the cabin and was called in for his first pit stop.

Over the next few laps all but 2 drivers had taken their pit stops. After a dozen or so torturous laps they finally pitted and Feeney reassumed the lead. I was frustrated just watching.

The front runners began to spread out by the middle of the race. Kai Allen trailed Broc Feeney’s lead by 3.7 seconds. James Golding was another 3.9 seconds back.

It was around lap 15 that Will Brown’s cool suit failed. Now there were 2 hot drivers from Red Bull Ampol Racing.

Lap 29 turned into a moment of fireworks! Golding’s car lost the left rear wheel and a spectacular fountain of sparks shot up from the car dragging its undercarriage along the track. The wheel rolled across the infield and nearly hit cars on the other side of the track.

The safety car came out to limit speeds while Golding’s car limped back to the pits.

The restart was on lap 34 and that’s when the tropical storm arrived. Still wearing their slick  tyres  Kai Allen and Broc Feeney took off side by side. Feeney had the driver’s line as they reached the first turn but Kai Allen swooped around the outside of the bend in a superbly executed challenge. At the next turn it was Allen who had the advantage, but Feeney returned the challenge. They duelled on the wet track in a spectacular showcase of driving for a while longer. It was incredible.

Broc Feeney wrestled the lead from Kai Allen.

Soon after the scars of battle showed up and Kai Allen reported steering problems. He began to slow and dropped from 2nd to 23rd place.

On the final lap Brodie Kostecki and Aaron Cameron came together at turn 2. Cameron was stuck on the track. There was no time for the safety car to be deployed as Broc Feeney reached the finish line to take his second win for the weekend.

Matt Payne followed in second place after 2.898 seconds. 1.886 seconds later Cameron Waters was 3rd.  

The fact that Feeney had driven to a win without a functioning cool suit is a testament to his spirit.

After the race, Brown and Reynolds both needed medical attention due to 50+ degree heat and dehydration. The 3 drivers all looked seriously unwell.

Race 3 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Matt Payne – Grove Racing
3rd Cameron Waters – Tickford Racing

The next event is the Melbourne Supersprint 5 – 8 March.

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BP Adelaide Grand Final 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

On the 27 – 30 November 2025 was the BP Adelaide Grand Final, the final event for the season.

The Adelaide Street circuit was first opened on the 31st of October 1985, so this year marks its 40th anniversary.

Supercars had their first event here in 1999 and has been part of the season every year except 2021. That was due to COVID 19.

This year it was Round 13 and the final event of the 2025 Supercars Championship.

In the pre-race sessions:

  • Cameron Waters was fastest in Practice 1
  • Cameron Waters was also fastest in Practice 2
  • Broc Feeney was fastest in Qualifying

In Race 32 Broc Feeney started on pole position, alongside him was Chaz Mostert.

Broc Feeney took the lead from the start line for the first of 32 laps. Chaz Mostert, Cameron Waters and Ryan Wood followed close behind. Chaz Mostert passed Broc Feeney at turn 9 but Feeney took back the lead at the next corner. They took turns at passing each other over the opening laps.

While the two drivers battled with each other, Brodie Kostecki snuck through to take the lead on lap 3.

He held the number 1 spot and by the middle of the race Brodie Kostecki had a 2.1 second lead over Chaz Mostert. It was a further 6.2 seconds back to Ryan Wood in 3rd place.

As they passed the race halfway mark, the rain started to come down a lot heavier.

On lap 20 Thomas Randle hit the wall at turn 8 and became stranded by the time he reached the next bend. The yellow flag went up, and the safety car was deployed.

 Meanwhile the “course car” checked track conditions. The heavy rain was deemed too dangerous to continue and the race went from yellow to red.

The race never restarted so ended at lap 21 and Brodie Kostecki was announced as the winner.

Race 32 results:

1st Brodie Kostecki – Shell V-Power Racing Team
2nd Chaz Mostert – Walkinshaw Andretti United
3rd Ryan Wood – Walkinshaw Andretti United

In Race 33 Broc Feeney started on pole position with Aaron Cameron alongside him.

As they took off Broc Feeney got the lead in the first of 78 laps.

At turn 5 Aaron Cameron pulled off a magnificent manoeuvre around the outside of Feeney to take the lead.

Ryan Wood also managed to slip by to take second place. Broc Feeney was now pushed back to 3rd.

After a few more bends Ryan Wood took the race lead off Aaron Cameron.

On lap 6 Broc Feeney reported to his team that he had a misfire in the engine.

Ryan Wood recorded the quickest lap of a 120.519 seconds on lap 7.

On lap 9 Aaron Cameron hit the wall coming out of turn 3 which damaged the car. He was able to get the car out of the way under his own power and headed to the pits. The car damage was too severe to repair immediately so was withdrawn from the race.

At around this time James Golding received a 5 second pitstop penalty from race stewards for a false start at the beginning of the race.

Ryan Wood still had the lead followed by the two Red Bull Ampol Racing drivers, Broc Feeney and Will Brown.

On lap 28 Ryan Wood ran the fastest lap, 120.093 seconds.

Ryan Wood held the lead till the final stages of the race. Broc Feeney had been chasing him for 10s of laps and finally found his opportunity to take over. There were 3 drivers ahead of him, but they still had to take their mandatory pit stops.

Once the 3 drivers took their pit stops Feeney was truly in the lead.

While Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood were battling it out over 2nd and 3rd, Feeney edged away from the pack.

Ryan Wood was running low on fuel and instructed to ‘conserve’. Regardless, he still managed to continue his battle with Chaz Mostert while Feeney’s speed inched him further ahead.

Feeney’s lead was secured. He was well ahead of the others and under no threat. He just had to ensure he made no errors of his own.

By the time he crossed the finish line he had a 16+ seconds lead over Chaz Mostert. Ryan Wood came in 3rd place less than 1 second later.

Race 33 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Chaz Mostert – Walkinshaw Andretti United
3rd Ryan Wood – Walkinshaw Andretti United

Race 34 was the final race for the weekend and the season. The points based on the new ‘knockout finals rounds’ were close together. This, the final race was the make or break moment for the 2 remaining drivers of the finals, Broc Feeney and Chaz Mostert.

For the 3rd time out of 3 races at this event, Broc Feeney started on pole position. This was his record breaking 19th pole start for the year, which had contributed to 14 wins this season.

Alongside him on the front line of the starting grid was Matt Payne.

As the lights went green Broc Feeney got the jump off the start line, but Matt Payne led into turns 1 and 2 for the first of 78 laps.

Meanwhile Broc Feeney, the championship leader was battling with Ryan Wood for second and third place. At turn 6 Feeney saw a gap and eagerly attempted to make the pass. However, the aggressive move crowded Wood who did nothing to avoid a collision and Feeney was spun around.

Feeney dropped to 23rd place at the back of the pack. After watching the replays, race stewards issued Ryan Wood with a 15 second time penalty.

Before the first lap finished Jack Le Brocq who was right at the back of the field in 25th place, had his bonnet fly open and block his view. The safety car was deployed.

The safety car was of benefit to Broc Feeney. While under ‘yellow’ flag the cars must stay in formation (no overtaking) behind the safety car and limited to 80kmph. It allowed the pack to compress behind the safety car and Feeney gained several critical track seconds. His opportunity for a championship win was still alive.

The restart on lap 5 still had Matt Payne in the lead followed by Ryan Wood, Anton de Pasquale and Chaz Mostert.

Ryan Wood was not deterred by his earlier incident with Feeney. On lap 9 he recorded the fastest lap so far, 120.181 seconds and was only 0.246 seconds behind the leader Matt Payne.

Broc Feeney was not just dreaming of a championship. He was putting in the work. Between the restart on lap 5 and lap 10 he moved from 23rd place to 14th.

On lap 11 Chaz Mostert passed Anton de Pasquale for third place and was only 1.528 seconds away from the race lead.

With 67 laps remaining there was time for a lot to happen. Could Feeney make it back to the front of the pack? Could Mostert take the lead and not look back?

The first car to pit in this race was Kai Allen on lap 17.

Over the next few laps Broc Feeney managed to move through the field and get by Will Davision for 10th place.

EOS 16

They cycled through their pit stops and by the middle of the race Matt Payne had assumed control followed by Chaz Mostert and Anton de Pasquale.

Will Brown passed Anton de Pasquale to take up third place.

Feeney reported his car was missing a beat when accelerating. The championship was on the line and the team instructed him to press on! Despite, being slower in straight line pace he was still the fourth fastest car around the track.

EOS 17

Matt Payne kept the lead. By the time they reached the point of 6 laps to go, he had a tidy 5+ second gap over Chaz Mostert in second.

Meanwhile, Broc Feeney’s engine woes saw him drop back in the field. His championship opportunity had been crushed.

In the end Matt Payne took the win 5.977 seconds ahead of Chaz Mostert in 2nd place. It was a further 8.841 seconds later that Will Brown crossed the finish line to take 3rd.

Feeney finished 20th and a lap down.

Chaz Mostert’s 2nd place put him ahead of Feeney in the Finals.

EOS 18

Chaz Mostert is the 2025 Supercars Champion.

Race 34 Results:

1st Matt Payne – Grove Racing

2nd Chaz Mostert – Walkinshaw Andretti United

3rd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing

What a finish to the year!

Congratulations to Chaz Mostert.

And to all of you who have given me so much support through the year, Thank you and many good wishes for Christmas and New Year.

Til next season, keep revving! And don’t forget; Live It, Breathe It, Dream It, Drive It!

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Penrite Oil Sandown 500 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

The Penrite Oil Sandown 500 was run on the 14 – 16 November 2025.

This was round 12 of the 2025 Supercars Championship and held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne.

The venue is a favourite for 888 Race Engineering / Red Bull Ampol Racing. They have won 11 of the last 12 races at Sandown since 2018.

Driver Will Davison started his 600th race at this event. After 600+ races and 20 years in Supercars, it’s no wonder he has announced this will be his last season as a full-time driver.

This year’s Sandown 500 started with sunny weather and a dry track.

In the pre-race sessions:

  • Anton de Pasquale was fastest in Practice 1
  • David Reynolds was fastest in Practice 2
  • Ryan Wood was fastest in Qualifying
  • Ryan Wood was also fastest in the Top Ten Shootout

In Race 30 Ryan Wood started on pole position with Chaz Mostert alongside him.

The season leader Broc Feeney started 7th on the grid. His teammate Will Brown was in 15th. These are not great grid placings considering Broc Feeney had earned 15 race starts in pole position this season and needed to maintain his slim lead on the comp ladder. 

Chaz Mostert led off the start line for the first of 81 laps. Ryan Wood was right behind and followed by Brodie Kostecki, Anton de Pasquale and Kai Allen.

Ryan Wood in 2nd place was playing rear gunner, protecting his teammate Chaz Mostert in the lead. Mostert was in close contention for the season competition, so his protection was an essential part of the strategy to help Mostert and the team.

The front of the field started to spread out by lap 7.

Matt Payne was the first car to pit on lap 15 from 5th place. He rejoined the race in 24th place.

Broc Feeney moved into the top 5. Will Brown moved up to 10th.

On lap 19 Ryan Wood was the first of the leaders to pit.

On lap 22 Will brown moved up to 7th place due to David Reynolds making a driver error.

After most cars cycled through their first pit stops Ryan Wood found himself in the lead. It didn’t last long. On lap 34 Chaz Mostert took the race lead back.

Mostert held the lead through the middle part of the race.

With 19 laps to go, Will Brown had gained an incredible 11 positions into 4th place. He was now right behind his team-mate, Broc Feeney.

With 4 laps remaining Will Brown had already passed Broc Feeny and now passed Ryan Wood for second place. However, he still was 4.440 seconds behind Chaz Mostert in the lead.

In the final stages Mostert put together an amazing drive to stay ahead. Brown could not catch up and was under constant attack from Ryan Wood.

Mostert crossed the finish line 3.835 seconds ahead of Will Brown. Ryan Wood came in 0.684 seconds later to take 3rd place.

Most importantly, Broc Feeney came in 4th place. Once the racing points were added to the season tally, Chaz Mostert became the new championship lead by 3 points over Feeney. The competition was going to be fierce.

Race 30 Results:

1st Chaz Mostert – Walkinshaw Andretti United
2nd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Ryan Wood – Walkinshaw Andretti United

Broc Feeney earned pole position for race 31. It was his 16th pole start this year, equalling Scott McLaughlin’s record from 2017. Alongside him was Anton de Pasquale in P2.

The championship competition leader, Chaz Mostert was in P3 on the grid.

Broc Feeney got the lead off the start line for the first of 81 laps.

It took about 5 laps before Anton de Pasquale made his move to take the lead from Broc Feeney.

Ryan Wood along with 4 other cars pitted. They all returned to the track except Ryan Wood. His car had issues with a heap of threads stuck on the wheel nut. The pit crew struggled while the clock ticked away.

Chaz Mostert was motivated after winning the first race at this event. Although it was still early in the 81 laps, he took the first opportunity to pass Broc Feeney for 2nd place.

Broc Feeney and Anton de Pasquale peeled off the track to take their first pit stop.

On lap 7 Mostert followed into the pits. His teammate Ryan Wood was still in the bay struggling with his wheel nut. They had to push Wood’s car out of the way to take care of Mostert.

The front runners returned to the track and the competition was fiery.

It wasn’t long before Broc Feeney took the lead back from Anton de Pasquale.

Feeney’s teammate Will Brown had started on the grid in P17. By lap 15 he was already running 4th. Having the two Red Bull Ampol Racing drivers up the front was surely going to make life difficult for the new competition leader, Chaz Mostert.

By the middle of the race Broc Feeney still held the lead and was looking strong. Chaz Mostert was running 2nd but took a spin at turn 4. He recovered quickly but had dropped back to 9th place.

Broc Feeney now had a 2+ second lead on the pack. Anton de Pasquale was in 2nd place and Will Brown in 3rd.

Feeney used each lap to increase his lead. By lap 66 of 81, he had increased his lead to 4+ seconds and proving very difficult to catch.

With 6 laps remaining no one could match Feeney’s pace. His laser focus and flawless driving made it an incredible scene.

In the end he crossed the finish line with a 4.377 second lead over Anton de Pasquale. Will Brown took 3rd place. Chaz Mostert came in 4th.

This was Broc Feeney’s 13th win for the year. It also put him back in the championship lead (by 20 points).

Race 31 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Anton de Pasquale – Team 18
3rd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing

The remaining 4 drivers in the ‘knock out rounds’ are Broc Feeney, Chaz Mostert, Will Brown and Kai Allen.

The next event is the last for the year, The BP Adelaide Grand Final on 27 – 30 November 2025.

Live it, breathe it, dream it, drive it.

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Repco Bathurst 1000 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

On the weekend of October 9 -12 was the Repco Bathurst 1000!

The Bathurst 1000 is the biggest and most well known motor car race on the Australian calendar. It is arguably bigger than the Australian Grand Prix and comparable to the Melbourne Cup horse race as a cultural event that stops the nation!

This year marked the 65th anniversary of The Bathurst 1000. And Boy, what a show it was! It will certainly go down in history as one of the best ever.

The pre-race sessions started 3 days beforehand. The preparations included 6 practice sessions, qualifying, top 10 shootout and a warmup session.

In a surprise to most punters, season leader Broc Feeney with co-driver Jamie Whincup didn’t get the pole position. The winner of last year’s Bathurst 1000 and the 2023 season champion Brodie Kostecki earned pole position for the 3rd year running. His co-driver was Todd Hazelwood.

Alongside them on the front row for the start was Cameron Waters and co-driver Mark Winterbottom.

Todd Hazelwood took the lead off the startline. He was followed by Mark Winterbottom, Jayden Ojeda, Fabian Coulthard and Cooper Murray.

Meanwhile, the last car on the grid driven by Brad Vaughn had stalled! He had to be towed off the track. What a way to start a 1000km race!

Todd Hazelwood kept the lead in the initial laps. Behind him there was plenty of chopping and changing in the top 5 drivers. David Russel, Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes were all in the mix. Pretty soon, so was Jamie Whincup.

Jack le Brocq was the first car to pit on lap 12.

On lap 26 Broc Feeney took the wheel from Jamie Whincup and beat leader Todd Hazelwood to the pit exit. The drivers in front of them were soon out of the way as they took their pit stops. Feeney was the new leader.

Broc Feeney soon carved a 4+ second lead over the rest of the pack. Although it was still early in the race, he was looking strong and confident.

Around lap 27 the rain started to fall.

Although the rain was light, the wet track was obviously a challenge. Aaron Cameron made heavy contact with the wall at turn 2. The impact was so hard that the car lifted off the ground into the air! Somehow, he was able to push on.

It was also probably the rain that caused Mark Winterbottom to run wide at the top of the mountain and losing 2nd place.

As they reached laps in the mid 30s, Car 25 of Chaz Mostert and co-driver Fabian Coulthard was not running on all 8 cylinders and sounding terrible. They pushed on.

Tim Slade’s car also suffered the same issue and chose to pit after lap 50. The Bendix Racing team felt they couldn’t reliably make the repairs and became the first car to exit the race early.

It was only 3 laps later that Tony Dalberto hit the wall on the exit of Forest Elbow and the safety car deployed once again. The Will Davison/Tony Dalberto car was soon declared the 2nd victim of The Great Race.

Mostert was still having his engine problem. After lap 57 he came to a stop on Conrod Straight. Again, the safety car was deployed. Mostert must have known the car was beyond repair. By the time the team declared they wouldn’t be able to continue, Mostert was at the bar having a cold one!

While the race was under the Safety Car conditions for Mostert, leader Broc Feeney took his next pit stop. This handed the lead to Brodie Kostecki followed by Cameron Waters. Feeney returned on track in 6th place.

The rain started getting heavier. Drivers were slip-sliding all over the place.

On lap 65 Nash Morris and Cameron McLeod made contact and in spectacular fashion went spinning around to end up facing the wrong way.

Brodie Kostecki had reported clutch issues earlier and then ran wide at The Chase. Cameron Waters snuck through and now had the lead.

Waters didn’t hold the spot for long. He joined Kostecki in the pits. The lead was taken up by Lee Holdsworth, followed by Jamie Whincup and Jayden Ojeda.

Cameron McLeod slid off track into a sand trap to bring out another safety car.

Next thing you know, Kai Allen travelling at 300kmph had a near miss with a kangaroo.

Kai Allen’s luck was used up. Soon after he was hit from behind and ended up in the wall at Forest Elbow. Another Safety Car was deployed.

Lee Holdsworth pitted from his leading position and left Jayden Ojeda in the number one spot. What a thrill for the young driver on his 2nd running at Bathurst.

By the middle of the race David Russell co-driving for James Golding had taken the lead from Jayden Ojeda in 2nd place. 13+ seconds further back was Scott Pye in 3rd.

They young Jayden Ojeda was like an enthusiastic puppy. In a matter of laps he closed the gap and then took over David Russsell.

Jayden Ojeda surprised everyone. He sped ahead and quickly created his own 5+ seconds buffer in the pouring rain. He was in the 1st spot but must have been in 7th heaven.

Brodie Kostecki was still in the top 10 drivers when he hit the rear of Kai Allen. Kostecki was in the pits for repairs. The delay caused him to drop so far back it would be impossible to recover.

There was plenty more action on the track throughout the race.

With 37 laps remaining Broc Feeney hit the wall at Forest Elbow requiring the safety car to be deployed. The time needed for repairs left him out of race contention. It must have been devastating for Feeney who is at the top of the championship ladder with 12 wins this season.

On lap 127 James Courtney (with co-driver Jack Perkins) had scored so much damage they became the 4th car to not complete the race.

Only two laps later Jaxson Evans with co-driver Jack Smith were the next casualties.

Ryan Wood (with co-driver Jayden Ojeda) still had the lead. With 24 laps remaining, Wood went off the track at The Chase. James Golding was right there to take the lead.

A couple of laps later Ryan Wood’s pace dramatically slowed. The car pitted. The repairs took time and the team knew there was no chance to regain their place. Regardless, they still chose to get back out there and to not quit. It is a shame they finished 19th.

On lap 143 of 161, after 6+ hours of driving, Ritchie Stanaway and Nash Morris were the 6th and final car to crash out of the race.

With 11 laps remaining, Golding had the lead. He was followed closely by Cooper Murray and Matt Payne. They were all within arms reach of each other.

The final 10 lap countdown was on, and the leading drivers were close together. The “win” for the biggest race of the year was up for grabs, and they all showed how much they wanted it.

With 9 laps left, the rain was still falling and track very wet.

Coming down The Dipper they push their cars to the max. Golding lost traction causing him to fishtail. He managed to hang on to the lead.

On Conrod Straight, Matt Payne was side by side in a challenge to Golding. At 300 kmph they approach the bends of The Chase.  As they exit The Chase, Payne slides onto the trackside grass and fishtails. He regains control and stays on the attack. Any mistakes could cost dearly, and the pressure was on.

As they reach the last turn of the lap, Cooper Murray attempted a pass on the outside of Payne. Payne ran wide and Murray cut behind him to the inside and comes out of the corner leading. It was a fantastic manoeuvre.

Payne worked through lap 8 to close the gap on the cars ahead.

With 7 laps remaining, Murray made an attack on Golding. They were side by side for what seemed a long time in a fierce battle for the lead. Murray finally managed to pass taking the number 1 spot!

Reynolds was in 4th place about 6 seconds behind, but desperately wants in on the action. He completed the circuit 1.5+ seconds faster than the three cars ahead and closed in on them.

With 5] laps to go, the top 3 cars are still bumper to bumper. The cars were pushed to the max in the rain and the driving was faultless.

At turn 2, Golding attacked on the inside of Murray and made contact. Golding went wide and Murray slid sideways. In a magically fluid motion Matt Payne cut across them to the inside of the corner to take the lead! James Golding remained in 2nd place. Cooper Murray dropped from 1st to 3rd.

Soon after, the officials issued James Golding a 5 second time penalty for causing the issue. Unable to serve the time penalty in the pits, the 5 seconds would be added to his final time at the end of the race. The 5 seconds penalty could result in losing the win and even being out of a podium finish.

Fog and mist from the low heavy cloud cover, blocked visibility across the top of Mount Panarama. The cars emerging from the mist and screaming down the mountain just looked incredible.

In the second last lap Matt Payne was aggressively driving to keep his lead. Golding is just as good and right on his tail.

The race had started nearly 7 hours ago and were just shy of 1000kms on one of the most challenging circuits anywhere. The leaders had been behind the wheel for more than 3 hours straight. In the car the temperature soars. How they could still be driving so competitively was a show of astounding stamina.

Hitting maximum speed down Conrod Straight, Golding cut to the inside of Matt Payne and they battled each other side by side through the turns. Payne comes out of the duel to keep his lead.  

Golding was desperate and attacked again and again.

They reach the final lap. Amazingly, Golding attacked again and came out of turn 1 with the lead. The crowd goes absolutely mental!

Side by side they race through the bends up the mountain. Payne looks like he is about to come out ahead, but Golding is on the inside of the next bend and defends the lead.

David Reynolds is on Matt Paynes tail. He tries going around the outside of Payne on the next bend but gets cut off. It was close.

They screamed down the mountain single file towards Conrod Straight. The tension was incredible. Three cars in the last seconds of a gruelling battle. Who would crack under the pressure? Could Golding get far enough ahead to negate the 5 second time penalty at the end?

The air was filled with the roar of the crowd who had completely lost control in the excitement.

Top speeds, neck in neck, maximum focus! Noone cracked through The Chase and the final turn.

The 3 cars were so close together. The crowd was in a frenzy.

James Golding crossed the finish line 1st. Matt Payne 2nd, David Reynolds 3rd and Cooper Murray 4th.

Once the 5 second time penalty was applied to Golding, the final results were announced.

Race 27 results:             

1st Matt Payne and Garth Tander – Grove / Penrite Racing
2nd David Reynolds and Lee Holdsworth – Team 18 / TRADIE Energy
3rd James Golding and David Russell – PremiAir Racing

The result gave Garth Tander his 6th Bathurst win and elevates him to upper level ‘living legend’.

The Payne / Tander team also ended up winning the Enduro Cup.

Broc Feeney still leads the championship but only by 56 points over Matt Payne.

The next event is the Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 on October 24 – 26 2025.

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Air Touch 500 at the Bend 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

On the weekend of September 12 – 14 was the Air Touch 500 at The Bend.

It was round 9 of the 2025 Supercars championship and the first of the two Endurance races for the year. The second endurance race will be The Bathurst 1000.

It is the first time that The Bend hosted a Supercars endurance event and was a single race of 102 laps / 500km.

Supercars started racing at the venue in 2018 soon after development was completed. Shane Van Gisbergen and Jamie Whincup dominated that year. It has been an annual venue for Supercars sprint events.

The Talem Bend circuit (aka The Bend) was opened in 2018. It was developed from an abandoned Mitsubishi test track and is probably the most significant development in Australian motorsport. It includes up to 7 different track configurations ranging between 1.101km and 7.77km in length and supports a multitude of motor sports including motor cars, karts and motorcycles. It even boasts a 100 room hotel over the pits.

The pre-race events were far more extensive than usual allowing for driver and co-driver practice sessions. They were great fun to watch and there was only one major incident occurring in Practice 4. It was a co-driver session and while performing a safety car procedure drill, Jamie Whincup co-driving for championship leader Broc Feeney hit Scott Pye co-driver for defending champ Will Brown. It was most embarrassing because both cars are in the Red Bull Ampol Racing team. The Brown/Pye car headed to the pits but was unable to complete the session.

The results for all the sessions were:

  • Aaron Cameron was fastest in Practice 1
  • Jamie Whincup was fastest in Practice 2
  • Will Brown was fastest in Practice 3
  • James Moffat was fastest in Practice 4
  • Ryan Wood was fastest in Practice 5
  • Brodie Kostecki was fastest in Qualifying
  • Broc Feeney was fastest in the Shootout
  • Ryan Wood and Jayden Ojeda were fastest in the Warmup

Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup started on pole position. Alongside them was Cameron Hill and Cameron McLeod. Out of the 26 cars there were 22 co-drivers behind the wheel at the start.

Jamie Whincup got the jump off the start and led the first of 102 laps. There was a lot of chopping and changing of positions in the early stages.

David Russell was the first of many to receive a penalty for driving infringements.

After making contact with Jack Smith on lap 1, Nash Morris was the first car to stop on lap 5 due to a flat tyre.

Jamie Whincup’s lead was less than 1 second and he wasn’t able to break away from the pack. By lap 15 he had Todd Hazelwood right on his tail and chose to let him pass to reduce risks so early in the race.

Mark Winterbottom was in 3rd place approximately 2 seconds further back.

On lap 16 Dale Wood was the first car to pit from 18th place. When he came back out he was in 26th place.

Jamie Whincup pitted on lap 23 from 2nd place for tyres and fuel. The team were having issues with the fuel rig and only managed to fill 18 litres of fuel. When Whincup rejoined he was down the order in position 20.

Whincup’s pit stop left a gap between leader Todd Hazelwood and Mark Winterbottom.  Winterbottom pitted shortly after and by the time Todd Hazelwood pitted on lap 28 he had an 8+ second lead over Cooper Murray.

By the middle of the race Chaz Mostert had a 4.2 second lead over Brodie Kostecki. Cameron Waters was in 3rd place 1.3 seconds further back.

Towards the end of the race after Chaz Mostert took his final stop, Brodie Kostecki and Cameron Waters were left in first and second place with a reasonable gap back to Matt Payne in 3rd.

As they battled each other in the final laps they were able to keep their distance from the rest of the pack.

It soon became obvious they were unreachable and the challenge for the win was down to the two leading drivers.

Brodie Kostecki showed exceptional form and was able to break away from the bumper to bumper attack from Waters and create a 1+ second gap. He was soon flying to the finish line at an incredible speed and continually increasing his lead.

In the end Brodie Kostecki crossed the finish line with a 3.018 second win over Cameron Waters. Matt Payne came in 3rd place 7.6 seconds later.

What an incredible finish to the 500km race.

After starting in pole position and having the lead in the early stages Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup came in 19th place. They seemed to really struggle to find their way back to the front after their fuel issue on the first pit stop.

Race 26 Results:

1st Brodie Kostecki / Todd Hazelwood – Shell V-Power Racing
2nd Cameron Waters / Mark Winterbottom – Monster Castrol Racing
3rd Matt Payne / Garth Tander – Grove Racing

The next event will be the Repco Bathurst 1000 on 9 – 12 October 2025.

I hope you will join me for the biggest race of the season, The Bathurst 1000. The Bathurst channel begins on Monday October 6, 2025, on channel 506.

Until then; Live It, Breathe It, Dream It, Drive It !!

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Century Batteries Ipswich Super440 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans Around the world!

On August 8 – 10 was the Century Batteries Ipswich Super 440. It was round 8 of the 2025 Supercars Championship and the final round of the sprint cup.

The event was held at the Queensland Raceway located in the suburb of Willowbank in the city of Ipswich, Queensland.  It was first opened in 1999 and hosts an annual Supercars event.

Craig Lowndes holds the record for the most wins at the Queensland Raceway with 12 victories. He is also the only driver to have competed in every Supercars round at the circuit.

This year the Ipswich Super 440 marked special milestones for two drivers. James Courtney started his 600th race and Cameron Waters started his 300th.

The weekend kicked off with the pre-race sessions. The results were:

  • Broc Feeney was fastest in Practice 1
  • Will Brown was fastest in Practice 2
  • Broc Feeney was fastest in Qualifying

As they did the formation lap to take their place on the grid for Race 23 Chaz Mostert’s brake pedal gave way. He had to head into the garage to resolve the problem before they even started. After repairs he started from the pitlane a few laps behind everyone else.

Broc Feeney started on pole position with teammate Will Brown alongside him. Feeney got the jump off the start line and led through turns 1 and 2 for the first of 39 laps.

By the start of lap 2 Broc Feeney already had a lead of 1.180 seconds. Will Brown had fallen back to 4th place after Kai Allen and Ryan Wood got past him.

By lap 3 Broc Feeney had a 2.050 second lead followed by Kai Allen in 2nd place.

Andre Heimgartner was the first car to pit on lap 4 if you exclude Mostert, who was in the garage before the race even started.

On lap 5 Brodie Kostecki got up the inside of Anton de Pasquale for 5th place behind Will Brown. Meanwhile, Broc Feeney had nearly doubled his lead time to 4.065 seconds over Kai Allen.

Jack le Brocq ran wide at turn 3 but he was able to get back on track unassisted but dropped back to 22nd place.

Will Davison forced Jack le Brocq off the track and was later issued a 15 second time penalty.

Ryan Wood pitted on lap 19 from 3rd place along with Nick Percat and Richie Stanaway.

By the middle of the race Broc Feeney had increased his lead to a whopping 9.049 seconds. His teammate Will Brown had worked his way back into 2nd place. To avoid the possibility of a double stack in the pits with Feeney, Brown came in early on lap 24.

On lap 31 with 8 laps remaining, Broc Feeney was ripping up the track in the lead and recorded the fastest lap, 109.263 seconds.

Lap 36 saw David Reynolds along with Chaz Mostert in the sand trap. The safety car was deployed while the 2 cars were rescued.

Under “safety conditions”, drivers are limited to 80kph and must stay in formation behind the safety car. Unfortunately, this completely demolished Broc Feeney’s incredible lead.

As they bunched up and slowly trailed the safety car they reached the end of the 39 lap race, without any opportunity for last second competition.

Broc Feeney crossed the finish line first, followed by Kai Allen and then Ryan Wood.

Race 23 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Kai Allen – Grove Racing
3rd Ryan Wood – Walkinshaw Andretti United

In Race 24 Broc Feeney started on pole position with Ryan Wood alongside him.

Broc Feeney got the jump off the start line for the first of 39 laps.

Will Brown passed Ryan Wood at turn 1. As the rest of the pack came through there was contact between Brodie Kostecki, Jack le Brocq, Cooper Murray, Cameron Crick, Aaron Cameron, Jaxson Evans and Cameron Hill. There was a mess of cars all over the place including the gravel trap. Some were not able to get going again and the safety car was deployed.

The restart was on lap 4 with the top 3 places unchanged. Jamess Courtney who navigated his way through the lap 1 chaos had moved up 10 spots to 15th after starting at the back of the pack.

Amongst others, Brodie Kostecki was still in the garage from the lap 1 incident.

Meanwhile, the officials investigated Broc Feeney for lurching forward before the race start. They issued him a 5 second time penalty for a ‘false start’ which he had to serve during his next pit stop.

Possibly out of frustration at receiving a time penalty, Broc Feeney recorded the fastest circuit time of 109.782 seconds on lap 8.

The first 2 cars to pit were Bryce Fullwood and Matt Payne on lap 14.

By the middle of the race Broc Feeney still maintained the number 1 spot. However, the race leaders were still yet to pit while everybody else had taken their mandatory stops.

With 17 laps to go Broc Feeney pitted and served his additional 5 second penalty. This allowed Will Brown to take over as race leader.

Feeney was on the charge chasing down Will Brown. They were both way ahead of the others. Feeney really wanted the win but Will Brown held strong to the end and crossed the finish line first by a margin of 0.940 seconds. It was a huge 8.3 seconds later that Ryan Wood led the rest pack across the finish line for 3rd place.

The final chase between teammates Feeney and Brown was a real nail biter!

Race 24 Results:

1st Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Ryan Wood – Walkinshaw Andretti United

For the 3rd time out of 3 races Broc Feeney started on pole position. Alongside him was Ryan Wood.

As they took off Broc Feeney led Ryan Wood and Will Brown through the first of the 63 laps in the race.

It wasn’t long after the start that the forecasted rain arrived. Regardless of the forecast, I don’t think anyone was prepared for it to be bucketing down like it was. All the cars had slick (dry weather) tyres on. It was going to get messy.

In the first of many incidents caused by the wet weather, Ryan Wood chasing the leader Broc Feeney, almost spun a full 360 as they went through a turn. Somehow, he managed to stay on track.

James Courtney was the first driver to pit on lap 4 to change onto wet weather tyres. He rejoined in 26th place.

Will Davison made contact with Jack le Brocq and was given a 5 second time penalty.

On lap 10 Broc Feeney recorded the fastest lap so far, 109.976 seconds. Not a bad result considering the conditions.

Chaz Mostert in 7th place was the first of the front runners to pit.

Leader, Broc Feeney pitted on lap 29 and came back out onto the circuit in 4th place. The strategy was perfect. The 3 drivers ahead were still yet to pit. When they did Feeney would once again have the lead.

Cameron Crick was slid off the track and got bogged in a sand trap at turn 6. The safety car was deployed so Crick’s car could be removed.

On the restart Broc Feeney had already passed Ryan Wood for 4th place and he had 3 more cars to pass to get to the race lead.

By the middle of the race everybody had completed their second stops and it was a sprint to the finish.

With 26 laps to go Broc Feeney only had 2 cars to pass to regain the race lead.

Shortly after Anton de Pasquale had smoke coming out of the back of the car.

Will Brown got turned around at turn 3 by Ryan Wood, dropping Brown from 5th all the way down to 23rd position.

Soon Feeney was just 0.386 seconds off Cameron Waters in the lead.

With 20 laps remaining Broc was back in the lead. He remained cool under pressure and made no mistakes.

As it got closer to the race ending, Feeney kept inching ahead.

He crossed the finish line 8.809 seconds ahead of Cam Waters. Kai Allen earned 3rd place about 1 ½ seconds later.

What a great finish for the finale of the weekend.

Race 25 results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Cameron Waters – Tickford Racing
3rd Kai Allen – Grove Racing.

Broc Feeney won the sprint cup and the golden ticket to the finals. He also has a 337 points lead over Will Brown in the season championship ladder.

The teams are now preparing for the Enduro cup at the Bend and Bathurst.

The next event is the Air Touch 500 at The Bend September 12 – 14, 2025.

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Bosch Power Tools Perth Super440 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

On the weekend of June 6 – 8 was the Bosch Power Tools Perth Super 440, round 5 of the 2025 Supercars championship.

It was held at Barbagallo Raceway which celebrated its 100th V8 Supercars race at this event.

Barbagallo Raceway was opened on the 2nd March 1969. The Supercars championship formally known as the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) first raced at the venue in 1973. Since 1978 the circuit has hosted a Supercars round every year except 2010.

The Supercars record of the most race wins at Barbagallo Raceway is held by Craig Lowndes with a total of 16 victories. He also finished on the podium 7 out of the remaining 9 races he competed in at the venue.

This year, Ex-Supercars driver Mark Winterbottom made his TV debut working with Fox Sports.  

The weekend kicked off with some of the pre-race sessions on the Friday.

  • Jaxson Evans was fastest in Practice 1
  • Matt Payne was fastest in Practice 2
  • Chaz Mostert was fastest in Qualifying

In Race 14 Chaz Mostert started on pole position with his teammate alongside him, 21 year old New Zealander Ryan Wood.

Chaz Mostert led into turn 1 for the first of 50 laps followed by Ryan Wood. Broc Feeney was third after passing Brodie Kostecki off the start line.

Aaron Cameron was off the track after making contact with James Courney at turn 5.

On lap 11 Ryan Wood took the lead off Chaz Mostert. Broc Feeney was still holding third place.

James Courtney made contact with Aaron Love. Aaron Love got a puncture. After pitting for repair, he returned to the back of the pack in 25th place.

Ryan Wood did the fastest lap in 55.77 seconds but only had a 0.263 second lead over Chaz Mostert. Broc Feeney was also right behind.

Will Brown put a move on Matt Payne for 5th place. He was now only 1.494 seconds behind Brodie Kostecki in 4th place.

Broc Feeney was the first of the front runners to pit on lap 22. He did 2 tyres in a quick 4 second pit stop. He came back out in 18th place.

In the middle of the race Chaz Mostert assumed the lead while the top 9 drivers were yet to take to their pitstops. Once those drivers pitted, Ryan Wood took the race lead back from Mostert.

Towards the end of the race, Will Brown had pushed Chaz Mostert out of 2nd place and was putting pressure on Ryan Wood for the number 1 spot.

Ryan Wood is only in his second year as a driver in the big game. To his credit he held his own and didn’t choke when under attack from far more experienced drivers.

He kept the lead and crossed the finish line a mere 0.612 seconds ahead of Will Brown. It was another 3.3 seconds back to Chaz Mostert in 3rd place.

Congratulations to Ryan Wood on his first Supercars win. Spectacular!

Results for Race 14:

1st Ryan Wood – Walkinshaw Andretti United
2nd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Chaz Mostert – Walkinshaw Andretti United

In Race 15 Ryan Wood had earned himself the pole position. Alongside him was Cameron Waters.

At the start of the race Cameron Waters got the jump and led into turn 1 for the first of 50 laps, followed by Matt Payne and Ryan Wood in third place.

Andre Heimgartner went to the back of the pack after running wide at turn 1.

Will Brown moved up into 7th place after passing Kai Allen.

Aaron Cameron made contact with Andre Heimgartner which bent the steering on Heimgartner’s car. After repairs he returned to the race last, down in 25th place.

Chaz Mostert also passed Kai Allen dropping him back another spot to 9th place.

On lap 8 Will Brown did the fastest lap of 55.174 seconds.

Kai Allen and Aaron Love received bad sportsmanship flags for exceeding track limits on turn 7 of lap 16.

Ryan Wood repeated his performance of the previous race and took the lead off Cameron Waters on lap 20. It was fast becoming a great weekend for the newbie, Wood.

Wood’s lead didn’t last long. On lap 22 he ran massively wide due to a suspension failure putting Cameron Waters back in the lead. Waters was followed by Matt Payne, Broc Feeney and Will Brown.

Will Brown pitted on lap 24 for 4 tyres in a 7 second stop. Broc Feeney pitted on the next lap, also for 4 tyres in a 7.52 second stop. He came back out on the track in 17th position just in front of Will Brown.

There were 16 cars yet to take pit stops. Once they did the two Red Bull drivers, Broc Feeney and Will Brown took control of the race.

From that point on the challenge was between the two drivers. The leaders were tightly packed and Feeney was not able to break away.

Towards the end of the race Broc Feeney had a slender lead of just 0.527 seconds over Will Brown.

Cameron Waters in 4th position had dropped back and was having issues closing the gap.

Cooper Murray had the same issue as Ryan Wood earlier in the race, a suspension failure and was heading to the garage.

In the final laps Feeney managed to marginally creep ahead, but the 3 front drivers were still tightly packed. They had broken away from the main group behind reducing the pressure but it still felt very intense.  

True to his form, Broc Feeney held up and took the win with 1.576 seconds over his teammate Will Brown. Chaz Mostert was a further 0.415 seconds behind in 3rd place.

Cameron Waters crossed the finish line 5.67 seconds later in 4th place.

For Broc Feeney it was his 4th win of the 2025 Supercars season.

Results for Race 15:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Chaz Mostert – Walkinshaw Andretti United

In Race 16 Broc Feeney started on pole position with Cameron Waters alongside him.

Broc Feeney got jump off the start line and led into turn 1 for the first of 83 laps.

Cameron Hill’s car wouldn’t start under its own power so had to be towed to the pitlane and prove it could start on its own. It was unfortunate, he was now a long way behind the others.

David Reynolds lost 3 spots in one manoeuvre which dropped him back to 10th place.

James Courtney was looking to pass David Reynolds, but he couldn’t make the move stick.

Thomas Randle ran wide at turn 6 which allowed David Reynolds to pass and regain 1 lost spot.

Will Brown was 2.3 seconds away from the lead in 4th place but then he dropped 2 spots.

James Golding made contact with David Reynolds at turn 6, then Reynolds made contact with Ryan Wood exiting turn 7.

When they reached double digits laps, the first car to pit in the race was Nick Percat from 24th place.

Broc Feeney was 1.1 seconds ahead of Cameron Waters, with Matt Payne following 0.321 seconds behind.

Chaz Mostert was the first of the top 10 drivers to take his pit stop and returned to the track in 22nd place.

Matt Payne pitted on lap 20 to get clear track and the benefit of the undercut on the front runners. There were 12 cars yet to make their first of two mandatory pit-stops.

Jack le Brocq’s left hand side door came open on its own. He automatically received a mechanical black flag. i.e. official instruction to get it resolved immediately.

On lap 33 Will Brown made contact with James Golding at turn 7. It slowed them momentarily allowing Chaz Mostert to close the gap from behind, but he chose not to pass during that moment of mayhem.

In the middle of the race Kai Allen was the only driver yet to complete his first of 2 stops. Once he pitted Broc Feeney would assume the race lead followed by Ryan Wood, Cameron Waters and then Will Brown.

With 19 laps to go Cooper Murray had stopped on the track due to an electrical problem in car 99 and the first safety car of the weekend was deployed.

Matt Payne and James Courtney were the final 2 cars to execute their second stops.

On lap 74 of 83 Ryan Wood and James Golding made contact and both cars went off track. Ryan Wood managed to get back to the pits for repairs but it couldn’t get done in time. He unfortunately received an NC (Not Complete with no points for the race).

With 7 laps remaining Matt Payne closed in on the race leader Broc Feeney. He was only 0.411 seconds behind and James Courtney was third 2.601 seconds a drift.

Once again Broc Feeney held his number 1 spot and crossed the finish line 0.567 seconds ahead of Matt Payne. It was another 5.2 seconds back to James Courtney in third place.

It was such a tight and epic finish.

Results for Race 16:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Matt Payne – Grove Racing
3rd James Courtney – Snowy River Caravans.

With 2 wins for the weekend Broc Feeney has extended his championship lead out to 72 points over Will Brown.

The Betr Darwin Triple Crown Triple Crown is the next event on June 20 – 22 2025.

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Snowy River Caravans Tasmania Super440 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

On the weekend of May 9 -11 of was the Snowy River Caravans Tasmania Super 440, round 4 of the 2025 Supercars Championship.

The event was held at Symmons Plains Raceway.

Symmons Plains Raceway opened in 1960. After the closure of the Longford Road circuit in 1969, Symmons Plains quickly became known as Tasmania’s premier racing venue. It was also 1969 when it was added to The Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC is now known as Supercars).

 While the circuit was temporarily removed from the Supercars calendar in 2000. It returned in 2004 after upgrades were completed more than one million Fans have attended Supercars events at Symmons Plains since 1995.

The weekend marked a special milestone for a few drivers. Broc Feeney started his 100th race on Saturday and his 50th event rounds. Richie Stanaway also reached 100 race starts in Race 13.

Anton de Pasquale and Macauley Jones reached 100 round starts. Thomas Randle recorded his 50th round start.

In the weekend’s pre-race sessions:

  • Broc Feeney was fastest in Practice 1
  • Broc Feeney was also fastest in Practice 2
  • Thomas Randle was fastest in Qualifying

In Race 11 Thomas Randle started on pole position with Broc Feeney alongside him.

Thomas Randle got the jump off the start line and led into turn 1 for the first of 50 laps. Broc Feeney stayed close behind.

Between turns 1 and 2 James Golding ran wide into the dirt, which cost him 2 spots placing him10th.

At turn 4 Thomas Randle went slightly wide but recovered quickly so that Broc Feeney’s takeover attempt was squashed. Will Brown was in third place.

By lap 11 Randle caused Broc Feeney to side draft through turn 4. Feeney used it to shoot ahead and take the lead. Shortly after Will Brown tapped Thomas Randle causing him to go wide and Brown slipped through on the inside.

The first car to pit was Nick Percat on lap 19. He was at the rear of the pack.

On lap 24 Richie Stanaway made heavy contact with the wall coming out of turn 3. The car was smashed in but there was no major mechanical damage.

Broc Feeney was still leading over Will Brown but only by 0.979 seconds. Feeney’s incredibly fast 5.6 second pit stop on lap 25 helped him get clear track and maintain the lead.

By lap 35 the 6 cars ahead of Feeney had taken their pit stops so he was back in the lead 6.7 seconds ahead of Bryce Fullwood in 2nd place.

With 11 laps to go Thomas Randle moved into 2nd place pushing Bryce Fullwood back to 3rd. Broc Feeney still had a 6.5 second lead.

On lap 51 Broc Feeney secured his number 1 spot with the fastest lap of the race, 51.539 seconds. It was incredible.

A little further back in the pack, Will Brown was making attempts to get a podium finish and took 4th place from Cameron Waters.

Broc Feeney once again showed maturity in his driving talents beyond his years. He faultlessly kept his lead and crossed the finish line 7.938 seconds ahead of Thomas Randle in 2nd place. Bryce Fullwood came in at 3rd.

It was a great finish and earned Feeney his 14th career win in Supercars.

Results for Race 11:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Thomas Randle – Castrol Racing
3rd Bryce Fullwood – Brad Jones Racing

In Race 12 Broc Feeney started on pole position. Alongside him was Thomas Randle.

At the start of the race Broc Feeney led into turn 1 for the first of 50 laps followed by Thomas Randle and James Golding.

Ryan Wood got turned around by Aaron Cameron which put him to the back of the pack. Bryce Fullwood ran wide exiting turn 7 and dropped down to 8th place.

On lap 4 Cooper Murray helped Richie Stanaway spin to the back of the pack.

On lap 7 David Reynolds made contact with Bryce Fullwood. No major damage was done so officials let it go without penalty. Meanwhile, Cameron Waters recorded the fastest lap of the race so far, 51.863 seconds.

On lap 10 Thomas Randle beat the fastest lap with 51.823 seconds.

The first car to pit in this race was Ryan Wood on lap 14.

As the pit stops were taken by the other drivers the track was cleared and once again Feeney was in the lead. Nick Percat and Cam Waters were commanding 2nd and 3rd place throughout the second half of the race.

The front of the pack were quite spread out with 2+ seconds between the top five drivers.

Broc Feeney crossed the finish line 2.621 seconds clear of Nick Percat. Cameron Waters followed in 3rd place 2.37 seconds later.

Feeney now had 2 wins of 2 races. Was he going to do it again in the 3 race of the event?

Results for Race 12:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Nick Percat – Matt Stone Racing
3rd Cameron Waters – Monster Castrol Racing

In Race 13 Will Brown was on pole position. Ryan Wood next to him on the front row of the start grid for the 78 lap race.

As they took off James Golding and Richie Stanaway got an amazing start from 4th and 6th place. It was James Golding who took the lead before the first turn.

Will Brown was in 2nd followed by Cameron Waters who started in 3rd on the grid. Richie Stanaway moved up to 4th so Ryan Wood had been pushed back to 5th after he had started 2nd on the grid.

A few laps into the race Anton de Pasquale who started 10th made contact with Kai Allen. Both cars spun and ended up at the back of the pack.

Broc Feeney passed Ryan Wood taking over 3rd place. Thomas Randle stole past Will Brown who was now back in 6th place.

Kai Allen copped it again on lap 4. This time by Cooper Murray. Kai Allen had to take his car into the pits for repairs. Cooper Murray was issued a 15 second time penalty.

Things settled down. The leaders had not changed places. The only exception was Will Brown stealing back 5th place from Thomas Randle.

On the approach to turn 4 of lap 9 Mostert bumps James Courtney causing him to hit Will Davison in front of him as they come into the turn. Davison then hits the inside rear of Jack le Brocq spinning him around. It took a the two cars several seconds to reorientate and take off again but were now at the back of the pack.

Chaz Mostert later received a 15 second penalty for his helping hand in the incident.

Broc Feeney managed to get up the inside of Cameron Waters for second place but was still 2.7 seconds away from the lead.

Ryan Wood had managed to fight his way back up to 3rd and was right behind Broc Feeney.

Chaz Mostert pitted on lap 20 to serve his penalty and also top up fuel fuel.   

Bryce Fullwood made contact with Brodie Kostecki causing him to spin across the track into the concrete barricade. The damage was severe and although he could move he was in a blind spot after a bend so the safety car was deployed.

In the middle of the race Broc Feeney had the lead over James Golding in 2nd place and Will Brown in 3rd.

Broc Feeney maintained his lead. Towards the end of the race Matt Payne was in second place and closing in. When he finally caught up with Feeney he didn’t rush into an attack. With 3 laps remaining he saw an opportunity and took the lead.

Feeney had won the first two races of this event and it put him at the top of the season championship ladder. He knew an aggressive defence now could go sour and cost him a podium finish. Although he really wanted to make it his 3rd wins for the weekend he chose to play it safe and get 2nd place and keep at the top of the season standings.

In the end Matt Payne crossed the finish line 0.055 seconds ahead of Feeney. They were followed by Feeney’s teammate Will Brown.

It was a tense but exciting finish for the weekend.

Results for Race 13:

1st Matt Payne – Grove Racing
2nd Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing

Broc Feeney is now the new championship leader by 33points over Will Brown.

The next event is the Bosch Power-Tools Perth Super 440, June 6 – 8 2025.

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Mss Melbourne Supersprint 2025

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Hi to all you Supercars Fans around the world!

Round 2 of the 2025 Supercars championship, the MSS Security Melbourne Supersprint was run Thursday to Sunday, March 13 to 16 2025.

The 4 short races that make up this event were a support category to the famous Australian F1 Grand Prix held at Albert Park, Melbourne.

Supercars have been a support category since 1996, the year after the F1 Grand Prix moved to Melbourne from Adelaide.

As a support category, the Supercars races are kept short (thus the name “SuperSprint”) and are time certain.

In the pre-race sessions:

  • Ryan Wood was fastest in Practice 1
  • James Golding was fastest in Practice 2
  • Broc Feeney was fastest in Qualifying for all 4 races. That is pretty good going.

In Race 4 Broc Feeney started on pole position and alongside him was teammate Will Brown.

Cameron Waters who won all 3 races at the 1st event of the season (the Sydney 500)  started 22nd on the grid because of a bad run in Qualifying.

Broc Feeney got the jump off the start line and led into turns 1 and 2 for the first of 19 laps. He was followed by Will Brown and Cameron Hill in 3rd.

A few laps in, yellow flags were flown to warn drivers of “obstacles” ahead. A group of ducks were meandering on the track and must have been a surprise to the race leader Broc Feeney as he came screaming down the track.

Soon after they reached the middle of the race Macauley Jones tapped the back wheels out from under Aaron Cameron. Cameron spun off the track into the sand-trap and got stuck. The first safety car was deployed for his rescue.

On the restart Broc Feeney was still leading. His teammate Will Brown putting in a good challenge. They created a few seconds gap back to the rest of the pack.

Feeney held strong and kept the lead over Will Brown. In the end he crossed the finish line 1.093 seconds ahead of Brown. It was then 3.7 seconds back to Cameron Hill in 3rd place.

A really nice finish for Feeney and Brown of the Red Bull Ampol Racing Team.

Race 4 Results:

1st Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Cameron Hill – Matt Stone Racing

For Race 5 Broc Feeney was once again on pole position with Cameron Hill alongside him.

Cameron Hill got the jump off the start line and led into turns 1 and 2 for the first of 19 laps. Nick Percat got away to an amazing start from position 3 on the grid and tried to go around the outside of Cameron Hill. It didn’t work so he had to stay put for the time being.

Ryan Wood made contact with Jack Le Brocq sending him into the fence at turn 5. The safety car was deployed to remove Le Brocq. He would not be returning to the race.

The restart was on lap 4. The front runners were still the same, Hill, Feeney then Percat.

On lap 7 the next safety car was deployed to rescue David Reynolds out of the turn 1 sandtrap after being hit by Thomas Randle. The second safety car deployment was affecting the race flow as it was such a short race of only 19 laps.

On the restart the leaders had not changed places and the field was tightly packed.

Feeney lost second place to Nick Percat and then lost another spot to his own teammate, Will Brown.

Cameron Hill held his lead from that very first lap. Leaders were packed close together so there was no room for error.

In the end Cameron Hill crossed the finish line a mere 0.574 seconds over teammate Nick Percat. Will Brown follow in at 3rd place .25 of a second later. Now, that is a tight finish!

Race 5 Results:

1st Cameron Hill – Matt Stone Racing
2nd Nick Percat – Matt Stone Racing
3rd Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing

Will Brown was 2nd on the grid alongside pole sitter Broc Feeney for the start of race 6.

As they took off Will Brown got the jump and led into turn 1 and 2 followed by Broc Feeney for the first of 19 laps.

The first lap turned into a bit of a calamity. Matt Payne was spun around at turn 1. Thomas Randle was also spun around sending him to the very back of the field. David Reynolds got spun around at turn 6. Brodie Kostecki was trying to go around the outside of Ryan Wood but he ran wide at the second last corner losing a few spots. Cooper Murray had a massive lockup after out-breaking himself. James Golding went off the track at turn 11 and got stuck in the gravel trap. The safety car was then deployed and the first lap wasn’t even completed.

Soon after the restart Nick Percat passed Broc Feeney for second place and was 0.508 seconds behind the leader Will Brown.

The second safety car was triggered on lap 7 after Cooper Murray got bogged in the gravel trap at turn 11.

On the restart there was only 4 minutes left on the clock. Will Brown was looking strong for his first race win of the year, while Broc Feeney was being rear gunner so that Nick Percat wasn’t able to attack the leader.

Percat then ran into power steering issues. With less than 4 minutes to go he chose to press on. After all, he was in a podium finish position.

It took the pressure off the two Red Bull Ampol Racing drivers in the lead. Percat was busy staving off Will Davison and Brodie Kostecki’s attempts to take his podium finish.

Will Brown crossed the finish line first and Broc Feeney followed just over half a second later.

Even with the power steering problems, Nick Percat held the other contenders back and took a very well earned 3rd place. He was 4.703 seconds behind Feeney.

It was so tense watching Percat’s last lap and hoping he could hang in there.

Race 6 Results:

1st Will Brown – Red Bull Ampol Racing
2nd Broc Feeney – Red Bull Ampol Racing
3rd Nick Percat – Matt Stone Racing

It had already started raining before Race 7 began and conditions were looking hazardous.

Once again Broc Feeney was to start from pole position with Cameron Hill alongside him.

When it was time to start the conditions worsened and the decision was made to start under safety car (rolling start). As they commenced the warm up lap the rain really came down and sheets of water were covering the track.

Due to the busy schedule of the AGP weekend there was no time to ‘wait it out’ and the race was called off.

It was a big disappointment with no points awarded for the final race.

Never mind, we have the Taupo Super 440 coming up on April 11-13.

I can’t wait. Till then, keep revving!