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All Eyes on Mexico F1

DQs add spice to Texas end result Sprint Underwhelming DESPITE A RECORD 430,00 CROWD at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, it did not turn out quite the way organisers expected., as the F1 juggernaut heads south of the border to Mexico. Perhaps the Texas Sprint was not the most exciting event of 2023 and, as a result, may not be back in ‘24 without some serious tweaking. Apart from that hiccup, it was all guns blazing as new triple world champ Max Verstappen completed a hat-trick of Texan victories in claiming the 50th win of his career in a

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Sean Connery – James Bond Personified

Remember, if you will, that this was the early seventies. Franco was still in power (not for much longer, thank goodness) and Spain was still very much a secret police state. Scary, but you learned to live with it.

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Wanneroo Raceway Master Plan – HAVE YOUR SAY

The engagement period for the Wanneroo Raceway Master Plan – all 250+ pages of it – has now reopened, extended until Sunday August 2. Back in March, Council endorsed the plan for the purposes of public comment, but the Covid-19 pandemic left it with no option but to put Wanneroo City engagements on hold. Peter Hoole, Community Facilities Planning Officer: “The City is committed to the provision of facilities that service the needs of the community. “This consultation aims to ensure that the development is best suited to meet the needs of users, motorsports groups, relevant stakeholders and the surrounding

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Surfing takes its toll on Porsche champ

Images courtesy Porsche Australia Reigning Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Champion Jordan Love has just three weeks to be ready for a grueling European Supercup season after a freak surfing accident in Western Australia. The 21-year-old Perth star has just been given the all-clear to travel to Austria and compete in the 2020 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup season which supports the reopening of the 2020 FIA Formula One Grand Prix at Spielberg July 3-5. Based at his family home in Western Australia during the lockdown, the young man took a nasty fall while surfing, cracking his hip bone in three places.

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ARC to resume Sept-Nov

Western Australia’s popular Forest Rally has fallen by the wayside in the revamped Australian Rally Championship for 2020 – (but it’ll be back in ’21)! However while it’s off the ARC calendar, RallyWA has slotted the Make Smoking History Forest Rally to go ahead September 12-13 in its rejigged 2020 line-up! The RSEA Safety Motorsport ARC schedule is set to resume in September with a four-event season, over two months. The revised calendar opens with the Netier National Capital Rally, originally scheduled for March in late September, having been rescheduled from March. The Adelaide Hills Rally follows in mid-October, then

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Wanneroo Supercars round Oct 31-Nov 1

THE 2020/21 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season has included a daytime event at Wanneroo Raceway – Western Australia’s premier motorsport venue – in its provisional 13-round schedule just released.

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Daniel signs with McLaren for 2021+

Image courtesy KYM ILLMAN BREAKING! COMING DAYS ARE ALREADY HERE, it seems, as Daniel Ricciardo today is confirmed to join Brit Lando Norris at McLaren. McLaren CEO Zak Brown: “Signing Daniel is another step forward in our long-term plan and will bring an exciting new dimension to the team, alongside Lando. “This is good news for our team, partners and of course our fans. “I also want to pay tribute to Carlos (Sainz) for the excellent job he has been doing for McLaren in helping our performance recovery plan.” EDITED by AC

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Albany’s Long Weekend of Speed May 30 – June 1!

Image courtesy of Steve Szabo IT’S BRAKES OFF during the Western Australia Foundation Day long break for Albany’s daring Weekend of Speed – a series of traditional events including the High Voltage Windfarm Hillclimb on the Friday, and the Battle of Pendeen Sprint on Monday. New for 2020 is Sunday’s Virtual Coffee and Cars, born out of a need to replace the Albany Classic, cancelled due to Covid19 restrictions. For Thomas Benson – a local Albany identity, and former CAMS State chairman – it’s full speed ahead for what could well turn out to be one of the first motorsport

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A Blast from the Past

The WA Sporting Car Club has a long and proud history of excellence from its dedicated band of Officials working tirelessly in the best interests of the sport and its participants.

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It’s Official: Austria July 3-5 for F1 resumption

F1 CEO Chase Carey update to fans “ALTHOUGH it was announced this week that the French Grand Prix, due to take place in late June, will not be going ahead, we are now increasingly confident with the progress of our plans to begin our season this (northern) summer. “We’re targeting a start to racing in Europe through July, August and beginning of September, with the first race taking place in Austria on 3-5 July weekend. September, October and November, would see us race in Eurasia, Asia and the Americas, finishing the season in the Gulf in December with Bahrain before

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An exciting 10 days ahead!

Image Renault F1 Sport These are baffling times and the next 10 days or so undoubtedly will prove revealing on all fronts. In motorsport the wise word Is that both Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are under the pump to declare their allegiances by the end of April. Seb has told Ferrari he wants to stay, and almost certainly will if he’s offered more than a one-year deal. One would think that puts paid to any switch by Lewis, although it’s widely reported the Brit has been chatting with Ferrari chairman John Elkann. And now Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed he

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Two-day events when major motorsport is back on track?

For sometime now, I have been reminding readers that my subscription service is to about to reactivate after a costly ACM rebuild. That time has arrived! Unfortunately, you no longer have access to this content without an account. You may already have an account with us, so please check your Junk Mail folder and email from wordpress@adrianchambersmotorsports.com.au. If you still cannot find your account or having difficulty login email me: sebi@bigpond.net.au. I don’t want to lose you. Thank you. Adrian

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How Formula 1 approached the Australian GP cancellation

Formula 1 and the FIA now expect to begin the Championship in Europe at the end of May but “given the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Europe in recent days, this will be regularly reviewed”.   “Dear F1 fans. “We wanted to provide some thoughts and perspectives from last week as we address the coronavirus pandemic. First and foremost, our priority is the health and safety of the fans, teams, and organisations of Formula 1, as well as wider society.   “We apologise to those fans affected by the cancellation in Australia, as well as the postponement of the

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Ferrari touches down – So all’s good?

With flights from Italy carrying those Ferrari and AlphaTauri cars touching down yesterday at Melbourne’s Avalon Airport all is looking particularly good for this week’s opening of the series described as the greatest road show on earth. Australian Grand Prix chief executive Andrew Westacott has confirmed the complement of F1 personnel would be safely in the Victorian capital by day’s end. And there was “not a chance” the event would be held behind closed doors – the fate of next-up race in Manama, Bahrain. But don’t be surprised if there is limited driver-fan contact! That 86,000 fans who turned up

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FI AGP – Will it or Won’t it?

With the viral threat spreading a pall of uncertainty over world motorsport in the wake of next week’s Formula One Australian Grand Prix, the FIA has responded to a backlash from more than half of a stellar grid over the Ferrari engine saga.

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