SOLD – Brocks Last Bathurst Winning Commodore 04 November 2020 08:19 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) SharePeter Brock holds the record for the most wins at Mt Panorama. Nine is the number and in 2004, he gave it a red hot go to up the number to double digits.Or, rather, would have if it weren’t for the misfortune of his U.K. based co-driver Jason Plato. 27 laps into the 2004 race, Plato was at the wheel of the 05 HRT Commodore and after tapping a wall with the front right, was easing the stricken vehicle down Conrod Straight. [More]
Classic Australian Touring Cars 23 October 2018 07:35 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareBrand loyalty. It’s a “thing” that companies spend a lot of money on in research and making it happening. Perhaps the best example of this is in the world of cars and there’s nothing more stronger nor more divisive than the love a man hath for the brand of car. That’s ... [More]
Classic Bathurst Recap - 2006 25 September 2018 10:53 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Bathurst 1000 of 2006 will be forever etched in history as the one “The King of the Mountain” watched from up high and saw his protégé’ Craig Lowndes, alongside a champion in the making, Jamie Whincup, hold the first ever Peter Brock Trophy over the pit lane crowd... [More]
Touring Car Masters 2018 - Previewing the final rounds 11 September 2018 05:56 Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Australian historic racing car category, the Touring Car Masters, is definably Australia’s premium historic racing cars group. The guidelines are comparatively simple: have three driver categories and have cars of a pre-1976 era. Trackside watchers will see Chevrolet Camaros, BOSS Mustangs... [More]
Blast from the Past – The Supercars tracks of yesteryear 21 November 2017 07:11 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIn two weeks’ time the 2017 Supercars season will reach fever pitch as the championship comes down to the wire at the brand new Newcastle street circuit. The Newcastle circuit is undoubtedly going to prove to be one of the more picturesque racing locations on the circuit and a worthy replaceme... [More]
The History of Fuel Injection and how it impacted Australian Automotive 31 October 2017 06:54 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe history of fuel injection dates back over 100 years ago, to 1902 where it wasn’t used in cars, rather in aviation applications. A French aviation pioneer by the name of Leon Levavasseur installed a device of great similarity to a fuel injection system on his Antoinette aircraft, which &nbs... [More]
The Introduction of the V6 Twin Turbo to Supercars 05 October 2017 07:12 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareWay back in 2014, it was announced that Supercars (formally V8 Supercars) were going to open up their rules starting in 2017 to allow cars other than 4 door sedans and engines other than 5 litre V8’s into the category. Dreams of Camaro’s, Mustang’s and GTR’s instantly overcam... [More]
The HSV GTSR W1 - History In The Making 28 March 2017 06:50 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareAs a final, explosive swan-song for Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) and its final iterations of specialist performance packages, the most powerful HSV’s ever will be launched from their Clayton base. Enter the GTSR and GTSR W1. Many will be familiar with the GTSR badge, which last made an appea... [More]