Summernats 19 December 2019 01:58 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share It’s regarded as Australia’s biggest horsepower party and was once famous for BBB. Beer, boobs, and burnouts. Summernats has gone hard in recent years to make the BBB more bbb. There are still boob, beer, and burnouts, but the reliance and focus on those as what made it Summernats has been changed. [More]
Podcasting and YouTube: Media in the Hands of the Enthusiasts 04 December 2019 07:28 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIt’s been said that anyone can be a journalist nowadays. This is due to the preponderance of smart devices and social media. Major news corporations actively request input from their viewers and readers to help supplement their own generated content. In a way, though, this is a bit “hit and miss”, somewhat scattergun in approach and reception. [More]
E85 - Sustainable Performance? 23 November 2019 02:09 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Fuel. Go-gas. Gasolene. Petrol. It’s the non-diesel fuel that feeds our cars. Since 1986 Australia’s cars have been tuned to run on a fuel called unleaded petrol. [More]
Round 6 Super 2 Series – Sandown 500 Race Report - Adam Marjoram 20 November 2019 07:38 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share Round 6 of the Championship, the Penrite Oil Sandown 500 has been run and won, but for me it was a tough weekend in the office. They say motor racing is character building, and if you can’t take disappointment don’t go motor racing. Well last weekend proved those statements to be true, especially after ending Bathurst with a blown engine. My strong performance during the year has taken a battering in the last two rounds. Stick with me and I will let you know how it unfolded. [More]
Best of the Best in Supercars 01 November 2019 08:29 Rare Spares (0) ShareRecords are black, round, and made of a form of plastic. Or they’re what is created when a previous level is exceeded. People such as basketballer Michael Jordan, Red Bull balloonist Felix Baumgartner, or movie franchise “The Avengers” have created records.In Australia there are plenty of record makers. In motorsport, especially in our home grown Australian Touring car Championships/V8 Supercars/Supercars.With the 2019 Bathurst 1000 run and done, we thought we’d have a look at a few of the record makers and holders for our top tier motorsport category. [More]
Round 5 Super 2 Series – Bathurst 1000 Race Report - Adam Marjoram 30 October 2019 12:29 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareThe Super 2 series has had a two month break since Queensland Raceway, where we had a really strong finish of 4th. The team at Image Racing, spent that time stripping my car to a bare chassis, the chassis went to the jig to tweak it back into perfect alignment. It then received a full paint job thanks to Rustoleum and was sent back to the team. [More]
Van Nationals Wrap Up 23 October 2019 07:56 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) Share />In April of 2019, in the town of Charters Towers, Queensland, the 44th “Van Nationals” was held. The first event was held in 1975, the same year a film about a shark terrified audiences around the world. The next event, by the way, will be held at the home of “The Dish”, Parkes in NSW, over the Easter weekend in April 2020. [More]
Mad Max Film 40 Year Anniversary 09 October 2019 07:52 Rare Spares Rare Spares (0) ShareFord Australia was heavily involved in the film, with the MFP cars being XB Falcon sedans. An XA sedan, the car that popularised the “coke bottle” shape of the XA/XB/XC Falcon shapes, was used. [More]
Barra Swap Phenomenon 25 September 2019 07:20 Rare Spares (0) ShareThere are some companies that have something special in their catalogue. Most of the time, and understandably, it’s to do with their fire-breathing engine.Ford Australia is one of those companies. Their long lived 4.1L became the basis for new engines before a genius at their engine design company waved a hand and said ”Why don’t we bolt on a turbo?” [More]
Project Monaro 10 September 2019 10:01 Rare Spares (0) Share“We’re here to stay”.That’s the message that underpins an exciting mission being undertaken by Holden, veteran all makes parts supplier ACDelco, other long-term Holden suppliers and business partners, and a team of dedicated, long-term, Holden employees. The premise is simple: take an iconic car, restore it, give it away. The devil, they say, is in the details. The car is a 210,000km 2004 VZ spec, Monaro. The restoration is in partnership with companies that includes Holden’s own ACDelco. The give-away part is for a very lucky person that purchases Holden or ACDelco parts, or visits a Holden Dealer service centre. [More]