Rare Spares Top Five Bathurst 1000 Races 13 August 2019 06:22 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareMotorsport in Australia, as a topic of conversation, is one that’s up there with like/dislike Ricky Gervais, should pineapple be on a pizza, is Peter Helliar actually funny, for dividing people’s opinion. Who’s the greatest driver, was the 1978 Torana the best car, which was the greatest of the great races at Bathurst? Given the history of the yearly event that is “Bathurst”, pinning down a top five most exciting races from over fifty races is always going to be fraught with danger. We don’t expect our list to be yours. But we would love to know what you think your top five are. [More]
Top 5 Australian Touring Car Drivers 13 March 2019 07:46 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareMotorsport in Australia is, it’s fair to say, in a state of flux right now. There are new cars, new championships, and new drivers. It’d also be fair to say that the new crop of drivers would all want to be seen, be remembered, in the same category as those regarded as Australia’s ... [More]
Best Australian Motorsport Liveries 12 February 2019 01:05 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareImagine, if you will, sitting in the grandstand at your favourite motorsport circuit, and watching a field of cars, all black, racing. Or all white. Or all blue…you get the picture. Yes, it may sound great but gees, it looks pretty boring seeing unidentifiable cars circulating. Graphic desig... [More]
1979 Bathurst Re-cap 19 September 2017 11:35 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareIn the lead up to this year’s Bathurst 1000, Rare Spares are taking a look back at some of the most memorable Bathurst’s in history. We kicked things off with a look at the 1992 Bathurst 1000, which you can read about here. In this second installment, we will be re-capping the 1979 Hardi... [More]
Dick Johnson and The Infamous Rock 25 July 2017 05:10 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareFord racing legend Dick Johnson was at the centre of one of motorsports greatest controversies in 1980. While leading the Hardie-Ferodo 1000 disaster struck when he encountered a rock on top of the mountain on lap 17, ruining both his car and any hopes he had of race victory. In this article we will... [More]
Aussie Cars in Computer Games 04 July 2017 05:51 Rare Spares General, Rare Spares (0) ShareFor many, racing video games are the opportunity to spin laps around the world’s most iconic tracks in cars they could only dream of owning. For others they want the opportunity to do burnouts throughout backstreets in a VS Commodore without having their pride and joy impounded. Fortunately fo... [More]