For the third time in its 10 year history the Clipsal 500 has been crowned the nations best Major Festival or Event at the Australian Tourism Awards.
Category: Sports news
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Serious penalties for Edwards
The No. 99 car of Carl Edwards and team were docked and fined something serious today. Edwards was personally docked 100 points and loses his 10 chase bonus points. His crew chief Bob Osborne was fined $100,000 and suspended six weeks. While owner, Jack Roush was penalized 100 owner points. So what happened, and what does this mean for Edwards ..
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Motorsport Interview with Susie Stoddart
[lang_en]really great interview with racecar driver Stoddart
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E85 delay possible
[lang_zh][/lang_zh][lang_en]After V8 Supercars Australia confirmed last week that E85 will be the official fuel from 2009, it has been revealed that it may take a further year before the new ethanol-petrol blend sees the light of day.
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HANNspree Ten Kate Honda aims for good results at Philip Island
[lang_en]After an eventful start of the series last week in Qatar, the Superbike Championship has now landed on Australia’s Philip Island for the second race of the series this Sunday. HANNspree Ten Kate Supersport riders Andrew Pitt and Jonathan Rea who were both involved in a crash last weekend are both declared fit to ride and will fight for the points.
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Super Licence back on V8 agenda
V8 Supercars Australia has revealed it could revisit the concept of a “Super Licence” in a bid to ensure category drivers are adequately experienced before taking to the track.
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Yamaha Motocross Team continues victory run
Yamaha Motocross Team riders again picked up more silverware in the 2008 pre-season period with David Philippaerts winning both motos at a bright Castiglione Del Lago for the second round of the Italian championship while Josh Coppins swept all three races at the Valence International meeting in southern France.
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WSB / WSS Phillip Island – Preview
Only a week after the 2008 World Superbike season kicked off at Losail with a podium for Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italy WSB Team) the second round approaches at Corser’s home circuit, Phillip Island (PI), this coming weekend. After the Saturday race in the Middle East, normal Sunday service will be resumed from this weekend.
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Unlikely Duo fly Holden Flag
A top five and a top-15 finish were the realistic aims at the start of the leg two at last weekend’s Clipsal 500 in Adelaide for Garry Rogers Motorsport’s Lee Holdsworth and Team WOW’s Cameron McConville.
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Toyota unveils sexy new hybrid sports car (FT-HS)
The car manufacturer launched its Future Toyota Hybrid Sports (FT-HS) concept today, and said the vehicle would provide both ultra high performance and ultra low fuel use and emissions. Toyota’s manager of product development Doug Soden said the new vehicle showed that hybrids could be made not only for the masses but from a sports perspective…