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Tickford Racing driver James Courtney is set to take on Australian Superbike champion Wayne Maxwell in a single-lap demonstration 'race' around the Darwin circuit. The aim of the crossover is to promote the packed schedule during the Darwin Triple Crown weekend, with Supercars sharing the bill with both Superbikes and the Nitro Up North drag racing event tonight. There is also a link between Courtney and Maxwell through backer Boost Mobile. Supercars and Superbikes are closely matched in terms of lap speed at Hidden Valley, with Scott McLaughlin's Supercars practice lap record of 1m05.473s comparing to Troy Bayliss' ASBK pole-winning 1m05.601s in 2018. The Courtney/Maxwell match race is the second promotional event including Supercars, with four drivers and their cars set to take part in a drag race during the Nitro Up North event . Brodie Kostecki will drive the Erebus Motorsport ride car, while Todd Hazelwood (Brad Jones Racing), Zane Goddard (Matt Stone Racing) … [Read more...] about Supercar, Superbike to race each other in Darwin

As first revealed by Motorsport.com , the famous Ford squad will re-expand to four cars next season after successfully bidding on one of two spare RECs. There was no successful bid for the second available REC. "We are delighted to see the grid expand for the 2022 season," Supercars CEO Sean Seamer said. "We congratulate Tickford on its successful bid, and we wish them luck in their preparation for next season. "Supercars received interest from several parties to purchase the RECs, proving there is a desire to expand our championship. "We look forward to seeing more cars on the grid as we welcome Gen3 in 2022." Tickford will own four RECs for the first time since 2018, when it handed one entry back so it could bring Phil Munday's customer entry in-house. Munday then sold his REC to Brad Jones Racing at the end of last season, forcing Tickford to scale back to three cars as Lee Holdsworth lost his seat. The successful bid for re-expansion is good news for … [Read more...] about Supercars confirms 2022 grid expansion

Thed Bjork's victory in Saturday's first race elevated the Cyan Racing driver to third in the drivers' standings and, given Bjork will start the final race second, Guerrieri was likely to need to finish on the podium if he is to maintain his points lead come the end of the weekend. Guerrieri launched his Honda well from pole, and moved to the middle of the track on the approach to the first corner to prevent an attack from Benjamin Leuchter's Sebastien Loeb Racing Volkswagen. Leuchter applied pressure after the intervention of an early safety car and appeared to have more speed that Guerrieri in the final sector, but the superior grunt of the Honda on the main straight meant Guerrieri was safe from attack into Tarzan. The Argentinian's victory was his first since the season-opening race in Marrakech, and preserved the Munnich team's record of winning at least one race at each round so far in 2019. Leuchter was just 0.263 seconds shy across the line, and headed … [Read more...] about Zandvoort WTCR: Guerrieri wins, Kristoffersson on podium

Schmitz died in March this year at the age of 51 after a long battle against cancer. A native of nearby Adenau, Schmitz became an immensely popular figure at the Nurburgring, becoming the first female winner of the Nurburgring 24 Hours in 1996 before taking a second win the next year. She was also famous for her BMW Ring Taxi rides and helped promote the legendary German circuit with various TV appearances. In total she is estimated to have completed over 33,000 laps of the full Nurburgring-Nordschleife, earning her the affectionate nickname 'Queen of the Ring'. The Nurburgring has decided to honour Schmitz's life by naming a corner after her, the first left-hander of the Nordschleife having been renamed the Sabine-Schmitz-Kurve. "Sabine Schmitz was the ambassador of the Nurburgring. Her name was mentioned around the globe in the same breath as our race track", says Nurburgring Managing Director Mirco Markfort. "It is still stands for what defines the Nurburgring: … [Read more...] about Nordschleife corner named after late Sabine Schmitz

Tyres were there focus of the 40-minute session as teams and drivers got their first taste of the brand new super soft control tyre. With question marks over the level of degradation, long runs were a focus for much of the field throughout the session. That meant Mark Winterbottom's early 1m06.334s, set on just his second lap, was the benchmark until the qualifying sims started with a few minutes to go. Read Also: Tickford wins new Supercars entry At that point the times started to tumble, Anton De Pasquale first to knock Winterbottom off top spot with a 1m06.290s. Cam Waters and Scott Pye then went close, slotting into what was second and third respectively, before Percat knocked every down a spot with a 1m06.169s at the flag. "Yeah it felt good," said Percat. "We had a very well-structured programme and we just stuck to it. We went through the changes we wanted and the end result was a pretty fast lap time. "We made a change for our last run with new … [Read more...] about Darwin Supercars: Percat tops first practice