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Phillip Island Joins the Finals, and Supercars Hasn’t Said Where Sandown Fits Cameron Waters drives a Ford Mustang Supercar at the 2019 Adelaide 500

Cameron Waters drives a Ford Mustang Supercar at the 2019 Adelaide 500

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Phillip Island Joins the Finals, and Supercars Hasn’t Said Where Sandown Fits

Kyle Matthews October 30, 2026

Phillip Island returns as a 2027 Supercars Finals round, but the official calendar still leaves Sandown's place...

F1’s Gulf Finale Doesn’t Hinge on a UK Travel Notice. It Hinges on Freight. Lando Norris in the McLaren MCL40 approaching Spoon Curve at Suzuka during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Lando Norris in the McLaren MCL40 approaching Spoon Curve at Suzuka during the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix

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F1’s Gulf Finale Doesn’t Hinge on a UK Travel Notice. It Hinges on Freight.

Lauren Miller October 29, 2026

The tidy version of this story says a UK travel notice has put the last two Formula...

GM’s Mid-Season Swap Gave Murray a Two-Year Deal and Hughes an Audition Anton De Pasquale's Chevrolet Camaro Supercar on track at the Adelaide Grand Final

Anton De Pasquale's Chevrolet Camaro Supercar on track at the Adelaide Grand Final

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GM’s Mid-Season Swap Gave Murray a Two-Year Deal and Hughes an Audition

EL Puckett October 28, 2026

When General Motors rearranged two Camaros in the middle of the Finals run-in, the easy read was...

Triple Eight Wanted Ryan Wood in the Sandown Semi Final. The Wingman Math Explains Why. Broc Feeney driving the Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang Supercar on track

Broc Feeney driving the Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Mustang Supercar on track

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Triple Eight Wanted Ryan Wood in the Sandown Semi Final. The Wingman Math Explains Why.

Kyle Matthews October 27, 2026

Mark Dutton wanted Ryan Wood in the Sandown Semi Final. A free wingman and Camaro top speed...

Mostert’s Podium Survived the Fuel Hose Rule. Walkinshaw TWG’s Points Didn’t. Chaz Mostert driving the Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota Supra on track during Supercars testing

Chaz Mostert driving the Walkinshaw TWG Racing Toyota Supra on track during Supercars testing

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Mostert’s Podium Survived the Fuel Hose Rule. Walkinshaw TWG’s Points Didn’t.

Lauren Miller October 27, 2026

Chaz Mostert took third at the Gold Coast 500 finale and is still third in the official...

Kostecki Misses the Gold Coast Shootout by 0.039s as Brown Picks Up a Grid Penalty Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Ford Mustang Supercar on track

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Kostecki Misses the Gold Coast Shootout by 0.039s as Brown Picks Up a Grid Penalty

Lauren Miller October 27, 2026

Brodie Kostecki won this year’s Bathurst 1000 and went into the Finals fourth in the points. On...

Walkinshaw TWG Was Fined and Docked Points Over Fuel Paperwork. Mostert Kept the Podium Anyway. Mostert and Coulthard Toyota GR Supra Supercar racing at The Bend

Mostert and Coulthard Toyota GR Supra Supercar racing at The Bend

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Walkinshaw TWG Was Fined and Docked Points Over Fuel Paperwork. Mostert Kept the Podium Anyway.

Eve Nowell October 26, 2026

Walkinshaw TWG lost teams' championship points over a fuel-reporting breach, but Chaz Mostert kept his podium.

Two Camaros Pitted for Fuel Late at Surfers Paradise, and Anton De Pasquale Took the Last Finals Seat Broc Feeney's Triple Eight Ford Mustang Supercar on track

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Two Camaros Pitted for Fuel Late at Surfers Paradise, and Anton De Pasquale Took the Last Finals Seat

Kyle Matthews October 26, 2026

Two late Camaro fuel stops pushed Anton De Pasquale into the Supercars Finals. GM denies any manipulation.

Yamaha Quit MX2 and Gave Itself 137 Days to Build an MXGP Team Jeremy Seewer exits a rutted dirt corner on a blue Yamaha motocross bike beneath the Monster Energy finish gantry at the 2022 Spanish round of the Motocross World Championship

Jeremy Seewer exits a rutted dirt corner on a blue Yamaha motocross bike beneath the Monster Energy finish gantry at the 2022 Spanish round of the Motocross World Championship

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Yamaha Quit MX2 and Gave Itself 137 Days to Build an MXGP Team

Kyle Matthews October 21, 2026

Yamaha MXGP 2027: factory MX2 is gone and the team goes in-house. What is confirmed, what is...

Blanchard Built It, Never Raced It. Now It’s DJR’s Bathurst Winner. Image: Shell V-Power Racing Team

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Blanchard Built It, Never Raced It. Now It’s DJR’s Bathurst Winner.

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Kostecki and Hazelwood's record Bathurst 1000 win came in DJRS-09-MR, an Erebus-built Mustang Blanchard sold unraced.

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Phillip Island Joins the Finals, and Supercars Hasn’t Said Where Sandown Fits

F1’s Gulf Finale Doesn’t Hinge on a UK Travel Notice. It Hinges on Freight.

GM’s Mid-Season Swap Gave Murray a Two-Year Deal and Hughes an Audition

Triple Eight Wanted Ryan Wood in the Sandown Semi Final. The Wingman Math Explains Why.

Mostert’s Podium Survived the Fuel Hose Rule. Walkinshaw TWG’s Points Didn’t.

Kostecki Misses the Gold Coast Shootout by 0.039s as Brown Picks Up a Grid Penalty

Walkinshaw TWG Was Fined and Docked Points Over Fuel Paperwork. Mostert Kept the Podium Anyway.

Two Camaros Pitted for Fuel Late at Surfers Paradise, and Anton De Pasquale Took the Last Finals Seat

Yamaha Quit MX2 and Gave Itself 137 Days to Build an MXGP Team

Blanchard Built It, Never Raced It. Now It’s DJR’s Bathurst Winner.

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