V8 Supercar Racing

Skaife and Kelly make it seven in a row for Holden on the Mountain in the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar classic

Oct 15, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Lowndes and Muller loom as Bathurst contenders after winning a thrilling Sandown 500 from Holden's Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly.

Oct 6, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Ingall beats his teammate Ambrose at Oran Park to become the Champs main rival for this years crown.

Oct 5, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Craig Lowndes signals that 888 Racing have arrived as he clearly defeats Marcos Ambrose in the Queensland 300.

Sep 30, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Holden's Todd Kelly makes it two V8 Supercar round wins in a row at Darwin's Hidden Valley.

Aug 22, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Holden's Todd Kelly breaks a losing streak as Australian motor sport showcase their exciting brand of sporting entertainment in the world' emerging economic powerhouse, China.

Jul 22, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Completing a hat trick of pole positions set up Craig Lowndes for a winnng weekend in the V8 Supercar races at Sydney's Eastern Creek circuit.

Jun 30, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Richards takes a long overdue victory for Castrol Perkins in the West.

May 17, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Stewards get it wrong at Barbagallo.

May 7, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Greg Murphy continues his New Zealand dominance of a meeting marred by carnage.

May 4, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Ambrose does the Adelaide double again in the opening round of the V8 Superar series.

Apr 15, 2005 - Philip Northeast

V8 Supercar driver to try to break into NASCAR.

Mar 27, 2005 - Philip Northeast

The V8's first outing for 2005 is to warm up the crowd for the Formula One circus at Melbourne's Albert Park.

Mar 23, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Recognition of the worst and most selfish driving achievement for the year in Australian V8 supercars.

Feb 28, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Ambrose makes it two championship titles in a row by dominating the final round of the Australian V8 supercar series for 2004.

Jan 31, 2005 - Philip Northeast

Ambrose's hopes of clinching the title at home go up in smoke while team mate Ingall wins a round dominated by safety car controversy.

Dec 3, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Murphy makes it two wins in a row with his victory on the streets of Surfers Paradise while Ambrose extends his championship lead.

Nov 25, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Murphy and Kelly repeated their Bathurst 1000 win for Holden by beating a pack of Falcons, although Ford's Ambrose increased his championship lead.

Nov 21, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Ford dominates the Sandown 500 as teams move into endurance mode in preparation for Bathurst.

Nov 16, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Stone Brothers Racing's Marcos Ambrose won the eighth round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series in his Pirtek Falcon at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney andclimbed up the championship ladder from fourth to second behind Bright. Steven Richards.

Nov 14, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Cameron McConvilled mugged Rick Kelly at Winton to snatch victory in rouind seven of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Nov 10, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Marcos Ambrose continued Stone Brothers Racing's dominance of V8 Supercar racing at their home track despite a scrutineering infringement.

Nov 9, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Jason Bright won round five of the Australian V8 Supercar series for 2004 at Perth's Barbagallo raceway but defending champion Marcos Ambrose moved back into the series points lead.

Oct 10, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Todd Kelly overcame the heat of Darwin while more fancied drivers faltered.

Aug 5, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Somebody finally beat Greg Murphy in the New Zealand round of the V8 Supercar series.

Jun 30, 2004 - Philip Northeast

V8 Supercars will race at Symmons Plains near Launceston from November 12-14 as a replacement for the scheduled China race which has been postponed until June next year.

May 5, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Rick Kelly won a rain shortened second round of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship at Sydney's Eastern Creek.

Apr 28, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Defending Champion Marcos Ambrose gave Ford their first Clipsal 500 in the opening round of the 2004 V8 Supercars Series at Adelaide.

Apr 27, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Jason Bright leads a Holden charge as the V8 Supercars support the Australian Formula One Grand prix at Melbourne's Albert Park.

Mar 7, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Ford has a new legend as Marcos Ambrose wins his fourth round ina row in Darwin.

Jan 31, 2004 - Philip Northeast

Ford's Marcos Ambrose confirmed he is on a winning streak by winning his third round in a row at Western Australia's Barbagallo raceway, the first Ford driver to win three-straight since Glenn Seton in 1993.

Dec 5, 2003 - Philip Northeast

The Holden Racing Team's Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly overcame rain, hail and a crash when they drove their ailing Commodore to victory in yesterday's Sandown 500.

Oct 15, 2003 - Philip Northeast

Marcos Ambrose has stamped his mark on the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship when he recorded the first back-to-back wins for a Ford driver since John Bowe in 1995 at Winton raceway.

Aug 30, 2003 - Philip Northeast

Fords' s new BA Falcon dominates round three of the Australian V8 Supercar Championsip at Sydney's Eastern Creek Raceway

Jul 30, 2003 - Philip Northeast

Lowndes first round win for Ford at drama filled round two of the V8 Supercar Series at Phillip Island and it was the Ford BA Falcon's first V8 Championship Series round win.

Jun 1, 2003 - Philip Northeast

Ford and Holden win a race each of the Clipsal 500 around the famous Adelaide street circuit.

May 1, 2003 - Philip Northeast

The 2003 season preview when the Aussie V8s warm up the Albert Park track for the Grand Prix cars.

Mar 21, 2003 - Philip Northeast

The silly season seems to be over, see where the drivers will line up for 2003.

Feb 28, 2003 - Philip Northeast

Mark Skaife delivers some good news for embattled F1 boss Tom Walkinshaw in 2002.

Jan 31, 2003 - Philip Northeast

Ford dominate the final race meeting for Australian V8 Supercar 2002 series held at Sandown Raceway in Melbourne.

Dec 9, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Greg Murphy wins again at Pukekohe as the V8 Supercar Championship makes a return visit to New Zealand.

Dec 3, 2002 - Philip Northeast

The Aussie V8 Supercars join the American CART cars in a massive double header on the streets of Surfer’s Paradise

Nov 30, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Skaife leads Holden to a crushing victory in Australia's Great Race at Bathurst.

Oct 12, 2002 - Philip Northeast

The teams go into endurance mode in the 500Km race that is the warm up for Bathurst.

Sep 22, 2002 - Philip Northeast

HRT finally overcomes Winton Hoodoo, but it was not their dominant driver Mark Skaife who has won just about everything this year. It maintained HRT's perfect record of winning every round of the series so far.

Sep 2, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Mark Skaife's stand out season continued at Oran Park.

Aug 11, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Mark Skaife didn't win in Western Australia but HRT maintained their supremacy.

Jul 11, 2002 - Philip Northeast

This was a disconsolate Greg Murphy's reaction when comparing his weekend to that of the Canberra Stegbar 400 round winner and series leader, Mark Skaife.

Jun 14, 2002 - Philip Northeast

The V8 Supercar circus visits Darwin's Hidden Valley.

May 31, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Mark Skaife resisted the Ford attack at Eastern Creek

May 14, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Has the Ford revival finally happened? Marcos Ambrose wins race one at Phillip Island for Ford.

Apr 25, 2002 - Philip Northeast

The Clipsal 500 at Adelaide's famous street circuit just keeps getting better and better.

Mar 31, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Race Results and Championship point's standings for the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship.

Mar 17, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Can HRT and Mark Skaife retain the Championship? Will Ford finally manage to beat Holden? These are the two burning questions to be answered in the 2002 series.

Feb 27, 2002 - Philip Northeast

Just getting in the race can be the hardest part!

Jan 31, 2002 - Philip Northeast

A review of the significant events of 2001 in V8 Supercar racing.

Dec 21, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Todd Kelly emerged from the shadow of the Ford youngsters to show that Holden is developing new talent.

Dec 7, 2001 - Philip Northeast

New Zealand's Pukekohe circuit staged the first international round of the Shell Series, the Boost Mobile V8 International, before a large crowd.

Nov 15, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Points scores and positions after latest round of the Shell Series for the Australain Touring Car Championship for V8 Supercars

Nov 11, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Holdens dominate the V8 Supercar support races at the Honda Indy 300 meeting on the streets of Surfers Paradise

Oct 30, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Craig Lowndes started the first real silly season for V8 Supercars last year with his will he won't he leave HRT decision. This year it seems bigger and better than ever.

Oct 19, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Changeable weather played an important role in the Great Race for 2001. Holden Racing Team's Skaife and Longhurst emerged unscathed and triumphant from the difficult conditions.

Oct 12, 2001 - Philip Northeast

The big one at Bathurst is on this weekend.

Oct 4, 2001 - Philip Northeast

The end of an era with the last race at Phillip Island for a very long time.

Sep 28, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Bathurst, from the begining.

Sep 21, 2001 - Philip Northeast

HRT are still winless at Winton, they came close in race two but winner Russell Ingall was helped by a Ford of all things

Sep 14, 2001 - Philip Northeast

This weekend's race meeting at Winton has assumed an importance beyond being a round of the Shell Series. The last race before Bathurst, this is a valuable test session leading up to the big race. Can HRT Finallly win?

Sep 7, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Justice of a sorts was served when the DJR Falcon of Paul Radisich and Steven Johnson won a rain shortened Queensland 500 endurance classic. They were bogged after spinning off the track when the race was ended early, due to a severe tropical storm. "What an amazing race, I think it's the first time I've ever won a race while in a gravel trap," said Radisich.

Aug 31, 2001 - Philip Northeast

The big one at Bathurst is getting closer and teams are gearing up for the 500K warm up race at Queensland's Willowbank raceway.

Aug 17, 2001 - Philip Northeast

HRT continue thier domination of Shell Series rounds held at Sydney's Oran Park. New tyres for 2002.

Aug 3, 2001 - Philip Northeast

I'm excited about the maiden V8 Supercar win for driver Paul Morris and the Big Kev racing team at the Calder round of the 2001 Shell Series.

Jul 20, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Ford success continues at Barbagallo putting to rest last year's parity debate, at least for now. What could be more Australian than Ute racing?

Jul 6, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Parliament House in Canberra usually echoes to the sounds of the political race, this weekend it was drowned out by the roar of thirty-two V8 Supercars.

Jun 22, 2001 - Philip Northeast

A couple of statements in the local racing press that got me going, and Holden's "Dad's Army".

Jun 8, 2001 - Philip Northeast

While most of the country felt the onset of winter, the V8 Supercar road show visited Darwin's Hidden Valley circuit in Australia's tropical north.

May 25, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Ford fans were particularly disappointed after an emphatic Falcon one two result in the opening race at Eastern Creek was disallowed by the stewards.

May 11, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Reflections on aspects of Adelaide and analysis of a Wayne Gardner interview.

Apr 27, 2001 - Philip Northeast

The event now in only it's third year has established itself as a major event, second only to Bathurst in the Shell Series. This year a record crowd of 65,000 saw the racing on Sunday.

Apr 13, 2001 - Philip Northeast

The Shell Series opening round was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit, with Holden's Mark Skaife doing everything right to take maximum points for the weekend.

Mar 30, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Ford dominates the V8 Touring Car support races at the Australian F1 Grand Prix and the amazing efforts of their young guns, Lowndes, Ambrose, and Johnson.

Mar 16, 2001 - Philip Northeast

A look at the future of the Shell Series and a personal reaction to that Daytona 500.

Mar 2, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Who will be hot in 2001 in the Shell Australian Touring Car Series for V8 Supercars

Feb 16, 2001 - Philip Northeast

The path to the top.

Feb 2, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Whizkid Lowndes switches from Holden to Ford for the 2001 Shell Australian touring car series.

Jan 19, 2001 - Philip Northeast

Late breaking news; Lowndes defects to Ford! and a look at the organisation behind the Shell Touring Car Series.

Jan 5, 2001 - Philip Northeast

A description of what a V8 Supercar is.

Dec 22, 2000 - Philip Northeast

A review of this year's Bathurst 1000 touring car race. One of the highlights of Australias sporting calender.

Dec 8, 2000 - Philip Northeast

A preview of the one of the world's biggest touring races for the year 2000.

Nov 19, 2000 - Philip Northeast