Garth Tander to race Grove Porsche at The Bend
Grove Racing has revealed that five-time Bathurst 1000 winner Garth Tander will participate in Round 4 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Championship at Tailem Bend on August 18th to 20th.
Tander will sport #87, the same number being used by his son Sebastian in the SP Tools Australian Karting Championship with the Grove Junior Team and TanderSport.
This deal is for a one-off race weekend, in which Earl Bamber Motorsport will prepare his 911 GT3 Cup Car for the Grove Racing team. It is being used as preparation for his co-driving duties in the Supercars endurance rounds at Sandown and Bathurst with Grove.
Congratulations Bodo Kräling!
Longtime Audi Sport photographer Bodo Kräling has been recognised in the World Sports Photography Awards, winning Gold in the Motor Sports category for the picture below taken during the 2022 IGTC round at Kyalami.
A superb photo, from a hugely talented photographer. Congratulations Bodo, from all of us at DSC!
Dubai Autodrome now floodlit
The Dubai Autodrome, home to the annual Creventic-organised Dubai 24 Hours, now benefits from the addition of full circuit floodlighting.
The circuit social media channels have shown off the new circuit lighting with the video below:
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Verstappen to start GT3 team?
Formula 1 star Max Verstappen says he is looking to create a GT3 team in the coming years, according to an inverview with Formula 1 Magazine.
⚠️| Max targeting his own racing team in GT3 class can be operational as early as 2025❗️
In an exclusive interview with FORMULA 1 Magazine, Max reveals:
“We are busy with that right now. The next step is the GT3 team. Next year is quite tight, but I want it as soon as possible.… pic.twitter.com/MZ3DmNEnKc
— RBR News 🇳🇱🇲🇽 (@redbulletin) August 2, 2023
Ferrari releases second part of its Red Line Le Mans doc
Part 2 of Ferrari’s behind-the-scenes YouTube documentary from the Le Mans 24 Hours has been released. It focuses on the race weekend itself and the post-race celebrations at the circuit and back in Italy.
Missed Part 1? Catch up below…
Images courtesy of Grove Racing & Bodo Kräling
