Red Shamrock Racing’s Laura Byrnes finished 13th at the Perth Motorplex City of Kwinana Cup during the Late Model feature race. After finishing 8th and 9th in the heat races, Laura was looking forward to another top 10 finish but an early incident with the #82 car of
Author: Shane Lawrie
Shane Lawrie
Head unpaid intern of Behind the Sport and former gimp at Drive Tribe, he might not be the most technical motorsport fan, but enjoys a good race!
I used to be a speedway tragic. I grew up getting taken to Claremont Speedway every few Friday nights and as soon as I could drive I was taking myself to the speedway every Friday night either by myself or with friends. You’ve probably all heard the stories
In 2020 when General Motors announced they were pulling the pin on the Australian brand Holden, I wrote an article regarding the instant jump of prices of Holden vehicles that just weren’t anything special. Of course in true fashion, no-one actually read the article properly and accused
A 16-strong field of American Trans Am muscle cars will fight it out for a significant prize pool in the Roadways Tasmanian Ten Thousand at Baskerville Raceway this weekend – part two of the Boost Mobile Race Tasmania festival. After an exciting start to the motorsport year at Symmons Plains Raceway
Tickford Racing has welcomed its 2021 roster of sailors as part of the Team Navy Outplacement Program ahead of the looming Supercars season. As part of the program, Able Seaman Electronics Technician Nathan Steynberg, Leading Seaman Marine Technician – Electrical Damien Smith, and Leading Seaman Aviation Technician Aircraft Phillip Cowan will
The team at D1WA have released their 2021 calendar with 14 events planned over 12 months starting with Jacks Hill drifting on the 30th January 2021. The ever popular Matsuri events are scheduled in May and October with a mix of Collie, Wanneroo Raceway full, infield and Jacks Hill layouts
The 2021 season of the WA Sporting Car Club is ready to get underway with the club announcing today that registrations for Round 1 are open. The club’s calendar for 2021 features 8 meets with two night masters rounds and one full weekend meet. With most of the
Targa West head honcho Ross Tapper was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) this year alongside off road superstar Toby Price and the late Maurice Smith. Ross was our guest on Episode 0028 of Behind the Sport and rather than read about his history, have a listen
Fireworks, jet dragsters, nitro bikes and plenty of action on track kept the crowd entertained at Perth Motorplex’s Night of Fire on Saturday 23rd January 2021.
Funny name for a serious job! The Reverse Gears had their work cut out for them in the heat at Perth Motorplex’s Night of Fire on Saturday 23rd January. Here’s a few photos of these hardworking people. Impressive work by Michelle Dolan to do it all