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!

The 1969 HT Monaro 57D race car fetched three quarters of a million at auction this weekend selling under the hammer to an Australian enthusiast. “We are extremely excited that the car will remain within Australia, this important Holden achieved the highest price for a road registerable Australian Holden ever

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The BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint and continued today at Sydney Motorsport Park. After an exhilarating day back at the race track yesterday, the teams and drivers stepped up the action even further with two back-to-back qualifying sessions followed by two 32-lap races. As with yesterday, the race and engineering formats

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On Saturday 27th June 2020, 20 virtual racers headed to RaceKraft Simulations in Western Australia for the first-ever LUXE Performance Racing for MNDi Sim Cup. An array of people lined up to race from ages 10 to 50, skilled and the not so skilled, real racers, sim racers and those

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For the first time since Winton 2016, Brad Jones Racing has claimed a race victory with their #8 driver Nick Percat after starting from 6th on the grid in Race 8. Starting from the third row of the grid in P6, Nick got a great start making up two positions

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Scott McLaughin ended up with pole position, the win and the track record in Race 9 at Sydney Motorsport Park during the return to Supercars. Despite sacrificing track position in the opening stint, Scott McLaughlin stormed home to a position on the podium, finishing Race 8 in P3. The Shell

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The Virgin Australia Supercars Championship returned to track Saturday with a packed day at the BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint. With two practice sessions, qualifying, a Top 15 Shootout, and 32-lap race over the course of six hours, all four Tickford Racing cars returned at day’s end in one piece

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Penrite Racing roared into action today as the Supercars season resumed at Sydney Motorsport Park. Anton De Pasquale secured the team’s best effort of 8th, while teammate David Reynolds finished P21. Race 7 Starting from P9 and P18, Anton led the team to the first corner, though it

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After more than three months away from the track, Scott McLaughlin led from start to finish to claim the first race back at the Sydney SuperSprint. The Shell V-Power Racing Team set the pace early in Qualifying, and both McLaughlin and Coulthard easily cruised through to the Top 15 Shootout.

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