Car Events

Motorclassica is celebrating its landmark 10th year as Australia’s premier automotive exhibition this weekend, showcasing the widest range of exotic, historic, vintage and collectible cars.  ForceGT was there to check out what’s hot this year at the event’s venue at the heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, Melbourne. On …

What’s better than having cool cars, friendly people and good food all gathered in the same spot? A car show with a twist, Custom Cars & Coffee is where hundreds of proud owners come to show off their pride and joy, while having a chat over a cup of coffee, and meet new …

The second Driver Dynamics track day of the winter season took place last month at Sandown Raceway, 40 minutes southeast of Melbourne. The cold but dry weather presented the perfect track day condition for more than 30 enthusiasts who turned up on the day, looking to cure their itch for speed. The pit lane saw a good mix of cars, …

Toyota has earned a vital victory in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, scoring the top two places on the podium ahead of the most important race of the season, next month’s Le Mans 24 Hours. In a thrilling finish, the #8 crew of Sébastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Anthony Davidson …

Toyota has announced it will add a third car to the grid for the famous Le Mans 24-hour race in June in a bid to accelerate its World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign. The move underlines Toyota’s determination to win the French endurance classic for the first time after it was denied victory …

Porsche has secured a second consecutive FIA World Endurance Championship title with a victory at the six hours of Shanghai International. It’s the fourth win of the 2016 season with one round remaining for the No.1 Porsche 919 Hybrid crew of Timo Bernhard, Mark Webber and Brendon Hartley. Porsche took …

After claiming double podium in Spain, Hyundai Motorsport is shooting for its first Wales Rally GB podium finish at this weekend’s penultimate round of the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). The team will be fielding three New Generation i20 WRC cars with Thierry Neuville in the #3, Dani Sordo …

The Honda Civic Type R driven by Gordon ‘Flash’ Shedden has picked up the driver’s crown in the last round of the MSA Dunlop British Touring Car Championship. The Honda Civic Type R has taken four key championships in 2016 after a treble title success in Europe last weekend (October …

Three different winners across three Toyota 86 Racing Series (T86RS) starts sums up the tight competition the new one-make category brought to the Sandown 500 support roster this past weekend (September 16-18). The previous domination of Canberra teenager Cameron Hill was broken by a trio of hard-chargers in the shape …

The Subaru do Motorsport team heads to the Lightforce Rally South Australia next week, with Molly Taylor aiming to consolidate her third place in the Kumho Tyre Australian Rally Drivers Championship 2016. The Subaru do duo of Taylor and co-driver Bill Hayes enter the Adelaide Hills event on the back …

A full complement of 38 cars will be on the grid for the second round of the Toyota 86 Racing Series, a key support category at this weekend’s Sydney Motorsport Park SuperSprint (Aug 26-28). All competitors from the new series’ successful debut at the Winton SuperSprint have backed up with …

If Nismo Festival is for the best of tuned up Nissans, then Fuji 86 Style is for the finest hotted up Toyotas. Held recently at the famous Fuji Speedway in Japan, Fuji 86 Style served up one of the world’s largest gatherings of customised Toyota- and Lexus-badged vehicles. But the star of the show is …

Subaru do Motorsport duo, Molly Taylor and Bill Hayes, have claimed their debut win for the team, in the Southern Safari Tasmania. Their Group N production class WRX STI NR4 swept to victory in the 98.86 kilometre round of the Eastern Autobody Tasmanian Rally Series. Molly’s win is believed to …

Reigning champion Gordon Shedden claimed a last-gasp victory to end a breathless day of British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) racing at Snetterton, UK which also included wins for Colin Turkington and Mat Jackson. Halfords Yuasa Racing’s Shedden had already secured Honda’s first pole position in more than three years during …