Author: Stuart Bowling

Bathurst 12 Hours gallery

Bathurst 12 Hours gallery

Posted by | 11 Feb 2018 | , | 0

WRT was crowned champion of the Bathurst 12 Hours after the race was called with 20 minutes remaining. Before the red flag came out, the sports car classic saw a host of contenders vie for victory, leaving behind impressions worthy of winners. From Chaz Mostert’s alien opening stint into sunrise, to long-time leaders Jamec-Pem, to the army of Porsches storming to the front at go-time, there was never a lack of candidates for the much-coveted jewel of Australian endurance racing. But it wasn’t until WRT made its final push that the eventual winner revealed itself. A gamble on fuel...

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Tech analysis: Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Tech analysis: Aston Martin Vantage GT3

Posted by | 28 Jan 2018 | , , , | 0

A long, long time ago, in a garage in Banbury, Oxfordshire, a group of engineers from Prodrive designed and put together Aston Martin’s second iteration of GT3 car: the Vantage GT3. Its predecessor, the DBRS9, was one of the first GT3 cars to exist, and ended up being a rather long tenured model (2007-2011). So it comes as little surprise that for a company as small and financially tumultuous as Aston Martin; the V12 Vantage would also go on to fly the brand’s flag for many years despite the GT3 game progressing at an alarming pace. Since its debut...

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Tech analysis: Bentley Continental GT3

Tech analysis: Bentley Continental GT3

Posted by | 13 Aug 2017 | , | 0

A few years ago, when people thought of Bentley Motorsport, they either had images of guffawing moustached gentlemen steering a behemoth vintage car at the old Circuit de la Sarthe, or the sexy and sleek and streamlined Speed 8 prototypes of the early 2000s that brought them their sixth Le Mans victory. Today, if you mention ‘Bentley Motorsport’ there’s increasingly good odds that people now think of well-groomed gentleman guffawing in a much newer behemoth racing machine: the Continental GT3. Debuting in the 2014 Blancpain GT Series, the Continental GT is Bentley’s unlikely modern war-machine. It looks as large...

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Tech analysis: Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

Tech analysis: Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

Posted by | 23 Apr 2017 | , | 1

The Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 is an anomaly of a supercar. Not recognised with all the glamour and flair of the Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens and Porsches of the world, it is a car that has grittily carved a revered reputation among a wide range of motoring enthusiasts by shunning prestige and instead being a pure tool of performance that is backed up firmly by its race results and championships. While its DNA is traditionally an all-wheel-drive, turbo-six platform; some of the greatest GT-Rs have been the pure racing specials which demonstrate the versatility of the platform. For example; the...

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