The 2011 V8 Supercar season drew to a close over the weekend, but DANIEL BARICEVIC writes that the unveiling at the Sydney 5000 of two 'Car of the Future' prototypes could shape the future of the sport.
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GEOFF HARRIS writes that Australia’s major motor racing series has some ground to make up, and momentum to regain, after more than a month off the radar.
 Australians know how to drive fast and well. GEOFF HARRIS names our top 10 racecar drivers across F1, NASCAR, Indy Car, V8 and rally cars.
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In an instant Mark Webber saw his F1 world championship lead slip away in the Korean rain yet, as GEOFFREY HARRIS explains, he may still be in a better position than Ferrari’s new leader Fernando Alonso to claim the title.
The new-look Gold Coast motor racing carnival, with a host of visiting international drivers in the V8 Supercars along with the local stars, could be magic or mayhem, perhaps both, GEOFFREY HARRIS writes.
The Aussie will join Richard “The King” Petty’s NASCAR team next year and reckons, unwisely, that he’s already as good as the sport’s reigning champion, writes GEOFFREY HARRIS.
GEOFF HARRIS writes that after dissing Perth's Wanneroo as "third world", V8 Supercars have rediscovered their love for Garth Tander's home circuit after the WA government chipped in a seven-figure sum to upgrade the track.
Australia’s NASCAR racer Marcos Ambrose is at a career crossroad. GEOFFREY HARRIS says he needs a better drive in America - or to come home to V8 Supercars and chase the Bathurst 1000 victory that’s missing from his CV.
Toowoomba’s Will Power is now the king of Indy racing in America but when he comes home to Queensland in October it will be to share a V8 Supercar rather than display his open-wheeler skills, writes GEOFFREY HARRIS.
According to GEOFF HARRIS, Father Time may have caught up with two of the traditional heavyweights of motor racing - Michael Schumacher and V8 Supercars.
