Profile: Jess Martin20190119070019
Profile: Jess Martin
January 19, 2019
Now you might think that a little Hyundai Excel sounds pretty tame, but this car reaches 190km/h at the end of Conrod Straight at Bathurst when Jess is behind the wheel....
Girls are Stepping into all Roles20160131062300
Girls are Stepping into all Roles
January 31, 2016
Think of any role in motorsport, team manager, driver, mechanic, photographer, track marshall, and I’ll bet you a new set of tyres, that somewhere there is a woman in that very role. Now while this observation may not surprise some of you, ther...
Do you really want to be facebook friends with all your fans?20150420031200
Do you really want to be facebook friends with all your fans?
April 20, 2015
Whether you like it or not, being a racer means you have fans. Whether you’re an international celebrity or just a celebrity in your street, you can’t avoid the fact that there are people out there who think what you do is really cool, an...
Meet the Fastest Ladies in Tasmania, Australia20150327142400
Meet the Fastest Ladies in Tasmania, Australia
March 27, 2015
by Ruth Bowler Recently returned from competing overseas, Ruthie “Racer” Bowler is continuing her 2015 Aussie Racing Cars campaign with a return to Tasmania and Symmons Plains. Whilst bringing the popular Ford Coupe back to Launceston is always excit...
I got in the car and drove like I thought I had to. BIG MISTAKE!20140728041400
I got in the car and drove like I thought I had to. BIG MISTAKE!
July 28, 2014
I started my racing, can’t call it a career as I only do it for fun……..in 2007. I was 43 and had been married for 25 years. I had no training, no input, no guidance. I got in the car and drove like I thought I had to. BIG mistake! I blew two engines,...
Childcare Worker by Day, Circuit Racer on Weekends20140529080700
Childcare Worker by Day, Circuit Racer on Weekends
May 29, 2014
I have loved Motor Racing since I can remember. Throughout my childhood I watched my Dad, Barry Devlin, build and race his own minis. Most of our weekends were spent supporting and following him to race tracks around Australia as he set lap records a...
Motorsport Marketing 101 – Look & Act the Part with No Money Down20140307061800
Motorsport Marketing 101 – Look & Act the Part with No Money Down
March 7, 2014
Look & Act the Part with No Money Down Unfortunately in our sport, you only get noticed if you are exceptionally good at what you do, or you crash. Let’s face it, everyone remembers “that” crash but struggle to remember the winn...
You can not ever be too safe, no such thing: Part 3 – by Vikki Paxton20140213013100
You can not ever be too safe, no such thing: Part 3 – by Vikki Paxton
February 13, 2014
The Car These are general safety items and you need to make sure your car complies with your form of motorsport and class. You need to be very comfortable in your car. If you are not comfortable you will not be able to drive at ten tenths. There will...
You can not ever be too safe, no such thing: Part 2 – by Vikki Paxton20140213002400
You can not ever be too safe, no such thing: Part 2 – by Vikki Paxton
February 13, 2014
Driving Apparel Personal Safety You need to check with the governing body of your form of motorsport for the minimum safety requirement for your motorsport and class. However, you can never be too safe and more is best. Head and Neck Restraint I cann...
You can not ever be too safe, no such thing: Part 1 – by Vikki Paxton20140211124000
You can not ever be too safe, no such thing: Part 1 – by Vikki Paxton
February 11, 2014
The Reason for Safety To understand why I am so passionate about safety in any form of motorsport, my abbreviated story explains. You can not ever be too safe, no such thing. This does not mean you won’t take risks when you are racing, you will...
Karting isn’t just for the boys20140206065000
Karting isn’t just for the boys
February 6, 2014
On any Sunday across Australia across the world and on our TV screens we can find and watch many disciplines of motorsport. One thing you could almost bet your house on is they probably started out racing a go-kart. Karting offers so much to so many,...