How to be Mum on Race Day20150514054100
How to be Mum on Race Day
May 14, 2015
So you've decided you'd like to step into the drivers seat, but what to do with the kids while you're trying to focus on a good race. Race days are long and tiring enough for adults, but kids can get bored pretty quickly, and there's plenty of danger...
How to steal all the attention at a show?20150430013000
How to steal all the attention at a show?
April 30, 2015
On the weekend I attended a Vintage Collectors Market and Car Show with a couple of friends, to show of my old drag racing car. Although it was only a small event, all three of us were run off our feet until closing time talking, posing for pictures,...
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 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,...