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New era has a familiar feel as Lowndes wins

Michael Lynch ANYONE expecting a new ball game with the advent of the V8 Supercars Car of the Future era might have to wait a little longer.

Old hands top new era

Michael Lynch, Adelaide All involved in the sport are tipping that the new set-up will bring a shake-up.

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Cash crisis puts Johnson team in doubt for opener

Mark Fogarty Ford folk hero Dick Johnson's V8 Supercars team faces an uncertain future.

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Money worries gripping for V8s

Mark Fogarty The financial plight of Dick Johnson Racing, is symptomatic of the sport's underlying ills.

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V8 team FPR sold to Melbourne-based pair

Mark Fogarty Leading V8 Supercar team Ford Performance Racing has been sold by its British owner in a surprise deal worth at least $8 million.

End of an era adds emotion to finale

Mark Fogarty AS WELL as farewelling the Blue versus Red tribal rivalry that has underpinned V8 Supercars for so long, the season-ending Sydney 500 marks several other significant departures and changes.

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Final V8 driver places filling up

Mark Fogarty The remaining dominoes are starting to fall for V8 Supercar drivers, with the confirmed return of Alex Davison leaving just four unfilled places for next year.

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Whincup closes in on fourth V8 title

Winton Jamie Whincup has put himself on the cusp of a fourth V8 Supercar championship with victory in Saturday's opening race at Winton in Victoria.

Whincup almost too hard to beat

motor Sport By Guy Hand WHILE Jamie Whincup is on the cusp of V8 Supercar greatness and a fourth championship after winning at Winton disaster struck his only title rival Mark Winterbottom.

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Whincup has title in the bag

Mark Fogarty, Winton Cautious to the end, Jamie Whincup resisted celebrating his fourth V8 Supercars championship despite dramatically clinching the title.

Party on hold for champion Whincup

Mark Fogarty CAUTIOUS to the end, Jamie Whincup resisted celebrating his fourth V8 Supercars championship despite dramatically clinching the title at Winton Motor Raceway, near Benalla, on Sunday in a race that...

Ambrose to stay in NASCAR

Mark Fogarty Former V8 Supercars champion set to continue in American stock car racing.

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New face of V8 takes shape

Mark Fogarty Nissan's all-new Altima V8 Supercar almost ready to begin track testing for March debut.

It's been a big week in art... with Jim Pavlidis

Jim Pavlidis No amount of evidence can shake some people’s beliefs.

Whincup joins greats on mount

Mark Fogarty, Bathurst Jamie Whincup joins greats in the pantheon of Bathurst heroes with fourth victory in great race in just seven years.

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Whincup joins greats on mount

Mark Fogarty, Bathurst IT WAS a day for legends of the Bathurst 1000. As a host of former greats looked on, Jamie Whincup joined them in the pantheon of Bathurst heroes with his fourth victory in the great race in just...

As close finishes go, it was right up there

Stephen Ottley It was the final Holden-versus-Ford duel at the Mountain, and it was arguably the best.

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Retro look for Bathurst 1000

Mark Fogarty Old is new again as V8 Supercars revs up for its marquee event on Sunday, with leading teams adopting retro-look liveries as part of the celebrations to mark the 50th year of the Bathurst 1000.