Bob Jane
Bob Jane won four Armstrong 500s - the race that would eventually be called the Bathurst 1000 - and was a four times Australian Touring Car Champion. Read More
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Colin Osborne
Colin Osborne is a three times Australian Production Car champion and was the President of CAMS between 2001 and 2008. Read More
Ron Wanless
Ron Wanless is a former national Stock Car champion who reduced his horsepower to one and became an Australian Polo star. Read More
George Shepheard
George Shepheard is a former Australian Rally champion and he ran the GMH rally programme which included Peter Brock. Read More
Ray Kershler
The average person may not have heard of Ray Kershler but motor sport fans were kept in the V8 loop for many years thanks to this committed journalist. Read More
Bob Thorn
Bob Thorn was the CEO of Supercheap Auto and a former racer. Leaving the sport and the company several years ago had Speedcafe.com wondering what he was doing these days. Read More
Terry Fullerton
Ayrton Senna described Terry Fullerton as the best he ever drove against. Speedcafe.com spoke to Fullerton about his career and racing against Senna. Read More
Ross Booth
Ross Booth was once the Ford Motorsport Manager and can be credited with Jamie Whincup and James Courtney signing with Ford teams. Read More
Chris Amon, part 2
Chris Amon spent 14 years racing in Formula One. He enjoyed 11 podiums and five poles and drove for the famous Scuderia Ferrari team for three years between 1967 and 1969. Read More
Chris Amon, part 1
Chris Amon is one of the jewels in New Zealand’s motor sport crown. In this first part we look at the start of his career and his win at the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1966. Read More
Max Wilson
Max Wilson was a Formula One test driver that drove Champ Cars and ended up as a V8 Supercar favourite. Speedcafe.com spoke to him in Interlagos. Read More
Anne Gigney
From the media, to the Australian Rally Championship, to sharing a drive alongside Peter Brock, few know Rally racing like Anne Gigney. Read More
Kent Youlden
Kent Youlden won two Production Car championships in the early 1990s and was one of Australia’s best sports car and touring car drivers. Read More
Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer was one of New Zealand’s leading open wheeler racers in the 1960s; he won four Gold Star titles and came second at Bathurst. Speedcafe.com spoke to him. Read More
Niel Allen
This week we introduce Niel Allen who raced in the 1960s and in 1970 recorded the fastest lap time ever seen at Bathurst, a time that was not broken until 2002. Read More
Graham Hoinville
Graham Hoinville is a former rally car champion, CAMS founder and recently won an Order of Australia Medal for services to motorsport. Read More
Bruce Ellery
Bruce Ellery was the team owner of Steve Ellery Racing, a single car, privateer team that punched above its weight. Speedcafe.com. spoke to Bruce about his V8 career. Read More
Alan Gurr
Alan Gurr raced in the Konica championship before getting a full time drive with Britek in 2007. What’s he been doing since then? Speedcafe.com found out. Read More
Sharon Phipps
Sharon Phipps was one of the original racing promo girls; she toured all over the country with the V8s and ran her own business, supplying promo staff to an assortment of teams and sports. Read More
Ken Smith
Ken Smith is one of New Zealand’s favourite motor racing sons. He‘s been racing for over 50 years, he got Scott Dixon his first international drive and was awarded an MBE for his contribution to the sport Read More
Paul Romano
Paul Romano made his name in the 1990s when he burst onto the V8 Supercar scene coming second in the ATCC Privateers Cup. What’s he doing now? Speedcafe.com found out. Read More
Frank Matich
Frank Matich is regarded as one of Australia’s finest racers; he won multiple titles across several championships and built, raced and won in his own cars. Read More
Murray Carter
As sharp as a nail, this week Speedcafe.com speaks to Murray Carter, former motorbike and race car legend. 81 years young, he is amazingly still racing and once loaned his car to Allan Moffat Read More
Mick Doohan
This week Speedcafe.com focuses on the career of Mick Doohan, Australia’s best ever motorbike rider and one of the world's greatest racers. Read More
Warwick Brown
Warwick Brown is one of a handful of Australian’s that have driven in Formula One. What else did he race and what’s he doing now? Speedcafe.com found out. Read More
Bob Muir
Bobby Muir made his name as a top F5000 driver in the ‘70s and ‘80s; he raced in Australia, Europe and North America and almost got a dream F1 drive. Read More
Johnny Herbert
Johnny Herbert stamped his name on Formula 1 in the mid-1990s and had it not been for a life threatening F3000 crash who knows how successful he could have been Read More
Alan Jones
This week’s HDT ‘Where are they now?’ subject needs no introduction – 1980 F1 world champion Alan Jones. Always outspoken, but highly respected, Speedcafe.com found out what Jones is doing Read More
Murray Walker … part 2
In last week’s ‘Where are they Now?’ we introduced broadcasting legend Murray Walker. You read about how he got involved in Formula One commentating and what he thought about the Australian Grand Prix, Adelaide and the famous Clipsal 500. This week we look back at some of his favourite F1 moments and the death of Ayrton Senna, focus on Mark Webber and find out what keeps the ever young 87 year old busy. Read More
Murray Walker Part 1
This week Speedcafe.com introduces Formula One royalty. Over the next two weeks we introduce Murray Walker. Walker, 10 years after his retirement, was, is and always will be the voice of Formula One. Walker is loved across all four corners of the globe and is still in constant demand for appearances. In Adelaide for this weekend’s Clipsal 500, Speedcafe.com.au spent some time with Walker to find out what he is doing at the event. Read More
