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Jarek Hampel wins NZ SGP as Aussie Darcy Ward stars

Jarek Hampel wins NZ SGP as Aussie Darcy Ward stars

Polish rider, Jarek Hampel has swung back into Speedway Grand Prix competition in emphatic fashion by taking victory in a stunning Buckley Systems New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix from fellow Pole, Tomasz Gollob, Nicki Pedersen and Greg Hancock. Read More

Tough draw for Aussies in Auckland Speedway GP opener

Tough draw for Aussies in Auckland Speedway GP opener

The antipodean competitors in the Speedway Grand Prix World Championship opener tomorrow in Auckland haven't had the ideal start to their weekend with a tough gate draw for all three - defending World Champion, Chris Holder, debutante Darcy Ward and New Zealand hope, Jason Bunyan. Read More

SGP Season Guide: Can Chris Holder go back to back?

SGP Season Guide: Can Chris Holder go back to back?

The 2013 Speedway Grand Prix World Championship promises to be one of the tightest in the event’s history. With an Australian defending his World Championship from 2012 and a new Aussie star entering the Series fulltime in Darcy Ward, interest downunder will be at an all time high. Read More

World Speedway Champion will have family along for every lap in NZ

World Speedway Champion will have family along for every lap in NZ

Like any sportsman, having strong support of your family is crucial to success, but in the case of World Speedway Champion, Chris Holder it goes to another level. Read More

US Speedway legend looks to keep downunder win streak alive

US Speedway legend looks to keep downunder win streak alive

Two times World Speedway Champion, Greg Hancock is looking to keep a unique winning streak alive this weekend in the opening round of the 2013 F.I.M. Speedway Grand Prix World Championship in Auckland - he is the only man to have won every Grand Prix outside of Europe. Read More

Ivan Mauger retires from public life due to ill-health

Ivan Mauger retires from public life due to ill-health

The most prolific Speedway rider in World Championship history, Ivan Mauger has retired from public life. Read More

Anglo-Aussie aiming high in Speedway GP return

Anglo-Aussie aiming high in Speedway GP return

The ‘third Australian’ in this weekend’s Buckley Systems New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix, Tai Woffinden is awaiting his return to the World Championship with baited breath. Read More

Two die in American speedway crash

Two die in American speedway crash

Two people were killed at Marysville Speedway in California when a Sprintcar careered off the track during hotlaps and collected the pair who were in the pit area. Read More

Ian Madsen first Aussie to win $50,000 Sprintcar race

Ian Madsen first Aussie to win $50,000 Sprintcar race

Sydney local Ian Madsen became the first Australian to taste victory in the $50,000 to win Scott Darley Challenge at Sydney Speedway in a dramatic feature race. Read More

Ian Madsen takes night one of Darley race

Ian Madsen takes night one of Darley race

Sydney local, Ian Madsen has beat out a crack field to win the preliminary night of the 2013 $50,000 to win Scott Darley Challenge at Sydney Speedway. Read More

Australian SGP stars looking good as injury hits rivals

Australian SGP stars looking good as injury hits rivals

Australian Speedway Grand Prix stars, Chris Holder and Darcy Ward have had almost the perfect preparation for next weekend's New Zealand Speedway Grand Prix in Auckland, whilst two of the heavyweights enter under an injury cloud Read More

Maurice Fabietti hits fabulous form in Perth Doorslammer

Maurice Fabietti hits fabulous form in Perth Doorslammer

Maurice Fabietti has shot to the pole position in Top Doorslammer at the Westernationals aboard his Holden Trade Club Monaro charging down the Perth Motorplex quarter mile in 5.92 seconds. Read More

Shane Stewart wins the battle, James McFadden wins the war

Shane Stewart wins the battle, James McFadden wins the war

Shane Stewart had to go all out to try and win the ENZED World Series Sprintcars Championship at the Perth Motorplex and starting on row five for the feature, the Monster Energy pilot looked as though his chance may have expired. Read More

Where Are They Now?

John Gowland Part 2

John Gowland Part 2

The compelling interview with John Gowland, the brains behind Ford Australia’s London to Sydney marathon assault in 1968 continues. Gowland explains more details of the behind-the-scenes activity at the blue oval and the still-born attempt at a World Land Speed record at Lake Eyre Read More

Favourite Flick

VIDEO: Lee Holdsworth takes to the mound in Texas

VIDEO: Lee Holdsworth takes to the mound in Texas

IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth has made his baseball debut in the US,check out this feature video Read More

Talking Tech

VIDEO: Crimsafe Talking Tech – Windscreens

VIDEO: Crimsafe Talking Tech – Windscreens

Today’s Crimsafe Talking Tech, hosted by Windscreens ASAP's Matt Bartlett, looks at the polycarbonate windscreens that are being used in the V8 Supercars Championship this year. Read More

Multimedia

VIDEO: Speedcafe TV Austin preview

VIDEO: Speedcafe TV Austin preview

Speedcafe TV takes a look at the teams setting up for the Austin round and chats with the Norton 360 Racing's Michael Caruso and and IRWIN Racing's Lee Holdsworth Read More

What's On

Shannons Nationals

Shannons Nationals

When: 0900, 22 September 2013
Where: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
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Race Guide

RACE GUIDE: Austin 400, Circuit of the Americas

RACE GUIDE: Austin 400, Circuit of the Americas

Speedcafe.com's guide to this weekend's Austin 400 - Event 5 of the 2013 V8 Supercars Championship Read More

Cafe Chat Interview

CAFE CHAT: Bryan Staring

CAFE CHAT: Bryan Staring

The Perth racer Bryan Staring is the new Australian star on the MotoGP scene. The 25-year-old was hand picked by the Gresini Honda outfit to develop its CRT bike in the premier road bike category Read More

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