- Fox Sports, the home of motorsport in Australia, celebrates Supercars’ arrival in Queensland
- Fox Sports is the only place to see every Supercars event, plus every game in every NRL round, live
- Special broadcast of Inside Supercars, League Life, Queenslanders Only and Paul Murray Live from Townsville on July 5
Today (Wednesday 28 June), racing royalty Craig Lowndes, Cowboys star Michael Morgan and Supercars legend Russell Ingall came together to launch FOX SPORTS’ coverage of the Watpac Townsville 400.
To celebrate Supercars’ arrival in Queensland, Morgan swapped a footy for a steering wheel to square off against Lowndes in a friendly Supercars racing challenge.
Lowndes crossed the finish line well ahead of Morgan, and it was obvious to everyone watching on why he is the most successful driver in Australian motorsport history.
The Supercars Championship returns to Queensland from July 7 for the Watpac Townsville 400, before attention turns to the iconic Queensland Raceway for the Coates Hire Ipswich Supersprint from July 28.
FOX SPORTS will showcase every practice, qualifying session and race from both events LIVE, ad-break free and in HD.
Lowndes said of his preparations for Townsville: “We’re very pleased coming out of a successful event in Darwin and we’re looking to carry that momentum into Townsville. There’s no doubt that’s it’s one of the toughest tracks we go to, but it’s a track I enjoy. Obviously it’s going to be hot, but I enjoy the heat and don’t struggle with it to the extent that some other drivers do. The hotter the better!”
Fans can warm up to the action with a special edition of Inside Supercars, broadcast in front of a LIVE audience in Townsville next Wednesday (July 5).
The special broadcast will feature as part of the Foxtel All In: Townsville Tour, with FOX LEAGUE’s League Life and Queenslanders Only and Sky News’ Paul Murray LIVE all broadcasting from the Townsville Civic Theatre.
Fans will be able to meet some of FOX SPORTS, FOX LEAGUE and Sky News’ biggest names, including Gorden Tallis, Yvonne Sampson, Paul Murray, Jess Yates, Mark Skaife, Lara Pitt, Hannah Hollis, Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock, Mal Meninga and Justin Hodges.
There will be plenty of fun for everyone at the free event, including games, food trucks, footy clinics and live music.
All attendees will have the chance to win some amazing prizes, including a VIP Supercars Pass including a hot lap thanks to Nissan Motorsport, Cowboys tickets and much more.
Gates open at 3pm, and fans can register to attend one or all of the broadcasts by visiting www.foxtel.com.au/townsvilletour.
FOX SPORTS is exclusively available on Foxtel.
Fox Sports’ broadcast schedule
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship
Watpac Townsville 400
Fri 7 Jul: From 10.00am
Sat 8 Jul: From 9.00am
Sun 9 Jul: From 8.30am
Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint
Fri 28 Jul: From 11.00am
Sat 29 Jul: From 9.00am
Sun 30 Jul: From 10.00am
Foxtel All In: Townsville Tour
Wed 5 July
Inside Supercars: 4pm pre-record for 6.30pm broadcast
Queenslanders Only: 5.30pm pre-record for 8.00pm broadcast
League Life: 7.30pm LIVE
Paul Murray LIVE: 9.00pm LIVE
*Times listed as AEST
