Tag: NEWCASTLE 500
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RUSSELL ONE OF THE VICTIMS ON A DAY OF CARNAGE
It was the biggest race of his life, but for proud Novocastrian Supercars driver Aaren Russell, but it ended in heartbreak. He crashed out – an abrupt end to his afternoon, on a day of carnage across the street circuit.
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SPECTATORS INJURED AS PART OF A TYRE JUMPS SUPERCARS FENCE
Part of a tyre from a racing car has jumped a safety fence and injured two spectators at the Newcastle Supercars event. The incident happened just after 9am this morning in the qualifying of the V8 Ute series. The tyre dislodged from Ryal Harris’ ute and bounced over the fence during a collision with Matt…
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SUPERCARS FANS DESCEND ON NEWCASTLE
Petrolheads from across Australia have descended on Newcastle in droves for the city’s first ever Supercars event. Tens of thousands of fans wearing their team colours jostled for pole position on day one of the Newcastle 500.
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MCLAUGHLIN SETS THE PACE ON OPENING DAY OF NEWCASTLE 500
It’s been a long build-up – with plenty of anticipation – but the Supercars have today hit the streets of Newcastle, and they arrived with a bang. Drivers thought the circuit would be tricky – it didn’t take long for that to be confirmed.
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PRE-RACE EXCITEMENT HITS FEVER PITCH
After 14 months of debate, preparations and protests, the Supercars will hit the streets of Newcastle tomorrow. Today, pre-race excitement hit fever pitch, with drivers checking out the new circuit… while another high-profile racer proved a no-show.
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NBN PODCAST: NEWCASTLE 500 EDITION
NBN News producer Colin Baldwin is joined by reporter Meredith Gibbs and cameraman/ resident revhead Jack Antcliff to discuss the inaugural Newcastle 500. Also Meredith goes trackside to interview Holden’s Shane van Gisbergen and Ford’s Chaz Mostert.
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SUPERCARS FANS MEET SOME OF THE SPORT’S BIGGEST STARS
Meanwhile, hundreds of Supercar fans turned out late today to meet and greet some of sport’s biggest stars. Jamie Whincup, Craig Lowndes and Shane Van Gisbergen signed autographs at Honeysuckle, and die-hards couldn’t resist a selfie with their favourite. It’s one of many fan opportunities in the lead-up to the event – we’ll have more…
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SUPERCARS ARRIVE FOR NEWCASTLE 500
The transporters have rolled in, and the Supercar teams are setting up ahead of the season-ending Newcastle 500. It was like peak hour in pit lane today – but that’s not the only place in for a busy weekend.
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SUPERCARS STAR GIVEN A STUNNING SEASIDE TOUR OF NEWCASTLE HARBOUR
The stars of Supercars have landed in the Hunter ahead of this weekend’s Newcastle 500. But none arrived like Mark Winterbottom – given a stunning seaside tour of the harbour.
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SUPERCARS PROTEST SPILLS OUT ONTO THE STREET
As Supercar drivers arrive ahead of the inaugural Newcastle 500, opponents have made a last ditch effort to make their concerns heard. A protest, led by children, spilled onto East End streets last night.