Stone the Croweaters! Another SA driver at the Adelaide 500
30 Nov 2017
FRESH from claiming their Dunlop Super2 title in Newcastle last weekend, South Australian driver Todd Hazelwood and Queensland-based team Matt Stone Racing will step up to the Supercars Championship in 2018.
MSR has secured the racing entitlements contract previously used by Jason Bright, and will run an ex-Shell V-Power Racing FGX Falcon for Hazelwood in next year's series, with their top tier debut taking place at the Adelaide 500 in March.
Hazelwood is no stranger to first-class Supercars racing, having worked as a co-driver for Brad Jones Racing in the PIRTEK Enduro Cup this year.
Matt Stone has plenty...
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Adelaide 500 grid taking shape
30 Nov 2017
THE starting grid for the 2018 Adelaide 500 - and the Supercars Championship Series itself - is firming much quicker than usual.
The confirmation of Matt Stone Racing taking ownership of the ex-Britek Motorsport racing entitlements contract and the shuffle of an ex-Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport licence to Prodrive leaves three seats yet to be confirmed.
There will be no change in line-ups at Triple Eight, the newly named Walkinshaw Andretti United, Garry Rogers Motorsport, DJR Team Penske, Brad Jones Racing or Team18.
Certainly, the silly season that normally fires up in the back-end of every season now appears to be...
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American Alt-Rock Heroes +LIVE+ complete epic Adelaide 500 concert line-up in 2018
21 Nov 2017
With just 100 days to go until the 2018 Adelaide 500, fans can look forward to an epic line-up of entertainment for the 20th anniversary event, with American rock band +LIVE+ confirmed to headline Saturday night’s post-race concert.
+LIVE+ lead singer Ed Kowalczyk said the band is stoked to be returning to Australia for a special one-off performance for fans in Adelaide.
“The band couldn’t be more excited to return to Australia again next March. We are having the time of our lives and can’t wait to share this experience with fans...
Farewell to former winners
21 Nov 2017
BOTH Jason Bright and Todd Kelly won’t be pulling out of the Adelaide pitlane in March 2018.
Mainstays of the Supercars circuit for almost two decades, Bright and Kelly this week announced their retirements following the 2017 series decider in Newcastle.
Both notable as former drivers of the Holden Racing Team (now Walkinshaw Racing), the pair have tasted success on the Adelaide circuit, with Bright among the former outright winners of the event, while Kelly claimed a Saturday race win in 2007.
Bright announced his retirement from Supercars over the weekend, while Kelly confirmed his intention to step...
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Juniors get in free to the 2018 Adelaide 500
02 Nov 2017
Kids will be admitted free to the Adelaide 500 as part of a brand new ticket offering for the 2018 Supercars Championship Series opener.
And ticket prices across the board have been frozen at 2017 levels or reduced in some categories.
South Australia's Minister for Tourism Leon Bignell made the announcement as part of the Adelaide 500 launch on Wednesday.
"We've kept [tickets] at the prices they were this year [in 2017] and in some instances we've actually reduced the prices of a ticket," Minister Bignell said...
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Adelaide 500 roars to life for history-making 20th year
01 Nov 2017
AUSTRALIA'S favourite street battle has launched for a historic 20th time in Adelaide this morning.
The Adelaide 500 will bring the streets of South Australia's capital back to life in when the Virgin Australia Supercars roar around some of the nation's most infamous corners from 1-4 March 2018.
Two fantastic new championships will make their Australian debut as part of the four-day carnival, with the ECB SuperUtes Series and Audi R8 LMS Cup Series rolling into Adelaide as two of the event's seven main support categories...
COLD CHISEL TO HEADLINE SPECIAL ONE-OFF "MADE IN SA" CONCERT AT THE 2018 ADELAIDE 500
01 Nov 2017
Legendary Australian rock band, Cold Chisel, has announced a very special one-off show in Adelaide on Friday, 2 March 2018 to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Adelaide 500. It will be the first time the band has played their former hometown since the band’s huge One Night Stand tour in 2015.
When approached for this milestone event, Cold Chisel were determined to make it a unique show - and went about personally hand-picking a bill of all South Australian-born artists. Under the banner of 'Made In SA', they have invited their friend Kasey Chambers, the critically-hailed rock...
Audi R8 Cup to make Australian debut in Adelaide
01 Nov 2017
V10 power will hit the streets of Adelaide when the Audi R8 LMS Cup kicks off its 2018 championship at the Adelaide 500.
The Audi R8 LMS Cup is the only full GT3-spec single-make series in the world, and takes its field of prime privateer races to famed circuits like Suzuka, Sepang and Shanghai.
The Adelaide 500 will be the first time the category has raced in Australia and will double as the series debut of the new Audi R8 LMS GT4 alongside the current GT3 and other older generation models.
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