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Win, win, win: live-stream Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for free!

8 October, 2015

Want to check out the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 that’s on over the weekend of October 10–11, but don’t have SKY Sport? We’ve got 20 SKY FAN PASS weekly passes to give away.

FAN PASS is the ultimate in ‘dip-in and dip-out’ viewing, easy to use, and perfect for enjoying a number of live events coming up, including the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, and the F1 and V8s at Pukekohe Park Raceway in November. You can also catch up on all the live Rugby World Cup action and watch your favourite team play. You can check out more about FAN PASS here. 

image source speedcafe.com.au

Fill in the form below and answer the question by 12pm on Friday, October 9 to be in to win. The FAN PASS will expire on October 30, 2015.

Live-stream Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 free!


image source: v8supercars.com.au

image source: v8supercars.com.au

“Gotcha!’’ The continuing tale of a Nissan/Datsun tragic – part two

8 May, 2026

In 1996, I was on a mission to buy a suitable pavement scorcher and visited the now-defunct Manukau City Car Fair. Unbelievably, among the sea of four-door utilitarian Japanese compacts was the absolute jewel in the crown, my automobile wet dream — a 1985 two-door R30 RS Nissan Skyline FJ20 Turbo five-speed manual in nice condition. The owner wanted $10,000 — a great deal.
But what did I do? I bailed out, paralysed by indecision. The money would have been a stretch, but it was the worst automotive choice I ever made. Instead, I went for a rusty Toyota Sprinter 8 Valve Twin Cam Coupé, which was pretty terminal from the get-go. I know. We’ve all done it, but there was really no excuse for passing up the Skyline, and I was haunted by that for years.

Last Tango in the Fast Lane

30 April, 2026

In the mid ’80s, I locked into a serious Nissan/Datsun performance obsession. It could have kicked off with my ’82 Datsun Sunny, though this would have been a bit of a stretch of the imagination, given its normally aspirated 1.2-litre motor — not the sort of thing to unleash radical road warrior dreams. But it did plant a seed, and it was a sweet little machine and surprisingly quick, in contrast to all the diabolical English offerings I had endured.
I was living in South Auckland at the time and was an unrepentant petrolhead. Motor racing was my drug of choice, and I followed the scene slavishly. Saloon car racing, with the arrival of the international Group A formula, was having a serious renaissance here and in Australia and Europe. There was suddenly an exotic air in local racing that had been absent for 15 years.
I was transfixed by this new frontier of motor racing that had hit our tracks in 1985–87 and the new array of machinery on display. In 1986, the Nissan Skyline RS DR30 made a blinding impression on me. The Australian Fred Gibson-run, Peter Jackson-sponsored team of George Fury and Glenn Seton were the fastest crew of the 1986 Australian Touring Car Championship. But Kiwi legend Robbie Francevic snuck through to win the Aussie Championship in his Volvo 240T after a strong start and consistent finishes.