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2025 Radical Cup Australia ...
The 2025 Radical Cup Australia is the fourth edition of Radical Cup Australia, a motor racing series for Radical SR3 sports cars run by the local distributors of Radical cars. Background With the cessation of the SpeedSeries event series in 2024, Radical Cup Australia has aligned itself with the GT World Challenge Australia series. All five rounds of the series will be at events featuring the World Challenge Australia, and run by SRO Motorsports Group. The series format is expected to remain similar to previous years, with a mixture of sprint and endurance races. Calendar References {{reflist Radical Australia Cup Radical Cup Australia Radical Cup Australia The Radical Cup Australia is a national motor racing series for racing the Radical SR3, built by Radical Sportscars. The series is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 GT World Challenge Australia
The 2025 GT World Challenge Australia Powered by Amazon Web Services, AWS is an Australian motor sport competition for Group GT3, GT3 cars. This will be the second season since the Stephane Ratel Organisation, SRO Motorsports Group took over sole management of the series. The season will start at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Philip Island on the 4–6 April and finish at Hampton Downs in New Zealand on October 31–November 2. Calendar The provisional six-round calendar was announced at the 2024 SRO Press conference at the 24 Hours of Spa. For the first time the series will have a media day at Phillip Island. On 18 October, the calendar was updated, in which the Queensland round was shifted to June and the championship will return to Sandown Raceway after 3 years. Unlike previous years where most race weekends were run by another promoter as part of the SpeedSeries event series, in 2025 SRO has taken over as event promoter as well as category promoter. Other categories a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 GT4 Australia
The 2025 GT4 Australia Series (commercially titled 2025 Monochrome GT4 Australia Series) was an Australian motorsport competition for GT4 cars. The championship is the 2nd season of a standalone GT4 Australia series having split from the Australian Production Car Series at the end of 2023, and is the second season of the championship being solely managed by the SRO Motorsports Group. The season will start on 4 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and will end on 2 November at the Hampton Downs Motorsport Park. Calendar The provisional six-race calendar was released on 28 June 2024 with 5 rounds to take place in Australia and 1 round to take place in New Zealand. It includes 6 race weekends in support of the 2025 GT World Challenge Australia. Entry list See also * 2025 British GT Championship * 2025 GT4 European Series * 2025 French GT4 Cup * 2025 GT4 America Series * 2025 SRO GT Cup * 2025 SRO Japan Cup The 2025 SRO Japan Cup is the fourth season of the SRO Japan Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical Cup Australia
The Radical Cup Australia is a national motor racing series for racing the Radical SR3, built by Radical Sportscars. The series is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia Motorsport Australia, formerly the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS), is the nationally recognised governing and sanctioning body for four-wheeled motorsport in Australia. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'A ..., and run by a joint venture of the two Australian importers of Radical cars. History The current Radical Cup Australia was founded in 2022, but one-make racing for Radical cars in Australia dates back to at least 2011. Cars Unmodified examples of the Radical SR3 (including most variants from throughout the model's history, and both 1340 and 1500cc engined models) are eligible to compete. Race format The series is made up of a mixture of sprint (25-minute) and endurance (45 or 50-minute races). Cars may (optionally) be shared between two drivers; if so, during endu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motor Racing
Motorsport, motorsports or motor sport is a global term used to encompass the group of competitive sporting events which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles. The terminology can also be used to describe forms of competition of two-wheeled motorised vehicles under the banner of motorcycle racing, and includes off-road racing such as motocross. Four- (or more) wheeled motorsport competition is globally governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA); and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) governs two-wheeled competition. Likewise, the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) governs powerboat racing while the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) governs air sports, including aeroplane racing. All vehicles that participate in motorsports must adhere to the regulations that are set out by the respective global governing body. History In 1894, a French newspaper organised a race from Paris to Rouen and back, starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radical SR3
The Radical SR3 is a race and sports car produced by Radical Sportscars, which has been built in Peterborough since 2002. The vehicle is considered a further development of the Clubsport 1100. History Designed by race car designer Mike Pilbeam, the SR3 is considered Radical's most successful model with over 1,100 units sold. The vehicle was originally developed for participation in international competitions in the C3 class of the FIA. In 2009, a further developed version of the Radical SR3 was presented. For the variant called Radical SR3 SL ( for "Street Legal" ), street legal for small series vehicles is also available. In Autumn 2014, Radical presented a revised version of the racing version with the SR3 RSX. Specifications The SR3 is extremely lightweight with a trellis chassis and weighs less than . The aerodynamic downforce allows cornering acceleration of up to 2 g at high speed. A roof or trunk is not available for the car. The racing bucket seats help to save weight. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GT World Challenge Australia
The Australian GT Championship is a CAMS-sanctioned national title for drivers of GT cars, held annually from 1960 to 1963, from 1982 to 1985 and from 2005. Each championship up to and including the 1963 title was contested over a single race and those after that year over a series of races. The categories which have contested the championship have not always been well defined and often have become a home for cars orphaned by category collapse or a sudden change in regulation. History Appendix K In the first era the championship races were open to closed roof cars (not necessarily production based) complying with CAMS Appendix K regulations. Appendix K catered for modified production Grand Touring cars (such as Lotus Elite), sports cars (such as Jaguar D-Type) fitted with roofs, specials (such as the Centaur Waggott) and touring cars modified beyond the limits of the then current Appendix J regulations. Numbers dropped rapidly away as the years went on and both the category an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SRO Motorsports Group
SRO Motorsports Group (formerly the Stéphane Ratel Organisation) is an international sporting organisation best known for promoting and running a variety of racing events and series, including the Total 24 Hours of Spa, Intercontinental GT Challenge and Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe. The company was founded in 1995 by Stéphane Ratel and is now considered the global leader in GT racing. SRO also organises the multi-disciplinary FIA Motorsport Games, as well as e-sports events and touring car categories. As of 2020 it keeps offices in London, Paris, Liège and Hong Kong, while Ratel continues to act as CEO. Current Series Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli was launched in 2016 to bring together major events, such as the Total 24 Hours of Spa and the Bathurst 12 Hour, in a unified global championship. The series is aimed at manufacturers, though rather than field their own cars they are encouraged to appoint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing circuit located near Ventnor, on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The current circuit was first used in 1956. History Road circuit Motor racing on Phillip Island began in 1928 with the running of the 100 Miles Road Race, an event which has since become known as the first Australian Grand Prix. It utilised a high speed rectangle of local closed-off public roads with four similar right hand corners. The course length varied, with the car course approximately per lap, compared to the motorcycle circuit which was approximately in length. The circuit was the venue for the Australian Grand Prix through to 1935 and it was used for the last time on 6 May 1935 for the Jubilee Day Races.John B Blanden, A History of Australian Grand Prix 1928–1939, Volume 1, 1981, p. 123 A new triangular circuit utilising the pit straight from the original rectangular course was subsequently mapped out and first used for the Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Motorsport Park
Sydney Motorsport Park (known until May 2012 as Eastern Creek International Raceway) is a motorsport circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek (40-kilometres west of the Sydney CBD), New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the Australian Racing Drivers Club. The circuit is one of only two permanent tracks in Australia with an FIA Grade 2 license and is licensed for both cars and motorcycles. History The development of circuit was approved in 1989 and construction began soon after. However, construction was delayed by poor weather and debates over land ownership. A test race open to Superbikes was held in July 1990 and the circuit was officially opened by then-New South Wales Minister for Sport Bob Rowland-Smith on 10 November 1990 with the running of the Nissan Sydney 500 endurance race for Group A touring cars. In 1991, the consortium formed to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandown Raceway
Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in the suburb of Springvale in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. Sandown is considered a power circuit with its " drag strip" front and back straights being and long respectively. History Sandown Racecourse was first built as a horse racing facility, dating back into the 19th century, but closed in the 1930s in a government run rationalisation program. Redevelopment began not long after World War II. A bitumen motor racing circuit was built around the outside of the proposed horse track (which was not completed until 1965) and was first opened in 1962 and held the race which became the Sandown 500 for the first time in 1964. The circuit hosted its first Australian Touring Car Championship race in 1965. Motor racing The opening meeting, held on 11 and 12 March 1962, featured the 1962 Sandown International Cup, which was contested by world-famous international drivers including Jack Brab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bend Motorsport Park
The Bend Motorsport Park is a bitumen motor racing circuit at Tailem Bend, South Australia, Australia, about south-east of the state capital, Adelaide. The complex has a bitumen circuit, drag racing strip, and drift racing circuit. The race circuits are of a high international standard and licensed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) for car racing and the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) for motorcycle racing. History In February 2015, Peregrine Corporation lodged plans with the Government of South Australia to redevelop the former Mitsubishi Motors Australia test track at Tailem Bend, South Australia. Approval was granted in May 2015 with construction commencing in March 2016. Initially titled the South Australian Motorsport Park, by the time construction commenced, The Bend Motorsport Park name had been adopted. The address of the site was originally in Elwomple. In September 2017, before the facility opened, the boundary betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
