MOTOR Magazine Australia

HONDA THOUGHT IT WOULD NEED TO REBUILD THE CHASSIS AND ALMOST DOUBLE THE 662KW OF THE V10 TO REACH 400KM/H

NEITHER THE FASTEST V8 Supercar or F1 driver in history have ever started a race in their respective categories. It’s a bewildering fact that sounds like a straight-up lie.

Ever heard of the name Jamie Sargeant? No? Well, no one is faster in a V8 Supercar. In 2005 privateer V8 Supercar team owner Robert Smith was so annoyed with the people in charge of the category that he fobbed off the first round of

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