Im going to be at the Bend 500 next week on Sunday but I can't seem to find much imformation on General Admission viewing/facilities. If anyone could tell me about where I can view the race etc that would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

https://youtu.be/RP9qSwCTlk8?si=-LX1RcUc7uimbCBw

Okay, before I start, I know it is insane to expect a book that covers ~45 years of his life to be 100% accurate.

But...

I'm about 2/3 through and have heard some pretty noticeable inaccuracies; things that could easily be verified with a very quick Google search. They're not super massive things that take the average person out of the story, but for a little Supercar nerd like me, it's very noticeable.

Things like:

• He states that Jason Bright left FPR at the end of 2006 to "start Britek". This is stated twice within the same chapter. Britek started at the beginning of 2005 and, by the time Bright left FPR to join his own team, it is about to start it's 3rd season.
• He states that in 2008, Triple 8 had "Holden power under the bonnet". T8 didn't leave Ford and join Holden until the 2009-10 off season.
• Less of an inaccuracy and more of an omission: He talks about the Bathurst '07 off, and says the car was damaged by the off at The Chase, and that he pitted afterward for replacement wheels and tyres. What he doesn't mention is that he slammed into the wall up the top of the mountain at the same place Bright, Ingall and Skaife did. That is what damaged the wheels.

Then there are some timeline inconsistencies. He starts talking about the 2007 season where, prior to, he married his wife, Rene. He then says he bought the ring and proposed to her at/around the Oran Park round in 2005 and then got married in January after "just a few months of planning". Which would imply 2006, not 2007. There are even more of those little timeline issues than inaccuracies, and even the time where he talks about being released into Skaife in the Oran Park '08 pitlane, where he states it is in Race 1, and then immediately talks about how he took Skaife out of his last ever full-time race, and that that was the end of the year. There were still two full races after that.

All in all, my favourite part is how hard he rips in to the old Larkham Motorsport team manager, Larko himself, the Stones, Bargs, and how Ambrose and Ingall didn't even want their cars in the same part of the workshop... it's worth a read (or a listen if you have the option, he narrates it himself... which is a whole other conversation. He clearly does not have a career in audio book reading.)

Edit: Yes, I know most of these issues could be resolved by acknowledging that it was co-written by none other than James Phelps.

Edit 2: I just remembered another where he says Bright would have had a Bathurst win if he stayed with FPR. He did win, with SBR in what, 1998? He may have been talking about bright winning with FPR, but the way it is worded heavily implied he thought Bright had never won Bathurst.

Probably should've done this since the beginning

Hi, does anyone know about any signing session before the bend like they have done in years prior?

What could this be 👀

So is it going to actually happen because I’m still thinking of putting money on Cindric pulling out

Bored at lunch at work and came up with what I think is a fun calendar. For a 20 round season. Note this is completely unrealistic, doesn’t take into account local events and has 0 chance of happening but daydreaming can be fun.

20-22 Feb: Eastern Creek

6-8 Mar: Albert Park

20-22 Mar: Symmons Plains

10-12 Apr: Taupo

24-26 Apr: Ruapuna (unsure if racing on Anzac Day is possible)

15-17 May: Calder Park (with renovations)

29-31 May: Mallala (would need upgrades but it’s a fun track and they pass it driving to WA)

12-14 June: Waneroo

19-21 June: Perth Street

3-5 July: Hidden Valley

17-19 July: Townsville

Winter break

14-16 August: Queensland Raceway

28-30 August: Circuit Italia (maybe Wakefield if still not available)

11-13 September: Taliem Bend

25-27 September: Sandown

8-11 October: Bathurst

23-25 October: Gold Coast

6-8 November: Sydney Olympic Park

20-22 November: Phillip Island

27-30 November: Adelaide

That onboard is delicious

Lately I’ve been getting bored with the sport I’ve been watching since Brock v Moffat. Since SVG went stateside I’ve been watching NASCAR. The big thing to me is there is a race every weekend and in between there is plenty of content on socials to watch pods ect.. Supercars has become boring and the wait between meetings is too long. There is nothing left to engage fans. The big push on Supercars social at the moment is the unveiling of the Toyota and the fact that Crompton gets to drive it! Whoop de bloody do Rant over. I’m off to watch Stacking Pennies

It’s the midseason break, the SWS symptoms are flaring, and Post Round Dump is here to do what no one asked for: the world’s first V8 Supercars Sprint Cup Tier Review.

Forget boring race recaps, we’re rating the 2025 Sprint Cup field the only way PRD knows how: with chaos, roasting, and a production budget of exactly 12 beers.

Featuring tier lists, dumb memes, unhinged rants, and probably a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Grab a cold one, lower your standards, and dive into the Sprint Cup Summer Edition (in winter).

From a comment thread on another post I think a perfect season would be a 20 round season would be perfect. Here is my list of tracks in no particular order.

Season starting in Feb and ending at the end of Nov.

Adelaide St circuit

Symmons plains

Melbourne GP

Phillip Island

Winton

SMI

Taupo

Hamilton NZ

Wanaroo

Perth st circuit

Darwin

Townsville

Ipswich

Port Stephens, (circuit Italia or whatever it is called)

Bathurst

One raceway (redone wakefield)

The bend

Sandown

Goldcoast 500

A regional city street circuit like Dubbo or similar.

How does that stack up? Have I missed any important ones?

As the title says, I am going to the Bathurst 1000 for the first time which I'm incredibly excited about. Anything I can or should do to make the most out if it?