This Racewrap has dropped over a week later than I would have hoped, but its been a crazy week with the calendar full up. A weekend of progress is the best way to describe our journey across to ‘The Bend’ at Tailem Bend in South Australia. We had not driven ‘Brien’ at ‘The Bend’ before, but knew the circuit pretty …
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Hi Everyone. I’m sitting here at the ‘Cooee’ Motel in foggy Gilgandra NSW, ready to spend another 10 hrs in the truck on my final stint heading home from Townsville. So while I’m waiting for my logbook time to expire (12 hours rest before getting back on the road) this is the perfect time to punch out a weekend report for you …
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The most recent event for the O’Brien Racing team saw ‘Brien’ compete in Darwin for the 4th round of the Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Championship. With two practice sessions on Friday, qualifying and Race 1 on Saturday, followed by the final 2 races on Sunday, the weekend format didn’t provide any rest for the wicked. After the big road trip …
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There are not too many more picturesque locations on a sunny day than the Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit. In terms of Motor Racing venues it rates up there highly amongst drivers and riders for any circuit around the world. Phillip Island hosted round 4 of the Supercars Championship and Round 3 of the Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Championship Series …
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Its been an interesting start to the year that’s for sure. There is luck, both good and bad and I suppose over the past 9 years since forming our racing team in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia and Australian GT, we should be pretty happy to have not had any major incidents that have required any trips to the panel shop, …
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If you said to me last week that I’d be watching the start of the Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia Championship from the comfort of my lounge room at home, I would probably have asked what medications you were taking!!! But that is exactly what occurred. On Thursday morning 2 laps into the first practice session, the O’Brien Racing Porsche …
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Our DAF Brand Ambassador, Steve Richards, and the 2019 O’Brien Racing Porsche GT3 heads over to South Australia this weekend to participate in round one of the 2019 Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia. On the back of last weeks reveal of the teams O’Brien Racing livery, Steve is looking forward to debut the 2019 Porsche GT3 and O’Brien Racing Team …
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Welcome to My DAF Truck, featuring this DAF FTT XF105.510 6×4 prime mover. Delivered to Steve Richards Motorsport for the important job of transporting the O’Brien Racing Team Porsche Carrera Cup car to all of this year’s race events. Have a great Championship Season Steve. Do The Math. Buy A DAF.
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On Monday January 21st our DAF Brand Ambassador, Steve Richards, and the 2019 O’Brien Racing Porsche GT3 had its first test and shake down day at the sunny Phillip Island Grand Prix circuit. Even with the existing team that has been competing in the Australian GT Championship for the past few years, a new Motorsport category takes a little bit …
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DAF Trucks Australia are proud to announce Steve Richards as our Brand Ambassador for 2019. Steve Richards Motorsport will be heading in a new direction this year, competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Championship series following on from an extremely successful season in the 2018 Australian GT series, securing third place in the Championship and winning the 2018 Bathurst 1000 at …
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