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Targa pumps the brakes
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Targa pumps the brakes

Park to Peak Mt Buller event postponed to 2026 as focus shifts to Targa Tasmani

Shaun McMahon  >  
05 Feb 2025
Fricke sends strong message
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Fricke sends strong message

Mansfield’s Fricke takes a podium position in Sweden GP motor bike championships

Mansfield Courier  >  
26 Jun 2024
HyUndies first and second over finish line
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HyUndies first and second over finish line

HyUndies first and second over finish line for Rare Cancers

Lynn Elder  >  
27 Mar 2024
HyUndies first and second over finish line
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HyUndies first and second over finish line

HyUndies first and second over finish line for Rare Cancers

Lynn Elder  >  
27 Mar 2024
Motoring history on track
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Motoring history on track

DIEHARD competitors and spectators weathered the wet conditions on May 28 to make the 46th Historic Winton weekend another big success. Len Kerwood, Austin 7 Club president and Historic Winton organiser, said all 47 car, motorcycle and sidecar races...

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14 Jun 2023
From 'Budget Beginnings' to 'Event Winnings', Mansfield's little Hyundai Excel cars are ready to race
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From ‘Budget Beginnings’ to ‘Event Winnings’, Mansfield’s little Hyundai Excel cars are ready to race

MotorsportMANSFIELD is well known for its car enthusiasts and car clubsFor the budget racer however, there is Motor Events Racing – Australia’s largest cheap car endurance circuit racing events. Motor Events Racing dubs their events as “Not all...

North East Media   >  
07 Jun 2023
Hy Undies rule 1 – 2 at Sydney Motorsport Park
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Hy Undies rule 1 – 2 at Sydney Motorsport Park

THE Hy Undies team headed north to NSW last weekend, April 1 and 2, where their Cars 78 and 68 crossed the line first and second, respectively, in the same class at the Motor Events Sydney GP. At the wheel in Hy Undies Car 68 were Stuart Wadsworth...

North East Media   >  
12 Apr 2023
Motorcycle Club holds Come and Try Day
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Motorcycle Club holds Come and Try Day

MANSFIELD Motorcycle Club recently had its first Come and Try Day for the 2023 season. The day proved a huge success with 48 children taking to the track. President Ben Adams said, “The event was one of the most successful in recent years.“ The...

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22 Feb 2023
Targa crowns inaugural High Country Spring champions
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Targa crowns inaugural High Country Spring champions

TASMANIA’S Peter Nunn and co–driver Keith Johnstone were crowned the Overall TARGA High Country Sprint Champions on the weekend. The TARGA High Country Sprint was full of surprises, with the top two teams from Saturday’s Sprint withdrawing due to...

North East Media   >  
15 Feb 2023
Motorcycle Club holds Come and Try Day
Motorsport

Motorcycle Club holds Come and Try Day

MANSFIELD Motorcycle Club recently had its first Come and Try Day for the 2023 season. The day proved a huge success with 48 children taking to the track. President Ben Adams said, “The event was one of the most successful in recent years.“ The...

North East Media   >  
22 Feb 2023
Targa crowns inaugural High Country Spring champions
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Targa crowns inaugural High Country Spring champions

TASMANIA’S Peter Nunn and co–driver Keith Johnstone were crowned the Overall TARGA High Country Sprint Champions on the weekend. The TARGA High Country Sprint was full of surprises, with the top two teams from Saturday’s Sprint withdrawing due to...

North East Media   >  
15 Feb 2023
A conflicted Targa return
Motorsport

A conflicted Targa return

TARGA has released the High Country 2023 event schedule with a different format to take place this year to comply with Motorsport Australia regulations for a rallysprint event. But while many are celebrating the return, local drivers are questioning...

Xxx McMahon Old  >  
25 Jan 2023
TARGA releases details of High Country Sprint
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TARGA releases details of High Country Sprint

AFTER a frantic week of pulling together a myriad of exciting activities and all the important components, TARGA has released details for the upcoming TARGA High Country Sprint on February 11 & 12. The entry fee is $2750 including GST for both days...

North East Media   >  
18 Jan 2023
Coming 'round the mountain
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Coming ‘round the mountain

THREE of Mansfield’s fastest racers recently came back from Challenge Bathurst with personal bests. Paul Konig finished the invitation Sprint event with 2:27:2 in his bright yellow V8 engined RX7 on the Friday, then in the weekend regularity Dave...

Xxx McMahon Old  >  
21 Dec 2022
Hy Undies revved up about Rare Cancers
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Hy Undies revved up about Rare Cancers

THE Mansfield Hy Undies team still basking in their success in the 25 Hour Endurance Race at Tailem Bend last month were out in force to raise awareness and much needed funds to support Rare Cancers Australia at last Saturday’s Show N Shine display...

North East Media   >  
21 Dec 2022
Hat trick for Fricke
Motorsport

Hat trick for Fricke

MANSFIELD’S international speedway rider, Max Fricke has successfully defended his 2019 and 2020 Australian Titles at Adelaide on the weekend making it three in a row. Following the cancellation of the 2021 and 2022 Australian Championship series...

North East Media   >  
14 Dec 2022
New Dates for TARGA High Country
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New Dates for TARGA High Country

IN order to ensure that a current review of TARGA–style tarmac rallying has the time to complete its review, the decision was made to again put TARGA High Country back to February 10 –12, 2023. This decision will hopefully provide TARGA with...

North East Media   >  
15 Nov 2022
Fricke's a World Champion again
 Mansfield Courier   Motorsport

Fricke’s a World Champion again

MANSFIELD speedway motorcycle racer Max Fricke and his Australian teammates lifted the 2022 World Cup at the Speedway of Nations World Championships at Vojens in Denmark on Saturday night. At the end of an epic four days and 90 heats of racing, the...

North East Media   >  
03 Aug 2022
Fricke's a World Champion again
Motorsport

Fricke’s a World Champion again

MANSFIELD speedway motorcycle racer Max Fricke and his Australian teammates lifted the 2022 World Cup at the Speedway of Nations World Championships at Vojens in Denmark on Saturday night. At the end of an epic four days and 90 heats of racing, the...

North East Media   >  
03 Aug 2022
Fricke wins second Speedway Grand Prix
 Mansfield Courier   Motorsport

Fricke wins second Speedway Grand Prix

MANSFIELD’S current dual Australian speedway champion Max Fricke stormed to his second Grand Prix win before more than 50,000 spectators at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw on the weekend. This is Fricke’s second GP win after standing on the top...

North East Media   >  
18 May 2022
Locals represent at Targa Tasmania
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Locals represent at Targa Tasmania

MANSFIELD motorsport legend, Brian Dermott, and his wife Linda, recently crossed the Bass Strait for their final time – in a racing sense, at least – driving their Austin Healey in the Classics category of Targa Tasmania. Following a pre–race...

North East Media   >  
18 May 2022
Konig completes challenge
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Konig completes challenge

PAUL Konig took on his biggest test yet at the Challenge Bathurst event which took place a couple of weeks ago at the drivers’ Everest: Mount Panorama. The event draws many of Australia’s racing elite and people from around the globe, and provides...

Xxx McMahon Old  >  
01 Dec 2021
First dirt crits of the season
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First dirt crits of the season

IT was a welcome return to dirt crits racing with the inaugural COVID Kilos Cup being held and 23 starters taking to the track. The course was brutal as many needed to work off their excess COVID weight. It claimed quite a few riders through...

North East Media   >  
17 Nov 2021
Konig sets sights on Mount Panorama
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Konig sets sights on Mount Panorama

PAUL Konig began his motor racing career in 2017 driving a Ford Escort Mark II. He started racing in the Pedders Sprints at Winton before getting his hands on a Mazda RX7 the following year. In 2018 he competed and won multiple Repco Supersprints and...

Xxx McMahon Old  >  
03 Nov 2021
Council to look after 'MCG'
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Council to look after ‘MCG’

COUNCIL will now maintain the Merton Cricket Ground to support the reformation of Merton Cricket Club after four years on hiatus. Mayor Mark Holcombe said council was pleased to see recreation opportunities revived for Merton. “The investment we...

North East Media   >  
03 Nov 2021
Targa moves dates to maximise impact
 Mansfield Courier   Motorsport

Targa moves dates to maximise impact

IN ORDER to maximise the impact of Targa Tasmania’s 30th anniversary event, organisers have reverted to a traditional late April date to move beyond any likely COVID–19 restrictions. The event was due to move to an earlier timeslot in 2022 – from...

North East Media   >  
06 Oct 2021
Fricke secures spot in 2022 speedway grand prix series
 Mansfield Courier   Motorsport

Fricke secures spot in 2022 speedway grand prix series

MANSFIELD’S two-time Australian Speedway Champion, Max Fricke, has secured his spot in the 2022 Speedway World Championships by placing 2nd in the GP Challenge on the weekend in Zarnovica, Slovakia. Currently in his second year as a full time GP...

North East Media   >  
25 Aug 2021
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