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Amazing.

More than 50 GT cars to ascend to Phillip Island season opener

More than 50 GT cars are expected to tackle the famous Phillip Island circuit at next week’s Shannons SpeedSeries opening round as GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS and Monochrome GT4 Australia kick off their seasons in style.
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For Monochrome GT4 Australia, a record 34 entries at next week’s opening round of the year highlights its rapid rise as one of the country’s destination categories since becoming a standalone series with SRO Motorsports Australia in 2024.
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I’m gonna a have to agree with this young fella.
“I see the Monochrome GT4 Australia Series as the pinnacle of motorsport in Australia. The grid is incredibly strong and the level of competition is tough, which makes it such an exciting place to race.
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Keelan Dunston to make Monochrome GT4 Australia debut at Phillip Island

Young gun Keelan Dunston is the latest driver from Aussie Racing Cars to step into Monochrome GT4 Australia, with the Pitstop Racing driver to pilot a Ginetta G55 GT4 at the opening round in Phillip Island.
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I know V8s are the top tier for professional racing in Australia, but these GT cars are where it’s at. I feel GT racing is at the top for a professional, amateur and beginner. Whether solo or with a big team, all can participate and the variety of cars in which to do so is unmatched. Even above the variety that production car racing have, in terms of overall competitiveness with the choice of vehicle.
 
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Ambrose did get a win last year with the Courtney Prince and Buccini crew. It’ll be a three peat for the team in they pull it off. That would be news worthy.

The Stinger GT is crazy heavy. Definitely will be interesting to see how it performs versus the 135 and 340.
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Ok, I must if forgotten all about that.

Yes, the Stinger is no Lightweight, but it does come with brembo brakes and decent sized discs. Pad choice and a complimentary driving style will make or break their day.
 
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Cameron and Dalton to lead Multispares Racing charge in 2026

Young Supercars drivers Aaron Cameron and Lochie Dalton will form a strong combination in the Monochrome GT4 Australia Silver Class this year, competing with Multispares Racing in a Ford Mustang GT4.
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Aaron just got extra busy for this year, racing three different types of Mustang.
Supercars with BRT, the inaugural Mustang Cup with GRM, and now this ride in GT4.
If only he could be persuaded to do races in the upcoming Bathurst 6hr, Group N, Touring Car Masters, Queensland TransAm, and the two different types of TA2.
That would be 9 different types of Mustang in the one racing season, and surely set a record that would be very difficult to beat, anywhere on the planet.
 
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Man, if anyone looking to go racing(in Australia) can swing it, this is the place to be.

Cam McLeod and Mason Harvey to join for 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season

Multispares Racing has confirmed a second entry for the 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season, with Super2 young gun Cameron McLeod and WA rising star Mason Harvey to team up for their debut seasons.
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Nothing against Ryan Hansford, but it looks like Multispares may have come to their senses by redirecting their motorsport budget to GT4, instead of wasting it on TCM.
Speaking to John Bowe over the weekend, he was telling me his engines were having to be totally rebuilt every three rounds during his last season in the championship.
He said those in charge of the category, never should have allowed 8000rpm rev limits, and that they really only served those with a self interest.
Too may personal agendas.
 
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Nothing against Ryan Hansford, but it looks like Multispares may have come to their senses by redirecting their motorsport budget to GT4, instead of wasting it on TCM.
Speaking to John Bowe over the weekend, he was telling me his engines were having to be totally rebuilt every three rounds during his last season in the championship.
He said those in charge of the category, never should have allowed 8000rpm rev limits, and that they really only served those with a self interest.
Too may personal agendas.
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Especially when the Falcon coupes were no longer competitive. People were dropping out like crazy. Funny, but not funny, to see why Group N and other classic categories thrive over TCM. Probably TCM are too close to a kind of “(V8)Supercars” for classic cars.
They’re having to add later models in the category.
 
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Especially when the Falcon coupes were no longer competitive. People were dropping out like crazy. Funny, but not funny, to see why Group N and other classic categories thrive over TCM. Probably TCM are too close to a kind of “(V8)Supercars” for classic cars.
They’re having to add later models in the category.
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The original idea behind TCM was to be a Group N with concessions to allow for replacement parts that were not raceworthy.
Think of drum brakes, weak driveline parts that would constantly break, gearboxes that needed rebuilding after every race, or in the case of Jim Richards' Javelin, or Geeg Crick's Charger, the allowance of replacement motorsport parts like engine blocks due to production parts just being so rare.
Then the self interested started submitting parts that they were breaking, that allowed for more power and more torque, that breaks or shortens the life of other things, and so on and they all find themselves in a vicious circle.
Allowing in the later models like the Falcon hardtops, Chargers was a nice idea but they had to let in the L34 Torana that had none of the weaknesses of the original, and that rot set in.
Holden motors replaced by Chevs that spin to 8k, NASCAR gearboxes, $10k plus rear ends.
I'm waiting to see who's blind enough to take on a Supra or Volvo.
Ask yourself, when was the last time you saw a Supra of that model? Most have been swallowed by the tin worm.
I'd like to know what minimum weight they're targeting for the Volvo.
Now there's word they're looking at the RX-7.
In a sentence. They've lost the plot. Literally.
The whole rulebook and category needs a reset to a more sensible, cost effective direction that more than halves what they're currently spending.
 
Exactly. TCM is too jumbled when they’ve already got Group A(usually aligned with Muscle Car Masters or Classic revival events) and Group C series active in classic motorsports events.
 
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Exactly. TCM is too jumbled when they’ve already got Group A(usually aligned with Muscle Car Masters or Classic revival events) and Group C series active in classic motorsports events.
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The Classic, last weekend, ran the Group C and A cars together and it has been that way from the beginning. It also includes SuperTourers from the TOCA era 1991-2000.
The new category in historic circles is known as "5 Litre Touring Cars".
This caters for cars that are no longer eligible for Super2 such as the FGX Falcon & VF Commodore, all the way back to the 1993 cars known then as Group 3A but essentially what was the beginning of V8 Supercars.

All the action over the weekend from midday Saturday, to the final race on Sunday, was livestreamed on BlendlineTV.
 

Tony Quinn to run with Monochrome GT4 Australia again in 2026

Motorsport veteran Tony Quinn will once again compete in Monochrome GT4 Australia in 2026 after locking in a full-season campaign in the Keltic Racing Toyota Supra GT4 EVO 2.
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Love duo stick with family combo for Monochrome GT4 Australia 2026

Father-son combination Rob and Bailey Love will compete again in 2026, with the pair locked in to start the 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season at Round 1 Phillip Island.
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Tony Quinn to run with Monochrome GT4 Australia again in 2026

Motorsport veteran Tony Quinn will once again compete in Monochrome GT4 Australia in 2026 after locking in a full-season campaign in the Keltic Racing Toyota Supra GT4 EVO 2.
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Love duo stick with family combo for Monochrome GT4 Australia 2026

Father-son combination Rob and Bailey Love will compete again in 2026, with the pair locked in to start the 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season at Round 1 Phillip Island.
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No one could ever accuse Tony Quinn of brand loyalty.
Toyota for GT4, Ford in Supercars, and persisting with a Chevrolet Camaro for the upcoming 6hr!
 

Tony D’Alberto set for Mustang GT4 drive with Jarrod Keyte

Experienced Supercars and GT driver Tony D’Alberto will complete double duties at Shannons SpeedSeries events this season after confirming a program in Monochrome GT4 Australia.
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Good publicity for MPC to get the current Ford name on their CV.

Edit: Alrighty then.
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Ludo Lacroix leading four-car GT4 Australia squad

The celebrated engineer has joined Team Soutar Motorsport as its competition director ahead of the opening round at Phillip Island
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Edit2: I'd say this is a good start.
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Inaugural Mustang Cup Australia entry list revealed

The field for the opening round on March 27-29 features a mix of Supercars race winners, rising talents, and seasoned
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Tony D’Alberto set for Mustang GT4 drive with Jarrod Keyte

Experienced Supercars and GT driver Tony D’Alberto will complete double duties at Shannons SpeedSeries events this season after confirming a program in Monochrome GT4 Australia.
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Good publicity for MPC to get the current Ford name on their CV.

Edit: Alrighty then.
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Ludo Lacroix leading four-car GT4 Australia squad

The celebrated engineer has joined Team Soutar Motorsport as its competition director ahead of the opening round at Phillip Island
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Edit2: I'd say this is a good start.
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Inaugural Mustang Cup Australia entry list revealed

The field for the opening round on March 27-29 features a mix of Supercars race winners, rising talents, and seasoned
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I'm loving the growth in GT4 numbers.
 
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Yeah. I've been smiling. A relief to have a popular global series here that's steady.
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Now, if only we could get an endurance race at Bathurst on the calendar, and at a time when attracting entrants from overseas works.

Somehow, I don't think a four or six hour event playing a support role to the GT3 12hr is a big enough carrot. Not with local numbers above 30.
 
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Now, if only we could get an endurance race at Bathurst on the calendar, and at a time when attracting entrants from overseas works.

Somehow, I don't think a four or six hour event playing a support role to the GT3 12hr is a big enough carrot. Not with local numbers above 30.
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Exactly. Overseas entrants that have been to the mountain know they need to play the long game. The ones from the GT4 European series drive those bad boys hard as if they're driving touring cars.
The Spa GT4 race is a good one. At the mountain, it would be insane for a 60 car grid. :drool:
 

Monochrome GT4 Australia kicks off 2026 with Practice 1 at Phillip Island

Monochrome GT4 Australia has officially kicked off the 2026 season with the opening practice of LIQUI MOLY GT Festvial Phillip Island.
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There’s a lot of really talented drivers in the field, much more than you would expect from a more amateur-friendly class.
 
Hmmm.

Me thinks a BoP adjustment might be coming to handicap the runaway horses.

Just under eight tenths clear of the next best marque with five of the ten entered on top, it would be difficult to argue against such a measure.

Still early days, but they could probably give the Porsche, AMG & Ginetta a bump without upsetting too many as well.
 
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There’s a lot of really talented drivers in the field, much more than you would expect from a more amateur-friendly class.
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Just have to hope it doesn't deter some of the slower owners of cars from entering. Though if anyone can keep up with Tony Quinn they should be just fine.
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Mustang cup
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Cameron claims inaugural Mustang Cup pole position

Cameron had been the benchmark for the lion’s share of the 20-minute session but improved with a 1:36.2144s on his
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Yep, I'm sure there's more of this to come.
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Hmmm.

Me thinks a BoP adjustment might be coming to handicap the runaway horses.

Just under eight tenths clear of the next best marque with five of the ten entered on top, it would be difficult to argue against such a measure.

Still early days, but they could probably give the Porsche, AMG & Ginetta a bump without upsetting too many as well.
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I'd say the McLarens will still be quick over the whole field. Should be a really good year with the quality of the field.
 
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Just have to hope it doesn't deter some of the slower owners of cars from entering. Though if anyone can keep up with Tony Quinn they should be just fine.

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Cameron claims inaugural Mustang Cup pole position

Cameron had been the benchmark for the lion’s share of the 20-minute session but improved with a 1:36.2144s on his
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Yep, I'm sure there's more of this to come.

I'd say the McLarens will still be quick over the whole field. Should be a really good year with the quality of the field.
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That 1:36 from McLeod in the Cup car would be interesting to overlay against a lap of his in the GT4 car.
I think the times are very close, but achieved in a different manner.
 
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That 1:36 from McLeod in the Cup car would be interesting to overlay against a lap of his in the GT4 car.
I think the times are very close, but achieved in a different manner.
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Biggest thing would be transmissions. The Cup car is an H-pattern.
 
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Biggest thing would be transmissions. The Cup car is an H-pattern.
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Which leads me to the question:
What are the regulations with regards to final drive ratios?
Are they free? Are they going to be tailored to each circuit or, it's one ratio for the whole calendar as it is for the rest of the planet?
Deal with it.

I only found out earlier this week, final drive gearing is a mandated part of the BoP 😫
Me so sad.
 
Feed is Live on Kayo. Wet out there.

Edit: annnnd first off. Mineff M4 in the gravel. Red flag.

Edit2: Good Q1 and Q2

Edit3: Close finish in the Mustang Cup. Good stuff!

Edit4: Damn, the GT4 grid looks so good.
 
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