There s nowhere to hide in the Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy, writes Glenn Butler
Mercedes-AMG makes some of the fastest road cars available, but if you really want to experience what these cars are capable of you need a racetrack. So I joined an
AMG Driving Academy day at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit to put AMG’s fastest cars through their paces. What I didn’t realise was that I would be under the microscope as well, and with nowhere to hide.
After a short welcome and briefing, the day started at full throttle, literally. My group was ushered onto Phillip Island’s main straight where a dozen of AMG’s most powerful cars waited. Six
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Subscriber only Nathan Herne has made a roaring start to life with Garry Rogers Motorsport with podium results in the S5000 and Trans Am series across the weekend. Herne made his series debut in the S5000 category over the weekend after signing a multi-year deal with GRM in the off-season. In the main feature race of S5000, Herne completed something of a Steven Bradbury moment where he went to third spot after Joey Mawson and James Golding collided on lap 21. Herne maintained the position to the chequered flag, finishing seconds in arrears to Tim Macrow and race winner Thomas Randle.