February 12th, 2021 By David Knox 6 commentsFiled under: News,
Mark Beretta will headline Seven’s coverage of the
Supercars Championship this year, starting with the Mount Panorama 500 at Bathurst on 27-28 February.
Co-hosting will be Abbey Gelmi, in her Supercars debut.
Other commentators include:
• Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor, who will work alongside fan favourite Mark Larkham in pit lane
• Long-time Supercars driver Jack Perkins – son of motorsport legend Larry Perkins – who will provide expert commentary
• Australian cricket great and motorsport lover Brad Hodge, who will bring fans all the colour, excitement and characters at Mount Panorama
Neil Crompton, Mark Skaife, Craig Lowndes and Garth Tander will also be part of the coverage, along with Charli Robinson.
Book review: Aussie ‘Speed Kings’ at the Indy 500
Book review: Aussie ‘Speed Kings’ at the Indy 500
February 03, 2021
There’s a mystique associated with the Indianapolis 500.
When traffic’s moving fast and erratically, the casual observer will be heard to remark that it’s like the Indianapolis 500.
But when it comes to awareness, the ‘Indy 500’ plays second fiddle in this country to F1 at Albert Park and Supercars at Bathurst.
The famous open-wheel race is the subject of John Smailes’ latest book, ‘Speed Kings’, which takes the reader through the history and background of the Indy 500 and its famous venue, ‘The Brickyard’ – and the assortment of Australian and New Zealand drivers who have competed in the event over the years since its inception.
Share I was naughty so we had a stage where I didn t particularly want to go home, Erin said. It was like the von Trapps. I couldn t handle the environment anymore. It wasn t really by the way. I grew up with an amazing family. I didn t particularly want to go home : Erin Molan (pictured), 38, has revealed she lived in a car for like a couple of months early on in her career as a journalist to co-stars Dave Hughes and Ed Kavalee on 2Day s The Morning Crew with Hughesy, Ed & Erin on Monday It was like the von Trapps : She went on to explain her living arrangement was the result of being naughty and not wanting to go home to her father, Jim Molan (pictured), who is a politician and former major general in the Australian Army