Mark Winterbottom and Irish international co-driver, Richard Lyons have tapped into the ‘Luck of the Irish’ to win on the final day of the 2011 Armor All Gold Coast 600. After finishing third in Saturday’s race, the Ford Performance Racing (FPR) pair continued their strong soft tyre form today to charge ahead of polesitters … Continue reading IRISH LUCK TRIUMPHS AT ARMOR ALL GOLD COAST 600
Queensland Sport Minister, Phil Reeves joined with V8 Supercars Chairman, Tony Cochrane and a number of drivers at the Armor All Gold Coast 600 today to unveil a trophy dedicated to the memory of fallen IndyCar star, Dan Wheldon. The Dan Wheldon Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the winning International driver this weekend.
V8 Supercars bosses have promised there will be more fun, more girls and more of a party than ever when the Armor All Gold Coast 600 rolls into town October 21-23. The event, which combines Australasia’s 28 V8 Supercars heroes with international drivers from 12 countries, along with the nightly 600 Sounds concert Series … Continue reading More Girls, More Fun Than Ever On The Gold Coast | Armor All Gold Coast 600
A relationship forged almost 30 years ago has led to the latest international signing for this year’s Armor All Gold Coast 600, October 21-23, 2011…
The podium for Saturday of the Armor All Gold Coast 600 (l-r John McIntyre, Shane van Gisbergen, Garth Tander, Cameron McConville, Andy Priaulx and Craig Lowndes) (Photo credit – EDGE Photographics) Day two of the Armor All Gold Coast 600 has delivered all of the breath-taking action anticipated to a crowd of 60,116 fans … Continue reading FRENETIC RACING FOR DAY TWO OF ARMOR ALL GOLD COAST 600
Day one of the Armor All Gold Coast 600 has gotten off to a cracking start on the streets of the Gold Coast, with 50,980 fans coming through the gates for the party the Gold Coast has to have. While the racing has concluded for the day with Ford Performance Racing, the Bottle-O Racing Team … Continue reading DAY ONE OF THE ARMOR ALL GOLD COAST 600 GETS THE PARTY STARTED
Champion race driver Colin Bond got reacquainted with the car that was part of Australian motorsport’s most famous moment at the Armor All Gold Coast 600 at Surfers Paradise today. For only the second time since 1977, Bond drove the #2 Ford Falcon XC that finished second in the Bathurst 1000 33 years ago … Continue reading Legends Return To The Gold Coast For Day One Of The ARMOR ALL GOLD COAST 600
Tony Cochrane – V8 Supercars Australia Chairman – is on record saying that the Armor All Gold Coast 600 is the ‘party the Gold Coast has to have’, and that party officially started today. Construction has begun on the famous Gold Coast street circuit some five weeks later than usual, a deliberate move to substantially … Continue reading CONSTRUCTION BEGINS FOR GOLD COAST’S BIGGEST PARTY – Armor All Gold Coast 600
Jack Daniel’s Racing announced today that Tim Blanchard would substitute for the injured Todd Kelly at the next three rounds of the 2012 V8 Supercar Championship, starting with the Armor All Gold Coast 600 on October 21st.
Dan Wheldon after his Indianapolis 500 victory in May There has been a sad build-up to this weekend’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 with the tragic death of English driver Dan Wheldon in the final round of the IZOD IndyCar Series in Las Vegas this morning. 33-year-old Wheldon, who was set to drive with … Continue reading TRAGEDY STRIKES INDYCAR FINALE IN LAS VEGAS
A late change ahead of the Armor All Gold Coast 600, October 21-23 has been forced upon the MOTHER Energy Drinks Racing team – with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi being replaced by countryman Gil de Ferran – a former Indianapolis 500 and double IndyCar Champion. De Ferran – who raced at Surfers Paradise on … Continue reading INDY 500 CHAMP & FORMER SURFERS LEGEND LATE GC600 REPLACEMENT
With IndyCar ace, Scott Dixon ruled out of the Armor All Gold Coast 600, Stone Brothers Racing has drafted five times Le Mans 24 Hours winner and former F1 ace, Emanuele Pirro as Shane van Gisbergen’s SP Tools Racing team-mate for the October 21-23 Surfers Paradise stoush.
Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) answers a few questions in the lead up to 600 Sounds.
The headline acts at this year’s Armor All Gold Coast 600 have been joined by ARIA Award winning Sydney hip hop sensation Bliss N Eso to complete the two-night lineup for the October event.
Legendary Scottish band Simple Minds will headline the 600 Sounds music festival on the Broadwater Parklands as part of this year’s Armor All Gold Coast 600, October 21-23.