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Five Star FG Falcon at Jarvis Ford
The all-new FG Falcon has become the first Australian-built car to receive a 5 (five) star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP). The petrol FG Falcon sedan range was awarded the maximum 5 (five) star safety rating rating with a total score of 34.6 points (out of a possible 37 points), giving it the highest score ever recorded by a locally produced car in Australia by a significant margin. Read more>
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Richo excited about circuit |
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 15/4/2008
Ford Performance Racing's Steve Richards has a head start for this weekend's racing after acting as a consultant for the development of the V8 Supercar Championship Series' newest circuit: Hamilton, New Zealand.
Richo, who was born in Auckland and lived in the area for three years, has been working with engineers since 2006 deciding the street circuit's eventual route, which he says has some great features including a steep cambered roundabout that he is particularly looking forward to racing.
"About two years ago Hamilton asked me as a drivers' representative to walk the circuit with the engineers and have a look at things like corner radius and run-off areas," said Richo, who drives the #6 Castrol FPR Falcon. "I've actually had to think about the track quite a bit since then and I suppose that does give you a better feel for the place than if you just rock up on the day!"
In total Richo has visited the track three times and says it is not like other street races. "The track is very wide for a street circuit," he added. "I don't think we'll have as many issues with walls as we do somewhere like Indy!" |
Industry News
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Toyota first to export 100,000 cars |
19/12/2008
Toyota Australia is set to become the first Australian carmaker to export 100,000 vehicles in a calendar year.
The milestone car is due to be shipped from Melbourne on Christmas Eve, bound for the Middle East.
It will be among more than 2,100 Australian-built Toyota cars leaving Australia that day aboard the Positive Leader. |
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