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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dick Johnson announces new V8 Supercar manufacturer - video]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Australian motor racing legend Dick Johnson has announced a new era for his Queensland-based operation with the unveiling of a new manufacturer for the 2014 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Johnson, and his racer son Steve, announced in Brisbane today they have been granted significant support from a new manufacturer to the sport starting next year.

The public unveiling of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/dick-johnson-announces-new-v8-supercar-manufacturer-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erebus Motorsport launches the Mercedes E63 AMG V8 Supercar]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The much anticipated event saw over 280 people pack the arena to witness history in the making.

Team Owner, Betty Klimenko said that unveiling the first AMG Customer Sports race cars to be built outside Germany was incredible.
&quot;It’s not often in life you get to touch your dream,” said Klimenko.
&quot;Having tonight’s launch in the same week as winning the Bathurst 12 hour, is ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/erebus-motorsport-launches-the-mercedes-e63-amg-v8-supercar/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Triple Eight looks toward 2013 with new Commodore and Red Bull sponsorship]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Championship V8 Supercars Australia team is rapidly preparing for the 2013 season.  The new 2013 Holden Commodore COTF chassis which will on display at the Triple Eight Race Engineering’s home track in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia this coming weekend. 

Managing Director Roland Dane also announced that the Triple Eight team will have a new sponsor.  Red Bull Australia has agreed to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/triple-eight-looks-toward-2013-with-new-commodore-and-red-bull-sponsorship/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australian V8 Supercars Will Race In America]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Story Highlights Circuit of The Americas adds 3rd major event
 V8 Supercars to debut in 2013
 Popular Aussie series’ 1st visit to USA
The Australian V8 Supercars will come to America in 2013
The Circuit of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/australian-v8-supercars-will-race-in-america/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nissan and Kelly Racing unveil engine technology in Melbourne - Video]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nissan has unveiled the engine that will power its V8 Supercars Championship campaign from next season at the team’s headquarters in Melbourne, Australia today.

Team co-owners Todd and Rick Kelly and Nissan Australia Managing Director and CEO William F Peffer Jr revealed the engine, the spectacular Nissan Motorsport VK56DE, in the team’s brand new, state-of-the-art engine ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/nissan-and-kelly-racing-unveil-engine-technology-in-melbourne-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Car of the future ready for 2013  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the start of the 2012 V8 Supercars Australia season upon us, talk amongst the fans, teams and the industry alike is about the Car of the Future.  NASCAR referred to their package back in 2006 as the Car of Tomorrow, although not everyone took them seriously.  The talk was that their cars would all look the same except for the odd decal to distinguish them.  Also, concerns centred ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/car-of-the-future-ready-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nissan Motorsport unveils four-car factory V8 Supercar team]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Melbourne – Nissan Motorsport has stepped out in style at the team’s launch in Melbourne, Australia today.

The factory outfit unveiled its Nissan Altima V8 Supercars in 2013 race colours and driver line-up at the Melbourne Showgrounds, the latest chapter in Nissan’s long-awaited return to Australian touring car racing.

It was confirmed that James Moffat and Michael Caruso will both ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/nissan-motorsport-unveils-four-car-factory-v8-supercar-team/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Todd Kelly takes Nissan Altima on track for its first shakedown]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Nissan Altima V8 Supercar has taken to a circuit for the first time at Calder Park in Melbourne, Australia today.

The all-new, state-of-the-art Altima V8 Supercar completed a handful of laps to undertake system checks, before commencing aerodynamic testing in preparation for the V8 Supercars homologation process.
I jumped in and had the very first three laps in the car.Todd ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/todd-kelly-takes-nissan-altima-on-track-for-its-first-shakedown/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stoner finally lifts lid on his plans for 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Since Casey Stoner rocked the motor racing world last year by announcing his retirement from the pinnacle of motorcycle racing, MotoGP where he won two titles, (Ducati 2007 and Honda 2011), the rumor mill had been in overdrive, but finally Stoner’s legions of fans and the world media alike learns that the 27-year-old has made the decision to race on home turf this year where he takes ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/stoner-finally-lifts-lid-on-his-plans-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[End of an era opens door to bright future ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the past 20 years the major Australian sedan car racing Championship has been the exclusive domain of just two makes of car – Ford and Holden. A formula devised to rein in costs after the ruinous expense of Group A, the cars were to be (and remain) four-door sedans, with five-litre V8s, fuel injection, rear-wheel drive and based on a production model.

V8 Supercars, in the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/end-of-an-era-opens-door-to-bright-future/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tom Walkinshaw loses fight to cancer]]></title>
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Former racing driver and team principal Tom Walkinshaw died today, December
12, at the age of 64, after fighting a battle with cancer. He was born at
Mauldslie Farm, near Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland on November 17, 1946.



	Tom Walkinshaw.
	Photo by Chris Von Wieldt ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/tom-walkinshaw-loses-fight-to-cancer/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Casey Stoner impresses in first practice in Dunlop V8 Supercar series debut]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The two-time MotoGP champion impressed amongst the 30-strong field contesting the Dunlop V8 Supercar series’ two, 30-minute practice sessions today (Thursday).

His Pirtek / Red Bull-backed Holden, sporting his iconic #27, ended the day 8th overall, just 0.69s behind overall pacesetter Dale Woods’ FG Falcon.
In general, it wasn’t as daunting as I thought it would beCasey Stoner

Stoner ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/casey-stoner-impresses-in-first-practice-in-dunlop-v8-supercar-series-debut/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aussies arrive in Austin for V8 Supercars USA debut]]></title>
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Former Longhorn running backs Cedric Benson and Ricky Williams are renowned for their pace and agility in their college and NFL careers but the University of Texas standouts got to experience another form of pace and agility at the Circuit of The Americas on the weekend.

Benson and Williams were joined former Australian international Rugby League and Rugby Union representative ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/aussies-arrive-in-austin-for-v8-supercars-usa-debut/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 01:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nissan and Kelly Racing look forward to 2013 with launch of Nissan Altima]]></title>
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Nissan has unveiled its all-new 2013 Nissan Altima V8 Supercar for the first time in a spectacular launch event in Melbourne, Australia today, October 30, 2012.

The Altima is the first all-new V8 Supercar model unveiled in two decades, as Nissan joins the V8 Supercars Championship from next season with the four-car, factory Nissan Motorsport team.
2013 will be an enormous year for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/nissan-and-kelly-racing-look-forward-to-2013-with-launch-of-nissan-altima/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[COTA and V8 Supercars release race format for inaugural ‘Austin 400’]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas – Australia's action-packed V8 Supercars will put on a show for Texans to remember when the panel slamming monsters make their U.S. debut at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin May 17-19.  

The Circuit and series organizers have unveiled the race formats as well as the official event name and logo, with the V8 Supercars Austin 400 being raced on the 2.3-mile short ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/cota-and-v8-supercars-release-race-format-for-inaugural-austin-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Erebus Motorsport on the grid in 2013 with SBR and Mercedes-AMG]]></title>
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One of V8 Supercars’ longest serving teams Stone Brothers Racing will merge with Erebus Motorsport to run three AMG E Class V8 Supercars in the Championship from 2013.

The agreement, which has been almost a year in the making since its initial concept in early 2011, is a reality with the newly formed team operating under a Customer Sports Program of AMG.

The announcement was made in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/erebus-motorsport-on-the-grid-in-2013-with-sbr-and-mercedes-amg/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[JC and Fabs swap cars with NASCAR and Supercross greats in Texas - Video]]></title>
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Austin, Texas (Tuesday, April 23, 2013): Former NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Kurt Busch and ex-Australian V8 Supercar Champion James Courtney took part in a unique driver swap at the Circuit of The Americas today - the former title winners swapping cars at the Austin, Texas venue.

The Circuit of The Americas will host the V8 Supercar Championship on May 17-19 with Australia's finest ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/jc-and-fabs-swap-cars-with-nascar-and-supercross-greats-in-texas-video/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Coulthard earns another victory in the fourth race on the Albert Park Circuit]]></title>
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Two years ago the late Jason Richards was the story of the MSS V8 Supercar Security Challenge at the Rolex Formula One Grand Prix.

With his wife Charlotte and kids watching it was no surprise that his former team led by Kiwi Fabian Coulthard and Jason Bright wanted to make a mark here.

They both did with a dominating four races over the weekend. The fourth and final race might have ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/coulthard-earns-another-victory-in-the-fourth-race-on-the-albert-park-circuit/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Australian V8 Supercars Series Winton Sunday Report]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jason Bright scored one for the battlers and proved to the rest of the V8 Supercar field that it can be done, and Jamie Whincup can be beaten - but everything must go absolutely to plan.

Fresh from his race victory in Perth, the first for the Albury based team, Bright took another one today, beating TeamVodafone’s Whincup and Toll Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander in an all-Holden ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/australian-v8-supercars-series-winton-sunday-report/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 02:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[V8 Supercars arrive in Texas  ]]></title>
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 More than 220,000 lbs of racecars and equipment valued in excess of $100 million has arrived from Australia in Texas in preparation for this weekend's inaugural Austin 400 at Circuit of The Americas.

The race cars and equipment arrived at the state-of-the-art circuit yesterday - also the home for the US Formula 1 Grand Prix.

This weekend's race will be the first US event for the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/v8-supercars-arrive-in-texas/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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