At the time of going to print, the V8 Supercars Racing Season had only one event remaining – at Homebush, during the first weekend of December. On the Monday evening following the Homebush race, the Series conducts its gala evening,…
Electric powered cars are a hot topic in the Australian motoring industry, with an electric highway on the cards for drivers in Western Australia . But this innovative technology has also crossed over to Formula racing. The world’s first fully…
A mutual friend connected me with Roger Penske during the time he and his President of Racing, Tim Cindric were evaluating participation in our Australian V8 Supercar Series. After a few overseas calls, I found myself soon after attending a…
I have often pondered what the overall annual dollar value of the sports memorabilia industry would be in Australia. No matter what the sport; football, cricket, golf, tennis or motorsport – there are enthusiast collectors of all sizes who place…
The exit of Ford, Holden and Toyota from local manufacturing means a major shift for our car industry as well as some serious implications at the elite end of Australian Motor Sport, V8 Supercars. The long-standing Holden and Ford on-track…
One of my favourite topics when I get the chance to have a good quality yarn to business associates in the sports industry is to talk about the difference between working in sports business versus general corporate business. My sporting…
On Thursday morning October 9, 2014 I was on the road from Melbourne, heading to Orange, NSW in my wife’s four year old VW. My trip to Central NSW was to accomplish two things. One, to changeover my wife’s car…
Can Any Racing Car Driver Justify A Fee Of US$31 million A Year? John Crennan CEO – Nissan Motorsport Behind blockbuster movies there are always talented producers and directors, behind premiership football clubs are skilled sports administrators and coaches,…
How many industries can brag about having their own sport? If there is anyone who knows everything there is to know about Australian Motorsport, it is John Crennan, who successfully ran Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) and the Holden Racing Team…