Welcome to 2024. After a lengthy hiatus, we're back and we sincerely hope you're enjoying our mammoth post of this year's epic Bathurst 12 Hour for GT racing at Mt Panorama. Our biggest post to date. The international teams are slowly starting to return with more expressing interest for 2025.
    As is customary for us at this time of year, we'd like to outline the forthcoming events that we hope to attend this year and share with you. So here goes....

    > 21st-24th March - Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert park, Melbourne. Featuring of course F1 and supported by F2, F3, Supercars and Porsche Carrera Cup.
    > 30th-31st March - Bathurst 6 Hour at Mt Panorama featuring  an entry list of 60+ Production Cars.
    > 4th-5th May - Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway featuring Top Fuel, Doorslammers and Nitro Funny Cars.
    > 8th-9th June - Sydney Classic at Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) featuring Historic Racing.
    > 20th-21st July - Sydney SuperNight at SMSP featuring Supercars.
    > 19th-20th October - Speed Series at SMSP featuring TCR, GT World Challenge, Radical Cup Australia and more.
    > 9th-10th November - Bathurst International at Mt Panorama featuring TCR, National Trans Am and more. 
    > 1st December - Summer Festival at SMSP featuring Historic Racing.

    This of course is subject to change with also the possibility of extra events added. Now, there's only one thing to do. Get on the plane to Melbourne for Formula One. Excellent. See you there. Chao, chao....

   



    Welcome to 2023. Another season of motorsport beckons. As per this time of year, we like to inform you of the proposed events we hope to frequent this year. Already we've attended the Bathurst 12 Hour for GT cars at Mt Panorama. We trust you are enjoying our mammoth post. The rest of the year is as follows....
   



​    March 30th - April 2nd : Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne. Featuring F1 and supported by F2, F3, Supercars and Porsche Carrera Cup.
    April 7th - 9th : Bathurst 6 Hour at Mt Panorama. Featuring a record 66 entries for the 6 Hour Production Car race and supported by GT World Challenge and GT4/ Australian Production Cars.
    May 5th - 6th : Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway. Featuring Top Fuel dragsters.
    June 9th - June 11th : Sydney Classic at Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP). Featuring Historic Racing.
    June 23rd - 25th : Speed Series at SMSP. Featuring TCR and supported by Trans Am and V8 Touring Cars.
    July 28th - 30th : Sydney SuperNight at SMSP. Featuring Supercars and supported by S5000.
    September 9th - 10th : Sydney Masterblast at SMSP. Featuring the Muscle Car Masters.
    November 10th - 12th : Bathurst International at Mt Panorama. Featuring TCR World Tour combined with TCR Australia and supported by Touring Car Masters and V8 Touring Cars.
    November 24th - 26th : Summer Festival at SMSP. Featuring Historic Racing.
    This of course is subject to change and we may well sneak in a couple of other events. See you in Melbourne.
    

    Welcome back. 2022 is shaping up to be an awesome motorsport season. It's that time of year where we outline the motorsport events we envisage attending throughout 2022. We trust you are enjoying the photos from the Sydney SuperNight at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring the opening round of the 2022 Supercars Championship. It's just the beginning.
    
    

​    Below is the list of proposed events for 2022. 
> April 7th - 10th: Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne featuring F1 and supported by Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup and S5000.
> April 15th - 17th: Bathurst 6 Hour At Mt Panorama, Bathurst featuring the Bathurst 6 Hour for Production Cars and supported by TCR, Trans Am and Historic Touring Cars.
> May 13th - 15th: Bathurst 12 Hour at Mt Panorama, Bathurst featuring the Bathurst 12 Hour for GT cars and supported by Aussie Racing Cars.
> May 27th - 29th: Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships at Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) featuring S5000, TCR, Touring Car Masters, Trans Am and Radical Australia Cup.
> June 11th - 12th: Sydney Classic At SMSP featuring Historic Racing.
> September 3rd - 4th: Sydney Masterblast at SMSP featuring the Muscle Car Masters.
> October 1st - 2nd: Australian Motor Racing Series at SMSP featuring Formula 3.
> November 11th - 13th: Bathurst International at Mt Panorama, Bathurst featuring TCR, Touring Car Masters, S5000, Trans Am and GT.
> November 18th - 20th: Tasman Series at SMSP featuring S5000.
> December 3rd - 4th: Summer Festival at SMSP featuring Historic Racing.

    Despite the delayed start to the 2022 season, we should still be able to work the Nikon shutter button pretty hard. Better grab some extra memory cards. The aforementioned programme is of course subject to change. Next stop, F1 at Albert Park. Can Ferrari capitalise on their early season form? God bless and see you in Melbourne....

  
    

    Greetings motorsport fans. At last the green flag has dropped and we're back to track action for 2021. We hope you are all enduring and caring for each other while the global pandemic changes the way that we live. In Australia we've been blessed by being minimally impacted compared to the majority of the world. Our prayers are still going out to you.
    With a delayed start Down Under to the motorsport season, we are finally underway. We trust you are enjoying Part 1 of our 2 part special of the Bathurst 6 Hour supported by Motorsport Australia Championships from Mt Panorama, Bathurst. Part 1 covers the Saturday of the event, while Part 2 will feature Sunday, largely focussing on the 6 Hour race for Production Cars. 
    Now it's time to outline the rest of the 2021 motorsport season's events we hope to attend and share with you.       
    1-2nd May - Motorsport Australia Championships at Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP), featuring TCR Australia Series, S5000, Touring Car Masters, Radical Australia Cup and Trans Am.
    12-13th June - Sydney Classic at SMSP featuring historic racing.
    1st August - NSW Motor Race Championships at SMSP featuring Formula Ford.
    21-22nd August - Sydney SuperNight at SMSP featuring Supercars.
    4-5th September - Sydney Masterblast at SMSP featuring Muscle Car Masters and Radical Australia Cup.
    18-21st November - Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.
   26-28th November - Bathurst International at Mt Panorama, Bathurst featuring TCR Bathurst 500, S5000, Trans Am, Touring Car Masters and GT World Challenge 3 Hour Endurance Race.
    While we will endeavour to attend the aforementioned events, they are subject to change. Stay safe, look out for each other, and we'll be back with Part 2 of our 2 part special of the Bathurst 6 Hour. Cheers and God bless.... 

    Welcome back motorsport friends, fans and punters. 2020 has arrived. For those of you that may have just joined us, at this time of year we traditionally like to outline which events we intend on frequenting throughout the forthcoming months. 
    We hope you are enjoying Part 1 of our 2 part special on the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mt Panorama. The images we've posted in this edition covers the Saturday of the event, namely final practise and qualifying for the 12 Hour race, plus the support categories. Part 2 will be posted shortly and will cover the 12 Hour race itself on the Sunday. 
    The rest of the year is as follows.
    March 12th-15th - Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne. Supported by Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup, S5000 and TCR.
    April 11th-12th - Bathurst 6 Hour at Mt Panorama, Bathurst. Supported by The Nationals featuring TCR, Australian GT and Radical Australia Cup.
    May 2nd - 400 Thunder at Sydney Dragway in an All Run format featuring Top Fuel and Pro Slammers.
    June 7th - Sydney Classic at Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) featuring historic racing.
    July 19th - Rotax Pro Tour at Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway.
    August 2nd - NSW Motor Race Championships (MRC) at SMSP.
    August 29th-30th - Sydney SuperNight at SMSP featuring Supercars.
    September 5th-6th - Sydney Masterblast featuring Muscle Car Masters at SMSP.
    September 26th-27th - Australian Motor Racing Series featuring Formula 3 at SMSP.
    November 14th-15th - NSW MRC featuring Formula Ford at SMSP.
    While we will endeavour to attend the above listed events, it is subject to change. So charge up your batteries, grab some extra memory cards and we'll see you in Melbourne....
    
     

    Welcome back to all our friends and surfers. It's that time again where we outline the motorsport events we plan on attending in 2019. So here goes....
  As you see, we've already attended the Bathurst 12 Hour in early February at majestic Mt Panorama. What a marvellous event it is, with it continuing to grow year on year. We trust you are enjoying the many images we've posted.
    March 14th-17th - Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne featuring F1 and Supercars.
    April 19th-21st - Bathurst Motor Festival featuring the Bathurst 6 Hour.
   May 3rd-4th - Nitro Thunder at Sydney Dragway featuring 400 Thunder Series with their earth shattering Top Fuel  and Pro Slammers.
    May 18th-19th - The Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) featuring S5000 and Radical Australia Cup.
    June 8th-9th - Sydney Classic at SMSP featuring historic racing.
    July 6th-7th - NSW Kart Championship hosted by Sydney Motorsport Kart Club.
    August 3rd-4th - NSW Motor Racing Championship at SMSP featuring Formula Ford.
    September 28th-29th - SMSP featuring Formula 3.
    November 1st-2nd - East Coast Thunder at Sydney Dragway featuring 400 Thunder Series.
    November 30th-December 1st - Summer Festival at SMSP featuring historic racing.
   
​    This of course is subject to change. Roll on 2019....
    
    

   Welcome back. We've had a lovely break and we hope you enjoyed the holiday season. Let's warm up the engines for a bumper 2018. Now it's time to outline some of the events that we intend on attending this motorsport season.
    We trust you are enjoying the images posted from the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour at Mt Panorama. A fantastic international, professional event that's only growing in stature and popularity. A must for any motorsport fan.
    As for the rest of the year....
March 22nd - 25th:- Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne.
April 29th:- MX Nationals at MacArthur District Motorcycle Club, Appin.
May 5th:- Sydney Dragway for the 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series featuring Top Fuel.
June 9th - 10th:- Muscle Car Masters at Sydney Motorsport Park.
July 1st:- Formula 3 at Sydney Motorsport Park.
August 4th:- Night racing at Sydney Motorsport Park for the Sydney SuperNight 300 featuring Supercars and Porsche Carrera Cup.
September 22nd - 23rd:- Shannons Nationals At Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Radical Australia Cup.
November 3rd:- East Coast Thunder at Sydney Dragway featuring 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series.
December 1st - 2nd:- Historic Summer Festival (Tasman Festival) at Sydney Motorsport Park.
    This is subject to change, but we'll make every effort to attend the aforementioned events.
​    See you in Melbourne....

    2017 is here and it's time to let you know what motorsport events we are planning on attending for the year.
    We trust you are enjoying the images from the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mt Panorama, Bathurst. A fantastic test of endurance for GT cars which is rapidly growing in fan appeal and becoming a must do for international GT teams. Congratulations to the Maranello Motorsport team for their win. When they turned up at last year's Bathurst Motor Festival at Easter with their brand new Ferrari 488 and blitzed the Production Sports field in what was essentially a data collecting exercise, we had an hunch that they would do well in the 12 Hour. Well done guys.
    Anyway, let's get down to business.... 
23-26th March is the big one. The 2017 Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne, featuring Formula One and supported by V8 Supercars, Australian GT and Porsche Carrera Cup.
Sydney Motorsport Park plays host to:- Sydney Classic Speed Festival on 10-11th June.
                                                          Shannons Nationals on 8-9th July.
                                                          SMSP Supersprint featuring V8 Supercars on 19-20th August.
                                                          Muscle Car Masters on 28-29th October.
                                                          Tasman Trophy on 11-12th November.
Sydney Dragway plays host to:- Nitro Thunder on 6-7th May.
                                               East Coast Thunder on 4-5th November.
    We will also try to cover some two wheel action by attending the MX Nationals.
​    Please note that all events are subject to change. 

    formulafrontrow.com is turning 4 years old. Wow, how time has flown. When we celebrate our birthday we like to inform you of what events we hope to attend in the upcoming year. So here goes....
    February 6-7 - Bathurst 12 Hour at Mt Panorama featuring GT and supported by Radical Australia Cup.
    March 17-20 - Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne, featuring Formula One, and ably supported by V8 Supercars, Australian GT and Porsche Carrera Cup.
    March 25-27 - Bathurst Motor Festival at Mt Panorama featuring the inaugural Bathurst 6 Hour Enduro for Production Cars.
    April 16 - Rotax Pro Tour at Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway.
    April 17 - MX Nationals at Appin.
    April 30-May 1 - Porsche Rennsport Festival at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Porsche Carrera Cup.
    June 11-12 - Retro Speedfest at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring historic F1 cars.
    June 19 - East Coast MX Series at Mt Kembla, Wollongong.
    July 2-3 - Shannons Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Formula 3.
    August 27-28 - Sydney Motorsport Park Supersprint featuring V8 Supercars.
    October 23 - TAG Super Series at Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway.
    November 12-13 - Shannons Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Formula 3.
    November 26-27 - Sydney 500 at Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit featuring V8 Supercars.
    This is just for starters and is subject to change. One thing we haven't yet been able to ascertain is the dates for when the big boys of drag racing, the ANDRA series, descends on Sydney Dragway. The traditional months are May and November. If anyone knows please inform us via the "Comment" icon.
    
    Mucho grazie to all our friends and surfers. Your support is greatly appreciated. Think we better buy some more batteries for the Nikons. 
                                                    See you trackside....
    
    
    

    Already it seems like an eternity since V8 Supercars thundered around the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit for the Sydney 500. Thank goodness the Australian motorsport off-season is relatively short. We are exhibiting symptoms of motorsport withdrawal as the shutter release trigger finger is getting itchy, and the Nikons must be feeling a little rejected as they too have not shot any motorsport for a spell.
    Patience is a virtue, or so the saying goes, and 2015 is going to be mega. As we approach our 3rd birthday, the excitement towards the impending season is rapidly building. Traditionally at this time of year, we like to inform you of the events we are planning on attending. So here goes.... 
    > February 7-8: Bathurst 12-Hour at Mt Panorama featuring GT and supported by Radical Australia Cup and Formula Ford.
> April 3-5: Bathurst Motor Festival at Mt Panorama featuring Heritage Touring Cars (Groups A + C), Group N and Production Sports Cars.
> April 12: MX Nationals at Appin.
> May 2-3: X Champs at Sydney Dragway featuring all ANDRA classes including Top Fuel, Top Bike, Top Doorslammers and Top Alcohol.
> June 6-7: Sydney Retro Speedfest at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Historic F1.
> June 21: East Coast MX Series at Wollongong MCC.
> July 4-5: Shannons Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Formula 3 and Formula Ford.
> August 2: MX Nationals at Nowra MCC.
> August 22-23: V8 Supercars at Sydney Motorsport Park supported by Australian GT.
> September 6: Australian Kart Championship at Newcastle Kart Club featuring the international CIK classes including KZ2 Pro Gearbox.
> October 18: North Shore Kart Club at Eastern Creek International Karting Raceway.
> November 7-8: Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway featuring all ANDRA classes.
> November 14-15: Shannons Nationals at Sydney Motorsport Park featuring Radical Australia Cup, Australian Sports Racer Series and the Australian Manufacturers 4-Hour.
> December 5-6: Sydney 500 at Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit featuring V8 Supercars.
    So there you go. Everything from Moto X to open wheelers to historic muscle cars to karting to production cars to drag racing to exotic marques. If you can't attend an event, we hope you enjoy our images. 
    Anyone notice one glaringly obvious omission? March 12-15 sees us trundling down to Melbourne's picturesque Albert Park precinct for an event we affectionately call The Big One. That's right, the Australian Formula One Grand Prix. Will anyone topple Mercedes? We're unashamedly biased and we certainly hope Aussie Daniel Ricciardo will in his Red Bull.
    After a short break, we'll be back with plenty of images from Mt Panorama of the Bathurst 12-Hour. Thanks for your support and we'll catch you at the track throughout 2015....