| Farr Takes Powerbuilt Classic In New Zealand |
| Thursday, 21 December 2006 00:00 |
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Last Saturday night Robbie Farr took out a strong win in the Powerbuilt Sprintcar Classic at Rupuna Speedway just outside of Christchurch in New Zealand in fine style.
The night didn’t start of as planned for Robbie after a small fault with the diff stopped his hot laps session. After quickly rectifying the diff problem Robbie headed out for the first heat of the night but the bad luck continued. The Engine started to miss fire at the start of the race, then a red light situation occurred where Robbie kept the engine running to warm in up a little more, the misfire seemed to have disappeared. At the restart the problem reoccurred with Robbie pulling to the infield. The fault seemed to be worse that first expected putting him out for the night.
As each heat race per round is separated buy other class events Steve Duff came up to Robbie and offered his car to him which would allow Robbie to restart his campaign for the night with out missing a round of heats.
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| Farr Wins In Adelaide, Takes Over Series Lead |
| Sunday, 19 November 2006 00:00 |
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 Aceways Autogear Racing team driver Robbie Farr won Round 3 of the 2006/07 Proton World Series Sprintcar (WSS) Championship at Speedway City in Adelaide on Saturday night November 18, leading every lap of the night's Feature event from the outside of the front row and in doing so, assumed the lead in the Championship as the Series heads into the next event at Nyora Raceway this coming weekend.
Timing in fifth quick with a 12.370 second lap of the speedway in his #7 Aceways/ABC Autogear Cool chassis, Farr qualified for the B-Dash on the back of his time trial result and two fifth places finishes in his Heat races, lining up alongside multiple Australian and WSS Champion Max Dumesny in the six lap Dash to the chequers. Farr's subsequent win in the Dash resulted in a front row start for the Feature with Masters winner and Championship contender, American Jason Johnson.
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| Aceways Autogear Racing Leave Wa Inside Wss Top Ten |
| Monday, 13 November 2006 00:00 |
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The Aceways Autogear Racing team of Todd Wanless and Robbie Farr competed in the opening Rounds of the 2006/07 World Series Sprintcars (WSS) Championship in Kalgoorlie and Perth on November 8/10/11, with both drivers leaving WA inside the top ten in WSS points ahead of the next round of the Series at Speedway City in Adelaide this coming Saturday night, November 18.
Racing against some of the best sprintcar drivers from Australia and the US, Todd and Robbie's quest for WSS glory was never going to be an easy one but the two former National Champions acquitted themselves well by qualifying for each night's main event. Farr was particularly unlucky not to finish on the podium at Kalgoorlie, leading the points after the Heat races in the #7 Aceways/ABC Auto Group Cool and running second to eventual winner Brooke Tatnell in the Feature before slipping to fourth at the flag. Wanless' run in the A-Main at Kalgoorlie ended mid-race when he rolled his #61 Cool racer while running inside the top twelve after earlier grabbing the final transfer spot in the B-Main to start 18th in the night's Feature event.
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| Robbie Heads Down South |
| Thursday, 02 November 2006 00:00 |
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November will see Robbie Farr open his down south racing account at Speedway City in the Sprintcar Masters this Saturday night. Robbie in the Queensland #7 Cool machine will contest just about all the major sprintcar shows in Victoria and South Australia along with a couple of visits to Western Australian during the season.
The Queensland based Thorley Brother Racing outfit will be giving Robbie all the right gear to be a serious front running contender at all events over the season along with his team mate Todd Wanless in the Q61 Cool..
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| Aceways Team On The Pace At Pcr |
| Monday, 30 October 2006 00:00 |
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Aceways Autogear Racing team drivers Todd Wanless and Robbie Farr were on the pace at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway on October 28, with Robbie debuting his new Cool chassis and setting fast time in the field of twenty-five drivers on hand for the JR Turk Electrical Data & Supplies Sprintcar Invitational and Todd qualifying eighth fastest and winning the second of the two Dashes to set up a front row start in the A-Main.
With the completion of Farr's new car during the week, the matching red Cool cars unloaded at Parramatta for the first night of a hectic month of racing that will see the two race against some of the best Australian and US drivers in events in NSW, SA, WA and Victoria. With fast time in the bag, Farr then finished second in both is Heat race and the first Dash while Wanless ran third in his Heat and won his Dash from Max Dumesny and Trevor Green, placing both team cars on the first two rows for the Feature event.
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| So Near To The Win For Thorley |
| Sunday, 15 October 2006 00:00 |
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Pete Thorley came oh so near to winning at Maryborough Speedway on Saturday October 14, leading for most of the twenty-five lap sprintcar Feature race before eventually finishing in third position, his second podium in just his third race this season.
Driving the #51 Aceways Autogear Maxim, Thorley had dominated the race after starting on the front row alongside Andrew Scheuerle and led for just over twenty laps until an incident in lapped traffic put paid to his chances of securing his first win of the season. Pete was forced down low and onto the infield as he endeavoured to put additional space between himself and Scheuerle as they raced their way through the backmarkers, both Scheurle and Ben Wright taking full advantage of Pete's misfortune to get by and relegating him to third at the flag.
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| Farr's Brisbane Form Continues |
| Monday, 09 October 2006 00:00 |
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He may hail from Sydney and consider Parramatta City Raceway his home track, but it appears that Robbie Farr has certainly taken a liking to Brisbane International Speedway (BIS). Another podium result, second place behind Feature winner Cameron Gessner in the opening round of the Comp Cams Series, has continued his remarkable string of results at the Qld race venue in 2006.
Since joining the Aceways Autogear Racing team late last season, Robbie has competed in eight events at BIS and finished on the podium seven times, racking up four wins in the process. Of the four events he has run with the team this season, Robbie has failed to finish outside the top five and he will look to carry that form into Round 3 of the Coca Cola Track Championship at Parramatta this Saturday night October 14, where it is expected he will also debut a new Cool chassis.
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| Three Cars, One Race, It's Cool |
| Friday, 06 October 2006 00:00 |
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The entire Aceways Autogear Racing team will be in action at Brisbane International Speedway (BIS) this Saturday night October 7 for the opening round of the 2006/07 Comp Cams Series, and with Robbie Farr and Pete Thorley finishing 1-2 for the team in the Feature last week, Todd Wanless will be striving to match the feat and run his brand new #61 Cool car up front in Saturday's twenty-five lap Feature event.
After missing the first MSAQ Club show of the season at BIS due to business commitments, Todd returns to racing on Saturday and is eager to get behind the wheel of the new car after campaigning last season's Maxim chassis in Mackay and Cairns during September.
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| Aceways Boys Run 1-2 In Brisbane Season Opener |
| Sunday, 01 October 2006 00:00 |
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Aceways Autogear Racing team drivers Robbie Farr and Pete Thorley have opened the 2006/07 Brisbane International Speedway season in the best possible way, finishing first and second in top six qualifiers Dash before repeating the effort in the twenty-five lap A-Main event in front of a huge and appreciative crowd.
Although Farr had already competed in two events in North Qld heading into the September 30 opener in Brisbane, it was Thorley's first competitive run of the season and he made it clear that he intends to be one of the drivers to watch within the Qld sprintcar ranks this coming season. Both Farr and Thorley carried considerable form into the event, Pete a Comp Cams round winner last season while Farr's record since joining the Aceways team is remarkable. From his past seven events at BIS, Robbie has six podium finishes including four wins!
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| Mixed Night For The Aceways Autogear Team |
| Monday, 18 September 2006 00:00 |
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It was a mixed night of results for the Aceways Autogear Racing team at Cairns Motor Speedway on September 16 with Robbie Farr finishing fourth in the A-Main event and team mate Todd Wanless finishing down the line in ninth position after earlier battling for a top five spot.
The team was quietly confident of a strong showing at the Ireland's Of Cairns Sprintcar Classic after both cars ran inside the top five in Mackay the previous weekend, but minor motor problems hampered Todd's run through the heat races and Robbie's string of third place finishes in his qualifiers resulted in a third row start for the former National Champion and plenty of work still to do on a deceptively fast but narrow racetrack.
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| Near Perfect Start For Farr |
| Saturday, 09 September 2006 00:00 |
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Aceways Autogear Racing team driver Robbie Farr has kicked off his 2006/07 season in near perfect fashion, winning two of his three qualifying heats and placing second in the other to pace the field heading into the second night of the Morvale Sprintcar Spectacular at Macs Speedway in Mackay.
Farr enjoys a ten point buffer at the top of the leader board while team mate Todd Wanless is also placed inside the top six after night one, Wanless and his crew working hard in the pits to salvage their weekend after an incident in the first qualifier left the #61 Maxim with minor damage to the front of the chassis.
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| Wanless Opens Season On The Podium |
| Wednesday, 06 September 2006 00:00 |
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The opening event on the Aceways Autogear Racing team's 2006/07 schedule, the Morvale Sprintcar Spectacular in Mackay, was run on Saturday September 9 with team driver Todd Wanless placing second in the thirty lap A-Main event behind Garry Brazier to open his score sheet for the season with a podium finish. Team mate Robbie Farr finished fourth to secure top five finishes for both team cars in the first of more than fifty races on their schedule this season.
"Gary did a great job out there and we did our best to run with him but he was just a bit better than us tonight." Wanless explained post-race. "I thought we may have had something for him early but a few stoppages during the race took us out of lapped traffic and gave the advantage back to Gary.
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| Todd, Robbie... Ready To Race! |
| Tuesday, 05 September 2006 00:00 |
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Aceways Autogear Racing team drivers Todd Wanless and Robbie Farr are all set to kick off their 2006/07 racing program in Mackay this Friday when they contest the opening night of the Morvale Sprintcar Spectacular at Macs Speedway, the first of fifty plus events on their schedule across the country this season.
The two former Australian Sprintcar Champions teamed together with Qld racer Pete Thorley late last season to form what is expected to be one of the most formidable combinations in the country, and with the winner of the A-Feature event on the second night of racing this weekend pocketing a cool $10 000, you can be be rest assured these two team mates will be looking to open their speed account with a victory on Saturday night!
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| Pro Yamaha Teams Up With Aceways Autogear Racing |
| Friday, 01 September 2006 00:00 |
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With just on a week to go before the Aceways Autogear Racing team open their 2006/07 speed account at the Morvale Sprintcar Spectacular in Mackay, the team are pleased to announce leading Australian motorcycle dealership Pro Yamaha as an associate sponsor for the coming season.
"Pro Yamaha are heavily involved in racing themselves through their Pro Racing supercross, enduros and road racing programs and they understand what it takes to be successful in motorsport. They've got some great riders in their team and run a very professional outfit plus they are actively involved in junior development programs throughout Qld to nurture the future of their sport which we believe is very important." commented team driver Todd Wanless from his Brisbane office this week. "Paul (Peterson) and his guys at Pro Yamaha do a great job and it's great to see the interest they have in sprintcar racing as well so we're very pleased to be able to work with them this season."
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| Aceways Auto Gear Racing Welcome Mhf To The Team |
| Saturday, 26 August 2006 00:00 |
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With just weeks before the opening race of their 2006/07 campaign in Mackay on September 8/9, the Aceways Auto Gear Racing team have great pleasure in announcing finance brokerage company MHF as an affiliate sponsor for the coming season. Team driver, Todd Wanless, released details of the agreement in Brisbane today and is excited at the prospect of working closely with the company and showcasing the MHF brand as the team travels to major sprintcar events across the country.
"We've had some business dealings with the MHF team through our company in the past and have been very impressed by the range of financial solutions they are able to offer their clients, and from there we saw an opportunity to work together with them in promoting their services through our racing program. Our race schedule takes us right around the country this coming season, and right into a number of key market areas the MHF team are working in at the moment like the mining areas of Mackay and Newcastle / Singleton. Their involvement with our race team provides them with the opportunity to gain additional exposure in those regions." Todd explained.
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| Farr And Wanless Make For A Cool Combination! |
| Tuesday, 25 July 2006 00:00 |
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The news that Robbie Farr and Todd Wanless would combine forces to wreak Sprintcar havoc around the country for the upcoming season has certainly excited Australian Sprintcar Racing. With both drivers former national Sprintcar champions in their own right – they form what is a tantalizing dream-team matchup. Whats more, the ABC Auto Gear, Thorley Brothers Racing team will be piloting Cool Chassis combinations for season 2006-2007, to leave no stone unturned in their pursuit for success.
“Yes, we can confirm that Todd and I will be campaigning Cool cars next season and that’s a great development for sure. I drove Cool cars for Krikke Motorsport from time to time and they really impressed me in terms of workmanship, quality and importantly how they work on the race track,” remarked Farr.
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| Farr Teams Up With Wanless In Two Car Assault |
| Thursday, 16 February 2006 00:00 |
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Robbie Farr will team up with Queensland star Todd Wanless in a two car sprintcar team with the Thorley Brothers, Aceway Transport, ABC Auto Group Motorsport Team. The first planned event for the Farr, Wanless combination will be in Queensland for round seven of the Comp Cams Series at the Archerfield venue.
Robbie was pleased to receive the offer to join Wanless and the Thorley Brother operation, the team had already been looking to expand to a two car team next season but with Robbie’s Titan deal finishing after the recent Australian Title, Todd and the Team advanced there intended plans to start in March of this season if Robbie was interested. After the formalities were done the Aceway Transport / ABC Auto Group Team were very quick to purchase a complete ready to go sprintcar for Robbie. What better way to give your new team driver the best chance of success than to purchase the car that Robbie has driven to multiple feature wins this season, The Q36 Titian Maxam and its power plant is now the new addition in the Thorley Brothers Team. With a make over and a new number on the tail tank Robbie will continue his strong links with the Queensland based team.
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| Robbie Farr And Team Titan Part Ways... |
| Tuesday, 07 February 2006 00:00 |
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Following the completion of the recently contested Australian Sprintcar Championship at Brisbane International Speedway, Archerfield – it can now be confirmed that Australian Sprintcar standout Robbie Farr and the Titan Garages team have parted ways – effective immediately.
The Milperra, New South Wales based driver wants to make it clear that the end of a two-year plus relationship with team owner Reeve Kruck, that has seen the team traverse the length and breadth of Australia - was completely amicable.
“To quell any rumours floating around, I was not released from the Titan team for someone else to drive the car or was there any argument or disagreement between Reeve or myself ,” said Farr on the phone today on the announcement.
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