A new friend was asking me some questions about Cars For Hope last week, and she asked what’s surprised me the most over the last couple years. I thought for a minute because it’s a good question, and because there’s been a lot of surprises. I told her that the most surprising part has been to see...
Wow, two days to go and I’m very excited. The feeling of driving a car, your car, is something that cannot be described to non-car people. But to me, as a car enthusiast, it’s a sense of freedom and unity between man and machine. Raw power and metal taking me away from the outside world,...
What better way is there to welcome the beginning of summer than with a BBQ? For the last few years, the ClubITR Annual BBQ has been our way of sending off the year and 2016 was no different, with the final meet until 2017 held at Royal National Park at Lane Cove in Sydney. And...
Life is all about the lessons you learn along the way. This is something I wish I’d understood many years ago. I’m Will Ford, a passionate car guy, electronics geek, and computer nerd. When I’m not in the garage working on my car, you’ll find me spending time with my family, behind a computer screen...
In automotive racing, communication and teamwork is key. I’m sure we can all relate to watching our favourite racing drivers winning races like they were born with the skill, but between the car, the driver and all of the crew in the pit is a relationship that’s critical. Communication is just as important off the...
Cars For Hope is proud to announce a collaboration with Motorsport Australia [Formerly the Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS)] and Shannons Nationals for Round 6 of the 2016 Shannons Australian Motor Racing Nationals at Phillip Island on September 9-11. This joint effort will see the full field of over 120 racing cars wearing Cars For...
Late last month we headed out to Sydney Motorsport Park with UOW Motorsport (Formerly UOW FSAE), the University of Wollongong’s resident Formula SAE team, for what they promised would be an action-packed day. We would be test driving their car, Lucy, which helped propel the team to P8 at Formula SAE Australasia 2015, the top...
The stigma surrounding mental health exists because many believe that if pain can’t be seen, then it isn’t real. But although self-injury is no more real than anxiety, depression or suicide, it is there as tangible evidence of what someone is going through. A lot of people stereotype people who self-injure, claiming that it’s ‘emo’...
After a dream run with Porsche in 2015 Mark Webber has managed to capture what alluded him during his F1 career. At what point did you know motor sport was what you wanted to do for a career? Mark Webber: Growing up in Queanbeyan was very fortunate for me, a rural setting, easy access to...
ClubITR’s Annual BBQ tradition continued for 2015, as we headed out to Lane Cove National Park in late-November for a relaxing afternoon conversing about all things Honda. Sydney’s weather was at an all-time high in the days leading up to the event, and everyone was silently hoping that the weather wouldn’t be a repeat of...
The driving was fierce but friendly for the final round of the IPRA NSW State Championship at Sydney Motorsport Park. Following our packed out #IAMDRIVEN EOMM a few nights before where we were joined by a selection of competitor racing cars sporting Cars For Hope banners, the Cars For Hope IPRA Final Round was the...
