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Team CoolDrive Darwin Triple Crown Supercars Recap18 Jun, 2019As expected, Darwin brought the heat off and on the track this weekend! It was an absolute rollercoaster of a weekend for Team CoolDrive – with the crew rising to the challenges that came their way. Saturday’s 120km race was off to a wild start, with multiple tangles in the opening laps. Unfortunately, Macauley was... Read More... |
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Team CoolDrive Darwin Triple Crown Supercars Preview14 Jun, 2019As winter is setting in down south, the Supercars get ready to turn up the heat! Team CoolDrive have just arrived in Darwin for the weekends' highly anticipated Triple Crown event. The Triple Crown concept was introduced in 2006, with the crown being awarded to the driver that could clean sweep the three race wins... Read More... |
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Macauley Jones Supercars Round-Up10 Jun, 2019Five rounds have passed in what has been my debut season in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. It has been a roller coaster ride already with what was the biggest accident in my career to date caused by a sudden brake failure. The effort to rebuild the car overnight by the team was massive. Mechanics... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Expands Into Hybrid & EV Training for the NZ Auto Aftermarket6 Jun, 2019Enhancing its growing reputation as the ‘go to’ provider of all things automotive for the New Zealand aftermarket and workshops, CoolDrive Auto Parts is now offering specialised Hybrid & Electric Vehicle (EV) Systems training courses in conjunction with Bosch. The architecture and operating systems of hybrid and electric vehicles are significantly different from those of the... Read More... |
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Team CoolDrive Winton Supersprint Recap27 May, 2019Team CoolDrive had their home event this weekend at Winton Motor Raceway; a short 1-hour drive down from their home-base in Albury. With a two-day event format, each day had an opening practice session, qualifying followed by a 120km race on Saturday and usual 200km race on Sunday. An additional driver session was held on... Read More... |
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Team CoolDrive Winton Supersprint Preview24 May, 2019Team CoolDrive head to their home circuit of Winton Motor Raceway this weekend for the sixth round of the Virgin Australia Supercar Championship. With a test day completed early last week, the team head to their home track as prepared as can be for the weekend ahead. Macauley is coming off his best Supercars result... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Plugs Into Electric Car Market21 May, 2019CoolDrive Auto Parts has plugged into the rapidly growing Australasian Hybrid and Electric Vehicle market with a new range of specialised equipment and parts. Being the first to market with this new offering for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (EVs), CoolDrive Auto parts now stocks a range of 180 related spare parts and 25 different tools... Read More... |
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Don't go camping without HULK 4x4 LED Camping Light Kits!20 May, 2019HULK 4x4 LED Camping Lighting Kits are ideal for a number of applications such as Camping, RVs, Vans, Tents, 4WDs, Trailers and Sheds just to name a few. There are 8 different kits available which are extremely easy to install and come with the full support of the Hulk 5-year warranty. The highlight of this... Read More... |
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Team CoolDrive Perth SuperNight Report6 May, 2019Barbagallo Raceway held its first ever VASC night race this weekend, making the Perth circuit the fourth venue to hold a VASC/ATCC race in championship history. Upping the ante from the Sydney Motorsport Park event last year, fans would be treated to not one, but two night races across the weekend with the usual SuperSprint... Read More... |
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Team CoolDrive Perth SuperNight Preview3 May, 2019After a successful night race in Sydney last year, Team CoolDrive heads to the wild west where Barbagallo Raceway in WA get their turn to do it all under lights, providing fans with two night races on Friday and Saturday. The Barbagallo circuit has been resurfaced since the Supercars last raced here, so with plenty... Read More... |
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Blanchard Returns To The Grid17 Apr, 2019Tim Blanchard will be back on the Supercars grid as he lines up as a wild card entry for the Pirtek Perth SuperNight event. Blanchard, who retired from full-time racing at the end of last season has taken on more of the team owner role this year, attending each event so far this season and... Read More... |
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CoolDrive Auto Parts Founder Inducted into AAAA Hall of Fame16 Apr, 2019CoolDrive Auto Parts founder John Blanchard Senior (W.J) has been inducted into the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association Hall of Fame. After a lifetime in the automotive industry, W.J was officially added to the Hall of Fame at the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Expo Awards Dinner in Melbourne last week. Now officially retired, but still active as... Read More... |
