Charlie Pauken drives a giant truck worth a quarter of a million dollars for a living. He'll be in New Zealand this weekend for the live Monster Jam event.

Holden driver Shane van Gisbergen put the disappointment of Bathurst behind him with victory in yesterday's opening 300km race at the Gold Coast 600.

After a brilliant Bathurst, Nissan Motorsport are out to prove they've arrived as a major player on the V8 Supercars scene at this weekend's Gold Coast 600.

Since Bernie Ecclestone thinks nothing of holding tête-à-têtes with tyrants in his own image, he was asked in Bahrain last year if he would ever consider taking a grand prix to Syria.

Fresh from equalling Mick Doohan's mark of 54 MotoGP wins, Jorge Lorenzo still believes the Australian racing legend is in a league of his own.