The Bend Classic is giving fans more bang for their buck this October long weekend, adding a Dolly Parton tribute, $5 pies and a bid for a state line dancing record. The new attractions join a seven-star Australian country music line-up headlined by Lee Kernaghan and James Johnston, a rodeo under lights, motorsport and trackside…
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Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard won the AirTouch 500
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Chaz Mostert and Fabian Coulthard won the AirTouch 500 at The Bend, delivering Toyota victory on its Ryco Enduro Cup debut. The Walkinshaw TWG Racing pairing mastered changing conditions at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park to finish 18 seconds clear of South Australians Kai Allen and Tim Slade, with teammates Ryan Wood and Jaxon Evans completing…
The Bend Classic announces a full rough stock rodeo
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South Australia’s home of horsepower will swap 300km/h for eight seconds of chaos, with The Bend Classic today announcing a full rough stock rodeo will now open the October long weekend festival — the state’s biggest celebration of country music, cars, camping… and now rodeo! The nation’s hardest-riding cowboys and cowgirls and the fiercest bulls…
the road to Bathurst starting at The Bend
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Supercars’ endurance season opens this September, with the road to Bathurst starting at The Bend, with Shell V-Power Motorsport Park today confirming the full program for the opening round of the Enduro Cup. Contested across two rounds at The Bend and Bathurst, the Enduro Cup offers important championship points that can reshape the leaderboard heading…
The Bend Classic unveils the full main stage line-up
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The Bend Classic today unveiled the full main stage line-up for South Australia’s biggest country music festival, with headliners Lee Kernaghan and James Johnston joined by James Blundell, Andrew Swift, Robbie Mortimer, Tori Darke and Denvah at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend, this October long weekend. The seven-artist bill spans three generations of Australian…
The Superbike World Cmpionship Relocates From Victoria To The Bend
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South Australia has secured another major event, winning the rights to hold an annual round of the global FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) on a multi-year deal. The event will be held at the Shell V-Power Motorsport Park at The Bend for the championship’s 41st season from 2028. Dr Sam Shahin, Managing Director of Shell…