Michael Newton Automotive

19/10/2024

Final race of the season for Eric and John in the Shannons SpeedSeries Porsche Motorsport Australia Michelin sprint cup.

19/10/2024

Shannons SpeedSeries Porsche Motorsport Australia Michelin sprint 45min race start.

19/10/2024

Leaving the dummy grid for the 45min race.

18/10/2024

Little slow on the update.

Unfortunately John had a spin in the first session which saw him tap the wall. With a short turn around the team were able to replace the parts needed and get John back on track.

18/10/2024

So racing event’s have been a little quiet.
This weekend see’s the team from Michael Newton Automotive at what we would like to think is a home round at Sydney Motorsport Park for the Shannons SpeedSeries Porsche Motorsport Australia Michelin sprint event.
We will have Eric in the number 11 Aera Cloud and Security Group Porsche GT3 cup car as well as John in the Entertainment Park and Eastern Creek Karting number 96 GT3 cup car.
First practice is at 12:55 for 45mins.

Being a home round gives us the ease of getting the old golf cart out for a drive so no trolley pushing for the team this weekend.

04/10/2024

*** MECHANIC WANTED ***

Michael Newton Automotive, located in McGraths Hill, is looking for an Automotive Mechanic/Technician to join our expanding and successful team.

We specialise in Porsche engine and transmission building, Motorsport preparation and technical race track support, while upholding our high degree of service.

Porsche experience is preferred, however not essential.

Applicants to email their resume to [email protected]

02/09/2024

02/09/2024

The team is all setup and ready to go for the Driving Solutions upto11 track day.

18/08/2024

Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia, Round 5:

PRO: 1️⃣ Oscar Targett 2️⃣️ Brock Gilchrist 3️⃣ Clay Osborne
PRO-AM 1️⃣ Andrew Georgiadis 2️⃣️ Jon Papantoniou 3️⃣ Jonathan Gliksten

18/08/2024

As the team are ready to fly out the view from the airport is great just not sure about this little plane.

18/08/2024

Tasmania ✔️.

Race 3 had it all unfortunately it started off with a low when on the warmup lap Eric broke a drive shaft, Eric was able to get the car back to the pit lane not hindering the race start.

As the race got under way John got off to a good start and with new tyres was able to use them to his advantage apply pressure to car #3 and making a pass into turn 4 this pressure would see car 3 make a mistake into turn 6 and spin off which meant it was eyes foward for John and to focus on staying out of trouble and having a mistake free race which John was able to do.
John finished p12 and 2nd in the ProAm class which gave John enough points to secure second place for the weekend and getting himself the Michelin blue hat, a second place Porsche Motorsport Australia trophy and a Amadio Wines bottle of champagne and the second step of the of the podium at Supercars event.
Entertainment Park
Eastern Creek Karting
Aera Cloud and Security Group

18/08/2024

Always posting photos of the out side got us thinking let’s show you the inside.
The 991.2 GT3 Carrara cup car has a fairly simple dash layout and employs steering wheel mounted switches for a lot of the operations required by the driver.
These cars also have some of the highest safety standards having a removable steering wheel for ease of entry and exit, a recaro seat and six point safety harness, other safety items also include driver nets on both sides a fire suppression system and on in the roof a removable panel in the event that more access to the driver is required.