Canberra Wheels News

Breakers Go Down

Thursday January 27, 2000
THE Newcastle Breakers' winning run came to an end last night when the Adelaide Force struck back in Adelaide. The Breakers rode a nine-match unbeaten streak into their return bout with the Force and lost 2-0, but were solid enough to suggest that the wheels have not fallen off just yet. Adela

Success On The High Road To Glory

Sunday January 23, 2000
THE path to world-class sporting achievement often stems from the smallest of steps, or the most innocuous of beginnings. In the case of cyclist Michael Rogers, it began with very special wheels at the age of seven. His father, Ian, had sparked his young son's interest when he bought a bicycle o

Burn To Be Wild

Sunday January 9, 2000
Canberra sheds its corporate cardigan once a year for the Street Machine Summernats car festival. But some of the 100,000 or so revellers could come back without their car, reports Joshua Dowling. FOR the past 13 years, the nation's capital has become the burnout capital for three noisy, smoke-f

Revheads Of All Stripes Roar In To Check Out Phwooar Factor

Friday January 7, 2000
Those who could squealed their wheels. Those who couldn't donned sombreros and kowtowed when their favourite car passed with its stereo blaring and duco sparkling in the sun. It was the first day of Canberra's annual Summernats festival, when petrol-heads take priority over politicians and the c

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