'I wish she was here to see it': Canberra young gun pays tribute to late mum after stunning Bathurst

Canberra Times - Oct 10, 2026

Zach Bates has recorded the fastest Bathurst 1000 time of the Gen3 era.

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'Cars with blindfolded kids?': the running cult alive and well in Canberra

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Hope powers Windies past India to level T20 series

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