Wow! What a weekend Black Duck Valley 4x4 had for us. The Ultra4 Australia racing season is now in full swing as The Locker Valley played host to the much-anticipated QIC Stampede – Round 2.

It was a busy month for the Off Road Racing Championships as crews across the country braved the cold to go racing. The Griffith Off Road Club held The Gap 150 in Hillston, NSW on the 4th and 5th of July. With positive engagement from the community and local businesses, the event brought the town together and dry weather promised a fast track and exciting racing.

It was another massive month for Motor Events Racing kicking things off with the Clippy Cup at Queensland Raceway before heading to Mallala for the M24 Hour. Over both events, an impressive intake of entrants raised tens of thousands of dollars for Rare Cancers Australia.

Brakes. They're not as glamorous as horsepower, wings, or tyre compounds, but let’s face it—without them, your track day becomes a demolition derby.

Today’s high-performance race cars benefit from some of the most advanced braking systems ever built. But where did it all start?