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CALLUM HEDGE TAKES MAIDEN VICTORY IN TOWNSVILLE
Callum Hedge takes maiden victory in Townsville Kiwi young gun Callum Hedge’s maiden Paynter Dixon Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship victory highlighted Earl Bamber Motorsport’s trip up north for Round...
EARL BAMBER MOTORSPORT ANNOUNCE TWO-CAR LINE UP FOR FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE’S TOTALENERGIES 24-HOURS OF SPA
EBM MARK THEIR RETURN TO THE TOTALENERGIES 24-HOURS OF SPA PRO-AM CLASS WITH DOUBLE CAR LINE-UP AS EBM AND SINGHA RACING TEAM TP12. 13 JUNE, 2022 After a successful debut...
WINNING WEEKEND FOR EBM IN TOP END
It was a victorious maiden appearance in Darwin for Earl Bamber Motorsport as Dale Wood, Callum Hedge and Ryan Suhle enjoyed a successful Round 3 in the Paynter Dixon Porsche...
EARL BAMBER MOTORSPORT RETURN TO LEMANS WITH ADRIAN D’SILVA FOR PORSCHE SPRINT CHALLENGE FRANCE
After a successful debut last year in 2021, Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) will return for a second consecutive year to the Porsche Sprint Challenge France held at the infamous Circuit...
EARL BAMBER MOTORSPORT MAKE THEIR RETURN TO FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE EUROPE POWERED BY AWS WITH PAUL RICARD DEBUT
Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) is set to return to the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe championship Powered by AWS next weekend with their debut at Paul Ricard 1000km. For the...
Wood Impresses as EBM shows Promising Pace
Wood Impresses as EBM shows promising pace. Earl Bamber Motorsport has left Winton with its head held high, after a string of strong results at Winton Raceway. Dale Wood emerged...
EBM Reaffirms Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS Entries
EBM (Earl Bamber Motorsport) will make their long awaited Fanatec GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut this season, two years after first announcing the entry. The team overseen...
Mixed results for Earl Bamber Motorsport at the Australian Grand Prix
The opening round of the Paynter Dixon Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Championship heralded a new era for the class locally, with the arrival of the latest generation Porsche 911 GT3...
SP Tools Reveals Ryan Suhle’s livery ahead of Australian Grand Prix
SP Tools releases the new design and livery of the Earl Bamber 2022 Porsche #5 Entry. The partnership between Earl Bamber Motorsport and Matthew Payne during the 2021 Porsche Paynter...
Dale Wood Joins EBM for 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup AU Season
Dale Wood will join forces with Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) for the upcoming Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia season which will see the squad add a third car to...
SP TOOLS ANNOUNCES KARTS TO CARS PATHWAY PROGRAM
SP Tools are developing a Karts to Cars pathway program through their current partnerships with Karting Australia and Porsche Cars Australia. SP Tools announces Karts to Cars pathway program in...
HEDGE STEPS UP TO CARRERA CUP FOR BATHURST
After beginning the year in the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia Series, Callum Hedge will make his debut in the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship at the Repco...
MADELINE STEWART TO MAKE CARRERA CUP AUSTRALIA DEBUT
Madeline Stewart will be stepping up to make her Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia debut at this year’s Repco Bathurst 1000. The New Zealander will also contend both final...
EARL BAMBER MOTORSPORT MAKE THEIR RETURN TO ASIA AT THAILAND SUPER SERIES
After an almost two-year disruption in motorsport events across Asia, Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) is set to make their long-awaited return to racing in Asia next week at the ‘Chang...
EBM STRONG CONTENDERS IN THE INDY 8 HOUR
Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) had their first taste of racing in the United States this weekend as they entered into the ‘Intercontinental GT Challenge Powered by Pirelli’, Indianapolis 8-Hour Race...
TEAM PORSCHE NEW ZEALAND CATCH UP WITH CALLUM HEDGE
With Covid putting the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge season on hold in Australia, we had a chat with one of our Team Porsche New Zealand drivers, Callum Hedge on how...
EARL BAMBER MOTORSPORT’S SEASON IN THE ‘INTERCONTINENTAL GT WORLD CHALLENGE’ OFF TO A SUCCESSFUL START
Earl Bamber Motorsport (EBM) has within recent months expanded their operations into the European GT scene and will be shifting some of their focus towards Europe after a promising start...
EBM’s Adrian D’Silva on the podium in Porsche Sprint Challenge France at Le Mans
55 cars adorned the grid for the maiden Porsche Sprint Challenge France race at Le Mans. Among them was Malaysia’s Adrian Henry d’Silva and the EBM Giga Racing Porsche 911...
Climb the podium for Porsche New Zealand
Porsche New Zealand are looking for a young New Zealand driving talent. We need someone to take control of our Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car in the Porsche Carrera Cup...
Earl Bamber Motorsport programme inspired by A1GP
Earl Bamber says launching a Gold Coast arm of his eponymous team was inspired by the opportunity to offer a pathway for aspiring Kiwi motorsport competitors. Earl Bamber Motorsport this...
Team Porsche New Zealand Debuts at 24 Hours of Spa
New Zealand. The 24 hours of Spa 2021 is proving to feature a strong presence of New Zealand talent. Alongside the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Nurburgring 24 Hours, it...
VIDEO: Teen star reflects on maiden Porsche Carrera Cup win
Click Here to Watch: Matthew Payne scores his first race victory in only his third Porsche Carrera Cup Australia round Emerging Kiwi talent Matthew Payne looks back on his first Porsche...
Hedge having ‘way too much fun’ in Porsche Sprint Challenge
Callum Hedge is doing what he loves. The Kiwi teenager is two rounds into his rookie Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge season in Australia, where he is third in the points...
Hedge completes TRS test
New Zealand rising star Callum Hedge has completed two days of Toyota Racing Series testing at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park last week. Hedge impressed on each day, the first participating...
SP Tools to support Matthew Payne and partner with Porsche as Official Tool Partner for 2021
Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) is pleased announce that it will partner with SP Tools as the ‘Official Tool Partner’ for the 2021 Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia and Porsche...
Madeline Stewart unveils Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge livery
Madeline Stewart has revealed her Porsche 911 GT3 Cup racing livery for the 2021 Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia series. The young New Zealand driver is based on the Gold...
Team Porsche New Zealand announces scholarship for Porsche PAYCE Carrera Cup Australia
Team EBM (Earl Bamber Motorsport) run by both Earl and Will Bamber, have announced that they will enter a 485-hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car for young New Zealand karting...
EBM enters Australian market in 2021
Earl Bamber Motorsport will enter the Australian market next season, running cars in both tiers of local one-make Porsche racing By Andrew van Leeuwen Run by Le Mans winner Earl...
EBM Exploring 2021 Options
Earl Bamber Motorsport could make its IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship debut next year, with the team exploring options in a number of national series featuring GT3 machinery, including the GT...
EBM Withdraws from 24H Spa
Earl Bamber Motorsport has withdrawn from the Total 24 Hours of Spa, with its planned full-season Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli plans put on hold due to travel restrictions...
Pirelli Paddock Pass: Will Bamber
Earl Bamber Motorsport team co-owner and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia ace Will Bamber is the subject of this week’s Pirelli Paddock Pass to share insight on the team’s journey....
Racing Relatives: Earl On Will Bamber
The story of how Earl and Will Bamber carved careers in motorsport is a rather unlikely one. Growing up on a farm in Whanganui, New Zealand, they were driving from...
Earl Bamber Motorsport Reveal Two-Car GT World Challenge Asia Effort
Earl Bamber Motorsport will make its GT World Challenge Asia Powered by AWS debut in 2020 with a pair of Porsche 911 GT3 Rs. Setiawan Santoso and Brenton Grove...
Craig Lowndes Joins Earl Bamber Motorsport For 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour
Craig Lowndes will partner Porsche factory pair Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor in the #1 Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R for the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hour. After seeing...
Earl Bamber Motorsport To Enter Super GT Malaysia Round
The return of the Autobacs Super GT Series to Sepang International Circuit on the weekend of 19 July will feature an extra dash of local flavour, with the announcement of...
EBM Likely to Return to Bathurst 12H; Other IGTC Races on Radar
Earl Bamber Motorsport is “likely” to defend its win in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, with additional Intercontinental GT Challenge powered by Pirelli rounds being targeted for 2020, according to...
Will Bamber Set for WEC Debut in Proton Porsche
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia ace Will Bamber is set for his FIA World Endurance Championship debut, having been confirmed in the No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR for this...
EBM Takes Wraps Off New Livery for Suzuka
Earl Bamber Motorsport will head into this weekend’s Suzuka 10 Hours with a new livery for its Porsche 911 GT3 R that it will debut in the Intercontinental GT Challenge...
Earl Bamber On Team Ownership & GT3 Plans
The 2019 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour saw a famous win for Earl Bamber Motorsport, the #912 team taking home the trophy after a stunning late race pass for...
All-Factory Lineup for Earl Bamber Motorsport Porsches
Earl Bamber Motorsport will make its GT3 debut with a lineup comprised of all Porsche factory or Young Professional drivers in next month’s Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour. The Asian-based team will...
ABOUT EBM
Earl Bamber Motorsport or “EBM” is a Kiwi-owned world class customer racing team, currently competing in Asia, Australia, and Europe in Porsche 911 GT3 R and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup machinery.
Owned and operated by two-time Le Man winner, Cadillac Factory Driver, and previous Porsche Factory Driver, Earl Bamber injects his own extensive on-track experience and success into the team. Since its inception, EBM has rapidly expanded, achieving victories in all levels it has participated in, including the highest levels of world GT racing.
Our approach is simple; deliver a manufacturer-level racing experience and performance standard to our customers in a fun and welcoming environment. Only the best, delivered in the best of ways.
MOTORSPORT SERVICES
Our primary service always has and will be, premium motorsport provisions. We provide a bespoke range of offerings including Full Championships, Single Events, Testing, Car Servicing and Preparation and Motorsport Consultations.
TRACK DAYS
Extending our wealth of knowledge from the world of motorsport to you, EBM hosts private track days for driver development and driving pleasure.
We offer a range of levels to suit any driver beginning with open sessions, private tutoring, servicing and eventual private testing with road or race cars.
EVENTS / EQUIPMENT HIRE
EBM has closely worked with manufacturers and brands to execute exquisite driving events for our customers. Providing support, management, manpower and equipment for product demonstration, launches and other promotions.
Enquire now to learn more on our services and products available such as ready Simulators, Helmets & Intercoms, and Hospitality fit outs.
Drivers
Ryan Suhle
Ryan joins the team with support from SP Tools for the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship. After leading the standings in the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge in the shortened 2021 season, Suhle is making the exciting step up to the category to race the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car (Type 992).
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Dale Wood
Dale joins Earl Bamber for the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia Championship. He has a wealth of knowledge after a successful career in the Australian motorsport scene, and is a proven championship contender. DAle’s time in supercars consisted of four full time Supercars seasons, numerous co-drives and he’s the 2013 Super 2 Series champion.
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Matthew Payne
Matthew, who hails from Auckland has extensive experience in karting after starting at age 5. He is a past KZ2 National Champion and was based in Italy, honing his race craft against the world’s best kart drivers in a number of European series. Now, the team are excited to welcome Matthew as he makes his car racing debut with EBM in 2021.
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Madeline Stewart
Madeline was introduced to EBM in 2019, having her first taste of Porsche Cup racing with the team in Asia later that year. She has had great success in karting, both in New Zealand and Australia, and has spent the past 2 years racing in the Super3 series. In 2021 Madeline will race for EBM in Porsche Sprint Challenge Australia.
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Callum Hedge
Callum is one of the exciting, young New Zealand drivers preparing to race with EBM in Australia in this year’s Porsche Sprint Challenge Series. The 2018/2019 New Zealand Toyota 86 Champion will race alongside Madeline Stewart in a pair of Team Porsche New Zealand supported cars.
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Reid Harker
Reid has been with EBM for a number of years as a driver coach and as an essential team member. Reid has risen through the ranks of New Zealand touring car and endurance racing to GT racing in Asia and Europe with EBM. A force to be reckoned with.
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Vehicles
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
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Drivers Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor, Craig Lowndes -
Series IGTC - Bathurst 12 Hour 2020
PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP CAR
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Drivers Reid Harker
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Series Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2020
PORSCHE 911 GT3 CUP CAR
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Drivers Ben Albano
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Series Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (Virtual) 2020
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
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Drivers Will Bamber, Piti Bhirombhakdi
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Series GT World Challenge Asia 2020
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
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Drivers Will Bamber, Eric Lux, Gerard Lopez, Tim Müller, Häring Jürgen
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Series Creventic 24hr Series - Dubai 24 Hours 2020
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
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Drivers Adrian D'Silva
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Series GT World Challenge Asia 2020
PORSCHE 911 GT3 R
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Drivers Setiawan Santoso
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Series GT World Challenge Asia 2020
Next Event
Sportsland SUGO
19 August 2022
Okayama International Circuit
23 September 2022
Mandalika International Circuit
21 October 2022
Partners
Recap from @ryanwood40_ who took out P2 overall this weekend, and @madelinestewart__ who achieved P7
P✌🏻overall for Ryan Wood in this weekend’s Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge 🥈🏆
📸 Highlights from Round 2 of Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge from EBM Australia’s home race this weekend
Solid day for @ryanwood40_ and @madelinestewart__ here at QR! Both drivers sitting inside the top 6 heading into Race 3 tomorrow. #EBM #PMSC #Porsche Motorsport
P4 in Qualifying for @madelinestewart__ today here at round 2 of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge AU! #EBM #PMSC #PorscheMotorsport
POLE!! @ryanwood40_ Bring on tomorrow 👏🏻 #EBM #PMSC #PorscheMotorsport
Take a look back at the epic weekend that was Total Energies 24 Hours of Spa 🏁
#spa24h #gtworldcheu #ebm #singha #groveracing #porsche #porschecustomerracing
Happy Birthday @madelinestewart__! Let’s celebrate next weekend at Queensland Raceway 👏🏻#EBM #PMSC
After 24 hours of gruelling racing, @tp12toddpiti @tanartst @chamon5 @earlbamber and the team took out P3 in class at Spa!
Unfortunately the sister car was forced to retire in the night after sustaining heavy damage.
Congrats to the whole team! 🏆🥉
#spa24 #gtworldcheu #ebm #singha #tp12 #porsche #porchecustomerracing
Until next time Tailem Bend 👋🏻 #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
Good morning race fans! We are 15 hours into Total Energies 24H of Spa. Check out this recap from Saturday’s race start 🟢🟢
#ebm #spa24h #gtworldcheu #porsche #porschecustomerracing
@earlbamber shares what it’s been like so far this week to be a Team Principal and Driver at the Total Energies 24 Hours of Spa
#earlbamber #ebm #gtworldeu #spa24h
Day 2 here at The Bend! All 3 drivers finished Race 1 inside the Top 10! #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport
We’re excited to announce we will be welcoming the new 992 GT3 R next year!
We were one of the first customers in the world to get a glimpse of this new baby here at @totalenergies24hoursofspa
#992gt3r #ebm #spa24h #gtworldcheu #porsche #porschecustomerracing #newcarfeels
🚨GIVEAWAY TIME 🚨
Want a pair of our EBM @nike air team shoes? Follow us on Insta and comment which pair you like better? Winner will be drawn 5pm tomorrow when Spa24H ends!
#ebm #spa24h #gtworldcheu #nikes
Great to be back at Tailem Bend! We were fast here last year, let’s see what tomorrow brings 👊🏻#EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport
Thursday recap here at @totalenergies24hoursofspa @gtworldcheu
All smiles here 😁 A good day of practice here at The Bend for the guys in Carrera Cup Australia! Qualifying and Race 1 up tomorrow! #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport #Porsche
Our driver welcome packages have our pilots looking sharp on and off track ahead of the big 24! 👌🏻
#ebm #sp24h #motorsport #swagbag
The wonderful women working behind the scenes in our team for this week’s Total 24 Hours of Spa
#womeninmotorsport #girlpower #ebm #spa24h
Meet our drivers for Spa 24H!
EBM car 16 will take to the track this Saturday with:
@matthewpayne_7
@brentongrove_
Stephen Grove
Adrian D’Silva
Our sister car 39 will join them in the fight piloted by:
@tp12toddpiti
@tanartst
@chamon5
And EBM’s very own @earlbamber
Our Total Energies 24 Hours of Spa squad 👊🏻
The team are all set to kick the week off with the first official practice sessions this morning
#spa24h #gtworldcheu #ebm #singha #tp12 #groveracing #enduranceracing #porschecustomerracing
Cool, Calm and Collected ahead of Round 5 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia championship! #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport #Porsche
Fantastic fight for the podium in Race 2! @boomkantadhee and @tanartst finished P5, narrowly missing another podium finish. @reidharker and @jsetiawans steadily moved forward to secure P9.
#gtasia #fujiinternationalspeedway #porsche #porschethailand #porschecustomerracing
Highlights from Race 1 at the iconic Fuji International Speedway
#gtasia #fujiinternationalspeedway #porsche #porschecustomerracing
A podium finish for @tanartst and @boomkantadhee today in GT Asia! After fighting for the lead early on the boys took out P3 overall 🥉🏆
#gtasia #fujiinternationalspeedway #porschethailand #porshecustomerracing
We have arrived at Fuji circuit for the next round of GT Asia. Free practice is complete and now it’s time to get down to business! 👊🏻
#gtaisa #fujiinternationalspeedway #porschethailand #porschecustomerracing
A great effort by both teams this weekend. @tanartst and @boomkantadhee finished P4 in Race 1, but sadly unfortunate incidents saw both cars loose positions in race 2. The team will return to fight another week in next weekend’s round at Fuji.
#gtasia #suzuka #porschethailand #porsche #customerracing
🟢 Race 1 highlights 🟢
#gtasia #suzuka #porschethailandbyaas #porsche #customerracing
The team have arrived at Japan’s @suzukacircuit_official for the second round of GT Asia.
We are excited to have @jsetiawans and @reidharker return after their success in Sepang R1, with @tanartst and @boomkantadhee racing alongside them in our sister car.
#gtasia #suzukacircuit #porsche #customerracing
We need a lie down after this weekend… it’s been a good one guys! #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
ROUND WIN FOR @callum.hedge 👏🏻🎉 Back to back Porsche Carrera Cup Australia round wins for EBM! Not only did Callum take the round win, but also his first race win in the championship! A great job by our Team Porsche New Zealand Scholorship driver! #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
Happy Birthday @earlbamber 🎉
Not a lot of racing laps done today… but @callum.hedge came away with P3 in race 1! We’ll press on for two races tomorrow! #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
Not a lot of laps raced today, bring on two races tomorrow 👊🏻#EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
Sunshine and race cars, just the way we like it! ☀️We’re done with practice, onto racing tomorrow! #EBM #PorscheMotorsport #Porsche #TSV
Practice day here in Townsville ✅ #EBM #PCCA #PorsheMotorsport #Porsche
We’re hitting the streets of Townsville this weekend for Round 4 of Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia this weekend! #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport
@callum.hedge helmet appreciation post! #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport #TPNZ #TeamPorscheNZ
EBM is pleased to announce their return to the greatly anticipated Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe’s TotalEnergies 24-Hours of Spa in July 2022.
This year the team’s Pro-Am entry will feature a double car line-up for the big one.
@tp12toddpiti @tanartst @chamon5 @earlbamber @brentongrove_ @matthewpayne_7
#spa24h #totalenergies #gtworldcheu #endurance #customerracing #motorsport
First GT Open in the books. After a strong start defending P3 in class, an unfortunate accident in the first hour caused us to loose our position. But still good mileage for @tp12toddpiti and @earlbamber ahead of the big one! #spa24h
#gtopen #spa #porsche #customerracing #motorsport #racing
Catch ya later Darwin ✌🏻 #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
A round win for @dalewood_1 in Darwin! Not only is this Dale’s first round win with EBM, it’s our first in the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia! Congratulations everyone on a great weekend! #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport
Race. Day. @callum.hedge #EBM #PCCA #PorscheMotorsport #Porsche
Starting P9 in tomorrow’s GT Open with @tp12toddpiti and last-minute edition @earlbamber
#gtoopen #circuitdespafrancorchamps #tp12 #singha #porsche #customerracing
Qualifying day at Spa for the GT Open! We’re racing across continents again this weekend so keep an eye out for all the action! #EBM #PorscheMotorsport #GTOPEN #Spa
Saturday photo dump 📸 📸 #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
Good day for the guys in Darwin at Round 3 of the Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia with @dalewood_1 coming home with Pole! #EBM #PCCA #Porsche
Fun in the sun today ☀️bring on racing tomorrow here in Darwin! #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
Practice day here in Darwin! We’re in for a hot one 🔥 #EBM #PCCA #Porsche #PorscheMotorsport
