Tom Needham Racing

22/11/2023

Managed P2 in the Australian Production Cars C class Championship this year. Massive achievement for our little team with only competing in 4 of the 6 rounds for the year with work commitments and holidays clashing.

We finished our year in bathurst with Pole and 4 wins in class. With a massive weekend full of both racing and working I’m incredibly proud of what we managed to achieve.

Can’t thank my parents enough for all their time and effort they have put into this year with getting the car to the track and all the work behind the scenes.
Big Thankyou to Matt for your time away from home and your support at the race track.

Huge Thankyou to all my 2023 sponsors without the help and support it wouldn’t be possible.
All Carbitz
AUS IT Tech Direct
Valvoline Global Operations
Garry Rogers Motorsport
TSparkle Cocker Spaniels
Revolution Racegear

02/10/2023

Different country and a different type of racing yesterday.
The Yellawood 500 at Talladega SuperSpeedway was one of the coolest experiences I’ve been involved in and can definitely say I’ll be coming back in the near future. To be a punter for the day was different but sometimes it’s good to step back and see how the other teams do it.

Big Thankyou to Valvoline and the Hendricks Motorsport team for their hospitality.
Valvoline Global Operations

15/08/2023

Big weekend just passed at Queensland Raceway for yet another round of the Australian Production Cars Championship where I was both working and driving.
3 races across the weekend saw me consistently take home 2nd in class for the weekend behind Jake. Although we showed great pace with the Mazda we just couldn’t get where we wanted infront to secure a class win.

The weekend was quite demanding running from paddock areas to mechanic on the transams and then to hop in a race for an hour each time and also battling the heat that I’m not used to with living in cold Melbourne.

Our little team did a top job over the weekend and I can’t thank everyone enough who was involved. Dad, Mum, Terry, Blackie, Neil, Matty, Joey and Kiara you all did fantastic and I appreciated all the support and help from you all.
To my sponsors Thankyou for the continued support throughout this season.
All Carbitz
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Valvoline Global Operations
AUS IT Tech Direct
Revolution Racegear
TSparkle Cocker Spaniels
McGrath Foundation

10/08/2023

Looking forward to running this weekend made my Mobil 1 Australian Production Cars debut at QR in 2019.

Tom Needham is currently leading the way in our Class C standings, and with two Class round wins to his name so far in 2023, he is sure to be one to watch in the #34 All Carbitz Mazda 3 MPS when we hit the track at Queensland Raceway this weekend :D

We're excited to see Tom and all our Mobil 1 Australian Production Cars racers on track from tomorrow for our three races, including the highly anticipated Fight in the Night on Saturday!

Pic: Speed Shots Photography

27/06/2023

https://youtu.be/zzv3w_T8T6w

Started P13 outright, P9 in APC and P2 in Class C.Finished P14 outright, P10 in APC and 2nd in Class C.Had a right front tyre fail after chequered flag.

27/06/2023

https://youtu.be/5Dm6ksP_8DI

Started P13 outright, P9 in APC and P2 in Class C.Finished P14 outright, P10 in APC and 2nd in Class C.Had a right front tyre fail after chequered flag.

26/06/2023

Had the pleasure of going around to meet some special little friends in between removing the race engine in the Mazda.
Can’t thank TSparkle Cocker Spaniels for the opportunity of visiting your beautiful puppies and also the support this year with my racing endeavours.

21/06/2023

https://youtu.be/EJlRuu5dg40
APC Round 2 Race 2 Sydney Motorsport Park

Started P17 outright, P11 in APC and P1 in Class C.Finished P19 outright, P16 in APC and 2nd in Class C.Had a tyre delaminate after pitstop and had to manage...

21/06/2023

https://youtu.be/S5QIWw2hzAg
APC Round 2 Race 2 part 1 Sydney Motorsport Park

Started P17 outright, P11 in APC and P1 in Class C.Finished P19 outright, P16 in APC and 2nd in Class C.Had a tyre delaminate after pitstop and had to manage...

20/06/2023

https://youtu.be/YsNtJwsionY
APC Round 2 Race 1 part 2 Sydney Motorsport Park

Started P21 outright, P15 in APC and P2 in Class C.Finished P17 outright, P11 in APC and 1st in Class C.

20/06/2023

https://youtu.be/_gofYg_BE74
APC Round 2 Race 1 part 1 from Sydney Motorsport Park

Started P21 outright, P15 in APC and P2 in Class C.Finished P17 outright, P11 in APC and 1st in Class C.

20/06/2023

Mega weekend from us this weekend just gone in Sydney. To take the car back to the track we debut it at in 2020 and to really prove our pace was impressive. Although we couldn’t beat Jake in three of the races and a DNF for him in race 1 we managed to hold consistency and finish with a P1 and 3 x P2 in class, thus giving us the class C round win. With that being said a lot of learning over the weekend on the car and knowing we had ABS issues early into our qualifying and changing a turbo before race 3 I’m proud of what the team was able to achieve.

I will be back in Qld this weekend to give the MPS3 a big birthday with a new engine and gearbox plus a few little improvements here and there.

Can’t thank Mum, Dad, Uncle Matt and ofcourse Roland and Frenchy for the support and help over the weekend.

Big Thankyou to my sponsors for all their continued support and Mobil 1 Australian Production Cars for putting on an awesome weekend of racing.
All Carbitz
AUS IT Tech Direct
McGrath Foundation
TSparkle Cocker Spaniels
Revolution Racegear
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Valvoline Global Operations