John Bowe

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Here and Now with John Bowe – March 2010

For the first time in 26 years I went to a race meeting with my own car, a 600 horsepower 1969 Ford Mustang! A bit like an expectant father, I fussed about it making sure everything was correct and looking a picture for its debut at Clipsal in the Autobarn Touring Car Masters support series.

Dunlop: Here and Now with John Bowe (Feb 2010)

This is my first column for 2010 and so much has already happened this year! Recently I went back to Mt Panorama to race in the Bathurst 12 Hour with fellow ex-V8 Supercar driver Paul Morris and Gary Holt, sharing Gary’s Eastern Creek International Karting BMW 335i.

John Bowe Inducted into V8 Supercar ‘Hall of Fame’

JB was honoured at the V8 Supercar Championship Series annual gala dinner as he became the 14th inductee into the ‘Hall of Fame’ since it was instituted in 1999.

Dunlop: Here and Now with John Bowe (Nov 09)

I have had a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetrics on my Ford Mondeo Turbo for about a year now. After reading about all the awards and accolades it was winning around the world when it was launched here in October 2008, as well as seeing its testing data and specs, it was exactly the high performance tyre I wanted to test out on my own personal car.

Dunlop: Here and Now with John Bowe (Oct 09)

They call it the “Great Race” and for good reason! Once again, the Bathurst 1000 was a nail biter. I was fortunate to be able to watch the race with lots of my Dunlop friends, so that made the withdrawal symptoms I still get less taxing.

Dunlop: Here and Now with John Bowe (Sept 09)

As many of you may know, despite hanging up my V8 Supercar helmet a couple season ago, I am still quite active in the racing scene, particularly in the Biante Touring Car Masters series where I race a 69’ Chevy Camaro

Dunlop: Here and Now with John Bowe (Aug 09)

The two-plus-four (Australian Superbikes plus V8 Supercars) concept is back for the first time in decades at the Phillip Island round of the V8 Supercar Championship from September 11-13, and I can only see it as a good thing for all involved

Dunlop: Here and Now with John Bowe

Townsville’s first V8 Supercar event will be more than just a race; it will be a festival of events celebrating the best of the V8 Supercars with three action-packed days of sensational motor racing and entertainment.