Holden driver Shane van Gisbergen put the disappointment of Bathurst behind him with victory in yesterday's opening 300km race at the Gold Coast 600.

One of the puzzling things in motorsport today is the lack of women mixing it with the men on the same grid.

After a brilliant Bathurst, Nissan Motorsport are out to prove they've arrived as a major player on the V8 Supercars scene at this weekend's Gold Coast 600.

Since Bernie Ecclestone thinks nothing of holding tête-à-têtes with tyrants in his own image, he was asked in Bahrain last year if he would ever consider taking a grand prix to Syria.

Fresh from equalling Mick Doohan's mark of 54 MotoGP wins, Jorge Lorenzo still believes the Australian racing legend is in a league of his own.

A day that promised so much ended in nothing but pain for Kiwi driver Shane Van Gisbergen.

The carnage has continued at the Bathurst 1000 after a one-hour stoppage to repair a damaged section of the Mount Panorama circuit.

Earlier that day, Evans' Porsche clocked 216.385 miles per hour (348km/h) to break the national record by almost 20mph.

When V8 Supercars veteran Craig Lowndes saw the Holden of former co-driver Warren Luff on its roof, he feared the worst.