Anthony Stuart Noske (born 14 May 1951) is a former Australian motor racing driver and transport company proprietor.
| Tony Noske | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 14 May 1951 Hamilton, Victoria |
| Related to | Mark Noske |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1987-1990 |
| Teams | Kalari Transport Mobil 1 Racing Dick Johnson Racing Glenn Seton Racing |
| Starts | 25 |
Motor Racing
editHaving competed in sprintcars, Tony Noske entered four rounds of the 1987 Australian Touring Car Championship with a Perkins Engineering built Holden Commodore VK before contesting the Calder 300, Bathurst 1000 and Calder 500 with Garry Rush co-driving. Noske competed in six rounds of the 1988 Australian Touring Car Championship.[1][2]
In 1989 he co-drove Ford Sierra RS500s for Mobil 1 Racing, Dick Johnson Racing and Glenn Seton Racing. Having taken on a managerial role with the Mobil 1 Racing team, Noske entered three rounds of the 1990 Australian Touring Car Championship.[1][3] Noske's son Mark would later become a V8 Supercars driver.[4]
Business
editIn 1976 Noske established Kalari Transport with three trucks in Portland, Victoria. Having expanded the business to 70 trucks, in 1994 Noske sold the business to Swire.[5][6] In 2005 Noske re-entered the logistics market establishing Noske Logistics.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Tony Noske Driver Database
- ^ Saturday Sleuthing: The First Perkins Commodore Supercars 7 June 2014
- ^ Tony Noske Speedcafe 18 May 2012
- ^ Mark Noske Speedcafe 11 May 2012
- ^ Kalari: The next step Truck & Bus Transportation November 1993 pages 16-18
- ^ Swire Group invests in Kalari Transport Truck & Bus Transportation March 1995 page 13
- ^ Noske Logistics Trailers 8 March 2011