Rod entered motoring and motorsport media in 1985 at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in
In conjunction with others, he spear-headed a motorsport press agency servicing manufacturers, sponsors, event organisers and teams including Ford Motorsport, Audi, Volvo, BMW and The Dutton Grand Prix Rally.
In 1994, Rod launched one of
In 1999 he began a three year contract with Malaysian-based Team Petronas Touring Cars, covering media activities for the team during their top level championship activities in
At the completion of the contract, he returned to
Interspersed with his intimate activities within motorsport, Rod was also able to produce motoring copy and pictorial for many of the major publishing outlets including Racing Car News, Motor Racing Australia, The Open Road, Unique Cars, Classic Cars Australia, Sports and Classic Cars, Australian Road and Track as well as the highly regarded UK publication, Autosport.
Everything from race reports and photography to car reviews, drive travel features and road tests were produced over a period of some fifteen years.
Now, in response to demand from his travel publishers, Rod is revisiting his time as a motoring journalist, filing lively new car reports for the Edge Publishing Group and others.
An archive of Rod’s work can be seen at: www.motorweb.ws
