Tony Noske | |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1951 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Victoria |
Related To: | Mark Noske |
Last Series: | Australian Touring Car Championship |
Years Active: | 1987-1990 |
Starts: | 25 |
Anthony Stuart Noske (born 14 May 1951) is a former Australian motor racing driver and transport company proprietor.
Having 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]
In 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]