Tony Noske Explained

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.

Motor Racing

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]

Business

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/tony-noske/ Tony Noske
  2. https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/saturday-sleuthing-the-first-perkins-commodore/ Saturday Sleuthing: The First Perkins Commodore
  3. https://www.speedcafe.com/2012/05/18/tony-noske/ Tony Noske
  4. https://www.speedcafe.com/2012/05/11/mark-noske/ Mark Noske
  5. Kalari: The next step Truck & Bus Transportation November 1993 pages 16-18
  6. Swire Group invests in Kalari Transport Truck & Bus Transportation March 1995 page 13
  7. http://www.trailermag.com.au/fleet/profile/noske-logistics Noske Logistics