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Tony Noske

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Tony Noske
NationalityAustralian
Born14 May 1951
Hamilton, Victoria
Related toMark Noske
Australian Touring Car Championship
Years active1987-1990
TeamsKalari Transport
Mobil 1 Racing
Dick Johnson Racing
Glenn Seton Racing
Starts25

Anthony Stuart Noske (born 14 May 1951) is a former Australian motor racing driver and transport company proprietor.

Motor Racing

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tony Noske Driver Database
  2. ^ Saturday Sleuthing: The First Perkins Commodore Supercars 7 June 2014
  3. ^ Tony Noske Speedcafe 18 May 2012
  4. ^ Mark Noske Speedcafe 11 May 2012
  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. ^ Noske Logistics Trailers 8 March 2011