Media & Press Kit
Writing about the team, an event we're contesting, or Australian club rallying? Everything on this page — facts, boilerplate and photography — is free to use for editorial purposes with credit to Shakewell Racing and a link to shakewellracing.com.
Fast facts
- Team
- Shakewell Racing — self-funded privateer team, based in Sydney, Australia
- Crew
- Michael Chora (driver, Sydney) and Rachael Ferrante (co-driver, Perth) — 4,000 km apart between events
- Cars
- A 1995 Subaru Impreza WRX for gravel, plus two GD Subaru WRX STIs for tarmac
- Background
- 2025 Targa New Zealand Production 4WD class winners, now in their first full gravel season
- 2026 season
- 19 rounds across the ARC, QRC, VRC, NSWRC, SARC, AMSAG and East Coast Classic series — 11 completed so far
- Recent results
- 2nd in Classic 4WD at the Classic Queensland Rally; 3rd in Classic 4WD at the Shannons Rally Heartland
- Video
- Round recaps at youtube.com/@ShakewellRacing; full stage onboards at youtube.com/@shakewellracingpov
Boilerplate
Shakewell Racing is a self-funded Australian rally team run by driver Michael Chora and co-driver Rachael Ferrante. After winning their class at Targa New Zealand in 2025, the Sydney-based team switched from tarmac to gravel for a full 2026 season across Australia's national, state and classic rally championships — documenting every round, stage by stage, at shakewellracing.com.
Photography
High-resolution event photography, free for editorial use with credit (“Photo: Shakewell Racing”). Open an image and save it, or ask us for the full gallery from any round — every event page also carries a gallery.
Results & data
Our event pages publish full entry lists, classifications and per-stage times for the rounds we contest — transcribed from each event's official timing provider and credited to them. You're welcome to cite these pages; start from the rally index.