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Kostecki’s signed Townsville burnout wheel goes up for charity auction
A damaged wheel and tyre from Brodie Kostecki’s Townsville 500 victory burnout is up for auction.
Kostecki celebrated his July win with a burnout that scraped the concrete wall, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Kostecki and team owner Dick Johnson signed the memorabilia, which comes with three photographs of the incident.
All proceeds will go to Motorsport Ministries, and the auction has no buyer’s premium.
The organisation provides practical, emotional and spiritual support to people involved in Australian motorsport.
The auction is live through Lloyds Auctions, with 16 items available.
The PPQ Legends Night will be held at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa on October 23 during the Gold Coast 500 weekend.
Brodie Kostecki’s damaged wheel and tyre from his Townsville 500 victory burnout are being auctioned to raise funds for Motorsport Ministries.
Kostecki and team owner Dick Johnson signed the wheel and tyre.
The burnout took place after Kostecki’s race victory in July and involved scraping a concrete wall.
The auction item includes three photographs documenting the post-race incident.
The 2026 PPQ Legends Night is scheduled for October 23 at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa.
- Who
- Brodie Kostecki and Dick Johnson signed the wheel and tyre. Motorsport Ministries will receive the auction proceeds.
- What
- The damaged wheel and tyre from Kostecki’s Townsville victory burnout are being auctioned with three photographs.
- When
- The burnout followed Kostecki’s Townsville 500 victory in July. The 2026 PPQ Legends Night is scheduled for October 23.
- Where
- The burnout took place at the Townsville 500 circuit. The Legends Night will be held at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa.
- Why
- The auction is raising funds for Motorsport Ministries, which provides support to people involved in Australian motorsport.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Kostecki won the Townsville 500 and celebrated with a post-race burnout that damaged the left-rear wheel and tyre.
Speedcafe reported that the auction was live through Lloyds Auctions.
The 2026 PPQ Legends Night is scheduled to take place at the JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa.
- Signed by
- Brodie Kostecki and team owner Dick Johnson
- Auction item
- Damaged left-rear wheel and tyre, accompanied by three photographs
- Fundraising recipient
- Motorsport Ministries
- Buyer’s premium
- Zero percent
- Event date
- Friday, October 23, 2026
- Event venue
- JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
What people are saying
It was certainly a very special day.
I have the winner’s trophy and it is cool that one fan will have such a significant piece of memorabilia from that day.
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