Miles Dies in Cycling Accident

Businessman and racing driver Tim Miles, a regular competitor of GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS, has died after a cycling accident on Sunday.

The 58-year-old New Zealander passed away following a fatal collision with a bus that occurred around 10:30 a.m. local time near Sydney’s Taronga Zoo.

Born in Ashburton on New Zealand’s South Island, Miles was an influential figure in Australian motorsport for more than two decades, primarily in team ownership and also through his work with his eponymous company Miles Advisory Partners.

He co-founded Supercars team Tasman Motorsports in 2004 and was later a co-owner in Triple Eight Race Engineering, only selling his stake in the latter in 2021.

His company also help facilitate the sale of Supercars on two occasions.

On-track, Miles was a race winner in Porsche Carrera Cup Australia’s Pro-Am class and, since last year, a fixture of the GTWC Australia grid, partnering fellow Kiwi Brendon Leitch at the wheel of a Melbourne Performance Centre-run Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II.

The duo scored victory together at Phillip Island and three other podiums that year, and had scored two more top-three finishes so far in 2025, including one in the most recent event at Queensland Raceway.

Miles’ final on-track appearance came in the Mustang Challenge Invitational last month at Le Mans, where his car ran in a livery paying tribute to family friend Rod McElrea, the grandfather of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driver Hunter.

A statement issued by his family described Miles as a “fantastic storyteller, a man with a brilliant sense of humor and who showed genuine interest in the lives of those around him — whether he’d known them for years or just met them.

“His loss will be keenly felt by family and friends, the business community in which he worked and the motorsport community in which he lived.”

A statement from Supercars read: “Supercars extends its deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Tim Miles, who has sadly passed away.

“Tim was an extraordinary figure in Australian motorsport — not just for his work behind the wheel, but for the immense influence he had off the track across more than two decades.

“As a corporate advisor and former team owner, Tim played a pivotal role in shaping the future of the sport. Through his company, Miles Advisory Partners, he was instrumental in the sale of Supercars to Archer Capital in 2011 — a landmark transaction that helped transform the championship into the powerhouse it is today.

“Our thoughts are with Tim’s loved ones during this difficult time. He will be greatly missed by the entire Supercars community.”

Miles is survived by wife Tracy and daughters Caley and Erin.