Our team

  • Stephen Ottley
    Editor
    Stephen Ottley is an award-winning journalist who has written about cars and motor racing for all of Australia’s leading publications.
  • Andrew van Leeuwen
    Editor
    Andrew van Leeuwen is Torquecafe's Editorial Director. He started his career working for Australasian Motorsport News in Melbourne, working his way into the top digital editor role before relocating to Mainz, Germany, in 2012.
  • Roland Dane
    Contributor
    While he’s best-known to Australian fans as a motor racing identity, Dane has spent his entire adult life working in the automotive industry. The championship winning former race team boss has not only driven countless cars, but he’s also built cars, sold cars and now collects cars – so he brings Torquecafe readers a unique perspective to automotive coverage in this country.
  • Kate Peck
    Senior Journalist
    Kate has almost a decade of auto and moto journalism experience, reporting and hosting television and is a motorcycle die-hard. She’s travelled extensively on and off-road across Australia, Africa, Sri Lanka, Colombia, Wales, India and Mongolia.
  • Dylan Campbell
    Contributor
    A former Editor of Wheels and MOTOR Magazines, Dylan Campbell has reported on the automotive industry since 2006. An experienced road-tester with a passion for performance driving, Dylan has driven racetracks around the world from the Nurburgring to Laguna Seca.
  • Tyra Lawler-Cass
    Contributor
    Tyra Lawler-Cass is a journalist and content creator with a passion for fast cars and fine food. With a double degree in Creative Writing and Public Relations & Social Media, she crafts engaging stories on cars, motorsports, and lifestyle topics. Her work spans news, reviews, and digital media, maintaining a multi-platform focus to transform stories into content that connects.

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