Motorsport: Holden To Exit Supercars At Bathurst

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Motorsport: holden to exit supercars at bathurst. He returned to GRM in 2017 on a two-year deal that was extended into 19 which would have been his 21st season in Supercars. After six seasons three drivers titles three teams championships and a Bathurst 1000 crown The Captain has sold his controlling stake in Dick Johnson Racing back to the squad and walked away from the category. Mostert completes practice sweep at Mount Panorama 500.

Sentiments about the cultural impact of Holden on motorsport but. That was due to Whincup double-stacking behind team-mate Shane van Gisbergen during the early Safety Car period. The 12-round season gets underway this weekend with the Mount Panorama 500 to take place the iconic home of Australian motorsport in what will be a milestone race.

Tander made his debut with Garry Rogers Motorsport in 1998 winning Bathurst two years later before joining the Walkinshaw empire in 2005. Penrite Oil has confirmed that it wont continue as the lead sponsor of Erebus Motorsport for the 2021 Supercars season. Supercars could expedite Gen3 after Holden exit.

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Long-time Holden Manager of Sponsorship Motorsport Simon McNamara has confirmed his exit from the company after 22 years. The deal marks a return to Albury for former full-timer Wood who spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons driving for BJR. Date locked in for inaugural Bathurst International.

Erebus Motorsport is confident it can have its crashed 9 Holden repaired before tomorrows crucial qualifying session for the 2019 Bathurst 1000. Jones Racing Holden needed to be recovered right as team-mate Todd Hazelwood stopped on the track with a power. Jamie Whincups Red Bull Holden Racing Team entry sat atop the standings but had a pit-entry-to-exit time of 527748 seconds on Saturday the slowest recorded.

McLaren F1 star Carlos Sainz and his WRC title-winning father have both sampled the 2011 Bathurst 1000-winning Holden Commodore Supercar in Spain. The Bathurst 1000 would have been a non-event for the Holden teams if not for the aero update made to the Commodore says Triple Eight team manager Mark Dutton. Roger Penskes whirlwind Australian Supercars sojourn is over.

Lee Holdsworth will run last in tomorrows Top 10 Shootout at Bathurst after topping qualifying at Mount Panorama. Holden to exit Supercars at Bathurst GM deal with factory Supercars team to finish at the end of this season GM Holden has reached agreement with its Supercars racing partner Triple Eight Race Engineering to conclude their deal one-year early at the end of the current season. The company has long been linked with an exit from the Holden squad amid a significant shake-up thats seen both drivers and their race engineers depart ahead of the new season.

Highlights included winning the Bathurst 1000 with Garth Tander and Jason Bargwanna in 2000 and running Volvos Supercars program from 2014-16 spearheaded by Scott McLaughlin. GRM joined the championship in 1996 initially as a single-car Holden squad before moving to a two-car structure two years later. Bathurst Supercars Practice report.

The Bathurst Grand Final may provide Supercars its greatest spectacle yet but theres a risk it will force the series to face a hard truth. Firm announcements regarding Supercars response to Holdens exit. The Commodores went into last weekends New Zealand round with a new aero package consisting of a new front tray a Gurney flap on the bottom plane of the rear wing and the.

McNamara has been a mainstay of the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship and supported a number of Holden teams and drivers of the sport. He then returned as a co-driver alongside Tim Blanchard at the endurance races in. Davison has history with DJR too having spent three seasons there between 2006 and 2008 before moving to the Holden Racing Team in 2009.

McLaughlin to return for Bathurst. The 2017 Bathurst 1000 winner has long been expected to split with the Holden squad off the back of a difficult 2020 campaign. That included a breakdown of his relationship with Erebus CEO Barry.

This is the first time in 50 years Bathurst has hosted both a season finale 2020 and a first round 2021 in succession. Supercars could expedite Gen3 after Holden exit. The Tickford driver timed his run to perfection squeezing his lap right in between a mid-session red flag and a late shower of rain.

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