Published February 28th, 2003 by Jim O'Halloran
More V8 News
In an interesting move Team Kiwi is announcing a strategic alliance with Garry Rodgers Motorsport…
Team Kiwi Racing have today announced a strategic alliance with one of Australia’s top V8 Supercar Team’s, Garry Rogers Motorsport. The strategic alliance with the 2000 Bathurst winners will allow TKR’s crew to compare testing data, suspension set up information and various technological developments.
… I’ve suspected for a while that Holden teams were doing this sort of thing, I guess that formalises the relationship between the teams. This is something the Ford teams need to get into in a huge way too. Perhaps with the 2003 Project Blueprint cars being a bit more standard they’ll be able to share more info.
Holden announced today that it has purchased TWR Australia…
The decision secures the future of Holden racing operations following the appointment of administrative receivers to five TWR companies in the UK.
… which was a supprise. However…
TEGA rules state that a manufacturer (both Holden and Ford) cannot own a team, so special approval must be granted to allow the HRT to race under its new ownership structure.
… so theye’re not out of the woods yet.