Walkinshaw Racing
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- For the parent operation of this and other Walkinshaw teams, see Walkinshaw PerformanceWalkinshaw PerformanceWalkinshaw Performance, is an automotive company, involved in motor racing and the production of high performance sporting cars for regular road use...
Walkinshaw Racing, known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team, is one of two Australian motor racing teams operated by British owned Walkinshaw Performance
Walkinshaw Performance
Walkinshaw Performance, is an automotive company, involved in motor racing and the production of high performance sporting cars for regular road use...
. Walkinshaw Racing runs a Holden VE Commodore in the V8 Supercar Championship Series under commercial identity of Bundaberg Racing Team.
Formation
Walkinshaw Racing was formed in 2009 ostensibly to replace the recently folded HSV Dealer Team as the second Holden supported Holden touring car team. Paul DumbrellPaul Dumbrell
Paul Dumbrell , is an Australian racing driver who currently drives for Rod Nash Racing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series...
moved across from HSVDT for the inaugural 2009 season with financial support from Autobarn chain of automotive product retail outlets. Rookie David Reynolds
David Reynolds (racing driver)
David Reynolds is an Australian racing driver.-Twice champion:Reynolds stepped into a national series campaign in the 2003 Australian Formula Ford Championship, finishing outside the top ten at series end. For 2004 Reynolds joined the Sonic Motor Racing Services for what would be four years and...
joined as the second driver for the new team, with sponsorship from Bundaberg Red Rum
Bundaberg Rum
Bundaberg Rum is a dark rum produced in Bundaberg, Australia, often referred to as "Bundy".The Bundaberg Distilling Company owns its own cola-producing facility, which supplies the cola for its ready-to-drink Bundaberg Rum and Cola products.-History:...
. The team acquired licences from the defunct PWR Racing team a reactivated licence acquired from V8 Supercars Australia that had last been used by Romano Racing.
Team structure
Tom WalkinshawTom Walkinshaw
Tom Walkinshaw was a Scottish racing car driver and the founder of the racing team Tom Walkinshaw Racing...
was team principal, and Rob Crawford has been carried over from the former HSV Dealer Team, continuing in the role of team manager. Richard Hollway is the engineer for the teams lead #10 car with Jason Bush running the second #24 car. In June 2011 it was announced that Mike Henry is to take over from the departed Rob Crawford
Racing history
The newly formed team made its racing debut at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide in March 2009. In Race One, Reynolds finished 13th, whilst Dumbrell finished 17th, after running much higher in the early stages. Dumbrell again finished 17th in Race Two, whilst Reynolds failed to finish. Dumbrell finished 15th in the championship at seasons end with several top six finishes while Reynolds finished 22nd, showing pace and promise but no real results. Whilst stablemates Holden Racing TeamHolden Racing Team
The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times...
won the teams prize, tenth was a disappointing teams result for Walkinshaw Racing.
Walkinshaw Racing is also the manufacturing facility for the Holden Racing Team
Holden Racing Team
The Holden Racing Team is a Melbourne based motor racing team. HRT is the most successful V8 Supercar racing team in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race the Bathurst 1000 seven times...
and is responsible for the engine program, sub assembly, CNC machining, composites and design. They also supply chassis and components to Brad Jones Racing
Brad Jones Racing
Brad Jones Racing is an Australian motor racing team centred around brothers Kim and Brad Jones and is based in Albury, New South Wales. Presently the team compete in the V8 Supercar Series, which they joined in 2000. Recently they have also returned to the Australian Formula Ford Championship...
, Centaur Racing, Garry Rogers Motorsport
Garry Rogers Motorsport
Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team presently competing in V8 Supercar.-The early years:Garry Rogers Motorsport has its origins in Garry Rogers' own exploits in Sports Sedans during the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the mid-1970s Rogers got more serious, running a BDA Escort...
, Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team, established late in 2009 to compete in the V8 Supercar Championship.-Background:...
totaling 11 Cars for the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship running Walkinshaw Racing built components.
The new year will see Bundaberg Red Racing expanding to both of the Walkinshaw Racing cars. Fabian Coultard and Andrew Thompson were signed to replace both 2009 drivers. The 2010 season has been extremely disappointing for the team as both drivers have struggled for results with the Walkinshaw prepared cars, an issue that even the Holden Racing Team have not been immune from.
http://www.bundabergracing.com.au/bundy/2011/press/default.aspx?ID=1489&title=Mike Henry appointed Racing Operations Manager for Walkinshaw Racing..