GARRY Rogers Motorsport, a team responsible for the introduction of Garth Tander, Jamie Whincup, Steven Richards, Jason Bright and others into the V8 Supercar Championship Series, may be about to do it again.
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Fahad Al Musalam, the champion of the Bahrain International Circuit’s Lumina CSV Championship Middle East series, flies into Australia next week for a test in a V8 Supercar with the GRM outfit at Winton in country Victoria.
GRM over the years has given many young hopefuls the opportunity to step up into a supercar which has served the team well.
Rogers claims that testing the untried Al Musalam was a case of “why not” and that “fortune favours the brave!”
“I have watched Fahad in action and he has shown that he can race consistently and bring the car home in one piece. He has been asking all the right questions, and has been doing a lot of preparation for his test next week,” Rogers said.
“Obviously our cars are very different to what Fahad has been driving, and we make no promises but with the right direction from our crew, both mechanical and technical we are looking to have a very successful day.”
Monday will be a full test day for the GRM team where Fahad will be able to observe the operation of the team. Fahad will then drive Lee Holdsworth’s # 33 car on the Tuesday which is set aside for rookies and driver evaluation.
The car will be adjusted by the crew to suit Fahad’s weight and height.
Michael Caruso will also be taking full advantage of this day getting in some very valuable laps and track time in the # 34 car.
“We have not announced our second driver for the endurance rounds as yet and to make it clear, this is not what this day is about, but all going well this opportunity could open doors for both parties,” Rogers said.
“We may be looking to run a car in the development series for 2009 subject to satisfactory sponsor arrangements so this is a path we may take.
“In 2001 we ran a car in this series with Leanne Ferrier (now Tander) but due to financial hurdles which were detrimental to the success of our V8 Supercar Championship series we chose to withdraw at the end of that season.
“With the sale of my Nissan dealership last year and consolidation within my business we are looking to expand our interest in other motorsport areas at our new purpose built Dandenong South workshop.
“As our series grows, and being at the forefront of this I am sure there will be many opportunities that will arise for drivers on the local scene and also internationally, and we are looking to make this a very positive experience for all.”
