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MAX MCRAE STOKED WITH FORD FIESTA RALLY3 TEST
Max McRae has set his sights on a 2023 Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC) campaign after testing an M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally3 for the first time in Poland. The 18-year-old drove the car for a day on asphalt before visiting M-Sport Poland’s impressive Krakow premises, where the Fiesta Rally3 is developed and built.
Max said: “That’s a seriously impressive car. You have this picture in your mind of what the car’s going to be like and how it will perform. I thought I had a pretty good idea... but it was even better than I thought it was going to be. “I am pretty keen to do JWRC, but now I’ve driven the car I just know that’s where I’ve got to be. The chance to drive that car on rounds of the World Rally Championship is totally the way to go and that’s what we’re working really hard towards now.
“To move from rallying in Australia to going to the world championship is a step up in budget, but it’s also an incredible opportunity to take experience of rallying at the highest level on surfaces and events like the snow in Sweden, the Tarmac in Croatia and then rough and smooth fast gravel in places like Sardinia and Estonia.”
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The Australian V8 Touring Cars National Series will return as a stand-alone category in 2023. The series, to run in addition to the Dunlop Super3 Series, will return following confirmation of the Supercars’ commission decision regarding eligibility for the 2023 Dunlop Super2 Series.
That will see the Car of the Future models from Holden, Ford, Nissan, Mercedes and Volvo become eligible for Dunlop Super3 competition for the first time, alongside the existing Project Blueprint-specification VE II Holden Commodore and FG Ford Falcon. Super3 will continue to race on a combined grid with Dunlop Super2 in 2023.
“We have been well into the planning to re-establish the V8 Touring Cars Series as a stand-alone entity for some time,” commented Category Manager – Super3 / V8 Touring Cars Liam Curkpatrick. worlds: They can compete in Super3 competition alongside the Super2 cars, and they can also race among cars of a similar specification in a standalone category.
“This is essentially the return of the series’ that grew and evolved into what became Super3 in 2019.
“V8 Touring Cars will have its own calendar, race formats and broadcast package, offering a great place for both young drivers progressing up the ladder or those who just enjoy racing these sensational cars.”
The reborn V8 Touring Cars Series will remain exclusively for pre-COTF Supercars up to and including the FG Falcon and VE II Commodore. The series’ will run a stand-alone calendar, will retain its Motorsport Australia Series status and continue to award Superlicense points.
