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#2
Kyle Gurton
Nuveau GroupKyle Gurton
Nuveau Group
At just 21 years of age, Kyle Gurton is quickly gaining a reputation as a future champ. Splitting his year between the TA2 Muscle Car Series and National Trans AM, Kyle has scored almost...
#3
Rob Leonard
Access LinemarkingRob Leonard
Access Linemarking
Rob and Jill Leonard are passionate TA2 supporters, and their Access Line Marking Equipment Group partnered with TA2 to deliver the first King of the West title to Brett Niall in 2022...
#4
Mark Crutcher
Crutcher RacingMark Crutcher
Crutcher Racing
This guy is living the dream and racing everywhere he can, whenever he can. The honorary, not honorable “Mayor of Young NSW” is a larger-than-life figure in the paddock, however...
#8
Chris Pappas
WealthriteChris Pappas
Wealthrite
A graduate from the Paul Morris Race Driving Academy at Norwell, Chris won the 2021 TA2 Northern Series and celebrated his first TA2 race win. The Wealthrite Mustang always looks...
#9
Warren Wadley
Wadley Property GroupWarren Wadley
Wadley Property Group
Warren stepped out of HQ Holden racing into TA2 several years ago and liked it so much he bought a second Mustang, first for Paul Stokell to have a one-off drive and more recently for...
#10
Peter Robinson
B STYLED For LifePeter Robinson
B STYLED For Life
More interested in making sure everyone else is on track before he exits pit lane, Pete rarely gets full practise sessions in, but always works his way through the pack to score solid results...
#11
Michael Coulter
Kobelco - STMMichael Coulter
Kobelco - STM
He might be in the oldest TA2 car in the country, but 6 years down the road the Kobelco Mustang still has plenty of pace taking 2nd overall at the Sydney Motorsport Park...
#15
Michael Rowell
Pacific PetroleumMichael Rowell
Pacific Petroleum
Another driver to join the TA2 circus from the world of Sprintcars. Michael jumps between his TA2 Muscle Car and his production-based Ford Mustang, both beautifully prepared...
#17
Josh Haynes
Elvin GroupJosh Haynes
Elvin Group
The legend goes that having a green race car is bad luck! Maybe that rumour was started by Dick Johnson after clouting the wall at Forest Elbow in the Greens Tuf Falcon in 1983...
#20
Adam Hargraves
LocalsearchAdam Hargraves
Localsearch
Relatively new to the TA2 family, the founder of LocalSearch.com has raced Marc Cars for a number of years and competed in the Bathurst 12 hour race. Adam had a...
#17
John Mclaughlin
myracewebsites.comJohn Mclaughlin
myracewebsites.com
Nothing like going out on a high! John McLaughlin finished second outright during Rd 2 of the TA2 Muscle Car Series at Tailem Bend in his superbly presented Myracewebsites...
#21
Zach Loscialpo
Accelerate MotorsportZach Loscialpo
Accelerate Motorsport
Zach claimed the TA2 Southern Series with good solid performances and was in the outright point score right up until the last round. His father Anthony is a popular figure in the paddock...
#22
Brad Gartner
Australian Tarmac RallyBrad Gartner
SS Oysters
Part of Lee Stibbs two car team, this 18-year-old is something special. Likened to the talents of Nathan Herne, this former speedway and Hyundai Excel racer jumped to...
#24
Nicholas Bates
Nicholas Bates MotorsportNicholas Bates
Nicholas Bates Motorsport
The surprise of 2022! He’s been around the sport for years working with Barrie Smith servicing the brake needs of many competitors but has only just jumped behind the wh...
#23
John Holinger
ICL Racing P/LJohn Hollinger
ICL Racing P/L
The name Holinger is synonymous with motorsport. The Australian gear-
box company has become world renowned for the quality of the product
and after racing bikes for many yea...
#26
Jason Hassett
Hass PumpsJason Hassett
Hass Pumps
New to the TA2 family, Jason and partner Trish are loved in pit lane and
the HASS Pumps Camaro is always turned out beautifully. Jason jumped
into TA2 with very little previous racing ...
#28
Lee Stibbs
MVA RacingLee Stibbs
MVA Racing
Lee has partnered with Brad Gartner this year to form a two car TA2 team
based in South Australia. The two met when racing Hyundai Excels and
the MVA Racing prepared team will be serious...
#31
Barry Kelleher
Kelleher RacingBarry Kelleher
Kelleher Racing
If ever there was proof age is just a matter of mind, then Barry Kelleher is living it. At 76 years of age and straight from a hip replacement, Barry strapped himself in the Mustang and joined the TA2 ...
#30
Dean Lindstrom
TDP Mobile ServicesDean Lindstrom
TDP Mobile Services
Out of Adelaide, he debuted at the Tailem Bend round in his brand-new
Mustang and immediately was on the pace taking out the Circo Master
class and 6th outright in his first...
#37
Jackson Rice
Immix RacingJackson Rice
Immix Racing
From Wodonga in NSW, Jackson started racing karts as a 6-year-old, winning many championships in various classes along the way. He claimed his first TA2 race win at the final...
#40
Karl Begg
Motorsportsales.comKarl Begg
Motorsportsales.com
At 36 years of age, Karl Begg is a proven winner in business and on the
track. First in the Qld Touring Car Championship in 2014 was backed up
by first in the 2019 Qld Production Touring Car Champi...
#49
Chris Formosa
Allgate MotorsportChris Formosa
Allgate Motorsport
Chris is wired a little differently to most! In his spare time, he floats around
the world taking images of himself dressed as Spiderman at unique loca-
tions such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris! Check out his...
#48
Nick Lange
Whitsunday Holiday RentalsNick Lange
Whitsunday Holiday Rentals
Nick always turns out a stunning looking car, with the team shirts, posters and giveaways to match. Before TA2, Gemini and production car racing gave Nick his racing fix...
#50
Paul Hadley
IIIawarra Engineering ServicesPaul Hadley
IIIawarra Engineering Services
Owner of the two car Illawarra Engineering Services Camaro team, this quiet achiever from the South Coast of NSW always turns out the two best looking cars on track every round. Winners of ...
#51
Graham Cheney
IIIawarra Engineering ServicesGraham Cheney
IIIawarra Engineering Services
More used to two wheels than four, this factory KTM off road rider has
migrated well to the 4 wheeled version of the sport, teaming up with Paul
Hadley’s two car IES Camaro te...
#67
Nash Morris
Supercheap AutoNash Morris
Supercheap Auto
Son of former racer and now legendary driver coach Paul, “Flash” was
quick out of the box in the Supercheap Auto Mustang dominating the
first round under lights at Sydney Motorspo...
#55
Russell Wright
Wright Property DevelopmentsRussell Wright
Wright Property Developments
Yep, we can call Russell a veteran without offending him. He was the 2017
inaugural TA2 National Champion and this former Carrera Cup racer was
one of the first to witness the potential of TA2 and dive in ...
#68
Dylan Thomas
CXC RacingDylan Thomas
CXC Racing
Dylan is a versatile racer that has raced everything from Formula Vees,
winning the NSW Formula Vee championship and second in the National
series, before moving to the Toyota 86 serie...
#69
Anthony Tenkate
Tenkate Plant HireAnthony Tenkate
Tenkate Plant Hire
Too young to be called a veteran and too quick to be called a master,
Anthony has been a stalwart of both TA2 and Historic Trans AM rac-
ing for many years, winning the...
#74
Murray Kent
Retro MotorsportMurray Kent
Retro Motorsport
Murray has been racing in various Queensland racing categories for years
and very successfully. He was 1st outright in the Qld Touring Car
Championship 2018, 2nd outright in 2017 and 3rd outr...
#81
Hayden Jackson
Team RSGHayden Jackson
Team RSG
From Maitland NSW, Hayden raced Go Karts for 14 years and then the
Toyota Gazoo Racing 86 series. He won the Kartsport New Zealand Club
Point score series in 2017. His hobbies include...
#93
Aaron Tebb
Waltec MotorsportAaron Tebb
Waltec Motorsport
Vastly experienced in many disciplines of the sport including the Dunlop
V8 Supercar series, productions cars, the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour,
and Australian GT series in Porsches and an As...
#99
Matt MacKelden
Kubota Racing TeamMatt Mckelden
Kubota Racing Team
As part of the two car Kubota Racing Team, Matt cut his teeth in TA2 after
many years involvement in various aspects of the sport. A two-time class
winner at Bathurst, Matt also co-hosts with ...
#117
Jett Johnson
Napa Auto PartsJett Johnson
Napa Auto Parts
18 years of age and with talent to really fire up the after burner! This kid is the grandson of 3 times Bathurst winner and 5-time Australian Touring Car Champion Dick Johnson, and son of ...
#123
Beric Lynton
Bruce Lynton serviceBeric Lynton
Bruce Lynton service
Definitely not yet a veteran, more like an elder statesman these days,
Beric has had a long and very successful career racing BMW’S in
production cars, winning the Bathurst 6 Hour race in 2019 and...
#782
James Simpson
782 MotorsJames Simpson
782 Motors
Another 3rd generation racer to graduate to the best bang for buck motorsport category around. His grandfather Ian was a national Formula Vee champ, his father Michael raced HQ Holdens, production...
#13
Greg Keam
DeBeer RefinishGreg Keam
DeBeer Refinish
From Gunnedah in NSW, Greg spent a lot of time with Escorts in his younger years - the car type, not the other type that can cost just as much money! He started hill climbing his Mk1 Ford Escort in the late 80’s, before moving ...
#6
Hugh McAlister
McAlister MotorsHugh McAlister
McAlister Motors
Hugh is dealer principal of the McAlister Motors family owned car dealership in Young NSW and has been well schooled in the art of the car business by his father - veteran production car, Touring Car Masters, Oz Truck and TA2 ...
#45
Hayden Hume
Total Parts PlusHayden Hume
Total Parts Plus
Hayden won two junior club Qld karting titles before the Tarragindi born rev head moved into the Toyota 86 series as a 16-year-old in 2021. He stepped up to TA2 this year in the Total Parts Dodge Challenger and has been...
