The longer term look of Common Motors’ Supercars effort took a big step on Friday with affirmation that Crew 18 will tackle the position of its homologation crew.
The Melbourne-based crew, which runs two Camaro Supercars within the collection, has competed with Holden and GM equipment since 2015 and operated as a two-car squad since 2020.
Crew proprietor Charlie Schwerkolt has constructed up his crew lately, using vastly skilled engineers Adrian Burgess and Dr Geoff Slater, in addition to their friends Richard Hollway, Som Sharma and Andrew Donnelly.
“Immediately marks an thrilling new chapter for Crew 18 Racing. There isn’t a doubt that these are huge sneakers to fill, however I consider we now have the crew, the equipment, and the expertise to do it,” Schwerkolt stated.
Charlie Schwerkolt
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“GM and Chevrolet Racing are a powerhouse for a purpose, and everybody, at each stage, has been implausible in welcoming our crew to the fold.
“I do know we share the identical imaginative and prescient, and the identical aim – to work intently with GM and all the opposite Chevy groups to see a Chevrolet Camaro cross the road first each race weekend.”
Crew 18 is prone to lead a considerably totally different homologation effort on the GM facet of the Supercars pitlane, with the current recruitment of present Triple Eight engineer Jeromy Moore prone to have him concerned within the course of in some position.
The information additionally locks Crew 18 into racing Chevrolets for no less than the speedy future, opening the door maybe for present Chevrolet crew Brad Jones Racing to maneuver to Toyota for 2026 and past.
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