NEWS breaking during the Repco Bathurst 1000 week that Jeromy Moore has been appointed to an American-based position within General Motors prompted one key question.
What does it mean for GM’s Supercars program?
Moore’s presence and influence in a centralised tech capacity had been hailed by Chevrolet Supercars squads, especially once an early release from his Triple Eight notice obligations had been secured in July.
Moore is renowned as one of the sharpest minds in Australian motorsport. He was involved in mass success through two stints with Triple Eight separated by a period overseas with Porsche.
Triple Eight described him as a “once in a lifetime mastermind” upon farewelling him during the winter.
To see him become Cadillac Racing’s LMDh chief engineer across IMSA and WEC less than three months later would seem a blow to Camaro Supercars ambitions at a time when a Triple Eight-less future is just around the corner.
GM Motorsports’ Supercars racing program manager Simon McNamara. Pic: Mark Walker
But that’s not how GM sees it, with several pertinent figures expressing to V8 Sleuth that the Moore revelation came as no surprise.
What’s more is that according to Simon McNamara, GM Motorsports’ Supercars racing program manager, Moore actually won’t be lost to the manufacturer’s Aussie resource.
“JJ will lead the Supercars efforts in the US and we have a strategy and plan in place,” McNamara told V8 Sleuth.
When asked if a local replacement would be sought, McNamara simply smiled and repeated: “We have a strategy and plan in place.”
There are set to be eight Camaros on the 2026 Repco Supercars Championship grid, down from 14 this season, given Triple Eight and Brad Jones Racing are joining Ford and Toyota respectively.
Team 18 has taken over homologation responsibilities for GM.
