JAYDEN Ojeda isn’t the only familiar face at PremiAir Racing getting a headstart on 2026 this weekend.
While driving recruit Jayden Ojeda is slotting in earlier than expected for Richie Stanaway aboard the #62 Camaro, Roland Dane has also popped up today in the Supercars paddock.
V8 Sleuth understands Dane will be with PremiAir in an unofficial capacity throughout the Sandown round, making observations ahead of taking on team principal duties next season.
PremiAir owner Peter Xiberras is wiping the slate clean for 2026 after a largely disappointing season, his squad holding 10th in the teams’ championship with just about the sole highlight being James Golding and David Russell’s Bathurst 1000 podium.
Declan Fraser will also come in as Ojeda’s teammate, with Golding off to the Blanchard Racing Team.
Dane has not held team principal responsibilities since the end of 2021, although he did manage Triple Eight’s Bathurst wildcard entry the following year.
Dane will slide in above team manager Peter Vale as PremiAir looks to make its latest hierarchy a success, having seen Dan Ensor (team manager), Matt Cook (team principal), Stephen Robertson (team manager) and Gwyn Dolphin (CEO) all come and go in recent years.