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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupercars has set its sights on Alice Buckley. Image: Richard Gresham \/ Speedcafe<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupercars has set its sights on Alice Buckley. Image: Richard Gresham \/ Speedcafe<\/p>\n
Speedcafe can reveal the 18-year-old sensation was due to turn her maiden Supercars laps with Super2 squad Eggleston Motorsport on Tuesday this week.<\/p>\n
The outing was arranged by Supercars CEO James Warburton, who orchestrated Simona De Silvestro\u2019s entry into the category during his previous tenure in the role.<\/p>\n
Buckley\u2019s test was postponed due to a freak injury sustained during the recent Trans Am round at The Bend<\/a>, where a gearbox failure left her with tendon and ligament damage to her right arm.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s unknown when Buckley will be fit to return to track action, Warburton is keen to assist the Gold Coast-based teen onto the Supercars pathway.<\/p>\n \u201cAlice has been open about her ambition to be a main game Supercars driver,\u201d Warburton explained to Speedcafe.<\/p>\n \u201cI reached out to her dad and said, \u2018is there anything we can do to help?\u2019, so we caught up and asked if she\u2019d consider doing Super2 next year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a discussion with GM and a couple of their sponsors. I said if it was a prospect you want to think about seriously, we\u2019d organise a test day.\u201d<\/p>\n Buckley, who is contracted to General Motors, shot to prominence with victories in her first two outings in the TA2 class at Queensland Raceway across June and August.<\/p>\n Alice Buckley. Image: Matthew Christie \/ Network R<\/p>\n That led to a decision to move on from Toyota\u2019s GR Cup and make an early debut in the higher profile Trans Am Series on the Supercars bill at Tailem Bend.<\/p>\n Buckley told Speedcafe she needs to test the Super2 Holden before knowing if she\u2019ll be ready to graduate to the category next season.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a little bit unknown. The test was going to be a benchmark to figure out if I\u2019m ready for it,\u201d she said of her Super2 plans.<\/p>\n \u201cSupercars has been really supportive, James Warburton and [Super2 category manager] Jason Routley, talking to us.<\/p>\n \u201cThere hasn\u2019t been a female in Super2 for a few years now, so it\u2019s definitely something that they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s very exciting to talk about but it\u2019s an unknown with my condition at the moment, when or if the test will be booked in again and that side of things.\u201d<\/p>\n Warburton made clear that Supercars would not directly fund a Super2 program for Buckley but is trying to assist where possible.<\/p>\n Buckley already has a series of blue chip backers including GM, Castrol, Shannons Insurance and Autobarn.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, we\u2019ve been very happy to help with sponsors and having our commercial department assist them with the sorts of materials they might need to put together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve just given the added incentive that Supercars are behind it, trying to see if there\u2019s a possibility of Alice looking at Super2 for \u201926 and \u201927 with a view to Supercars in the longer term.\u201d<\/p>\n Alice Buckley has finished her time in Toyotas. Image: Tamara Jade Media<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MDC_2296.jpg\")
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