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Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup celebrate a victory.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
While 18 seems young to be at the wheel of a Supercar, it was merely the latest step in a lifelong association with motor sport.<\/p>\n
His father, Paul, raced motorcycles professionally, and by the age of three, Broc was a mini-master on two wheels while competing in dirt-track events.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiterally, my first memories are of being at a racetrack,\u201d he said. \u201cI can\u2019t remember anything else before that. It\u2019s in my blood, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Feeney progressed from motorbikes to karting and formed a close bond with former five-time world MotoGP champion Michael Doohan and his son Jack, who competed in Formula 1 racing earlier this year before being dumped by Red Bull\u2019s secondary team.<\/p>\n
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Broc Feeney puts the foot down during Thursday\u2019s practice session at Mt Panorama.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
By the age of 15, he was racing in the lower divisions of Supercars, although he had to bide his time before making his debut at Australia\u2019s motorsport mecca, Mt Panorama.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had to be 16 to race here [in Bathurst], and I was 15 and 355 days, so I missed out on racing here that year,\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re doing the maths, then yes, Feeney was racing professionally – exceeding 250km\/h regularly – before he had obtained his learner\u2019s permit and was able to drive on public roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t fail my test, which was good,\u201d Feeney quipped, adding that his P-plates once looked slightly incongruous on his sponsored Chevrolet Silverado.<\/p>\n
After placing sixth in his debut Supercars season, he improved to third in 2023 and last season finished runner-up to Will Brown. This year, he has dominated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was close last year,\u201d Supercars legend Craig Lowndes said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe came back stronger this year mentally, physically, and he\u2019s hit the ground running. I think he learned a lot from last year … at the moment, he\u2019s the one that\u2019s somewhat untouchable.\u201d<\/p>\n
After a disappointing 19th in his last start, when a refuelling miscalculation cost Feeney a shot at victory, he will be eager to get back on track in Sunday\u2019s Bathurst 1000. It is one of the few races he has yet to win.<\/p>\n
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Broc Feeney is regarded as the next superstar of Supercars.Credit: AFR<\/p>\n
Then it\u2019s on to the new finals series and, if all goes according to plan, Feeney will be celebrating his first Supercars title triumph on November 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve worked very hard to put ourselves in this position,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, this year changes quite a lot with the final series coming into action, but look, we\u2019ve done a great job this year to win 12 races, 14 pole positions, to put ourselves in this great position.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople can call you the favourite, but you\u2019ve got to go out and do the job. If we can keep doing what we\u2019ve done all year, we should be able to at least end up in Adelaide with a great chance of fighting for the title.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Broc Feeney celebrates his win in Perth this year.Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
A Supercars championship at the age of 22 might seem like a launchpad to an even bigger and more lucrative career, but Feeney rates the glitzy world of the F1 scene as being out of his reach.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think any of us would love to have a go in Formula 1, but it\u2019s very unrealistic for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not going to pick a Supercar driver from Australia. It\u2019s a very expensive transition to go over there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to go there when I was younger, but financially you have to put a lot into your move over there at such a young age, and it\u2019s very challenging \u2026 I love F1, but I\u2019m also loving my Supercars.\u201d<\/p>\n
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As for the bold prediction that he can eventually surpass the greats of Australian racing – names like Peter Brock, Dick Johnson, Mark Skaife, Lowndes and Whincup himself – Feeney knows there are still myriad races to be won before that can become a reality.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable rap,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJamie\u2019s won seven championships. I\u2019ve got none at the moment, so I\u2019ve got a lot of catching up to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
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