{"id":293829,"date":"2025-11-19T01:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/293829\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T01:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T01:52:15","slug":"supercars-news-grm-favourites-to-drive-bathurst-monaros-in-garry-rogers-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/293829\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: GRM favourites to drive Bathurst Monaros in Garry Rogers tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe 2002 winner has been on display at the Trafalgar Holden Museum. Image: Facebook<\/p>\n

GRM Trans Am drivers James Golding and James Moffat have been given the nod to drive the 7-litre beasts as part of a tribute to Rogers following his death last month, aged 80.<\/a><\/p>\n

It will be a special moment for the duo. They both raced for GRM in the Supercars Championship as well as Trans Am and were especially close to the legendary team owner.<\/p>\n

GRM designed, built and ran the Monaros on behalf of Holden \u2013 taking victory with the yellow #427 machine in 2002 and returning a year later to score a 1-2 finish led by the red #05.<\/p>\n

The GRM-owned #427 has been recalled from the Trafalgar Holden Museum for the trip, while the privately-owned #05 enjoyed a recent blast at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

As for which driver will be assigned to which car, event organiser and GRM stalwart Sally Parkinson said: \u201cI\u2019ve told them to fight it out amongst themselves!\u201d<\/p>\n

The cars will take to the South Australian circuit as part of a Rogers tribute scheduled for 2:50pm ACDT\u00a0on Saturday.<\/p>\n

They will be joined by GRM\u2019s 2000 Bathurst 1000-winning VT Commodore, driven by Jason Bargwanna. That car is ordinarily on display at the team\u2019s Melbourne workshop.<\/p>\n

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GRM\u2019s Bathurst 1000 winning Commodore. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

A fourth car will also join the tribute \u2013 a replica of the Soundwave Discos VH Commodore co-driven by Rogers in the 1983 Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s owned by Albury-based Mark Tracey, the father of Trans Am racer Blake, and will appear at Mallala thanks to the generosity of fellow Trans Am driver and GRM alumni Nathan Herne.<\/p>\n

Lismore-based Herne, who runs his own team in Trans Am, responded to a public call-out looking for a way to transport the car to the SA event.<\/p>\n

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The Soundwave Disco replica. Image: GRM<\/p>\n

The November 21-22 Mallala Homecoming will feature the penultimate round of the Trans Am Series, as well as Formula Ford, HQ Holdens, Hyundai Excels and SuperSports.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a special Warbirds Airshow featuring a WW2 Wirraway fighter plane and aerobatic displays from Wolff Pitts Pro, Zivko Edge and the Sky Aces formation team.<\/p>\n

Saturday action will be broadcast on SBS (12:30pm-4:30pm ACDT) and Kayo Sports (12:30pm-8:00pm), and live streamed via the Mallala Motorsport Park Facebook page (12:30pm-8:00pm).<\/p>\n


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