{"id":503286,"date":"2026-02-25T14:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/503286\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:14:16","slug":"supercars-news-andre-heimgartner-to-make-radical-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/503286\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Andre Heimgartner to make Radical debut"},"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\tAn Arise Racing Radical Cup car on track at Wanneroo Raceway.<\/p>\n

The Brad Jones Racing Supercars driver will line up in the Radical Australia West Cup at the first round of the WA Sporting Car Club state championship season.<\/p>\n

He will drive for Arise Racing with Radicals to compete in four races across two days at the newly-named MotorMall Wanneroo Raceway.<\/p>\n

While yet to race a Radical, Heimgartner is no stranger to the category, regularly working with Arise as a driver coach.<\/p>\n

This weekend, he will combine driving and coaching duties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opportunity to drive with the guys I help coach is cool,\u201d said Heimgartner.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, it\u2019s great to just enjoy some low-pressure racing to remind yourself why we do what we do.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis weekend for me will be purely for fun and to get some great seat time in some cool cars. Any silverware will be a bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel the balance will be mostly concentrating on driver coaching to make sure my guys get the most out of the weekend. It will just be a privilege to strap a helmet on and go have some fun with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cDriving the car and also tuning it will help me and the team tune the car better I feel and explore some set-up items.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Radical outing comes off the back of a promising opening Supercars round in Sydney, where Heimgartner hit the ground running in the all-new Supra, leading the Toyota armada in the Friday night race<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was a setback in the Saturday race when he suffered an engine failure<\/a>, before Heimgartner recovered with a ninth place finish in Sunday\u2019s finale.<\/p>\n

Back-to-backing a Supercars weekend with seat time in the Radical is not a challenge Heimgartner is underestimating.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery different, [it] almost couldn\u2019t get any different,\u201d he said of the differences between the two cars.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe radical is more open-wheeler style with not much power and a lot of grip. The Supercar is very heavy, lots of power and not much grip.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure it will be the driving style and what\u2019s required to get the last few tenths. I haven\u2019t done many laps in a Radical so it will all be a new challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n


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