{"id":642997,"date":"2026-05-01T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642997\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:37:21","slug":"ta2-news-acdelco-backing-for-hughes-ta2-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642997\/","title":{"rendered":"TA2 news: ACDelco backing for Hughes TA2 return"},"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\tJarrod Hughes and Caleb Byers will carry ACDelco branding for the TA2 Tag Team Enduro. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Partnered by TA2 NZ champion Caleb Byers, Hughes\u2019 return to the category comes with the backing of automotive servicer ACDelco Service Centres.<\/p>\n

Carrying the #1, the striking livery was revealed on Thursday ahead of the event at ACDelco Bundamba.<\/p>\n

Hughes described the partnership with Byers as \u201clast minute\u201d, but expressed excitement at joining the young Kiwi charger.<\/p>\n

\u201cI rang Graham Cheney who owns my car, and I said, \u2018do you know who I\u2019m racing the two driver with?\u2019, Hughes told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I was expecting it to be Tyler Cheney or Tim Brook or someone like that, and he said, \u2018no you\u2019re actually going to do it with whoever wins the New Zealand [TA2] championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, that wasn\u2019t on my bingo card, but it\u2019s pretty exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Caleb had an awesome year over there, so it\u2019s really, really cool to be able to do it with Caleb.\u201d<\/p>\n

Byers, having never raced in Australia, was quick to express his excitement about racing alongside Hughes<\/p>\n

\u201cAll year long we were just racing for fun,\u201d said Byers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then, yeah, I found out at the last round from the team that we were coming over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been watching Jarrod on TV for the last couple of years, so it\u2019s pretty cool to turn up with a guy like him, and, yeah, I\u2019m just really looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having raced with Chevrolet Performance colours during the Trans Am Cup Series season opener at Bathurst, Hughes suggested partnering with ACDelco for the Tag Team Enduro thanks to Byers\u2019 existing relationship with the brand.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to have ACDelco back on the side of the car for myself,\u201d said Hughes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve had it on there before and it\u2019s good to have it back, but more so it\u2019s really cool to have two of us, both sponsored by ACDelco and GM in the same car, going to, going to try and win some trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The TA2 Tag Team Enduro is held this weekend, May 1-3, at Queensland Raceway as part of 2 Days of Thunder \u2013 Round 2 of the AASA Hi-Tec Oils Super Series.<\/p>\n

The duo will hit the track for one practice session on Friday afternoon at 3:20pm AEST.<\/p>\n

TA2 will contest six races across the weekend, two 12-lap sprints and a 40-minute enduro each on Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n


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