{"id":657476,"date":"2026-05-08T10:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/657476\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:08:15","slug":"rising-star-steps-from-go-karting-to-toyota-86s-and-ford-mustang-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/657476\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising star steps from go karting to Toyota 86s and Ford Mustang V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

NICK Percat<\/a>\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Harry Bresnehan, this weekend steps up to the Mustang Cup at the second round of the season at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n

The outing represents the first foot in the door for Percat\u2019s JND Motorsport equipe to the class, with Percat himself stepping into the Ford fold this year via his endurance drive with the Blue Oval-aligned Red Bull Ampol Racing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMassive thanks to Ford and Ryan McLeod for the opportunity to place our young JND driver in the Mustang Cup,\u201d said Percat, who will be on hand at The Bend in his TV commentary role with the Shannons SpeedSeries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHarry has worked with me for three years now and is in the early stages of his car racing career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Harry will really enjoy the challenge of learning a new car and circuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a last-minute deal, and we\u2019re throwing him in the deep end, but I believe he\u2019ll do great things both on and off the track.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From karting, Bresnahan recently stepped into the TGRAUS Scholarship Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited to get the opportunity to drive and experience the Mustang Cup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Nick called me on Wednesday night to say I\u2019d be racing, I couldn\u2019t believe it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe advice was simple \u2014 put the gear shifter on the opposite side on my sim and get on the plane Thursday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

For this weekend\u2019s second outing for the Mustang Cup, 11 cars are set to greet the starter.<\/p>\n

Missing in action will be James Golding<\/a>, Aaron Cameron<\/a> and James Moffat<\/a>, while Jack Perkins<\/a> will be looking to make amends after a troubled first outing in the class at Phillip Island.<\/p>\n

The class has two races over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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