{"id":768787,"date":"2026-06-30T00:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/768787\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T00:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T00:17:18","slug":"rebuilding-phase-general-motors-supercars-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/768787\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Rebuilding phase\u2019: General Motors\u2019 Supercars plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WE have a plan.<\/p>\n<p>Those are the four words that have been consistently uttered by GM Motorsports Supercars racing program manager Simon McNamara throughout the eternal spotlight shone on the post-Triple Eight Chevrolet era.<\/p>\n<p>McNamara returned to the fold in May last year, having previously been a key figure at GM\/Holden from 1998-2017.<\/p>\n<p>His appointment formed part of the General\u2019s fightback, at a time when there had been fears its presence would vanish from Supercars altogether.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/1-43-scale-2022-bathurst-1000-gen-3-launch-livery-chevrolet-camaro-model?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=buy-button&amp;utm_content=buy-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ACD43C22A_1_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has since displayed its long-term commitment to the cause, including but not limited to efforts to bring Grove Racing star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-2716-Matt-Payne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Payne<\/a> across in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The plan is more wide-reaching than one individual, though, with McNamara detailing the quest to elevate its contemporary crop of teams into powerhouse operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stay the course of what our business plan is and what our model is, and our model in no uncertain terms, in AFL language, is we\u2019re in a rebuilding phase,\u201d McNamara said of Chevrolet\u2019s broader position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve lost week in, week out consistent frontrunning teams and now we\u2019re trying to build teams very strong to take up that position.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2025_8_5_ChevRacing-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231421\"  \/>Pic: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot to do. There\u2019s a lot been done already in one year that I\u2019ve been back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve sorted out Jeromy Moore to be extricated earlier, we\u2019ve taken on Grant McPherson, we\u2019ve linked back to North America heavily, we have an alliance amongst our teams that is open, transparent and honest and is working very well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have done a lot of work in one year as opposed to people saying we\u2019ve done nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd even so, on-track the results aren\u2019t exactly what they used to be\u2026 but if anybody has got any understanding of the sport, you can see that there are positives each weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-1264-Anton-De Pasquale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anton De Pasquale<\/a> now has two race wins on the year and is shaping up as a fully-fledged title contender.<\/p>\n<p>The Undercut \u2013 How hot is too hot?<\/p>\n<p>The Undercut is back for another week, downloading a hot weekend in the Top End for Supercars!<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-5-David-Reynolds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Reynolds<\/a> remains a force on his day, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-1544-Jayden-Ojeda\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jayden Ojeda<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-2747-Zach-Bates\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Bates<\/a> are showing potential to become future stars. Erebus Motorsport is mired in a brutal slump but inevitably rises to the occasion come Bathurst 1000 time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeep down there\u2019s a lot of work to do and we\u2019re doing it. We have got a plan and we have got a structure and we\u2019re staying the course,\u201d McNamara reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone has got an opinion for themselves. But we know what we\u2019re doing, North America knows what we\u2019re doing, everybody is aligned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have got a process and a structure and we\u2019re ticking it off as we go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WE have a plan. 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