{"id":871892,"date":"2026-08-28T21:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871892\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:16:19","slug":"former-bathurst-1000-driver-jesse-dixon-to-race-toyota-supra-gt4-at-sydney-motorsport-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871892\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bathurst 1000 driver Jesse Dixon to race Toyota Supra GT4 at Sydney Motorsport Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">REMEMBER the name Jesse Dixon?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By virtue of winning the Shannons Supercar Showdown television program, he competed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-58-Cam-Waters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Waters<\/a> in the 2012 Bathurst 1000 as a Kelly Racing wildcard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The duo brought the #23 Shannons Commodore home in 20th, but Dixon was never sighted again at main game level.<\/p>\n<p>The Undercut \u2013 Ford\u2019s best Bathurst chance?<\/p>\n<p>THE Undercut returns, breaking down the latest news in the world of Supercars racing!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having eventually returned to motorsport through the driver coaching scene, Dixon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/former-bathurst-1000-wildcards-second-chapter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appeared last year in Australian Production Cars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now he\u2019ll set foot in GT4 Australia, sharing the #88 Toyota GR Supra with Andrew Torti at the upcoming Sydney Motorsport Park round on September 18-20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opportunity has arisen due to a calendar clash for Torti\u2019s regular offsider Lachlan Evennett, who\u2019ll be racing in the GT4 European Series at Zandvoort that same weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lachlan-Evennett-Andrew-Torti-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263396\"  \/>Lachlan Evennett and Andrew Torti. Pic: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m really pumped to race in a series like Monochrome GT4 Australia,\u201d said Dixon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will do my best to replace Lachlan and help Andrew as much as possible. While the main focus is to have a blast with him, once the helmets are on, it will all be about looking after the car, not conceding positions and going toe-to-toe with some high-level guys that have been sharp for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile it\u2019s been a long time since I raced at this level, I feel as good as I\u2019ve ever been. As my day job is coaching on the sim and at the track with real racing drivers, it\u2019s something I deal with all day, every day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260828_Dixon-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263395\"  \/>Jesse Dixon. Pic: Supplied<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m also racing in Excels at the moment, and while they\u2019re not the quickest cars around a lap, it\u2019s very competitive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI normally coach and crew chief the #28 Norganic Proteins Porsche with Caleb Paterson and Kent Quinn, so it will be fun to be rivals with them that weekend in the Supra, which is pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI also coach quite a few drivers who race on Shannons SpeedSeries weekends, including the likes of Renee Gracie, Shane Smollen and Oscar Targett, so it\u2019s really cool to join in with the actual helmet on for once rather than being the one helping others prepare for the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"REMEMBER the name Jesse Dixon? 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