RESPECTED Supercars identity David Cauchi has made a quiet return to the racetrack.

Cauchi helped guide the Mustang duo of Cameron McLeod and Mason Harvey across Round 3 of GT4 Australia on the weekend at Queensland Raceway.

The #227 entry left Ipswich second in the Silver Cup standings, after a second-place finish yesterday.

“It was my first time back at a racetrack since Adelaide last year,” Cauchi told V8 Sleuth, with reference to his final event with Grove Racing.

Cauchi won multiple championships as a race engineer at Triple Eight before being hired as Grove Racing’s team principal, with his four-year stint there culminating in a Bathurst 1000 victory last October.

He has kept a low profile since finishing up, relocating to Brisbane and working in a non-motorsport capacity – until the QR cameo popped up.

“Wally Storey actually has been engineering those guys for a couple of rounds now, and I go a long way back with Wally,” Cauchi explained.

“He’s responsible for basically getting me into the sport in the first place, so he gave me a call and said he wanted a bit of help – he must be getting a bit old! So I went over and helped out for Saturday and Sunday.

The #227 Mustang GT4 of Cameron McLeod and Mason Harvey. Pic: Supplied/Mark Horsburgh

“I’ve met Cam before, I’d never met Mason, but they’re both pretty bloody fast young kids and really professional as well, so it was really cool to work with them.

“I’d never really done anything in GT4 so it was interesting to see a more production-based race car.”

Many in the industry have pondered if/when Cauchi might pop up again in Supercars, so the question begs – is this a case of dipping his toes back in the water?

“You’re not the first to ask that,” he chuckled.

“I’m not sure yet. I had a good time and it was nice to be back at the racetrack.

“There was definitely a few familiar faces around as well, so it’s always nice to catch up with good people, but at this stage I’m not too sure if I’ll be doing anymore with those guys. But I’m sure we’ll talk about it.

“I think their next round is in Darwin, so we’ll have a chat before then.”