WATCH this space.
Those are the words of Jamie Whincup as a new string to Triple Eight’s bow looms.
Whincup turned heads by missing the New Zealand Supercars doubleheader in favour of business in Guangzhou, China – an expedition that appears to have been part of laying the foundations for the Banyo organisation’s expansion.
“I went to the Canton Fair; it was much bigger than just automotive aftermarket parts, there was robotics and all things manufacturing really,” he told V8 Sleuth.
“A big agenda item for me, particularly this year, is to expand the Triple Eight business and to keep growing revenue basically and finding new revenue streams. So visiting the Canton Fair was part of that process.
“We’ve developed unbelievable IP knowledge, research and development on race cars – well, it’s automotive, because they’re cars. Race cars are a complex thing, you go from electronics to engines to aerodynamics.
“There’s a lot involved in an actual race car and we’ve been across everything for 20 years. To be honest, it feels like all our R&D is almost wasted on a few race cars. Actually, some of our IP is in our engine shop now, which spreads across 11 cars.
“But really, there’s so much more depth there, so we’re looking at how we can share that knowledge and experience across different phases and it’s no secret of mine that I want everyone to be able to experience that T8 IP.
“If that means road car parts or something else, then that’s my goal.
“That’s probably my biggest agenda at the moment, apart from making sure the race cars go fast, for ’26 and ’27.
“If I’m any good, there’ll be something pretty soon. As I said, I just want everyone to be able to experience a part of our 20-year history and what we’ve been able to develop here, so watch this space.”
Triple Eight has already tested the waters in the road car arena since rejoining Ford this year, with the release of a T8-Spec pack available to be fitted to the Mustang Dark Horse R.
Ford Australia has partnered with Triple Eight to release a special version of the Mustang Dark Horse. Pic: Supplied
It was announced yesterday that Whincup will drive a Gen3 Supercar at next month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Between that, a recent cameo drive in Miami and so on, it looks a pretty glamorous life after racing for the ‘GOAT’…
“It looks glamorous and colourful on the outside, but the majority of my time is spent in a concrete box at Banyo smashing a keyboard and looking at my screen,” he said.
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