EREBUS Motorsport has quietly joined the Team Chevy alliance, making for a complete set of General Motors squads in the manufacturer’s Supercars data pooling program.
V8 Sleuth learnt that the Darwin Triple Crown was Erebus’ first event in the alliance, as was represented by Chevrolet windscreen banner stickers that had not previously been in place.
Team 18, Matt Stone Racing and PremiAir Racing have all been part of the alliance from the start of this season, but Erebus initially opted to maintain complete independence.
After a difficult opening five rounds, that approach was revised.
Erebus CEO Barry Ryan confirmed to V8 Sleuth that a confidential agreement was in place but would not elaborate further, and GM Motorsports Supercars racing program manager Simon McNamara was similarly coy.
“Barry is a very generous man,” McNamara smiled, when prompted by V8 Sleuth about the team’s new Chevrolet stickers.
“Barry and Betty (Klimenko), they’re very supportive of Chevrolet, so nice of them to put that on there.”
Pressed further on the arrangement, McNamara simply responded: “We talk to Barry all the time.”
Nevertheless, V8 Sleuth sources have confirmed Erebus’ addition to the alliance is legitimate.
Both Jobe Stewart and Cooper Murray‘s Erebus cars ran without the Chevrolet windscreen stickers at Symmons Plains. Pic: Ross Gibb
Talented Erebus youngsters Cooper Murray and Jobe Stewart find themselves way down the standings, holding 22nd and 24th.
“It was a positive weekend in some ways,” Ryan said of Hidden Valley via a team video.
“We didn’t get the results we wanted of course, but Cooper showed some really good speed, we nearly made the Shootout yesterday… there were some positives. Today our pitstops were really sharp, like we were one of the quickest in pitlane with both cars, so really happy with that and really proud of the team.”
Elsewhere GM had reason to celebrate in Darwin, with Anton De Pasquale producing his second race win of the year.
