{"id":263619,"date":"2026-02-02T07:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/263619\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T07:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:46:14","slug":"supercars-news-date-set-for-first-triple-eight-ford-mustang-laps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/263619\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Date set for first Triple Eight Ford Mustang laps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The team has confirmed to Speedcafe the dates for its first track activity since making the switch from General Motors back to Ford.<\/p>\n

Triple Eight had planned to have a Mustang on track as early as September last year, before a requirement to send its first completed car to the Windshear wind tunnel resulted in a significant delay.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Queensland Raceway laps will follow the launch of the Red Bull Ampol Racing squad\u2019s new colours in Geelong, Victoria, on February 7.<\/p>\n

The February 9-10 outings will mark the first laps for the three new chassis, while Tuesday will also form a rookie day for recruit Jackson Walls.<\/p>\n

Walls joins the team in the SCT Motorsport customer entry, to be run alongside the Red Bull Ampol cars for Broc Feeney and Will Brown.<\/p>\n

Supercars will also conduct pre-season parity testing at the circuit across the two days<\/a>, with a Toyota Supra and Chevrolet Camaro joining the Fords on track.<\/p>\n

Further parity evaluations with all three brands are also set to take place at Mount Panorama during the following weekend\u2019s Bathurst 12 Hour event.<\/p>\n

Triple Eight\u2019s three new cars are in addition to that which it sent to the US wind tunnel.<\/p>\n

Team 18\u2019s wind tunnel car returned to its Melbourne workshop on Friday and will be used for the Bathurst parity testing before acting as the squad\u2019s spare and wildcard chassis.<\/p>\n

Walkinshaw opted to air-freight its wind tunnel car back from the US late last year. It will be used for the parity tests and become Chaz Mostert\u2019s race car for the season.<\/p>\n

Triple Eight has indicated the Queensland Raceway running will be open to the public.<\/p>\n

Dick Johnson Racing is set to take to the Ipswich venue tomorrow for a shakedown with Brodie Kostecki\u2019s new #17 Mustang.<\/p>\n

The Shell team will also be on track on February 9, running a rookie test with Rylan Gray.<\/p>\n


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