Click here to shop.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cGrowing up, I was always a fan of Ford. My dad was Ford and I never had a choice,\u201d said Cutts.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter winning the Radical series last year, we looked at our options and got talking to George and it all worked out like this.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason I picked GT4 was a number of things. We looked at budgets, categories that had competitive fields and it all pointed to GT4.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe loved going to the SpeedSeries rounds last year, and we saw lots of the racing and it just made sense for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dowdall joins the team with more than 100 Formula Ford starts to his name, with 19 race victories over a four year stint.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the best team that I could be with, especially being fresh off a Formula Ford season,\u201d said Dowdell.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team has done a great job in the past two seasons, and that\u2019s exactly the team that I want to be with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a little nervous, but really excited. I tested at Phillip Island recently and it was a little different to what I was used to. It requires a different approach to what I\u2019m used to, but I feel like I adapted pretty quickly.<\/p>\n
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Cooper Cutts and Blake Dowdall will line up in the #95 Ford Mustang in 2026. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n
Team co-owner George Miedecke noted the importance of Miedecke Motorsport continuing to nurture and grow young talent following the departure of Gray.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our third season in GT4 and it really feels like a new chapter for us. We\u2019re continuing to expand the Miedecke Motorsport program, with an eye on growing it into a customer program for 2026,\u201d Miedecke said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thought carefully about what Miedecke Motorsport stands for. Rylan\u2019s progression has really shaped who we are as a team and influenced our decision-making when it came to choosing our new drivers.<\/p>\n
\u201cFinding and developing the next generation, and giving back to a sport we\u2019ve been fortunate to benefit from, is now a big part of Miedecke Motorsport\u2019s identity. And with that, we had some fantastic options this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also incredibly excited to have Cooper [Cutts] and Blake [Dowdall] in the second car.<\/p>\n
\u201cCooper has transitioned remarkably quickly to driving a sedan and has shown a lot of promise. He\u2019s a calculating and considered driver, but is also highly capable of putting together some real good laps.<\/p>\n
\u201cBlake is very analytical and is a proven champion totally focused on his racing craft and getting results, so they\u2019ll both be great to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n
Miedecke and Gray finished in second position in the standings for the first two seasons of standalone GT4 racing in Australia.<\/p>\n
Having completed 2024 and \u201925 with a white-based livery, the cars now appear in an updated, eye-catching blue, still carrying backing from Lubrimaxx.<\/p>\n
The 2026 Monochrome GT4 Australia season commences on March 27-29 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries.<\/p>\n
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