{"id":344190,"date":"2026-03-23T20:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/344190\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T20:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:27:27","slug":"national-news-former-tickford-co-driver-joins-mustang-cup-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/344190\/","title":{"rendered":"National news: Former Tickford co-driver joins Mustang Cup Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/everingham_mustangcup1.jpg\" alt=\"Former Tickford co-driver set for national racing return\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTyler Everingham will contest the inaugural Mustang Cup Australia season. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>Everingham joins Ryan McLeod\u2019s RM Race Cars outfit alongside Aussie Racing Cars driver Josh Anderson, young gun Josh Trappett and veteran Keith Kassulke.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old will drive a Mustang Dark Horse R that last raced at the Le Mans Mustang Challenge Invitational in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Following a departure from full-time running in the Super2 Series after the 2022 season, Everingham remained in the spotlight as an endurance co-driver with Tickford Racing.<\/p>\n<p>In four race starts for Tickford alongside Declan Fraser and Thomas Randle, Everingham came away with a best finish of 11th with Randle in the 2024 Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n<p>Everingham has also been heavily involved in the karting scene, including running Tyler Everingham Motorsports, a race team and development workshop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super excited to race in Mustang Cup this year,\u201d said Everingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo get this opportunity is huge and I have to give a big thanks to Ford and RM Race Cars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m over the moon to get back to Philip Island. It\u2019s definitely one of my favourite tracks, so I can\u2019t wait to get stuck in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing that really attracted me to the category is the fact that it\u2019s a one make class. That brings a lot of interest because it\u2019s a level playing field. Ultimately, the best driver should win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd being the very first time that we\u2019ve seen this category here in Australia is going to be a privilege to be part of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone\u2019s starting with a clean slate, so it should make it very close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can already see how competitive the field is going to be just from the strength of the entries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are front-running Supercars drivers there and it looks like a great class for young drivers to develop their skills against extremely high-level competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Everingham is one of many current and former Supercars drivers that will be on track at Phillip Island for the opening round.<\/p>\n<p>Others include Jack Perkins, James Moffat, James Golding, and Aaron Cameron.<\/p>\n<p>Motorcraft Mustang Cup Australia commences this weekend, March 27-29, as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/294243\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/294243.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tyler Everingham will contest the inaugural Mustang Cup Australia season. 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