{"id":451067,"date":"2026-05-29T12:17:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/451067\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:17:21","slug":"supercars-news-why-grove-racing-is-debuting-a-new-ford-mustang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/451067\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Why Grove Racing is debuting a new Ford Mustang"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKai Allen’s new Mustang is taking shape. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

Kai Allen is set to debut the new machine, dubbed GR-04, at Hidden Valley next month.<\/p>\n

The car replaces GR-03, which Allen recently scored his maiden Supercars race victory in at Ruapuna and will now become the team\u2019s spare.<\/p>\n

Grove committed to building the new car after it won the Bathurst 1000 last year with GR-01.<\/p>\n

That car was driven by Matt Payne in the final rounds of the 2025 season before being parked and reunited with its panels from the Great Race.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the moment we don\u2019t have a spare outside of the Bathurst car, which we don\u2019t really want to use,\u201d CEO Brenton Grove recently explained to Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo a new car was always in the works post-Bathurst, we just delayed it once we decided to do the [Bathurst] 12 Hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also a pretty hectic start to the season with all the upgrades that came through as a result of Triple Eight taking over the homologation team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we put it on the back burner and will debut it in Darwin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grove said GR-04 has been allocated to Allen as he had not previously been given a new machine.<\/p>\n

The car Allen had been racing was debuted by Richie Stanaway in 2024 and inherited by the Mount Gambier native when he replaced the Kiwi last year.<\/p>\n

The off-season retirement of Payne\u2019s Bathurst winner meant he reverted to GR-02, the car in which he\u2019d previously raced in 2023 and \u201924.<\/p>\n

Allen\u2019s new car will receive a shakedown at Winton Motor Raceway ahead of its race debut at the June 19-21 event.<\/p>\n

Two new Supercars debuted at Symmons Plains last weekend; Tickford rolling out a fresh Mustang for Cam Waters and Erebus a new Camaro for Cooper Murray.<\/p>\n


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