{"id":472009,"date":"2026-06-11T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/472009\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:40:22","slug":"supercars-news-double-duties-for-kai-allen-at-mustang-shakedown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/472009\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Double duties for Kai Allen at Mustang shakedown"},"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\tEngineer Riccardo Corte poses with the new car. Image: Kai Allen <\/p>\n

The 20-year-old is splitting his time between the all-black, stealth \u2018Stang and team owner Stephen Grove\u2019s Porsche Carrera Cup car.<\/p>\n

Grove is a regular in the one-make class, which continues its season at the upcoming Darwin Triple Crown after kicking off at Albert Park back in March.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you do a shakedown, you do some laps and then stop and make changes,\u201d Stephen Grove explained to Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo Kai is using that time to jump into the Cup Car, do a run and then go over some data with me so I can use that as a benchmark.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grove reported a smooth run for the new Gen3 machine, with the track having dried out following a damp start.<\/p>\n

He noted only Allen is swapping between cars, with the team boss tempted \u2013 but not game \u2013 to have a steer of the Mustang.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of eagerness, I\u2019ve been thinking about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI might have a spin in one of them at the end of the year, but I wouldn\u2019t want to jump into a brand new car!\u201d<\/p>\n

New cars are only permitted 60km of running to iron out any bugs before their race debut.<\/p>\n

The Mustang is currently devoid of a livery, with its Indigenous Round colours to be applied on Friday ahead of the team\u2019s departure for Darwin.<\/p>\n


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