{"id":478435,"date":"2026-06-15T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/478435\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T13:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T13:37:08","slug":"long-time-supercars-guru-david-cauchi-makes-racing-return-via-gt4-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/478435\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-time Supercars guru David Cauchi makes racing return via GT4 Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RESPECTED Supercars identity David Cauchi has made a quiet return to the racetrack.<\/p>\n<p>Cauchi helped guide the Mustang duo of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.v8sleuth.com.au\/stats-driver-2754-Cameron-McLeod\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron McLeod<\/a> and Mason Harvey across Round 3 of GT4 Australia on the weekend at Queensland Raceway.<\/p>\n<p>The #227 entry left Ipswich second in the Silver Cup standings, after a second-place finish yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first time back at a racetrack since Adelaide last year,\u201d Cauchi told V8 Sleuth, with reference to his final event with Grove Racing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superstore.v8sleuth.com.au\/products\/the-finish-line-garth-tander-autobiography-book?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=buy-button&amp;utm_content=buy-button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tander-finish-line_1024x1024.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cauchi won multiple championships as a race engineer at Triple Eight before being hired as Grove Racing\u2019s team principal, with his four-year stint there culminating in a Bathurst 1000 victory last October.<\/p>\n<p>He has kept a low profile since finishing up, relocating to Brisbane and working in a non-motorsport capacity \u2013 until the QR cameo popped up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWally Storey actually has been engineering those guys for a couple of rounds now, and I go a long way back with Wally,\u201d Cauchi explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s responsible for basically getting me into the sport in the first place, so he gave me a call and said he wanted a bit of help \u2013 he must be getting a bit old! So I went over and helped out for Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/227-GT4-Mustang-RD03-26-MH7_4281-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257317\"  \/>The #227 Mustang GT4 of Cameron McLeod and Mason Harvey. Pic: Supplied\/Mark Horsburgh<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve met Cam before, I\u2019d never met Mason, but they\u2019re both pretty bloody fast young kids and really professional as well, so it was really cool to work with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d never really done anything in GT4 so it was interesting to see a more production-based race car.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many in the industry have pondered if\/when Cauchi might pop up again in Supercars, so the question begs \u2013 is this a case of dipping his toes back in the water?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not the first to ask that,\u201d he chuckled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure yet. I had a good time and it was nice to be back at the racetrack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was definitely a few familiar faces around as well, so it\u2019s always nice to catch up with good people, but at this stage I\u2019m not too sure if I\u2019ll be doing anymore with those guys. But I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll talk about it. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think their next round is in Darwin, so we\u2019ll have a chat before then.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RESPECTED Supercars identity David Cauchi has made a quiet return to the racetrack. 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