They loved all that and they thought that was a fantastic idea. "We told them what our aims were, which was the whole of motorsport. Whether it does eventually or not, time will tell, but if it doesn't occur in the near future we'll be looking to get out of our shout in Supercars because it's not what we bought into. It would all go ahead and we'd march on because what's best for motorsport would happen. "If it had unfolded in that manner and we were all together in one group – although we do have ownership in both groups – if it all worked like that then things like what just happened with Shane wouldn't happen. Turtle Wax Trans Am has attracted the interest of two-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen (Photo: Jack Martin Photogaphy) Now that hasn't happened at this point, which is disappointing," said Rogers. "The key motivator for us was to get all of motorsport together to have a whole offering of motorsport. However, that's not played how Rogers had planned, and the van Gisbergen situation has only cemented his view that the other owners in RACE only care about Supercars. That would see the Repco Supercars Championship remain the top dog, albeit supported by the likes of the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia and Turtle Wax Trans Am to name a few.
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Speaking with Wide World of Sports, Rogers said Henslow and Nettlefold bought into his vision of a holistic approach whereby Supercars and its associated categories would race alongside the ARG card of series harmoniously. That conglomerate would win the bidding war after the effort with a slew of high-profile motorsport figures led by Boost Mobile owner Peter Adderton pulled out. Nettlefold chairs the board of RACE alongside five-time Supercars champion Mark Skaife, Henslow director Stephen Macaw, Doma Group managing director Jure Domazet as well as McMellan and Rogers.īarry Rogers is a co-owner in Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises by way of his stake in the Australian Racing Group (Getty Images for AGPC)ĪRG initially bid for Supercars on its own but was later invited to join a combined front with Henslow and Nettlefold under the RACE banner. RACE is made up of three primary parties the Australian Racing Group, independent advisory firm Henslow, and QMS APAC CEO Barclay Nettlefold. The motorsport promoter is behind a suite of categories including Trans Am and also has a share in the Supercars ownership group, Racing Australia Consolidated Enterprises Ltd (RACE).
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Had van Gisbergen raced, he would have been the first active Supercars driver to compete in the Trans Am series. If there were any suspicions Supercars sees Trans Am as a rival before, those have now certainly been confirmed.
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