Garry Rogers Motorsport is an Australian racing team that is currently participating in the V8 supercar championship races. They’ve been seen at the Bahrain International Circuit while competing in the Desert 400, as well as the Bathurst 1000 located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. These are just two of the famous V8 supercar races that have helped make the team famous.
Garry Rogers Racing
The Garry Rogers Motorsport team begins as early as the late 1960s when Garry Rogers was into racing Sports sedans. He started out in a BDA Escort and eventually moved into a Geoghegan Holden Monaro. About the same time as he switched to the Holden, he began dabbling in touring car racing, but quickly switched back to Sports Sedans until about 1986. The racing team became serious in the early 1990s and eventually Garry stopped driving and opened a Nissan dealership in Melbourne.
Joining the V8 Series
In 1996 the Garry Rogers Motorsport team joined the V8 supercar series with driver Steven Richards at the wheel of a Holden VS Commodore. Another driver, Jason Bargwanna joined the team in 1998 and Garth Tander eventually took Richards’ place as he joined the British Touring Car Championship. At about that point, the team was seriously involved in V8 supercar racing and would be pushing hard for a win. The team switched drivers several times in the early 2000s.
In Recent Years
Recent Champion Jamie Whincup was added to the Garry Rogers Motorsport team in 2003, but sacked after the 2004 season. He had come in 63rd, and 27th in those years. It wasn’t until he joined Team Vodafone that he would secure a few wins, having taken 1st and 2nd place in the last four years. In 2004 Andrew Jones joined the team, but was sacked after the Bathurst 1000. In 2009 the team drove the new VE Commodore and have held to the Commodore ever since.
Wins
The Garry Rogers Motorsport team marks one of its greatest successes as a win they earned in 2000 at the Bathurst FAI 1000. Then, in 2004 Cameron McConville won the Winton round. It wasn’t until 2007 when they would pick up another win. This was when Lee Holdsworth won a round at Oran park. In 2008 Holdsworth placed 2nd in the clipsal 500 and the team finished in 5th place at the L&H 500. The team finished 9th at the 2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
Current Drivers
The current drivers of the Garry Rogers Motorsport team are Lee Holdsworth and Michael Caruso. Lee Holdsworth was born on February 2, 1983 in Melbourne, Vic. He is driver number 33 and names his favourite circuit as the Bathurst. Michael Caruso is driver number 34. He was born on May 25, 1983 in Sydney, NSW. Both he and Holdsworth currently reside in Melbourn. Caruso also names his favourite circuit as the Bathurst.
As a part of the Fujitsu racing series, the Garry Rogers Team is proud to have been a part of bringing up some of the top drivers in Australian racing. They name some of these drivers who have been influenced by their style of racing as Steven Richards, Garth Tander, Jason Bargwanna, Jamie Whincup, and Cameron McConville as well as their current drivers, Lee Holdsworth and Michael Caruso.