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Word has it that Holden Motorsport want Walkinshoddy Engines in all Holden teams.

Now Garry Rodgers has agreed to have Walkinshoddy engines in his cars

According to "Auto Action", Dumbrell is going to Toll HSV, which leaves the big question.........who is going to SBR?

i hope dumbrell is goin elsewhere, shocking driver IMO, keep him away from fords

Larry Perkins gave his son the flick??

no i think he was diagnosed with diabetes, or something, so unfortunately he can't race

Interesting to see Skaife & Tander teaming up. Did'nt they have some digs at each other and their respective abilities earlier in the year.

Is it me or does the Holden driver talent seem a little thin if these changes are correct?

Brad Jones may as well go to Holden he has never been able to get his Fords sorted out no loss at all.

All Holdens running the same engines was always going to happen. Many Ford teams are running SBR engines to help with operational costs and share R&D costs. Lets just hope the scrutineers keep a close eye on these Walkinshonky engines, he has a habbit of finding ways to bend the rules to his advantage.

wheres seton.
if he's there, sorry, i cbf looking in greater detail

this speculation/update from the Gala din din tonight

all I can say with some of these moves..

possible team moves for 2008, with Tander and Holden Racing Team (HRT) driver Todd Kelly linked with moves to new teams.

Tander, who won his championship with the Toll-HSV Dealer Team, has been linked with a switch to join Mark Skaife at the Holden Racing Team for next season.

And Kelly, out of contract at HRT, has been linked with several rides for 2008, including a move to Ford to fill the seat at Stone Brothers Racing left vacant by Russell Ingall's departure.

There is also speculation Kelly could join his brother Rick at Toll-HSV should Tander move to HRT, in what would amount to a straight swap.

Ingall is set to be confirmed as a Holden driver within days, joining Paul Morris' Gold Coast-based team.

But where Kelly lands is likely to determine just who else moves where, and could well have a bearing on Tander's fate.

Any move by Tander would be a brave one, considering the Toll team is now Holden's undisputed leading outfit after successive championship wins.

Rick Kelly won the title for Toll-HSV in 2006.

No change is expected at Ford's leading team Triple Eight Racing, with rising star Whincup adding to his growing reputation with his award win.

please no!

One would think unlikely, when daddy owns the winning team with a vacant seat.

Todd I can handle, it's Rick that sh*t's me to tears.

Daddy owns the team license...the rest is a bit if a grey area.

Todd Kelly is a good bloke, His brother is a whinging pile of . I suspect Todd will go to Toll/HSV because they are the winning team, not because his daddy owns the license.

Too right.

Yeh, old Wilkinshaw does have GREY hair nowdays, nudge nudge, wink wink!

Well, its now been confirmed and Post #1 was correct,



Jack Daniel's Racing signs Todd Kelly
Release Date: 05/12/2007
Jack Daniel’s Racing has signed leading Holden driver Todd Kelly to head its 2008 V8 Supercar campaign.

Kelly, 28, joins the Larry Perkins-owned team to drive alongside up and comer Shane Price after a decade with the Clayton-based Holden Young Lions, Kmart Racing and Holden Racing Teams.

“A number of things are being considered at HRT which has enabled me to explore all the available options, and after 10 fantastic years I have decided it was time to accept a new challenge,” said Kelly.

Since his series debut at Eastern Creek in 1999, Kelly has made 106 starts, recording 18 individual race and 9 championship round wins as well as 16 additional podium finishes, including victories in the 2003 Sandown and 2005 Bathurst enduros. He has finished in the top 10 in driver points in each of his seven fulltime seasons.

“You can’t help but grow close relationships with people you work so closely alongside for 10 years so I’m sure I will miss everyone at HRT, but it is time for a change of scenery,” said Kelly.

“I couldn’t be more excited; there’s huge potential in Jack Daniel’s Racing and Larry has offered me the opportunity to be more involved with the team and cars – which is what I really enjoy.

“The people within the team, and the enthusiasm between it and the sponsors is also exciting. The change has already reignited my passion and given me a new lease on life.”

Perkins said Kelly was the perfect fit for Jack Daniel’s Racing.

“Todd is a driver who has a rare mix of experience and technical ability and we are very happy to sign him,” Perkins said.

“He’s someone who can contribute to the team and its performance both on and off the track, and he’s excited about working with us. I think he’ll fit in perfectly.”

Michael McShane, Jack Daniel’s Australia Managing Director said he welcomed Todd Kelly to the team.

“We are delighted to have secured a driver of Todd Kelly’s calibre; he fits our image and brand perfectly and will enable us to continue to promote our ‘Pace Yourself. Please Drink Responsibly” responsible consumption message which is the focus of our V8 Supercar sponsorship,” said McShane.

“Todd is the new face of Jack Daniel’s Racing and we are looking forward to building the team around Todd and Shane Price and winning the Championship.”

Brown Forman Corporation is a diversified producer and marketer of quality beverage products, including Jack Daniel’s, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Woodford Reserve, Tuaca and Chambord.

Garth has officially made the move to HRT (as expected) and Dumbrell has gone into his spot at Toll/HSV, so who is going to SBR?

I have no idea, but guessing possibilities would be:

Will Davison
Alex Davison
Luke Youlden
Jonathen Webb
Andrew Thompson

Who I'd like to see there: Chris Alajajian

It seems that SBR's is running out of options for a top quality driver, it is a sad day when the once leading Ford team seems to be slipping out of contention. Lets hope they can uncover another Ambrose to revive they domination.

Alex Davison would be my pick from Barry's list if that's all that available.

All this shufflings getting as interesting as the races....

Lucky you've got Foxtel I guess

Alex Davison may well be a possibility, there is a strong rumour that he does have a full time drive in the V8's, but did'nt say who with.

SBR probably have it all worked out and keeping it under their hats ...





doubt anyone would want prkelly on their team ..

A bit more info on the Dumbrell move and changes in Toll-HSV

So far MOST are correct, as of 15/12/07:

Holden Racing Team (Walkinshaw Performance/Walkinshaw Performance)
#2 - SKA - Mobil1/Dodo - Mark Skaife - VE Commodore {CONFIRMED}
#22 - SKA - Mobil1/Dodo - Garth Tander - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]

Rockstar Racing (Tasman Motorsport/Tasman Motorsport)
#3 - TMS - Rockstar/GMC/Firepower - Jason Richards - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]
#51 - TMS - Rockstar/GMC/Firepower - Greg Murphy - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]

Stone Brother's Racing (SBR/SBR)
#4 - SBR - Jeld-Wen/AutoBarn - James Courtney - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]
#9 - SBR - AutoBarn/Jeld-Wen - Paul Dumbrell - BF Falcon [WRONG (driver unknown)]

Ford Performance Racing (FPR/FPR)
#5 - PRO - Orrcon/Ford Credit/Castrol Edge - Mark Winterbottom - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]
#6 - PRO - Castrol Edge/Orrcon/Ford Credit - Steven Richards - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]

Jack Daniels Racing (Perkins/Perkins)
#7 - PER - Jack Daniels - Shane Price - VE Commodore {CONFIRMED]
#11 - PER - Jack Daniels - Todd Kelly - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]

WPS Racing (WPS/WPS)
#8 - WPS - WOW Sight & Sound/WPS - Max Wilson - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]
#10 - WPS - WPS/WOW Sight & Sound - Jason Bargwana - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]

Brad Jones Racing (Walkinshaw Performance/Walkinshaw Performance)
#12 - BJR - Bundaberg/Karcher - Andrew Jones - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]
#14 - BJR - Bundaberg/Karcher - Cameron McConville - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]
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Toll HSV Dealer Team (Walkinshaw Performance/Walkinshaw Performance)
#15 - MSH - Toll/HSV - Rick Kelly - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]
#16 - MSH - Toll/HSV- David Reynolds- VE Commodore [WRONG (Paul Dumbrell)]

Jim Beam Racing (DJR/DJR)
#17 -DJR - Jim Beam/No Limit - Steve Johnson - BF Falcon [ ? ]
#18 - DJR - Jim Beam/No Limit - Will Davison - BF Falcon [ ? ]

Team Sirromet (PMM/PMM)
#19 - PMM - SuperCheap Auto/Sirromet - Russell Ingall - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]
#67 - PMM - SuperCheap Auto/Sirromet - Paul Morris - VE Commodore [CONFIRMED]


Ford Rising Star Racing (FPR/FPR)
#20 - FRSR - Latitude Developments - Andrew Thompson - BF Falcon [ ? ]


Team Kiwi Racing (SBR/SBR)
#021 - TKR - TKR/Makita/3M - Shane Van Gisbergan - BF Falcon [IN PROCESS]

Paul Cruickshank Racing (888/SBR)
#23 - PCR - Glenfords/Hitachi/Metabo - Fabian Coulthard - BF Falcon [ ? ]

Walden Motorsport (PWR/PWR)
#24 - WMS - Spirit Of Sydney - Micheal Caruso - VE Commodore [ ? ]

Britek Motorsport (Britek/SBR)
#25 - BRI - Fujitsu/Caterpillar - Jason Bright - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]
#26 - BRI - Irwin/Fujitsu - Marcus Marshall - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]

Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM/Walkingshaw Performance)
#33 - GRM - Valvoline/Cummins/Gatorz - Lee Holdsworth - VE Commodore [ ? ]
#34 - GRM - Valvoline/Cummins/Gatorz - Greg Ritter - VE Commodore [ ? ]

Rod Nash Racing (IRCA/PMM)
#55 - RNR - The Bottle-O/Castrol - Alan Gurr - VE Commodore [ ? ]

Team Vodafone (888/SBR)
#88 - 888 - Vodafone/Sony Ericsson - Jamie Whincup - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]
#888 - 888 - Vodafone/Sony Ericsson - Craig Lowndes - BF Falcon [CONFIRMED]

GMAC Racing (Walkinshaw Performance/Walkinshaw Performance)
#99 - TDR - GMAC/Castrol/VACC - Tony D'Alberto - VE Commodore [ ? ]

ta BB

Two new teams have been added to the list for this season.


Team Dynamik (BJR/SBR)
44- Go Talk/G&R/Chesters of NZ- Simon Wills - BF Falcon


FRSR (FPR/FPR )
777 - Yamaha/Decina/PWR/FRSR/Ford- M Patrizi - BF Falcon