Daily Planet Racing
| Manufacturer | Holden Ford |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | John Trimbole |
| Race Drivers | John Trimbole (1992–2000) Andrew Harris (1992–93) Gary Cooke (1992) Rohan Cooke (1992–93) Steve Harrington (1994) Gary Waldon (1994) David Attard (1996) Tomas Mezera (1997) Kevin Heffernan (1999) |
| Chassis | Holden VL Commodore Mitsubishi Lancer GSR Holden VP Commodore Ford EB Falcon Holden VS Commodore |
| Debut | 1992 |
Daily Planet Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercars between 1992 and 2000.
History
[edit]Daily Planet Racing was formed in 1992 by Daily Planet proprietor John Trimbole. Initially competing in the Holden HQ series, a Holden VL Commodore was purchased from Garry Rogers Motorsport. For the Bathurst 1000, two cars were entered with a second VL leased from Perkins Engineering. Only the latter started, with the other heavily damaged in practice.[1]
In 1993, Trimbole raced Larry Perkins' 1992 season VL Commodore and a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR in production car racing, before purchasing Perkins' 1993 Bathurst 1000 winning VP Commodore for 1994.[2][3][4]
In 1995, an ex-Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon was purchased.[5] In 1997, an ex-Wayne Gardner Racing VS Commodore was acquired.[6] After this was destroyed at Bathurst when Tomas Mezera barrel rolled, a Gibson Motorsport VS was acquired in 1999.[7] This was written off in May 2000 at the Phillip Island round of the development series, bringing an end to the team.
Drivers
[edit]Supercars Drivers
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John Trimbole (1997, 1999)- Kevin Heffernan (1999)
Super2 Drivers
[edit]- John Trimbole (2000)
References
[edit]- ^ Normoyle, Steve (1993). The Great Race 12. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ Normoyle, Steve (1994). The Great Race 13. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ Normoyle, Steve (1995). The Great Race 14. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ Saturday Sleuthing: Perkins 93 Bathurst Winner Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine V8 Supercars 9 November 2013
- ^ Normoyle, Steve (1995). The Great Race 15. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ Normoyle, Steve (1997). The Great Race 17. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN 1031-6124.
- ^ Normoyle, Steve (1999). The Great Race 19. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing. ISSN 1031-6124.