JAMES MOFFAT SWITCHES TO TRANS AM FOR 2023

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James Moffat will  make the bold switch into the National Trans Am Series in 2023.

The former Supercars race winner and Bathurst 1000 podium finisher will remain with the Garry Rogers Motorsport outfit, but switch from the team’s TCR Australia program to its Trans Am squad.

Moffat will drive the Ford Mustang chassis that Nathan Herne drove to back-to-back  series success in 2021 and 2022, with major support from Valvoline and LMCT+.

Moffat has competed in every season of Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series  to date, driving the Renault Megane RS. During those three full seasons that have been contested, he has claimed six podium finishes and one pole position (The Bend, 2019). 

This will not be the first time that Moffat has  raced Trans Am, though. The son of Australian touring car great Allan made his Trans Am debut at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2021 where he was immediately on the front-runner’s pace, finishing second on debut and backing it up with a victory in the final race  of the weekend.

On that Sydney weekend, he competed in a livery that depicted the famous Coca Cola Mustang colours that his famous father used during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Moffat has vast experience in rear-wheel drive V8 race cars, having contested  close to 250 Supercars races, including three Bathurst 1000 podium finishes.

But he doesn’t expect an easy run in the class, with the likes of GRM stablemates Owen Kelly, Lochie Dalton, plus Ben Grice, Brett Holdsworth and Jett Johnson set to offer a tremendous 2023 title tustle.

The 2023 National Trans Am Series kicks off at the AWC Race Tasmania on February 24-26, alongside the Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series, Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters, S5000 Australian Drivers’  Championship and more.

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Stan Sport will provide live, uninterrupted and on-demand coverage of all Shannons SpeedSeries rounds. AWC Race Tasmania will also feature free-to-air broadcasting on the Nine Network’s digital channels  on Saturday afternoon from 2-5pm (February 25).

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