A NASCAR and Supercar whiz will be joined by Tassie racing royalty for the Race Tasmania series at Symmons Plains and Baskerville in January.
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Supercars supremo Marcos Ambrose will chief the crew of driver Owen Kelly, who will race in a Ford Mustang Trans Am.
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This will be Kelly's first time driving a Trans Am.
"The Trans Am cars are not that dissimilar to a short track NASCAR, so I think I'll be able to find my feet pretty quickly," he said.
"When I committed to doing these races, I just thought I'd get a couple of mates together and run the car. Straight away, I thought of Marcos and my brother.
"A couple of other mates might come down, and we'll just go have a good time. It's an old school, fun way of going about it.
"Marcos will definitely be an asset. He has a good handle on how race cars work, especially this style of car - it's what we are used to in the States. I can't wait to get into it."
Harry Murtough
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
Born and raised in Launceston. BA of journalism from Monash University. Sports reporter covering basketball, netball and cricket.
