Advantage Racing

Advantage Racing
Manufacturer Holden
Team Principal Steve Frazer
Team Manager John Stevenson
Race Drivers Peter Brock
Neil Crompton
Troy Dunstan
Andrew Miedecke
Manuel Reuter
Graeme Crosby
Charlie O'Brien
Steve Harrington
John Cleland
Chassis Commodore VN
Commodore VP
Debut 1992
1993 position 8th (Brock)

Advantage Racing was an Australian touring car racing team that competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1992 and 1993.

History

At the end of 1990 Peter Brock concluded a deal with his former Bathurst 1000 winning co-driver Larry Perkins, that saw him close down his Mobil 1 Racing team and bring his sponsorship to Perkins Engineering. Two Holden VN Commodores were built with Perkins driving the second car.[1][2]

At the end of 1991, Brock and Perkins decided to go their separate ways with Brock's manager, Steve Frazer, forming Advantage Racing based in North Melbourne. As part of the deal, the two 1991 Perkins Engineering built VN Commodores were purchased by Advantage.[1][3]

For 1992, Neil Crompton was signed to drive the second car, but a funding shortfall saw the team scale back to one car after four rounds and miss two rounds entirely. One of the VNs was upgraded to VP specifications for Bathurst.[1][4]

In 1993 only one car was entered for Brock, initially a converted VN with a new VP debuting mid-season. The team again expanded to two cars for Sandown and Bathurst endurance races. At the end of 1993, a deal was concluded that saw Brock and the Mobil sponsorship move to the Holden Racing Team and Advantage Racing was wound up.[1][5]

Although the team never won a round, Brock won heats at Amaroo Park in 1992 and Oran Park in 1993.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hassall, David (2009). Brocky: Peter's Own Story A Life in Top Gear. Box Hill: Hassall Publishing. pp. 161–166. ISBN 9780646525624.
  2. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1991). The Great Race 10 (ISSN 1031-6124).
  3. ↑ Normoyle, Steve (1992). The Great Race 11 (ISSN 1031-6124).
  4. 1 2 Normoyle, Steve (1993). The Great Race 12 (ISSN 1031-6124).
  5. 1 2 Normoyle, Steve (1994). The Great Race 13 (ISSN 1031-6124).
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