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Triple Eight Replaces Walkinshaw As Holden Racing Team

Holden has confirmed it is staying in the Supercars Championship after this year but is switching its support to the Gold Coast-based Triple Eight team instead of the current Walkinshaw Racing operation based in Melbourne. Two of Triple Eight&rsqu


Holden has confirmed it is staying in the Supercars Championship after this year but is switching its support to the Gold Coast-based Triple Eight team instead of the current Walkinshaw Racing operation based in Melbourne.

Two of Triple Eight’s racing Commodores will be entered as ‘Red Bull Holden Racing Team’ from next year and Triple Eight will develop the next-generation Holden Commodore racer ahead of its debut in 2018.

With non-V8 engines allowed into the series from next year there is speculation Holden’s next-generation racer will be a turbocharged V6 machine based on the Opel Insignia, with Holden confirming that its next-gereration Commodore will be the basis the Supercars entrant from 2018.

And Triple Eight will be the sole supplier of that all-new Holden racer so other teams who race Holden-badged vehicles - such as Brad Jones Racing, Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport, Tekno Autosports and even Walkinshaw Racing - will be sourcing those cars from Triple Eight. 

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