JACOBSON CONFIRMED AT KELLY RACING

Garry Jacobson joins Kelly Racing – Photo: Supplied

Kelly Racing has announced its fourth driver for the 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Garry Jacobson.

The 2016 Super2 Supercars Series champion will set up to the main game full time driving No. 3 RABBLE.club backed Nissan Altima.

After winning the Super2 series with Tickford Racing, Jacobson moved across to Matthew White Motorsport for the next two season to drive near identical Nissan race machinery that he will compete with this year alongside his three Kelly Racing team-mates Rick Kelly, Simona De Silvestro and Andre Heimgartner.

“This is the biggest opportunity of my racing career and I can’t thank RABBLE.club and Kelly Racing enough for having faith in me,” said Jacobson.

“Ever since I was a kid, I dreamt of being a full-time Supercars driver. It is what I’ve always strived for, and now that I’ve made it, I feel good, but I feel like the job isn’t even half done. I have a lot to learn, but I’m up for the challenge.”

“It has been great to have been involved closely with the team for the past couple of years, through the Super2 program and the endurance races. This is going to put me in with a great chance to hit the ground running.”

“It’s a very exciting time, but I know that the real business starts at the test, so I’m putting every focus into making the most of my opportunity.”

The RABBLE.club sponsorship moves across to Kelly Racing after debuting with Tickford Racing at Darwin last year.

“The team at RABBLE.club are excited to continue our association with Garry Jacobson. After joining forces with Garry and his Super2 campaign in 2018 we were very impressed with the way that Garry committed to chasing after his goals both on and off the track” said Fiona O’Keefe

“Garry has been a great ambassador for our brand and we look forward to continuing this relationship as he steps up into the Supercars category full time”

“Health and wellness is our priority and there is no better way to showcase the benefits of a healthy lifestyle than with a high performance athlete such as Garry, we also look forward to growing our relationship with the Kelly Racing organisation as we work towards achieving mutually beneficial goals”

Jacobson will get his first steer as a full-time driver at the Phillip Island test day this Thursday.

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