THE KOSTECKI WILDCARD

Kostecki Brothers Racing to field Pirtek Enduro Cup wildcard – Photo: InSyde Media

Kostecki Brothers Racing will contest all three Pirtek Enduro Cup events this season with a series of wildcard entries.

Dunlop Super2 drivers and cousins Brodie Kostecki and Jake Kostecki will team up for the Bathurst 1000, Gold Coast 600 and Sandown 500, marking the debut for both drivers in the main game.

The Kostecki pair will use the Triple Eight-built Holden currently being run by Jake in Super2, the car is currently being changed from a VF into a ZB Commodore.

This move will see Jake take the wheel of Brodie’s Commodore for the remainder of the Super2 season, while Brodie will stand on the sidelines.

While 21-year-old Brodie is fourth in the Super2 standings and 19-year-old Jake is fifth, the team feels the latter is in need of the extra experience ahead of his main game debut.

“Our goal has always been to reach the main game,” Brodie told Supercars.com.

The team will upgrade one of their Commodores to ZB spec – Photo: InSyde Media

Last week Brodie had his first taste of a ZB during a Red Bull HRT evaluation test in which he drove Shane van Gisbergens #97 Commodore.

“We were looking at a few options for a co-drive and we felt our team has the capability to do it. We have some smart, experienced people, so why not have a crack at it?

“The plan has been in place for a long time, but we just didn’t know exactly how we were going to execute it, if we were going to rent a car or convert one of our own cars.

“With the direction we’ve taken, we thought it would be better to give Jake the extra miles in the next two events, rather than myself.”

Although 19 years of age, Jake is already competing in his fourth Super2 Season with his family-run squad, the youngest Kostecki feels he’s ready for Supercars’ biggest events.

“I can’t wait. It’s been a long time in the making, it’s been what I’ve wanted to do for a long time now,” he said.

“We’re not going to go in there and do anything crazy or be right up the front, but we’re going to aim to be somewhere in the pack.”

At this stage the team is undecided whether Jake will perform double duties in the main game and Super2 at Bathurst.

“We’ll see how we go at Townsville and QR,” he said. “If I’m up there [in the standings], and I’m hoping I will be, I’ll push on with both.”

As a team, KBR has entered two previous wildcards running Jake’s brother Kurt at Queensland Raceway and at The Bend Motorsport Park last year and is understood to be chasing a co-driver role for the 2019 Pirtek Enduro Cup.

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