FIFE EYES 2021 CO-DRIVER ROLE
By Bruce Williams
Date posted: 22 November 2020
Josh Fife eyes 2021 co-driver role – Photo: InSyde Media
Brad Jones Racing Super2 driver Josh Fife has opened up about his targets for 2021 which may include a Supercars Championship co-driver role.
By DAN McCARTHY
Fife began his career as a successful karter, both nationally and internationally before making the huge leap straight into the third tier of Supercars, the Super3 Series in 2019.
In the last two years, Fife has shown he can match it with the best up and coming stars in the business, including Jayden Ojeda and Broc Feeney.
After a season in the Super2 Series the Canberra native is looking to remain in the category for 2021 and if he feels ready will pursue a co-drive.
“My goals for next year, I would like to stay in Super2,” he told Auto Action.
“I would love to have a co-drive but I need to make sure I’m prepared for it, I don’t want to go into a co-drive without being ready.
“We’ll see how we are (early) next year and if I feel like I’m ready hopefully we can get a co-drive, if not we’ll just wait another year.”
Brad Jones, the owner of BJR has previously nurtured Jack Smith from Super3 (V8 Touring Cars as it was then) all the way up to the Supercars Championship.
Fife appears to be on the same trajectory and opened up about how accommodating the Albury based team has been.
“They treat you like one of the main drivers,” Fife said. “They put me in event pre-briefs and race debriefs with them (the Supercars drivers) so I learn as much as possible.
“All the engineers and drivers just want to help you out, they will do anything for you.
“We go on the track walks together, give me pointers, what to look out for, it’s really helpful.
“They make you feel as though you are part of the team and one of the drivers which is really cool.”
As Fife revealed to Auto Action in this issues Young Guns feature the deal with Brad Jones Racing blossomed from a chat with his karting teammate, Supercars driver Macauley Jones.
“Macauley Jones raced karts in 2018 in the same team as me, so we got to know them (Macauley and Brad Jones),” Fife recalled.
“Speaking to Brad he recommended that if I wanted to go to Supercars, I might as well just go straight into it.
“We had an evaluation day and a test day at the end of 2018 to get some laps in before 2019 and we locked in a deal (to race Super3) at the end of 2018.”
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