McPHERSON MOVE CONFIRMED
By Bruce Williams
Date posted: 2 December 2020
Grant McPherson move confirmed – Photo: LAT
As revealed by Auto Action last week, Walkinshaw Andretti United has confirmed the addition of Grant McPherson to its engineering roster.
By HEATH McALPINE
After guiding Triple Eight Race Engineering’s Shane van Gisbergen to maiden Supercars championship and Bathurst successes, McPherson joins WAU as head of performance, leading the team’s engineering group under technical director Carl Faux.
Starting at Triple Eight back in 2014 after seven-years at Ford Performance Racing (now Tickford Racing), McPherson was initially engineer to Craig Lowndes, which included the 2015 Bathurst 1000 before pairing with van Gisbergen when the Kiwi joined the team in 2016.
The partnership was immediately successful as van Gisbergen won the Supercars Championship.
McPherson joins a formidable engineering team led by Faux featuring Adam De Borre, Rob Starr and Terry Kerr.
Currently serving gardening leave, McPherson is expected to join his new team mid-next year.
“We are rapt to have Grant join our team. He is going to be a real asset to our engineering group, there isn’t many of his calibre up and down pitlane,” said WAU team principal Bruce Stewart.
“His technical expertise speaks for itself, but importantly, he is a great addition to our family, and fits into our culture really well, which was critical in our decision making.
“It’s nice to have someone from outside our four walls see the momentum we’ve built and the direction we are heading, and want to be a part of it.”
“We look forward to Grant joining us at the track in mid-2021, and seeing what we can achieve together.”
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