McCARTHY SECURES SUPER3 RIDE
Reef McCarthy secures Super3 ride – Images: Supplied
Victorian Formula Vee frontrunner Reef McCarthy will make the step up into Super3 with Image Racing for the opening round of the season at Bathurst.
By HEATH McALPINE
The 17-year-old was an Auto Action Young Gun mid-last year and had a successful, yet limited campaign last season in Formula Vee where McCarthy still took 12 podiums from as many starts, eight of those were wins.
“I’m really excited to have secured a seat in the Dunlop Super 3 Series and I am looking forward to getting out onto the track and rubbing shoulders with the other drivers to see what I can achieve in my maiden series,” said McCarthy
“It’s funny because I am still on my learner’s license when it comes to every day driving yet on the weekends, I get behind the wheel of a race car and do more than 200km/h racing in very close quarters.
“I guess for the time being I will have to rely on my parents to drive me to the track so I can go out there and do my thing and hopefully bring home some silverware.”
Noted Super2 and Super3 team owner Terry Wyhoon was impressed by McCarthy after completing his first test in a Supercar last week at Winton.
“Reef really does have a natural talent when it comes to driving a race car.” said Terry Wyhoon
“One of the things that struck me was not only Reef’s impressive driving but also his ability to listen to others in the team and learn which is such an important attribute for young drivers as they develop their race craft and progress onto bigger opportunities.
“We are looking forward to working with Reef and his team throughout 2021 and we are hopeful that his past success in other categories will be replicated behind the wheel of a V8 Super3 car.”
The VCE student will debut in the series at Bathurst on February 26-28.
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