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Oliphant adds international flavour to V8 SuperUtes

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By Thomas Miles

Date posted: October 3, 2023

British TCR driver Tom Oliphant will add an international flavour to the V8 SuperUte Series field at Mount Panorama Bathurst this weekend.

Oliphant will jump behind the wheel of the JKD Family Racing Toyota Hilux for the fifth round of the season.

The TCR Australia driver is subbing for Dean Brooking, who the team stated “has not received the required medical clearance after his race 4 incident at The Bend in August.”

As a result JKD Family Racing has called up the services of Oliphant, who will be racing with his familiar #115.

The 33-year-old from Tarporley, England, has plenty of international racing experience behind him.

Oliphant is a Ginetta GT4 Supercup champion and has two British Touring Car Championship race wins under his belt both at Brands Hatch in 2020 and 2021.

He also scored a further eight podiums across his four full time seasons.

In 2023 Oliphant embarked on his first full TCR Australia season with Ashley Seward Motorsport.

Driving the new Lynk & Co car, he took a reverse grid victory at Winton and currently sits ninth in the championship despite missing a round.

“Oliphant has an impressive track record with two wins in the British Touring Car Championship, including success in Europe and The Middle East in GT Racing,” ready a JKD Family Racing statement. 

“He brings a wave of energy and skill to our team that we can’t wait to see come to life on the track as he wrestles our SuperUte on the Mountain.”

The V8 SuperUte Series stint presents an invaluable opportunity for Oliphant to get a taste of the Mountain before TCR takes it on at the Bathurst International in November.

Adam Marjoram holds a narrow lead in the V8 SuperUte Series standings as four races lie ahead this weekend.

Image: Daniel Kalisz Photographer

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