Racing Together teens to race at Darwin Triple Crown
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: June 11, 2024
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers will help the Racing Together program get on track at the Supercars Indigenous Round this weekend.
The Brisbane based Racing Together program will bring a seven-member team led by drivers Karlai Warner (17) and Kade Davey (16) in the Combined Sedans supports category at the Darwin Triple Crown.
They will be racing a #110 Hyundai Excel in the class that will have three races spread across Friday and Saturday at Hidden Valley Raceway.
Racing Together is a program formed in 2020 to provide greater opportunities to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths in motorsport and the automotive industry.
In the four years since around 30 teenagers have participated in the program, with a further 150 attending open weekends and training sessions.
Five of them have have progressed to auto-industry employment, including in motorsport, and three others have used their new skills to work in other fields.
Warner, who has raced at a number of state events for Racing Together, cannot wait to drive on the Supercars stage.
“Hands-on race-day experience like that is priceless,” she said.
“It is also an honour to be involved in the Supercars Indigenous Round.
“We can’t wait to be part of the action and bring plenty of our own.”
Racing Together founder Garry Connelly said it will be a special moment to go racing at the Darwin Triple Crown.
“Racing Together provides our Indigenous young people with the chance to be part of a focused, motivated group while learning a bunch of skills ranging from working on cars to learning about communications, logistics and management,” he said.
“The Darwin Triple Crown is an iconic, top-level event and the focus on Indigenous culture makes it a natural fit for our team.”
In addition to Combined Sedans, Touring Car Masters, Porsche Carrera Cup and V8 SuperUtes are also joining the Supercars.
Shane van Gisbergen won his first Xfinity Series race on the weekend in Portland, a week before Cam Waters and Will Brown join him as Cup Series drivers. The NASCAR racing was typically entertaining too.
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