The Indigenous youth racing team Racing Together achieved a major milestone at the Darwin Triple Crown, getting its first win since being founded four years ago.
The Racing Together machine driven by 16-year-old Kade Davey won all three races of the Hyundai Excel class in the Combined Sedans supports category at Hidden Valley Raceway last weekend.
Also representing the team was Karlai Warner, 17, who claimed seventh, fifth and sixth places despite battling illness all weekend.
Whilst it was a long wait being Racing Together’s third annual visit to the Northern Territory, it is fitting the major milestone is achieved at Supercars annual Indigenous Round.
The Racing Together program was founded in late 2020 to assist Indigenous teenage girls and boys into motorsport careers.
In addition to the two drivers racing hard on the track, they were supported by five other Racing Together program members from Queensland and two local Indigenous mechanical students.
Even before the wins both Davey and Warner received the special experience of being gifted new race suits by Broc Feeney, Jamie Whincup and the Triple Eight team.
Racing Together co-founder Garry Connelly said the Darwin Triple Crown was a special moment for the program and congratulated the entire team.
“This result was the climax of many, many weekends’ dedicated work by the wonderful Indigenous young people who form Racing Together,” he said.
“My co-founder and wife Monique and I have watched with great pride as these girls and boys have expanded their physical and life skills since joining the program.
“Supported by professional racing mentors from the Supercars world including Paul Morris, Dr Ryan Storey and Roland Dane, they’re on their way to rewarding careers in motorsport and associated industries.”
Before the race weekend kicked off Davey and Warner visited Casuarina College where they spoke to 40 Indigenous Students of the Stars (girls) and Clontarf (boys) programmes on career opportunities available in motorsport to young Indigenous people.
Both young drivers took a lot out of their busy trip to race alongside the Supercars at Indigenous Round.
“We are hugely grateful to NT Events for assisting us in getting to this amazing event. We not only enjoyed the racing and the atmosphere at the track but also had the opportunity to see some of the spectacular sights of Darwin.”
Kade Davey added: “We also had the opportunity to meet the local competitors and to share our experiences with them. But in addition to my first win in Excels, I was greatly inspired by the enthusiasm of the students we spoke to on Thursday and hope that our success within the team motivates them to seek a career in motorsport.” READ THE LATEST ISSUE OF AUTO ACTION DIGITAL HERE
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