Tickford locks in enduro pairings

Tickford has locked in the driver pairings it will chase Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 glory with at Winton.

As expected, James Moffat will continue his partnership with Cameron Waters for a fourth straight year, while Thomas Randle will share the #55 with Tyler Everingham.

Having stood on the podium for their first two years, but suffered a DNF in 2023, Waters and Moffat will be determined to be fighting at the front once again.

The pair fell 3s short of Chaz Mostert in 2021 before backing that up with a third in 2022.

However, their run of podiums finished last year on Lap 71 when Moffat hit the wall at The Dipper.

Having scored wins in two of the last three rounds, Waters comes to the enduros in hot form and confident of success with an experienced and familiar partner in Moffat, who has stayed sharp by racing Trans Am.

“I’m excited to team up with Moff again,” Waters said. 

“He always fits right in with the team, and we’ve got good momentum going, so I’m keen to see what we can achieve at Sandown and Bathurst.”

“It’s always an exciting time of the year, and I’m really happy to be back with Tickford Racing,” Moffat said. 

“Looking forward to teaming up with Cam and the crew.”

Randle is also hoping to take a big step forward and challenge for victory in the enduros for the first time after displaying impressive recent speed.

Highlighted by a SMP podium and Symmons Plains pole, the #55 has been very fast over the last three rounds.

Just like last year when he took a hat-trick of podiums at The Bend, Randle is peaking at the right time of year and is excited by the prospect of racing with Everingham.

“I’m looking forward to teaming up with Tyler,” Randle said. 

“He’s got great experience, is easy-going, and I think we’ll make a great pairing heading into Sandown and Bathurst.”

For Everingham, this is the biggest opportunity of his Supercar career so far.

He has co driven with Jayden Ojeda at GRM, Scott Pye at Team 18 and Tickford with Declan Fraser.

Having recorded a best finish of 16th, he will be determined to set a new PB.

“I’m excited to be back with Tickford for the enduros, and I can’t wait to team up with Thomas and work with Chris (Stuckey) again,” he said.

Tickford CEO Simon Brookhouse is hopeful of scoring some trophies with these pairings.

“We’re thrilled to have James and Tyler with us for the 2024 endurance races,” he said. 

“James brings experience that is crucial in these events, while Tyler’s speed and determination are fantastic additions to the team.

“We’re confident they’ll be highly competitive at Sandown and Bathurst.”

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