Aaron Cameron to contest Tasman Series with retro Valvoline entry
TCR Australia star Aaron Cameron will join the S5000 Tasman Series with a retro Valvoline livery for GRM.
TCR Australia star Aaron Cameron will join the S5000 Tasman Series. (S5000/Facebook)
Cameron completed two S5000 tests in the past month, and will run as the fourth driver for Garry Rogers Motorsport.
"It’s been an interesting mindset change but so far it’s been great," said Cameron.
"I raced Formula Ford for a year and it’s great fun to get back into an open-wheeler, though this has a lot more horsepower and more aero."
The GRM stable will field James Golding, Nathan Herne, and Cameron's TCR teammate Ben Bergwanna.
"It was a bit of a surprise when Barry (Rogers) mentioned it," said the 21 year-old Victorian.
"We were at the shakedown day for the TCR cars and he said ‘make sure you hang around until the end’ and they let me have some laps in the car."
"One thing led to another and now I’m racing one!"
"I’ve had to get rid of the peaked section on my helmet, grab a tinted visor.. I’ve had to clean my helmet because it’s got bugs all over it!"
"They’re insanely powerful, which is fun, compared to a TCR car there’s a lot of power to play with."
"They don’t have huge aero, but there’s still enough aero to use it effectively and I’m still figuring that out."
"The lack of power steering compared to the TCR car has been noticeable – my arms are feeling it!"
"I’ve always got expectations on myself and I’d like to walk away with a top five – that would be a great result given the limited prep and laps."
"We’ll see how it plays out."
"The guys I’ll be racing are super competitive – there are no slouches in the S5000 field."
The car features a list of Tasman Series champions. (S5000/Facebook)
The Valvoline livery is a black and gold tribute to the JPS Team Lotus 79 Formula One car, raced by Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson.
“It’s an iconic livery and an iconic car,” said Barry Rogers.
“It’s pretty nostalgic to have it on the car.”
“We also have a list of the Tasman Series champions on the car, which we think is important as it shows the importance of the series.”
“To get that award back on the table, over seven races the driver that wins it is going to be in elite company – it’s something to aspire to.”
“Not many can say they have that name on that trophy.”
The S5000 Tasman Series kicks off November 19 at Sydney Motorsport Park.
