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Encyclopedia > Tasman Motorsport
Tasman Motorsport
Manufacturer Holden
Team Principal {{{Principal}}}
Team Manager {{{Manager}}}
Race Drivers 3. Jason Richards
51. Greg Murphy
Chassis VE Commodore
Debut 2004
Drivers' Championships 0
Round wins 0
Pole positions 0
2006 position {{{Last_position}}}
Not to be confused with Tasman Motorsports, a former CART team.

Tasman Motorsport is a V8 Supercar racing team. It was formed in 2004 out of what was Lansvale Racing Team V8 Supercar team and is associated with Greg Murphy Racing, an Australian Carrera Cup team. The managing director is Jeff Grech with a syndicate of owners. The team's current drivers are Jason Richards #3 and Greg Murphy #51. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... Jason Richards (born April 10, 1976 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a V8 Supercar racecar driver. ... Greg Murphy (23 August 1972) is a New Zealand racing driver. ... The Holden VE Commodore is the fourteenth and current model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. ... Tasman Motorsports is a former racing team owned by Steve Horne that competed in the Indy Lights series and, most notably, the CART series from 1995 to 1998. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ... Jason Richards (born April 10, 1976 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a V8 Supercar racecar driver. ... Greg Murphy (23 August 1972) is a New Zealand racing driver. ...


Tasman Motorsport entered the series in 2004, with a single Holden VX Commodore which was driven by Jason Richards. At the Queensland Raceway round they introduced a VY Commodore and then entered the VX as car #43 for Fabian Coulthard for the Oran Park Raceway round. Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... The Holden VX Commodore which was released in October 2000 and ceased production in September 2002 introduced further mechanical upgrades with the V6 receiving changes to the engine management computer to bring power up to 152 kW, while VX Series II added toe-control links to the semi-trailing arm... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Born 28. ... Oran Park Raceway is a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, Australia. ...


2005 saw the team upgrade to a two car operation and move to a new factory near Melbourne, from their previous site in Sydney. With Dodo (ISP) the naming sponsor of the team, both Jason Richards, and Jamie Whincup, had some very good placings including third at the Sandown 500 and second in the Bathurst 1000. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Jamie Whincup (born February 6, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a V8 Supercar driver for TeamVodafone/Triple Eight Race Engineering. ... The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The 2005 Super Cheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was the ninth running of the Australia 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. ...


2006 saw improved pace with drivers Jason Richards and Andrew Jones. Tasman Motorsport won their first V8 race, with Jason Richards at Winton Motor Raceway in June. At the same event the team got their best qualifying result of third on the grid. Later on in the season the team announced their plans to recruit Greg Murphy for the following 2007 Season. There are several notable people by the name Andrew Jones: Andrew Thomas Jones (b. ... Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria. ...


2007 has seen the debut of the VE Commodore in V8 Supercars and the team opening a base in New Zealand. Championship wise there is even more improvement for the team with its' two Kiwi drivers Jason Richards, currently 15th in the championship and Greg Murphy, currently 14th in the championship after the Just Car Insurance 500 in Melbourne. The Holden VE Commodore is the fourteenth and current model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. ... The 2007 Sandown 500 is the ninth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. ...


External links

  • The Tasman Motorsport website
  • Murhpy to Tasman Motorsport
Teams contesting the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Toll HSV Dealer Team Holden Racing Team Tasman Motorsport Stone Brothers Racing Ford Performance Racing Jack Daniel's Racing
1 Rick Kelly
16 Garth Tander
2 Mark Skaife
22 Todd Kelly
3 Jason Richards
51 Greg Murphy
4 James Courtney
9 Russell Ingall
5 Mark Winterbottom
6 Steven Richards
7 Shane Price
11 Jack Perkins
WPS Racing Team BOC Dick Johnson Racing Supercheap Auto Racing Team Kiwi Racing Britek Motorsport
8 Max Wilson
10 Jason Bargwanna
12 Andrew Jones
14 Simon Wills
17 Steven Johnson
18 Will Davison
20 Paul Dumbrell
50 Cameron McConville
021 Shane Van Gisbergen 25 Jason Bright
26 Alan Gurr
Garry Rogers Motorsport Team Sirromet Wines Autobarn Racing TeamVodafone Paul Cruickshank Racing
33 Lee Holdsworth
34 Dean Canto
39 Owen Kelly
67 Paul Morris
55 Steve Owen 88 Jamie Whincup
888 Craig Lowndes
111 John Bowe


 

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