Triple Eight Race Engineering (Australia)
Triple Eight Race Engineering is an Australian motor racing team, one of the leading motorsport teams competing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series. The team has been the only Brisbane-based V8 Supercar team since its formation, originally operating out of the former Briggs Motor Sport workshop in Bowen Hills, the team moved to Banyo in 2009. Since taking over the former Briggs Motor Sport team during the 2003 season the team has won the V8 Supercar Championship four times with Jamie Whincup and has won the Bathurst 1000 five times.
The team currently runs two Holden Commodores for their drivers, four-time series champions Jamie Whincup and three-time series champion Craig Lowndes. Additionally the team runs a Holden Commodore in the Development Series for Casey Stoner as well as providing technical support for fellow Queensland-based team Tekno Autosports. The team performs its testing at Queensland Raceway.
While originally affiliated with champion British Touring Car Championship race team Triple 8 Race Engineering, the Roland Dane run team is now fully independent of its British ancestry.
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