Taz Douglas

Taz Douglas (born 11 February 1985) is a part-time Australian race driver.

Douglas was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Having scored numerous karting titles in his junior years - including the Ford Kart Stars Series in 2000 - Taz Douglas took time out from motor racing in 2003 and 2004 to pursue his other passion, surfing.

He returned to motorsport in 2005, making his Formula Ford debut in the Victorian Championship, finishing fourth.

In 2006, Douglas won the title and caught the eye of V8 Supercars squad HSV Dealer Team, working with the squad and testing their Commodore in the second half of the season.

Douglas steps up to the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2007 in a single-car team with two years of Formula Ford experience, keen to make a strong impression.

He won $75,000 dollars on Australia's version of Deal or No Deal.

In 2012, Taz Douglas was called up to drive for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport as their full-time driver. This would be Douglas's first full-time drive in the International V8 Supercars Championship. Douglas went on to finish 26th in the iSelect.com.au backed Holden VE Commodore.

In 2013, Taz Douglas did not retain his full-time International V8 Supercars Championship seat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He was replaced by his endurance co-driver Scott Pye. Douglas would return to the Dunlop Series where he had spent his time driving his own team prior to getting his main game call-up. Douglas would race with Image Racing in 2013 in the ex-Shane van Gisbergen, Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon. In 2013 Douglas will also make his fourth start in the V8 Supercars Endurance races, getting a call-up from Nissan Motosport to partner James Moffat in the Norton backed Nissan Altima.


Read more about Taz Douglas:  2007 Race Results, Career Results

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