Alex Buncombe confirmed as co-driver with Todd Kelly

Alex Buncombe has been confirmed as co-driver with Todd Kelly in the endurance races of the 2014 V8 Supercars.
“What an amazing feeling to get the call to say I’m required to drive again in Australia,” said Buncombe.

“I really want to do a solid job for the team. I haven’t had many laps in the car so the first job for me will be to get on the pace. It’s totally different to what I have been used to in Europe with the GT3 GT-R but that won’t be a problem I’m sure.”

Buncombe drives a Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in the British GT Championship this season and took part in the 12 Hour Bathurst GT race earlier this year.

“It’ll be great to go back to Mount Panorama. It’s an extremely scary circuit but what an amazing place. To go there with the GT3 car was awesome. It was a shame the race ended the way it did but going back there in the V8 Supercar is going to be an amazing experience. I can’t imagine what it will be like to drive that car on that track so I just hope I can do a good job for everyone,” said Buncombe.

Nissan Motorsport are planning for Buncombe to complete at least one test day ahead of the first endurance races to prepare for his co-driver job in the #7 Nissan Altima with Todd Kelly.

“I’m extremely pleased we’ve been able to grab (Alex) as an endurance driver. Not only because of his abilities and skills, but it just reinforces our relationship with Nissan Australia, Nissan globally and the NISMO Driver Exchange Program. Looking at a lot of the racing he’s done, he certainly knows how to get any car around and pass cleanly. He’s highly credentialed, a good guy and I can’t wait to get him in the car and see what he can do,” said Kelly.