Garry Rogers Motorsport enter two Alfa Romeos

Garry Rogers Motorsport has entered two Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR race cars for the inaugural TCR Australia series season.

“We have been looking with interest in the TCR Series from a far, at both the local and international competition, and we have been really impressed,” said Barry Rogers of Garry Rogers Motorsport.

“We are in the motorsport business, and we will consider anything where we feel there is value for our business and the sport as a whole, and there’s no doubt that TCR competition is a cost-effective way to compete, which is why we have decided to secure two Alfa Romeos for the 2019 season in Australia.”

The team will run this programme alongside their Supercars championship programme with two Holden Commodores for Richie Stanaway and James Golding. Drivers for the TCR programme are yet to be announced.

“Obviously, GRM is heavily invested in Supercars and that remains our primary focus, however, like our involvement in S5000, we have seen a new market and we are very keen to be involved,” said Barry Rogers.

This programme marks the second time Garry Rogers Motorsport are involved with Alfa Romeo as the Australian squad ran an Alfa Romeo 155 for Steven Richards in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Car Championship.

“Myself and our head engineer Richard Hollway went to Europe to visit a number of TCR manufacturers, and we were particularly impressed with the Romeo Ferraris team,” said Barry Rogers.

“The way they are in business is very similar to us – family run business, strong ties with car makers and we were impressed by their enthusiasm.

“We’ve formed a collaboration where we will help group the Alfa Romeo brand in the Asia Pacific region, and having the brand-new Giulietta Veloce at our disposal is perfect timing too. We’ll have the latest-spec car that will be competitive and unique.”

The 2019 TCR Australia series season starts on May 18-19th at Sydney Motorsport Park.