GRM with two Alfa Romeo cars in TCR Australia

Garry Rogers Motorsport is the latest high-profile team to commit to the TCR Australia Series, securing two brand-new Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce cars that are currently under construction at Romeo Ferraris’ race shop in Milan.

The cars are expected to arrive in Australia in the coming months, well ahead of the opening round of the 2019 TCR Australia Series that will begin at Sydney Motorsport Park on May 17-19.

“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 team principal Barry Rogers. “We are in the motorsport business, and we 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. Myself and head engineer Richard Hollway went to Europe to visit a number of TCR manufacturers, and we were particularly impressed with the Romeo Ferraris team. The way they are in business is very similar to us – family run business, strong ties with the car maker. We’ve formed a collaboration where we will help group the Alfa Romeo brand in the Asia Pacific region. We’ll have the latest-spec car that will be competitive and unique. We raced an Alfa Romeo 155 in the 1995 Australian Super Touring Championship for Steven Richards, so there’s something romantic about us having done this deal with Romeo Ferraris. That was our first year in the championship with Steven Richards and it was a great car.”