Earl Bamber sparked Bathurst Supercars bargain with whatsapp apps message

collected by :Molly Tony

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How whatsapp apps message scored Red Bull drive

Porsche ace Earl Bamber has uncovered which a whatsapp apps message to Shane van Gisbergen led to his co-drive at the Red Bull Holden Racing Team for the PIRTEK Enduro Cup. While Campbell arrived at Red Bull final year after a 2016 enduro campaign with Nissan, Bamber's only Supercars trial came in '10, the time he tested Scott McLaughlin's Stone Brothers Racing Super2 Ford. Kuala Lumpur-based Bamber has trial of Mount Panorama thanks to 2 starts at the Bathurst twelve Hour, however hasn't previously raced at Sandown or the Gold Coast. Andre Heimgartner starred in the rain-hit Saturday Supercars race final year, having had the opportunity to trial the track conditions in the earlier Carrera Cup race. "The idea was mooted to go do the Cup race at Gold Coast as well because it worked quite well for Andre in Supercars, extremely that's an idea.

WhatsApp message led to Bamber's Bathurst drive

as declared in Earl Bamber tells his bargain to race alongside Shane van Gisbergen at this year's Bathurst thousand all started with a easy whatsapp apps message. Bathurst thousand success a childhood dreamBamber went on to explain which a long-held dream to beat the Bathurst thousand was the driving force behind his persistent approach to getting the Triple 8 bargain done. Gold Coast double duty on the cardsBamber may even be on double duty for the Gold Coast 600 this year, with a outline in the works to raise his track time with a Carrera Cup drive. "The idea was mooted to go do the Carrera Cup race at Gold Coast as well," he said. "I was at dinner and I was like, 'Mate, I'm going to the Bathurst 1000'.