V8 drivers test Circuit of the Americas

Saturday, 19 Apr, 2013 0

Holden Racing Team’s James Courtney will this weekend become the first V8 Supercar driver to tackle the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Courtney has arrived in Texas this week on the back of HRTs form resurgence in Tasmania and New Zealand in the past two weeks and will be joined by Lockwood Racing’s Fabian Coulthard.

V8 Supercars makes its debut at the Circuit of The Americas on May 17-19 for the Austin 400.

The ex-Formula One test driver, World Karting Champion and British Formula Ford Champion, Courtney will pilot the V8 Supercar “Car of the Future” Holden Commodore for exhibition laps during the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin this weekend.

Courtney and Coulthard will then remain in Texas after the MotoGP weekend for a series of media and promotional engagements, including cutting passenger laps early next week.



 

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