MCLAUGHLIN AND VAN GISBERGEN AMONG DRIVERS TO JOIN ARG eSPORTS ENDURO

June 2, 2020
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More big name stars from the Australian motorsport scene have jumped at the chance to compete in the final round of the carsales ARG eSport Cup.

The two-driver, two hour endurance race for the Audi touring cars at Bathurst will now include the likes of reigning Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin and his New Zealand countryman Shane van Gisbergen.

McLaughlin will team-up with Australia Racing Group’s events co-ordinator Ben McMellan, while van Gisbergen will share his ride with his Red Bull Racing endurance partner Garth Tander.

The addition of McLaughlin and van Gisbergen, along with the previously announced Andre Heimgartner, means at least three Supercars drivers will take part, with only a few more places remaining available on the grid.

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Renowned sim racer and GRM representative Luca Giacomin, who has competed in selected rounds of the ARG Cup, will pair with Aaron Cameron, while Cody Burcher, a wildcard star in selected races during the series, will drive with Nathan Herne in the Gulf Western Oil entry.

Another recent wildcard driver, Luke King of Toyota 86 fame and ARG Cup winner at Silverstone in the Formula 3 car, will drive alongside Jordan Cox, currently fifth in the standings.

Many pro-sim racers are also flocking to the grid, with Beau Albert and Jake Blackhall pairing with George Miedecke and Ash Sutton respectively, as well as the previously announced Fawzan El-Nabi (driving with series leader Harley Haber) and Jackson Souslin Harlow (driving with Dylan O’Keeffe.

Reigning Aussie Racing Cars champion Justin Ruggier will drive with Trans Am racer Peter Herd.

The two hour race at Bathurst will be for double series points. Haber currently leads the title from Kiwi Jaden Ransley and TCR Australia driver O’Keeffe.

The final driver line-ups will be confirmed soon before the 40-plus car grid will take to the Mount Panorama circuit, broadcast live on the TCR Australia Facebook and YouTube channels.

Car #	Category	SPONSOR	DRIVER	CO-DRIVER
1	TCR AU	HMO Customer Racing	Will Brown	Jobe Stewart
2	TCR AU	Melbourne Performance Centre	Chelsea Angelo	Sam Stratten
4	TCR AU	Carsales	Mike Sinclair
5	Trans Am	Retractable Tarps	George Miedecke	Beau Albert
6	TCR AU	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Jordan Cox	Luke King
7	TCR AU	Team Valvoline GRM	Michael Caruso	Andrew Van Leeuwen
8	Trans Am	Harris Racing Pty Ltd	Aaron Seton	Ed Williams
9	TCR AU	Ashley Seward Motorsport / AWC	Jay Hanson	Blake Purdie
11	TCR AU	HMO Customer Racing	Nathan Morcom
12	Trans Am	RTC Motorsport	Peter Herd	Justin Ruggier
15	TCR AU	Wurth	Michael Clemente	John Doria
17	TCM	True Blu	Steve Johnson	Jett Johnson
18	TCR AU	Team Valvoline GRM	Aaron Cameron	Luca Giacomin
21	V8TC	United eSports	Harley Haber	Fawzan El-Nabi
22	TCR NZ	Track Tec Racing	Jack Milligan
23	S5000	UCS Group	Tim Macrow	John Munday
24	TCR AU	Wall Racing	John Martin
27	S5000	Barton Mawer Motorsport	Barton Mawer
29	Trans Am	Gulf Western Oils	Nathan Herne	Cody Burcher
31	S5000	Team Valvoline GRM	James Golding
33	TCR AU	Renault Sport GRM	Dylan O’Keeffe	Jackson Souslin Harlow
35	V8TC	Unit	Ben Gomersall
39	ARG	PAYCE	Ben McMellan	Scott McLaughlin
47	TCR NZ	Track Tec Racing	Jaden Ransley	Andre Heimgartner
48	Trans Am	Melbourne Performance Centre	Nic Carroll
49	S5000	ACT Fence Hire	Thomas Randle	Lochie Hughes
50	TCR AU	Wall Racing	Tony D’Alberto	Fabian Coulthard
55	TCR AU	Signature Homes	Rhys Gould	Rowan Shepherd
64	TCR AU	Garage1 / Morris Finance	Tim Brook	Oli Myers
67	TCM	Bilstien/JMG Racing	Jeremy Gray
68	V8TC	Turbo Brisbane	Jonathan Beikoff	Michael Creed
75	TCR AU	Melbourne Performance Centre	Garth Tander	Shane van Gisbergen
77	TCR NZ	Track Tec Racing	Stan Van Oord
89	S5000	Braydan Willmington Motorsports/SignageOne	Braydan Willmington	Riley Preston
92	S5000	Motum Simulation	Ricky Capo
99	Trans Am	TPS Group	Brett Holdsworth
116	TCR AU	Panta Racing Fuel	Ash Sutton	Jake Blackhall
117	TCR AU	Burson Auto Parts Racing	Jason Bargwanna	Ben Bargwanna
133	TCM	Juice Plus +	Cameron Mason	Lachlan Mason
777	TCR AU	Declan Fraser Racing	Declan Fraser	Broc Feeney

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