Number: 29
State:Lismore, NSW
Team/Sponsor: Garry Rogers Motorsport, Dream Racing Australia, Valvoline, North Coast Petroleum, Revolution Racegear, Regal Detailing, JOST, Hernes Freight Service
From Geminis to V8 Supercars, Craig Harris has experienced it all in Australian motorsport, and TA2 presents the next challenge for Harris in his family-run outfit.
Starting off racing against the likes of Mark Skaife and Russell Ingall, Harris started in karts at age 16 before he became the youngest driver at the time to race a V8 at Bathurst, when he debuted at Mount Panorama in 1984 in the ex-Dick Johnson Tru-Blu XD Falcon. Harris raced a Ford Capri MkII in the Australian Touring Car Championship in the years that followed.
Returning from a short sabbatical, Harris won the 1994 Queensland Gemini Series before stepping up to V8 Supercars in the late 90s in the ex-Bright/Richards Bathurst-winning Falcon. He then upgraded to an AU Falcon under the Castrol Racing banner for the Konica V8 Series.
Returning from another sabbatical, Harris joined the Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series in a 1970 Ford Mustang in a family-run outfit with his sons John as crew-chief and Ethan on the spanners, and won the championship in 2014 and placed second in 2015.
Harris, along with Peter Robinson was the catalyst for the start of TA2 racing, and won the category’s inaugural race in Australia at Lakeside Park in mid-2016.
Number: 71
State:Melbourne, VIC
Team/Sponsor: SNB High Voltage Coffee Racing, High Voltage Coffee, Berryman Products, Megalife Battery
From Geminis to V8 Supercars, Craig Harris has experienced it all in Australian motorsport, and TA2 presents the next challenge for Harris in his family-run outfit.
Starting off racing against the likes of Mark Skaife and Russell Ingall, Harris started in karts at age 16 before he became the youngest driver at the time to race a V8 at Bathurst, when he debuted at Mount Panorama in 1984 in the ex-Dick Johnson Tru-Blu XD Falcon. Harris raced a Ford Capri MkII in the Australian Touring Car Championship in the years that followed.
Returning from a short sabbatical, Harris won the 1994 Queensland Gemini Series before stepping up to V8 Supercars in the late 90s in the ex-Bright/Richards Bathurst-winning Falcon. He then upgraded to an AU Falcon under the Castrol Racing banner for the Konica V8 Series.
Returning from another sabbatical, Harris joined the Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series in a 1970 Ford Mustang in a family-run outfit with his sons John as crew-chief and Ethan on the spanners, and won the championship in 2014 and placed second in 2015.
Harris, along with Peter Robinson was the catalyst for the start of TA2 racing, and won the category’s inaugural race in Australia at Lakeside Park in mid-2016.
Number: 21
State:Sydney, NSW
Team/Sponsor: Excelerate Motorsport, Tempest Solutions, Pastro Custom AG
Darren Berry first started racing a Mazda MX5 in local Production Sports Car events before making the step up to national competition in the short-lived Mini Challenge series that supported the V8 Supercars, as well as the Aussie Racing Cars.
Berry then made the move into GT3 Sports Cars, racing a variety of machinery including a Dodge Viper, an Askari KZ1 and a Ginetta G50.
Berry joins TA2 in a Gulf-Oil inspired Chevrolet Camaro with the support of the Tooth Booth Dental Lounge, and already he claims the TA2s to be the most fun car he has experienced.
Number: 4
State:Young, NSW
Team/Sponsor: Crutcher Developments, McAlister motors, Aussie Hotel Young, Jewelz N Things
Mark Crutcher is another new face to motorsport, having first started racing in 2016 in the one-make Nissan Pulsar Championship in New South Wales. Crutcher has also sampled a Series X3 Hyundai Excel and a Ford Ranger Oz-Truck before making the step up to TA2.
Crutcher joins the Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series in the Gen-5 Camaro ran by Hugh McAlister in 2017.
Number: 51
State:Bathurst, NSW
Team/Sponsor: IES Motorsport, Illawarra Engineering Services, OBR Automotive, HSR Accident Repairs, Snare Fabrications
Scott Textor is a first-time circuit racer, selecting TA2 as the category for him to develop his racing skills in a car that is safe, affordable, requires low-maintenance and still teaches the basics of driving a race car at speed, while being able to lean on some of the series’ more experienced racers to identify the areas to work on to improve his lap times at each circuit we visit.
Scott is joined at every race meeting by his supportive family, and the standout colours of the #92 Dodge Challenger ensure the Textor Racing Team is one of the best-presented teams in the pit lane.
Number: 50
State:Wollongong, NSW
Team/Sponsor: IES Motorsport, Illawarra Engineering Services, OBR Automotive, HSR Accident Repairs, Snare Fabrications
Scott Textor is a first-time circuit racer, selecting TA2 as the category for him to develop his racing skills in a car that is safe, affordable, requires low-maintenance and still teaches the basics of driving a race car at speed, while being able to lean on some of the series’ more experienced racers to identify the areas to work on to improve his lap times at each circuit we visit.
Scott is joined at every race meeting by his supportive family, and the standout colours of the #92 Dodge Challenger ensure the Textor Racing Team is one of the best-presented teams in the pit lane.
Number: 69
State:Sunshine Coast, QLD
Team/Sponsor: Tenkate Plant Hire (Heavy Earthmoving Equipment Rental)
Tenkate first caught the bug of circuit racing by participating in regularity events in a 1967 Ford Mustang at tracks including Queensland Raceway and Sydney Motorsport Park. He then converted the Mustang to specification for the Queensland-based Australian Trans-Am Series, a tribute series catering for late 60s to early 70s American muscle cars of the legendary Trans-Am era.
He started in the Trans-Am Series in 2012 around Queensland Raceway and Lakeside Park, before he upgraded to 1969 Ford Boss Mustang in 2014. Tenkate’s involvement in Trans-Am also included racing at the popular Muscle Car Masters at Sydney Motorsport Park and a one-off appearance in the Queensland Raceway round of the 2015 Touring Car Masters Series.
Tenkate saw TA2 as a progression of his race craft, enabling him to develop his racing skills in a car that has a more direct response through the steering, a step up in braking performance and straight-line speed. He joined the series in a Ford Mustang, following the same number and colour scheme displayed on his 1969 Mustang Trans-Am car.
Tenkate is a regular visitor to major historic races in the United States including Laguna Seca, Sonoma and Watkins Glen, and is a follower of the Historic Trans-Am Series for cars of the era that continue to race in the United States.
Number: 27
State:Cranbourne, VIC
Team/Sponsor: Hazsol Motorsport
Michael Kulig first caught the motorsport bug through his father George. With an early interest in turbo cars, Michael started off with a Nissan 180SX import, and also assisted George with his R33 Skyline in local sprints and club-level race meetings.
The Kulig’s then purchased two Chevrolet LS-powered Howe chassis Monte Carlo circuit racers, which they have campaigned successfully in local Sports Sedan competition at Queensland Raceway, Lakeside and Morgan Park.
They chose TA2 as their next step up in motor racing, purchasing a Chevrolet Camaro TA2 at the beginning of the 2018 season. The team looks forward to expanding their racing to tracks around Australia including the likes of Bathurst and Sydney Motorsport Park. Their team consists of Michael Kulig as the driver of the #7 Kulig Engineering Camaro, George Kulig (team owner and pit crew), Bob Kulig (pit crew) and Grant Draney (crew chief).
Number: 12
State:Sydney, NSW
Team/Sponsor: RTC Motorsport, Road Rage Industries (American Vehicle Imports), Jan Jones Real Estate
Michael Kulig first caught the motorsport bug through his father George. With an early interest in turbo cars, Michael started off with a Nissan 180SX import, and also assisted George with his R33 Skyline in local sprints and club-level race meetings.
The Kulig’s then purchased two Chevrolet LS-powered Howe chassis Monte Carlo circuit racers, which they have campaigned successfully in local Sports Sedan competition at Queensland Raceway, Lakeside and Morgan Park.
They chose TA2 as their next step up in motor racing, purchasing a Chevrolet Camaro TA2 at the beginning of the 2018 season. The team looks forward to expanding their racing to tracks around Australia including the likes of Bathurst and Sydney Motorsport Park. Their team consists of Michael Kulig as the driver of the #7 Kulig Engineering Camaro, George Kulig (team owner and pit crew), Bob Kulig (pit crew) and Grant Draney (crew chief).
Number: 7
State:Brisbane, QLD
Team/Sponsor: Retractable Tarps, Prolube Lubricants
Michael Kulig first caught the motorsport bug through his father George. With an early interest in turbo cars, Michael started off with a Nissan 180SX import, and also assisted George with his R33 Skyline in local sprints and club-level race meetings.
The Kulig’s then purchased two Chevrolet LS-powered Howe chassis Monte Carlo circuit racers, which they have campaigned successfully in local Sports Sedan competition at Queensland Raceway, Lakeside and Morgan Park.
They chose TA2 as their next step up in motor racing, purchasing a Chevrolet Camaro TA2 at the beginning of the 2018 season. The team looks forward to expanding their racing to tracks around Australia including the likes of Bathurst and Sydney Motorsport Park. Their team consists of Michael Kulig as the driver of the #7 Kulig Engineering Camaro, George Kulig (team owner and pit crew), Bob Kulig (pit crew) and Grant Draney (crew chief).
Number: 41
State:Wollongong, NSW
Team/Sponsor: ENCAT Pedestrian Fencing
Michael Kulig first caught the motorsport bug through his father George. With an early interest in turbo cars, Michael started off with a Nissan 180SX import, and also assisted George with his R33 Skyline in local sprints and club-level race meetings.
The Kulig’s then purchased two Chevrolet LS-powered Howe chassis Monte Carlo circuit racers, which they have campaigned successfully in local Sports Sedan competition at Queensland Raceway, Lakeside and Morgan Park.
They chose TA2 as their next step up in motor racing, purchasing a Chevrolet Camaro TA2 at the beginning of the 2018 season. The team looks forward to expanding their racing to tracks around Australia including the likes of Bathurst and Sydney Motorsport Park. Their team consists of Michael Kulig as the driver of the #7 Kulig Engineering Camaro, George Kulig (team owner and pit crew), Bob Kulig (pit crew) and Grant Draney (crew chief).
Number: 10
State:Gold Coast, QLD
Team/Sponsor: Wagner Corporation, PBR Distributions
A relative newcomer to motorsport, Peter Robinson first started racing a Dodge Ram Oz Truck in state-level events in 2012 until he founded Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series in 2016.
Robinson is responsible for importing all TA2 cars and resources from Howe Racing Enterprises, and is your point of contact for any Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series sales enquiries.
Following on from his Dodge ties in Oz Trucks, Pete races the #10 Dodge Challenger in the striking purple colour scheme.
Number: 22
State: QLD
Team/Sponsor: Lighthouse Electrical/Ormeau Physio
West Australian born Gold Coaster Ashley Jarvis is a vastly experienced racing driver on both dirt and asphalt.
Cutting his teeth in a Holden Gemini, Jarvis won the 2008 Queensland Gemini Championship and is a four-time winner of the Golden Holden HQ vs Gemini One Hour race. In this time, he also sampled Midget Speedway cars, a Van Diemen Formula Ford in state-level racing and a one-off appearance in the Australian V8 Utes Racing Series.
He then made the step up to Saloon Cars in an AU Falcon in his family-run team, culminating in a third place finish in the 2015 Australian Saloon Car/Super Six Championship and qualified on pole position in a 50 car field at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Since then, Jarvis has raced sporadically in local Saloon Car racing, whilst taking in major endurance races including a 2nd place in the invitational class of the 2017 Bathurst 6 Hour alongside his brother Dion in their AU Falcon, and a 3rd place in the GT4 class of the 2017 Bathurst 12 Hour alongside Coleby Cowham and Lindsay Kearns in a Brookspeed Motorsport Porsche Cayman.
Jarvis first sampled a TA2 car at the 2017 2 Days of Thunder at Queensland Raceway, scoring a pole position and race win on debut before committing to the full 2018 Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series and beyond.
Number: 6
State: NSW
Team/Sponsor: McAlister Motors/Performax
Hugh McAlister is no stranger to the pit lane, having joined his father Ian at race tracks around the country since the late 90s. However, having only started racing in 2016 he is already matching some of the more experienced drivers in the TA2 field.
Hugh first jumped in to an Oz Truck for a couple of state-level races in 2016 before joining Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series with his father Ian in a Generation-Five Chevrolet Camaro.
It wasn’t long before Hugh was back in a Ford Mustang in a two-car McAlister Motors Mustang team with his father for the 2018 season.
Number: 55
State: QLD
Team/Sponsor: Roadbees Transport
1st in 2017
Russell Wright got his first taste of high-speed action through circuit and offshore powerboat racing.
His first experience of motor racing was with Porsches in the early 2000s, first in Nations Cup GT racing and then in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.
In 2005, Wright moved into touring car racing with a Ford XY Falcon GT in Group N Historic Touring Cars and then a 1967 Ford Mustang.
In 2015 he built another 1967 Mustang to race in the Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series, before joining TA2 in 2016.
Wright won the inaugural Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series in Queensland in 2017 and he continues to race in both Australian Trans-Am and TA2 Muscle Cars, quite often racing both on the same weekend when schedules clash.
Number: 14
State: QLD
Team/Sponsor: PBR Distributions
A former drag racer, Cameron Sendall joins TA2 as a first-time circuit racer.
Sendall has been involved in motorsport for many years, crewing on Pro Stock dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars, building competition engines and restoring many road and race cars.
Sendall started drag racing in an N/A 393ci Windsor-powered Toyota Hilux and scored runner-up at the 660 Drag Radial Series Radial-Rumble at Willowbank. He was rated as one of the most consistent drivers in his class.
Sendall joins TA2 in a Chevrolet Camaro, and has quickly become the guru for all things technical with the TA2 cars.
Number: 5
State: NSW
Team/Sponsor: McAlister Motors/Performax
Ian McAlister is a widely-experienced racer and always a friendly-face in pit lanes across the country.
McAlister first started racing a Ford EB Falcon in Australian GT Production Cars in the late 90s, also racing an EL Falcon, Volvo 850 T5-R and a Honda Integra in the series at the time.
McAlister was one of the founding fathers of the V8 Brutes in the early 2000s which went on to become the popular V8 Utes Series, a major support category on the V8 Supercar circus until 2017. McAlister raced and supported the category until 2007 when he moved to the Touring Car Masters in a 1966 Ford Mustang.
McAlister raced a Ford Ranger Oz-Truck for a couple years before he became one of the first to come onboard with TA2 in 2016 with his son Hugh.