Post by Bundy on Jul 31, 2012 14:00:15 GMT 10
Good to see 
Richards’ Commodore restored and ready for track return
ONE of the late Jason Richards’ former V8 Supercars has been restored and is returning to the track in Round 4 of the Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series at Queensland Raceway next weekend on August 11-12.
Richards’ 2003 Team Dynamik Commodore – which he famously rolled at Pukekohe in New Zealand that season – has been restored by Adelaide-based THR Developments to its original #45 black, red and white livery and will return to racing in the hands of Queenslander Justin Garioch.
The Mackay-based driver has been racing a Falcon in the series for ex-V8 Supercars, though has decided to change cars and teams after a recent successful test in the ex-Richards car at Mallala in South Australia.
Garioch currently sits fifth in the series, which is led by Sydney young gun Josh Hunter.
Richards passed away from a rare form of cancer in December, prompting an out-pouring of emotion from the Australasian motorsport community.
The three-time Bathurst 1000 runner-up drove the car that Garioch will pilot during the majority of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship for Team Dynamik.
It was driven by ex-F1 driver Jan Magnussen in that year’s Bathurst 1000 before being steered in the 2004 Bathurst race by then-rookie Will Davison.
Round 4 of the Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series will be held next weekend as part of the Shannons Nationals event at Queensland Raceway
www.speedcafe.com/2012/07/31/richards-commodore-restored-and-ready-for-track-return/