Two-time Supercars champion Marcos Ambrose will return to Mount Panorama this year, teaming up with George Miedecke for the Bathurst 6 Hour race this Easter.
Ambrose, who won back-to-back Supercars titles in 2003-04 before forging a successful career in the United States, hasn’t raced since retiring at the end of the 2015 Supercars season.
But the 45-year-old is keen to hop behind the wheel of the Garry Rogers Motorsport Ford Mustang in a couple of months’ time.
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It rekindles a relationship that dates back to the pair’s time in the USA, when Miedecke raced for Ambrose’s team.
“I go back a long way with the Miedecke family, George came and raced in the (NASCAR) Late Model program with us while I was racing NASCAR, and I know (father) Andrew from way back too,” Ambrose said.
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“I was really proud to say yes, I’ll come and celebrate the past with them at Bathurst.
“We’ve built this new Mustang and we’re really excited to get it on the track. The 6 Hour is a fun race to do and to get back behind the wheel will be celebrating not only the car build but my long relationship with the Miedeckes.”
Miedecke finished fifth in last year’s Bathurst 6 Hour and first in his class, sharing a Mustang with Paul Morris and Brodie Kostecki, while Ambrose is now competition director for Garry Rogers Motorsport.
“George is a fantastic person. He really came close to making it in the ‘States – he’s a pro driver who never quite made that last jump,” Ambrose explained.
“We’re (GRM) part of the car build, I’ve been part of the project throughout the build and hopefully we’re going to be a contender.
“It’s not a comeback – it’s a celebration, to be with George and Andrew and the Miedecke group and I’m really looking forward to it.”
Ambrose drove in the iconic Bathurst 1000 on six occasions, with a best finish of fourth in 2004.
A capacity grid of 70 cars is set to tackle the Mountain this Easter, the largest ever grid for an endurance race at the famous circuit.
“It’s a long way from crashing on Marcos’ couch in America to where we are today,” Miedecke said.
“He and I go back a long way and racing for him in the US was an incredible part of my career.
“We’re both incredibly competitive people so we’re not going there to do half the job – we both want to have a proper go at winning and I think we have the tools and experience to do that.
“Garry Rogers Motorsport have built an incredible car and all the makings are there for a really strong weekend this Easter.”
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