Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
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Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport is an Australian motor racing team, established late in 2009 to compete in the V8 Supercar Championship.
raced in open wheel and touring car racing. Lucas was making his own way through the junior ranks of Australian motorsport when a racing accident at Oran Park Raceway
in his Formula Ford
racing car left Dumbrell a quadraplegic.
Dumbrell refocussed his career ambitions and began developing a V8 Supercar team to race in the 2010 season. A Racing Entitlement Contract became available to purchase after Tasman Motorsport
folded at the end of the 2009 season, and a car was sourced from Walkinshaw Racing
. New Zealand racer Daniel Gaunt
was signed to the team with financial support of Gulf Western Oils.
In the lead up to the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400
, it was announced that Gaunt would be leaving the team and replaced in the short term with Cameron McConville
. With McConville unavailable for the endurance race season the team also announced Nathan Pretty and Mark Noske
as the team's drivers for the Phillip Island 500K
and Bathurst 1000
, having previously announced Scott Pruett
as their international driver for the Gold Coast 600. After the Gold Coast 600 Warren Luff
was announced as Gaunt's full-time replacement for the rest of the 2010 season and 2011.
Background
Lucas Dumbrell comes from a strong motorsporting family, both his father Garry and his brother PaulPaul Dumbrell
Paul Dumbrell , is an Australian racing driver who currently drives for Rod Nash Racing in the V8 Supercar Championship Series...
raced in open wheel and touring car racing. Lucas was making his own way through the junior ranks of Australian motorsport when a racing accident at Oran Park Raceway
Oran Park Raceway
Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....
in his Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
racing car left Dumbrell a quadraplegic.
Dumbrell refocussed his career ambitions and began developing a V8 Supercar team to race in the 2010 season. A Racing Entitlement Contract became available to purchase after Tasman Motorsport
Tasman Motorsport
Tasman Motorsport was a V8 Supercar racing team. It was formed in 2004 out of what was Lansvale Racing Team V8 Supercar team and is associated with Greg Murphy Racing as a satellite operation....
folded at the end of the 2009 season, and a car was sourced from Walkinshaw Racing
Walkinshaw Racing
Walkinshaw Racing, known commercially as Bundaberg Racing Team, is one of two Australian motor racing teams operated by British owned Walkinshaw Performance...
. New Zealand racer Daniel Gaunt
Daniel Gaunt
Daniel Gaunt, born 27 February 1985, in Auckland, is a New Zealand racing driver.-Formula Racing:After rising through the ranks of New Zealand Formula Ford, which included a third place finish in the 2002 New Zealand Grand Prix, Gaunt moved to Australia, competing in the Formula 4000 category and...
was signed to the team with financial support of Gulf Western Oils.
In the lead up to the 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400
2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400
The 2010 Sucrogen Townsville 400 was the eighth race meeting of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It featured Races 15 and 16 of the series and was held on the weekend of 9–11 July at the Townsville Street Circuit, in Townsville, in Queensland, Australia...
, it was announced that Gaunt would be leaving the team and replaced in the short term with Cameron McConville
Cameron McConville
Cameron 'Cam' McConville is an Australian racing driver and motorsport media personality. While retired from full-time competition McConville still races occasionally and is an indemand endurance event co-driver. McConville spent 14 years as a professional driver, ten of those in the largest...
. With McConville unavailable for the endurance race season the team also announced Nathan Pretty and Mark Noske
Mark Noske
Mark Noske is an Australian V8 Supercar driver. Noske has never placed higher than third in a national event, but has placed third four times in such events.-Formula Racing:...
as the team's drivers for the Phillip Island 500K
Phillip Island 500K
The Phillip Island 500K is an endurance motor race held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia. It has been contested each year from 1971 to 1977 and from 2008 to date....
and Bathurst 1000
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
, having previously announced Scott Pruett
Scott Pruett
Scott Donald Pruett is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. He and his wife Judy have three children, and are children's book authors....
as their international driver for the Gold Coast 600. After the Gold Coast 600 Warren Luff
Warren Luff
Warren Luff born 21 April 1976 in Sydney Australia, is best known as a race driver, stunt driver and driver training instructor. He is the son of well known driver training instructor Ian Luff...
was announced as Gaunt's full-time replacement for the rest of the 2010 season and 2011.