It marks the end of an unbroken streak in TCR, having contested every season since its 2019 inception.<\/p>\n
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"I'm excited to be driving in Trans Am," said Moffat.<\/p>\n
"The racing is clearly very exciting, for both drivers and fans alike, and it has become more competitive over the last couple of years as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
"There's plenty of young talent coming up through the category and also plenty of drivers with lots of experience and it creates a good mix on the race track.\u00a0<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> Ex-Origin star out as Dragons injury woes worsen<\/strong><\/a>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> World Cup coach announces shock resignation<\/strong><\/a>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> The improbable case for axing David Warner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n "The Hoosier tyre plays a big role, being a cross-ply tyre, it lends itself to sliding across the track which is an exciting sight for spectators."<\/p>\n Despite Moffat's prowess, he won't have it easy with a throng of talented up-and-comers as well as experienced heads expected to challenge for the 2023 title.<\/p>\n Among those expected to return are last year's runner-up Owen Kelly as well as youngsters Lochie Dalton, Ben Grice, and Jett Johnson.<\/p>\n "Each year we're seeing more quality drivers up the front of the field and there's now plenty of variety with different teams getting involved and it's creating a racing product that only gets better every time the category goes racing," said Moffat.<\/p>\n "The main challenge for me will be adapting as quickly as I can, and fortunately I've got that prior experience to draw on from 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n "As with any championship, consistency will be the key, but even more so in Trans Am where it's proper elbows-out racing.<\/p>\n "GRM has a great data pool to draw on for each round now, and I know I'm driving for the best team who will provide me with a great car."<\/p>\n Moffat has some Trans Am experience under his belt.<\/p>\n He made a one-off appearance in the class in 2021, taking a race win by the weekend's close at Sydney Motorsport Park.<\/p>\n Moffat's father, Allan, won the Australian Touring Car Championship four times and took outright victory at the Bathurst 1000 on four occasions.<\/p>\n All three victories came with the factory Ford team, famously leading a one-two finish for the marque at the 1977 Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n In later years, he drove an iconic Mazda RX-7.\u00a0<\/p>\n Although most famous for his exploits in Ford and Mazda machinery, he once drove with Peter Brock and the factory Holden team in 1986.<\/p>\n The opening round of the SpeedSeries takes place at Symmons Plains for Race Tasmania.<\/p>\n The TCR Australia Series will headline the action alongside the National Trans Am Series, Touring Car Masters, and S5000.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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