{"id":288083,"date":"2023-04-20T06:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=288083"},"modified":"2023-04-21T02:00:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T02:00:49","slug":"bathurst-winner-gets-big-break-after-grass-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=288083","title":{"rendered":"Bathurst winner gets big break after grass pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jayden Ojeda's breakout Bathurst 6 Hour win headlined by his 'pass on the grass'<\/a> has propelled the young gun into a plum GT drive.<\/p>\n

The Sydneysider stormed through to win the production car-based endurance race at Mount Panorama alongside Simon Hodges in round two of the SpeedSeries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That saw him beat experienced Supercars<\/a> drivers Anton De Pasquale, Thomas Randle, and Will Davison in similar machinery.<\/p>\n

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Now, Ojeda is set to join the GT World Challenge Australia grid with Volante Rosso Motorsport in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Ojeda replaces Sam Brabham alongside Ross Poulakis from round two onwards. Brabham is set to return to the team with Chris Batzios from the third round at Phillip Island.<\/p>\n

"What a great opportunity this is, really excited to be joining the team at Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport," said Ojeda.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"It is terrific to be racing alongside Ross in the awesome Mercedes-AMG GT3. We're pretty much the Greek freaks with myself, Ross, Chris Papadopoulos (team principal) and Chris Batzios.<\/p>\n

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"There's a lot going on with our collective backgrounds, so we've all been in here wishing each other happy (orthodox Greek) Easter.<\/p>\n

"I've not raced a GT3 car before or at Wanneroo, but we'll head there and see what we can do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I've got all the tools around me, there is a great feeling around the team and we just want to bring it and get the Championship on track for Ross and chase it."<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

It's expected 'The Juice' will inject an element of star power into the team, according to team principal Chris Papadopolous \u2013 whose background is in Formula 1 as an engineer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"Jayden brings something particularly special to our team, he has a unique energy and just having him in our Sydney workshop with Ross and Chris (Batzios) gives us a huge momentum heading to Perth," said Papadopoulos.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"We rate him very highly and we can't wait to see what he can do in our Harrolds Volante Rosso Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 – no pressure, it will be his first time in a GT3 car and first time at Wanneroo. We're incredibly happy to have Jayden on our team."<\/p>\n

\"Jayden<\/p>\n

Ojeda isn't the only big-name act to join GT World Challenge Australia and the SpeedSeries.<\/p>\n

Bathurst 1000 starter-turned-adult content creator Renee Gracie will pilot an Audi R8 LMS GT3 in the series.<\/p>\n

GT World Challenge Australia continues at Wanneroo Raceway on April 28-30 before returning to the SpeedSeries calendar at Phillip Island on May 10-12.<\/p>\n

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