Racing Together has opened up applications for a new group of recruits to join the innovative program later this month.
 
Racing Together will be holding an open weekend at its home base at Norwell Motorplex on the Gold Coast later this month with Indigenous girls and boys aged between 12 and 17 encouraged to attend.
 
Founded in 2020 by Garry and Monique Connelly, the program was created to help Indigenous youths get an insight into motorsport and make a potential transition into a career in the sport.
 
Click here to download an application form.
 
In 2021, a 10-member all-Indigenous team was selected to build, maintain, prepare a Hyundai Excel and race it in the four-round Series X3 Queensland. The team enjoyed a successful run in the series as well as race on the national stage during Supercars’ Indigenous round at Hidden Valley in June.
 
The inaugural season of Racing Together also proved successful in its original mission statement as three of the 10 participants gained employment in the automotive industry – two of which were for Supercars teams.
 
Following on from its successful first year, the program is now seeking candidates for season two and will select its next team from the open weekend later this month.
 
During the weekend, aspiring participants will undergo a number of skill and aptitude tests, including driving on both the track and in a simulator, reaction and eye/hand coordination tests and mock interviews, as well as examinations on their mechanical knowledge, interest and ability.
 

Roles such as mechanics, engineers, logistics, communications crews and tyre technicians will be chosen, while one individual will be selected as the team’s driver and another with high academic potential will be supported to study motorsport-related engineering.
 
With the first season of the program proving a success, Garry Connelly AM believed it was the right time to build the team.
 
"The benefits of the Racing Together program have been proven after the first season and we're ready to take the next steps,” Connolly said.
 
“Our girls and boys have made a tremendous effort and been rewarded with success; for some it has changed their lives.
 
"We plan to add a second Hyundai to the team soon and we have other new projects in the pipeline in line with our ambition to make a difference to the lives of these young people and show them the potential for a motorsport career."
 
Click here for more information on Racing Together.
 
The two-day intensive training, education and selection programme takes place at Norwell Motorplex on 21-22 May.