ANDRE Heimgartner is raring to build on the best season of his Supercars career to give Brad Jones Racing a sense of déjà vu about Gen3.
BJR’s fortunes a decade ago when the Car of the Future regulations debuted have been well documented – winning five of the opening 15 races in 2013 – and have many watching the Albury outfit for another form spike.
Heimgartner enters the new season off the back of a superb 2022 in which he took four podiums and recorded his maiden top 10 championship finish.
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Wins are the next step, and team owner Brad Jones is confident the Kiwi will be in the hunt.
BJR has not had a driver on the top step of the podium since Nick Percat’s pair of race wins at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2020.
Heimgartner will be behind the wheel today for a shakedown of his #8 R&J Batteries Chevrolet Camaro Supercar at Winton.
“It’s a real tick having R&J Batteries onboard again with Andre for this year, they’re great partners and we look forward to more podiums and hopefully a couple of wins,” said Jones.
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“Nobody knows what the form guide is yet for Gen3 and we’re definitely aiming to capitalise on the shake-up.
“The car looks great and as long as we have done our job right, and I have no doubt our crew have done everything they can, Andre should be a contender this year.”
Heimgartner added: “This car looks pretty epic and it’s going to be a bit of a beast, the R&J Batteries colours really fit the Camaro.
“Gen3 is one of the biggest changes in Supercars and our team has worked night and day to be ready and have the best cars possible.
“I’m aiming to repay them and R&J Batteries for their hard work and support.”
