TRIPLE Eight has drafted in Mercedes star Jordan Love to spearhead its second Bathurst 12 Hour entry.
The Banyo squad this morning announced its all-Pro combination of Broc Feeney, Will Brown and Mikael Grenier, who will steer a National Storage-backed #888 Mercedes-AMG.
Its second Merc will be fielded in the Pro-Am class, shared by Aussie international Love, Jamie Whincup and Prince Jefri Ibrahim.
Both cars will test at The Bend on January 18.
Triple Eight’s 2023 Pro-Am entry was sponsored by Boost and driven by Whincup, Ibrahim and Richie Stanaway – who is this year embarking on a full-time Supercars campaign with Grove Racing.
Whincup, who won the Bathurst 12 Hour outright in 2017, unveiled the KFC-backed #88 via his social media today.
Whincup/Stanaway/Ibrahim placed 10th outright and third in class last year – one place ahead of the Volante Rosso Motorsport Mercedes-AMG which Love shared with David Reynolds and Tony Bates.
Love’s Triple Eight cameo will come a month after he lines up for Grove Racing at this weekend’s Abu Dhabi 6 Hour.
Grove Racing has switched its GT3 allegiance from Porsche to Mercedes, as first revealed by V8 Sleuth, but will miss the Bathurst 12 Hour.
