AARON Cameron will strive to build on a strong Sandown debut after being confirmed for the remainder of the Super2 season.
Cameron placed sixth and 10th in a 20-car Super2 field in the two Sandown races – his 19 rivals having all contested the opening three rounds of the year.
The 23-year-old will now steer the Kelly Racing Mustang at Bathurst and Adelaide. He has previously tasted victory at both circuits, in TCR and S5000 respectively.
“It’s pretty exciting,” said Cameron.
“Heading to Sandown was just a one off and we’d just see how it goes, but I think everyone is pretty happy with what we’ve done in terms of the general results.
“It’s exciting to be heading to the Bathurst 1000 weekend in our own entry and have a go.
“Bathurst is one of my stronger tracks, I really enjoy the way it all flows and I’ve had success there in any car I’ve been in. I think it’s more of a driver’s track and in the Supercar, it’s something I can have a proper crack in.
“Adelaide will be a bit of a challenge as I will be doing S5000 as well, but it’s all Supercars laps and experience, that’s all we’re trying to do this year.
“We want to get experience of how they race, gain knowledge of the car, so maybe in the future we can have a full tilt in the series.”
As he hopes to make that a reality, Cameron reserved thanks for major backer David Schramm of the Schramm Group.
“It’s been a pretty big effort from talking about it three months ago to a month and a half ago realising this was actually going to happen to then talking to the relative parties, getting a car in addition to getting a team together,” he continued.
“It’s been pretty cool to be a part of, a lot of stress involved in trying to make sure it all worked.
“I think at Sandown we’ve put on a good show for the limited knowledge we have of a Supercar.
“It was a pretty cool weekend at Sandown learning the processes of how a Super2 weekend rolls on and what there is to be done.”
As mentioned by Cameron, he will be on double duties at Adelaide which is also the S5000 finale. With an 84-point series lead in hand, he is on the cusp of becoming just the third driver in history to win both the Tasman Series and Gold Star.
He’s also in the hunt for the 2023 TCR title, sitting third in the standings with two events to come.
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