Erebus buoyed by early Gen3 running

The squad rolled out its Coca-Cola-backed Camaros earlier this week, initially shaking down Brodie Kostecki’s #99 entry at Winton on Monday.

A shakedown for Will Brown’s #9 Chevy adopted the following day, earlier than a 3rd consecutive day of operating on Wednesday noticed each vehicles full their first full check day.

Ready till this week to run made Erebus the fourth final workforce to get a Gen3 automotive on monitor, adopted solely by Brad Jones Racing, Walkinshaw Andretti United and Group 18.

Nonetheless Erebus CEO Barry Ryan says the affected person method paid off when the vehicles did lastly hit the monitor, with what he has deemed a “full-spec” construct method leaving the workforce well-placed heading to the ultimate, all-in check at Sydney Motorsport Park subsequent week.

“Three unbelievable check days within the books,” mentioned Ryan in an replace supplied to Motorsport.com.

“[They went] precisely as deliberate; our workforce has executed every part Gen3 has thrown at us the perfect they might.

“With a few days now to show round vehicles for the season launch and obligatory check day at SMP, we really feel very relaxed about the place we’re at with our vehicles.

“Being affected person and finishing our vehicles as “full-spec” builds I feel will repay and serve us effectively.

“Our mechanical and engineering groups have labored very carefully to make sure the CAD design matches the true world. This may assist take among the guess work away from the set-up parameters.

“As a workforce we can’t wait to characterize Coca-Cola, Shaw and Companions Monetary Companies and all our different unbelievable sponsors.”

Pre-season testing forward of the Gen3 period is now nearing completion with Group 18 shaking down its two Camaros at Winton in the present day.

All vehicles and drivers will then hit SMP for the all-in check subsequent Wednesday, which would be the remaining pre-Newcastle 500 hit-out for anyone that has already used a shakedown and a check day.

A handful of vehicles, together with the Triple Eight and Dick Johnson Racing entries, nonetheless have a check day up their sleeve that needs to be used earlier than Newcastle.

Every entry has been given an additional day of testing this season, with 4 days as a substitute of the standard three, nevertheless it have to be used forward of the opening spherical.