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Triple Eight appoints technical director

04 Oct 2019
Familiar face returns in leadership role
3 mins by James Pavey
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Highly respected engineer Jeromy Moore will return to the Triple Eight fold later this season, following a five-year stint in Germany with Porsche.

Starting in November, he is set to take up the role of technical director, which has been vacant since Ludo Lacroix departed for DJR Team Penske at the end of 2016.

Moore worked as an engineer at Triple Eight from the time it joined Supercars in 2003, progressing to chief designer and acting as Craig Lowndes’ race engineer from 2008 until leaving for Porsche at the start of 2015.

His time at Porsche has focused on the company’s World Endurance Championship program, race-engineering its #2 entry to victory in the championship and at Le Mans in 2016.

Moore’s new role at Triple Eight will stretch across its Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Dunlop Super2 Series and GT operations.

Moore, right, with Lowndes in 2014

“I'm looking forward to the tough battles on track and tight championship fights as we have seen in Supercars over the years,” Moore said.

“It is one of the best series for close racing and it is difficult to beat the passion of the fans in Supercars.

“Triple Eight had been my home for many years and a lot of the faces are the same, so it’s like returning back to the family after an extended stay away.

“Being the Technical Director means I will be responsible for guiding the engineering group to come up with the best racing car possible given the regulations and other constraints.

“It’s a big responsibility to take on but I’m really looking forward to it.”

Moore will bring key lessons from Porsche, where he led the development of the RSR GT car following the axing of the LMP1 project.

“Over the years working both in LMP1 and GTE, I have experienced how to do things when resources are less of a limitation,” he said.

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“The biggest limitation has been mostly the imagination of the engineers, so I hope to bring back some deeper understanding of how a racing car and team should operate and scale it to what is possible in Supercars.

“On track I see strong competition with a big competitor in DJR Team Penske, but also from the smaller teams such as Erebus, which is great for the sport.

“As a category, Supercars must make sure it is sustainable, what the fans want and also what sponsors and manufacturers want to invest in, which is no easy feat to balance.

“I think the category is heading in the right direction, otherwise I wouldn’t be coming back.”

Moore, left, on the podium at Silverstone earlier this year

Moore isn’t the only familiar face returning to Triple Eight, with Tony Price recently resuming a position in subassembly following his own stint overseas.

Price had worked at Triple Eight from 2007-14, before spending time with Hyundai in the World Rally Championship and Toyota in the WEC.

Triple Eight boss Roland Dane says the combined experience of Moore and Price will benefit not only Triple Eight, but Australian motorsport.

“It’s a credit to both Triple Eight and Supercars, as a globally recognised category, that two employees were able to carve such very successful careers with two of the highest profile manufacturers in the world,” he said.

“Supercars is held in high regard around the globe for producing talented racing professionals and both Jeromy and Tony will return to the sport with plenty to teach us.

“World-class engineering is at the heart of Triple Eight’s business model and Jeromy is absolutely the right person to lead our engineering team thanks to not only his passion and competitiveness, but also his intimate knowledge of the way we work, our mentality and our drive to win.

“He and Tony both have exceptional attention to detail and dedication, which is what made them so valuable and successful on the world stage.”

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