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Teenage sensation joins LDM

07 Dec 2015
Perth teenage sensation Alex Rullo has signed with Holden V8 Supercars team Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport to contest the 2016 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series.
2 mins by James Pavey
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Perth teenage sensation Alex Rullo has signed with Holden V8 Supercars team Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport to contest the 2016 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series.

Rullo, 15, will campaign a ‘Car of the Future’ Holden VF Commodore in the second-tier V8 series under the tutelage of lead LDM driver, 2011 Bathurst 1000 winner Nick Percat.

“I’m so excited to be working with Lucas Dumbrell and his team and make the step up to the Dunlop Series,” Rullo said.

“It’ll be great to have the support of a main game V8 Supercar team and the experience of Nick Percat behind me.

“I know it’s going to be a big learning experience but I’m really looking forward to it.”

Rullo has been contesting the third-tier Kumho Tyre V8 Touring Car Series, a series for superseded V8 Supercars.

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He stunned the motor racing industry in June when racing as a 14-year-old at Winton Motor Raceway he became the youngest person to win a Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS) circuit race.

Dumbrell said he was delighted to sign the talented Rullo and looks forward to LDM playing a major role in his development.

“Alex is an impressive, talented young driver with an incredible future ahead, and I believe we have signed a future star of the sport,” Dumbrell said.

“The next few years are vital in his development and Nick is looking forward to taking Alex under his wing as Garth [Tander] did with him.

“It is important V8 teams look towards the future and I’m pleased we can give Alex the opportunity to take the next step in his career while LDM also expands into the Dunlop Series.”

Rullo will begin his tenure with LDM as a special guest at next week’s Perth Speed Fest, which takes place at the Perth Motorplex on Sunday, 13 December.

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