Jones overwhelmed after BJR Supras complete historic shakedown
Brad Jones overwhelmed after BJR Supras complete historic shakedown
All three Brad Jones Racing Toyotas rolled out at Winton on Wednesday
Albury squad sprinted to the finish to make momentous first Supra test
A "proud" Brad Jones has celebrated his team's momentous shakedown of all three new Toyota GR Supras, following a massive effort in BJR's Albury workshop.
Having hurriedly built up all three of their chassis', two new cars for Andre Heimgartner and Cameron Hill and a rebuilt chassis for Macauley Jones ran at Winton on Wednesday.
BJR ran a similar program to the one run by Chaz Mostert at Queensland Raceway on Monday, with Heimgartner and Hill completing shakedowns of up to 60 kilometres before focusing on an engine monitoring program.
All three cars were on a tight schedule to be completed in time to complete their first laps, having received both aero parts and engines in the last fortnight.
"Obviously it's been a massive job to get the Toyota Gen3 cars together, and the engine package and the aero, there's just so much that's gone into it," Hill told Supercars.com on Tuesday.
"Part of us running all three cars [on Wednesday] is just to help continue to get data and work on some of the mapping stuff for Toyota and Supercars.
"It'll be good to have all three cars out on track, and at make sure I fit in the car and it all feels right."
The 29-year-old, who arrives off the back of a race-winning campaign with Matt Stone Racing, has been left mightily impressed by the hours put in by BJR to get their cars all pieced together for crucial pre-season miles.
The last few weeks have left the Canberran bullish about his prospects in Toyota's first season in Supercars.
"It's been really cool to see how the guys have been working, they've been working super hard," Hill said.
"The cars look just immaculate, all brand-new, and that's always nice when you see your race car and it's all shiny.
"Hopefully we can keep it that way, but if we have to get it a bit dirty to win some races, then so be it."
Speaking after the day's running, team owner Jones beamed to BJR's social channels, saying: "What an amazing day it's been for me and for BJR here at Winton.
"It's the first time we've, had the Toyotas on track doing a shakedown and doing some engine work for Supercars and for Walkinshaw.
"And I've gotta say, it's a very proud moment for me to be able to stand here and watch these cars go round."
Fans can catch the new look BJR Supras on track in Sydney on February 20-22. Tickets, including for the free Friday, are on sale now.
