Taz Douglas returns for enduros

05 Sep 2017

LDM confirms Douglas as co-driver of #3 Holden

3 mins by James Pavey

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Taz Douglas will return to Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport for the 2017 PIRTEK Enduro Cup, alongside Aaren Russell.

Douglas was the primary driver of the #3 Holden for the first four events of this season before a succession of others were rotated through the car.

The Wilson Security Sandown 500 will mark Douglas' first enduro since 2015, where he shared a Nissan Altima with James Moffat.

Douglas is only currently confirmed for Sandown but is thought likely to start all three of the enduro events.

“I’m really excited to be part of the team again,” the 33-year-old said.

“I’ve competed with the team earlier in the season, and I’m grateful for the opportunity.”

Douglas is testing today with LDM at Winton alongside Russell and the #62 pairing Alex Rullo and Alex Davison.

LDM and Mobil 1 HSV Racing have pressed on with their plan to test despite showers being forecast for the afternoon.

The wet forecast saw Brad Jones Racing, Prodrive and Preston Hire Racing all elect to postpone their planned running.

Douglas effectively completes the driver line-up ahead of the September 15-17 Wilson Security Sandown 500.

Jonathon Webb is yet to officially announce his place but will continue preparation tomorrow at Tekno Autosports' Ipswich test.

2017 PIRTEK Enduro Cup line-up

#	Team	Driver	Co-Driver	Car
2	Mobil 1 HSV Racing	Scott Pye	Warren Luff	Holden
3	LD Motorsport	Aaren Russell	Taz Douglas	Holden
5	The Bottle-O Racing Team	Mark Winterbottom	Dean Canto	Ford
6	Monster Energy Racing	Cameron Waters	Richie Stanaway	Ford
7	carsales Racing	Todd Kelly	Jack Le Brocq	Nissan
8	Brad Jones Racing	Nick Percat	Macauley Jones	Holden
9	Erebus Penrite Racing	David Reynolds	Luke Youlden	Holden
12	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Fabian Coulthard	Tony D'Alberto	Ford
14	Freightliner Racing	Tim Slade	Ash Walsh	Holden
15	Sengled Racing	Rick Kelly	David Wall	Nissan
17	Shell V-Power Racing Team	Scott McLaughlin	Alex Premat	Ford
18	Preston Hire Racing	Lee Holdsworth	Karl Reindler	Holden
19	TEKNO Woodstock Racing	Will Davison	Jonathon Webb*	Holden
21	Team CoolDrive	Tim Blanchard	Todd Hazelwood	Holden
22	Mobil 1 HSV Racing	James Courtney	Jack Perkins	Holden
23	Nissan Motorsport	Michael Caruso	Dean Fiore	Nissan
33	Wilson Security Racing GRM	Garth Tander	James Golding	Holden
34	Wilson Security Racing GRM	James Moffat	Richard Muscat	Holden
55	Supercheap Auto Racing	Chaz Mostert	Steve Owen	Ford
56	MEGA Racing	Jason Bright	Garry Jacobson	Ford
62	LD Motorsport	Alex Rullo	Alex Davison	Holden
78	Team Harvey Norman	Simona De Silvestro	David Russell	Nissan
88	Red Bull Holden Racing Australia	Jamie Whincup	Paul Dumbrell	Holden
97	Red Bull Holden Racing Australia	Shane van Gisbergen	Matt Campbell	Holden
99	Erebus GB Galvanizing Racing	Dale Wood	Chris Pither	Holden
888	TeamVortex	Craig Lowndes	Steven Richards	Holden