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A new team will provide a unique opportunity for Indigenous youths across Australia to work on a V8 Supercars team thanks to a new relationship between Kelly Racing and the Mildura Aboriginal Corporation.
The new V8 Supercars team will run two cars in the newly-named Dunlop V8 Supercars Development Series with drivers David Russell and Cameron Waters, as well as test driver Samantha Reid.
"Their initiative to support Aboriginal people is ground breaking and I am very pleased to be a driver and ambassador of the program," Russell said.
"I am also very excited that the team will have the technical and marketing support of Kelly Racing, which will provide me with my best opportunity yet in the category.
"Our goal is very clear and that’s to win this year’s Development Series title."
Dreamtime Racing will engage corporate Australia to develop a host of key partnerships to support Aboriginal youths in training schemes as well as engage with the local communities groups throughout the country.
The project will undertake a number of community programs to leverage the racing platform including driver safety in Aboriginal communities and an Apprenticeship employment program.
Guided by team manager Rob Palermo and MAC, Aboriginal youths Australia-wide will have the opportunity to apply through their local co-operatives groups to join the Team in apprenticeship roles covering every aspect of the team's operations.
Dreamtime Racing will have a host of skilled employees that will also undertake a mentor role with the Aboriginal team members to ensure their craft is developed to the highest level of Australian V8 Supercar racing.
V8 Supercars veteran John Crennan will take on the role of team director for the new outfit in addition to his duties with the Kellys.
"Dreamtime Racing is an initiative to train and develop Aboriginal youth in a race team environment," Crennan said.
"The team will be a completely separate entity from Kelly Racing, a new company, separate premises, separate staff, and participating in a separate series.
"Roles such as engineers, mechanics, technicians, painters as well as off-track roles such as marketing and event management are all an important part of this program.
"Various aboriginal co-ops will nominate candidates and people will then be selected, with one specific mentor allocated for every two trainees.
"This is a ground breaking new initiative in Australian motorsport with potential community inspiring outcomes the likes of which Australian sport has never before seen.
"I feel very privileged to be working closely with my fellow directors Ada Johnson and Steve Portelli from the Mildura Aboriginal Cooperative so we can make a great success of this project, a good start of which will be to finish at the pointy end in Adelaide this weekend."
Dreamtime Racing will debut at the Clipsal 500 during the Dunlop V8 support races for the season-opening V8 Supercars event.
From http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/v8-supercars/v8-supercars-team-kelly-racing-joins-mildura-aboriginal-corporation-to-field-dreamtime-racing/story-fn2ms9um-1226282164947
A new team will provide a unique opportunity for Indigenous youths across Australia to work on a V8 Supercars team thanks to a new relationship between Kelly Racing and the Mildura Aboriginal Corporation.
The new V8 Supercars team will run two cars in the newly-named Dunlop V8 Supercars Development Series with drivers David Russell and Cameron Waters, as well as test driver Samantha Reid.
"Their initiative to support Aboriginal people is ground breaking and I am very pleased to be a driver and ambassador of the program," Russell said.
"I am also very excited that the team will have the technical and marketing support of Kelly Racing, which will provide me with my best opportunity yet in the category.
"Our goal is very clear and that’s to win this year’s Development Series title."
Dreamtime Racing will engage corporate Australia to develop a host of key partnerships to support Aboriginal youths in training schemes as well as engage with the local communities groups throughout the country.
The project will undertake a number of community programs to leverage the racing platform including driver safety in Aboriginal communities and an Apprenticeship employment program.
Guided by team manager Rob Palermo and MAC, Aboriginal youths Australia-wide will have the opportunity to apply through their local co-operatives groups to join the Team in apprenticeship roles covering every aspect of the team's operations.
Dreamtime Racing will have a host of skilled employees that will also undertake a mentor role with the Aboriginal team members to ensure their craft is developed to the highest level of Australian V8 Supercar racing.
V8 Supercars veteran John Crennan will take on the role of team director for the new outfit in addition to his duties with the Kellys.
"Dreamtime Racing is an initiative to train and develop Aboriginal youth in a race team environment," Crennan said.
"The team will be a completely separate entity from Kelly Racing, a new company, separate premises, separate staff, and participating in a separate series.
"Roles such as engineers, mechanics, technicians, painters as well as off-track roles such as marketing and event management are all an important part of this program.
"Various aboriginal co-ops will nominate candidates and people will then be selected, with one specific mentor allocated for every two trainees.
"This is a ground breaking new initiative in Australian motorsport with potential community inspiring outcomes the likes of which Australian sport has never before seen.
"I feel very privileged to be working closely with my fellow directors Ada Johnson and Steve Portelli from the Mildura Aboriginal Cooperative so we can make a great success of this project, a good start of which will be to finish at the pointy end in Adelaide this weekend."
Dreamtime Racing will debut at the Clipsal 500 during the Dunlop V8 support races for the season-opening V8 Supercars event.
From http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/v8-supercars/v8-supercars-team-kelly-racing-joins-mildura-aboriginal-corporation-to-field-dreamtime-racing/story-fn2ms9um-1226282164947
