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JAXQuickfit Tyres Support One of Their Own

Former V8 Supercar regular & JAXQuickfit store owner Cameron McConville will contest two rounds of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Championship, the second-tier V8 Supercar series, starting at Winton (Victoria) this weekend.

McConville’s Holden Commodore will carry the colours of JAXQuickfit Tyres, the company’s first major foray into motorsport sponsorship, at both Winton and in the second outing, on the Townsville street circuit mid-July.

Recently retired from fulltime V8 Supercar competition to operate his own JAXQuickfit Tyres store, McConville now has links with Walkinshaw Racing and recently contested the co-driver sessions at Queensland Raceway, ahead of this season’s long-distance races at Phillip Island and Bathurst.

To ensure he is as sharp as possible for those events, the Moorabbin JAXQuickfit franchisee will make his return to the driver’s seat this weekend.

“V8 Supercar racing is so ridiculously competitive and the pressure is really on co-drivers like me, so I think a couple of races like these will be of great benefit to me,” Cameron McConville explained.

“Even being out of the seat for just six months you lose your edge.

“I need to be as sharp as possible, so with the backing of JAXQuickfit and engineering support from Walkinshaw Racing, we were able to put a deal together for a few extra races.

“Whilst I am enjoying the challenge of running a tyre retail store, and I am delighted to be carrying JAXQuickfit’s colours on my car, I also can’t wait to get back behind the wheel of a V8 Supercar … I have had itchy feet since round one really …”

Winton has a special place in McConville’s heart … it is the scene of his memorable last-lap V8 Supercar Championship round win in 2004.

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