Wes McDougall's Contact Details

Wes McDougall's Company Details

Triple Eight Race Engineering

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia • 11 - 50 Employees
Automotive

Founded in 2003 by astute businessman and self-confessed motorsport aficionado, Roland Dane, Triple Eight Race Engineering is an engineering business with a motor racing pedigree. As the Australian SACHS Motorsport distributor, Triple Eight provides engineering excellence with in-house design and manufacturing to service an extensive network of loyal customer teams across the Australian Supercars category. Over the years, Dane has built the foundations of a successful engineering business and Triple Eight Race Engineering has earned the reputation of being a leader within the Australian Supercars category. Racing as Red Bull Ampol Racing in the Supercars Championship, Triple Eight is the only Brisbane-based Supercars team. Its first Bathurst win came in 2006, followed by another two consecutive wins in 2007 and 2008. The team's 2021 line-up consists of Jamie Whincup #88 and Shane van Gisbergen #97. The team's co-drivers are Garth Tander and Craig Lowndes, partnering with the full-time drivers for the endurance races. Additionally, the team has two cars in the Supercars Championship development category, Super2 Series, and a single entry in the GT World Challenge Australia series. The company boasts eight Bathurst wins, eight Drivers' Championships and nine Championships to their name.