Supercars to Le Mans? Adderton’s next bold plan

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By Bruce Williams

Date posted: June 15, 2023

Boost Mobile’s Peter Adderton has revealed to AUTO ACTION that if he can’t race his Camaro in Supercars, he will try to take it to Le Mans.

Adderton’s desire to join the Supercars grid has been well documented, with the telco boss stating he has the car, the drivers and the team, but nowhere to race.

But if he cannot race it at a place like Bathurst, then why not aim higher and see if he can follow NASCAR’s lead and get a Garage 56 entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans?

“I live in the US, I follow NASCAR closely, and I’ve seen what the Hendrick team is doing with the NASCAR going to Le Mans. It kind of gave me an idea – maybe I’ll take my Camaro there and do the same thing,” Adderton explained to AUTO ACTION publisher Bruce Williams.

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Boost Mobile boss Peter Adderton believes it is possible to take Supercars to Le Mans. Image: Scott Yorston, ssMedia

“Boost is a global brand, so it makes sense for us to do things globally too.

“We’re talking to everybody now. We’ve obviously got drivers that I would take internationally. 

“As you know, I said that we wanted to run a wildcard in Supercars at Bathurst and we would have international drivers, but it looks like we’re not going to be able to get to Bathurst because we can’t get anybody to give us the approval. 

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Boost Mobile boss Peter Adderton has been inspired by NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry at Le Mans this year. Image: Motorsport Images

“We’ve got the drivers, and we’ve got a team but nowhere to race.

“I’m sure I can rally a team for Le Mans between what’s happening here in Australia and what’s happening for us in the US.

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“Logistically it’s a challenge, but it’s one of those challenges that I love.”

Supercars bosses also think it is a great idea and will not get in Adderton’s way, even if the timing was not right for full category support.

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Peter Adderton has a dream of taking a his Gen3 Supercar Camaro to Le Mans in 2024. Image: Scott Yorston, ssMedia

Supercars CEO Shane Howard told AUTO ACTION the Gen3 cars would be “well-suited” for Le Mans and said Garage 56 “would be appealing”.

“We’ve seen this year, with NASCAR running at Le Mans, and I think it was absolutely fantastic and a great initiative from NASCAR and the event,” he said.

“In the future, I think that would be a great thing for us to do. 

“Some of us have talked about the concept of taking a Gen3 Supercar to Le Mans. That said, right now our clear focus is on the Supercars championship. 

“Our cars would be well-suited to an event like that. But it’s a big project.”

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