Paul Morris Motorsport
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| Manufacturer | Holden |
|---|---|
| Team Principal | Paul Morris |
| Team Manager | Nigel Barclay |
| Race Drivers | 39. Russell Ingall 67. Paul Morris |
| Chassis | VE Commodore |
| Debut | 2000 |
| Drivers' Championships | 0 |
| Round wins | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| 2007 position | 12th (78 points) |
Paul Morris Motorsport (currently known as SuperCheap Auto Racing) is a racing team in the Australian V8 Supercar series.
[edit] Background
The team, which originated in 1989 as a Formula Ford team, evolved from Nemo Racing, which had a long relationship with BMW's works supported operation, winning four Super Touring titles with that manufacturer. The Super Touring team's main sponsors were Benson & Hedges and Diet Coke.
[edit] V8 Supercar era
In 2000, Paul Morris Motorsport joined the V8 Supercar Series. Morris had gained experience during 1999 as an enduro driver for the Holden Racing Team. The team was sponsored by Big Kev, an Australian cleaning products company, during its first two seasons. In 2002, Big Kev was replaced by Sirromet Wines, a Queensland winery owned by the Morris family.
Paul Morris Motorsports completed its first all new in-house V8 Supercar in 2001. Since then, the team has built a number of Commodore race cars for its own use and for clients, as well as manufacturing its own specialised components. In 2005, Team Sirromet again expanded its engineering services and supplied a car and crew for Team Kiwi Racing. In 2006, the team began entering two cars in each V8 Supercar round; one driven by Morris, and the other shared between Fabian Coulthard, Alan Gurr and Steven Ellery. In the 2007 season, Coulthard was the full-time driver of the #39 Commodore while Paul Morris remained in car #67. After the enduros races Coulthard was replaced in the #39 by Owen Kelly. In 2008 Russell Ingall will drive for PMM under the new label SuperCheap Auto Racing with the new title sponsor SuperCheap Auto, in conjunction with Sirromet Wines.
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