EREBUS BRINGS HUGHES INTO SUPER2 FOLD
Queensland young gun Jarrod Hughes will be a new face to watch in Super2, being the latest to join the Erebus Academy and Image Racing stable.
Hughes will race a Holden ZB Commodore for Terry Wyhoon’s Image Racing team with Erebus support alongside new teammate Jobe Stewart, who will graduate to Super2 after winning the Super3 title.
The Gold Coast based driver will make the transition to the Dunlop Series after two seasons of being a frontrunner in the Toyota 86 Series.
Hughes finished fifth in the 2023 Toyota 86 Series championship but recently impressively won on TA2 Muscle Car Series debut at a very wet Calder Park Raceway.
Hughes also claimed the Kaizen Award after taking the most poles in the 2022 Toyota 86 Series.
But Supercars has always been a big ambition of the youngster and he cannot wait to make his Dunlop Series debut with Image Racing at Bathurst.
“Competing in the Super2 Series with Image Racing and Erebus Academy is an exciting new chapter in my career,” Hughes said.
“Alongside Jobe, I am eager to get to Bathurst for the first round of the 2024 season.”
After fielding the experienced Jack Perkins last year alongside youngster Jay Hanson, Erebus and Image have gone for an all-youth combination in 2024.
Both Stewart and Hughes raced against each other in the 2022 Toyota 86 Series season, finishing third and seventh respectively, but both fought regularly at the front of the field.
Erebus Motorsport boss Barry Ryan believes Hughes will continue the growing reputation of the Erebus Academy.
“The Erebus Academy has lent its support to many notable drivers, including Jack Le Brocq, Richard Muscat, Adam Marjoram, Anton De Pasquale and Will Brown to name a few,” Ryan said.
“The fact we have Jack returning this year as a Supercars race winner is a testament to the importance of creating pathways to develop young talent – both on and off the track.”
“It’s great to welcome Jarrod to the Academy. The Super2 category is extremely competitive and I’m really looking forward to seeing how the two of them go this year.”
