TKR And Hydraulink Join Forces For Minolta Konica Championship
17/2/2004 3:26 (Press Release) -
A new team and partnership will be aiming for honours in the 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Championship when the first round gets underway on February the 21st/22nd at Wakefield Park Raceway,NSW, Australia.
TKR will field a car to be driven by Mark Porter in addition to their main Championship campaign with the aim of Championship glory.
The new team will run under the corporate colours of their major sponsor Hydraulink who are a leading supplier of Hydraulic hoses and fluid connectors throughout the South Pacific.
For 2004 TKR will utilise the same Holden Commodore driven by TKR V8 Supercar Driver Craig Baird in last year's main Championship.
Porter will be aiming to improve on his third place finish in last years Konica Championship and expects this season to be the toughest yet with more level one team's using the Konica Championship to prepare drivers for the end of season endurance events.
TKR Owner David John says:
"The decision to join the Konica Championship is a strategic one for TKR and yet another step forward in our ongoing development"
"We feel the association with Hydraulink as the major sponsor and an experienced Konica driver such as Mark Porter who was third in the Konica Championship last season, will be a very competitive package all round and will add considerable value to our V8 Supercar campaign in the main event".
TKR have added 4 fulltime staff to provide for the Konica side of their business with Barry Jones returning to TKR after a short stint with Team Dynamic to run the Konica campaign as Team Manager.
Barry Jones will report to Martin Collins who has been promoted to the role of General Manager for TKR and will oversee the whole TKR operations including the Konica Minolta and Australian V8 Supercar Championship.
Hydraulink Australia Managing Director Robin Simpson says:
" Hydraulink Fluid Connectors are proud to be associated with the Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Championship, TKR, and driver Mark Porter. We see V8 Supercars as an ideal way to promote our business which in itself relies on being the fastest service, something that motosport can portray like no other sport.
"We wish TKR and Mark Porter the best of luck for the opening round of the Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Championship at Wakefield this weekend, and look forward to carrying on the success we have had in the last two years"
Release Date: 16/02/2004
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