SUPERCARS: Wildcard for Boys at Winton

Published: Thursday May 5 2022
Albury-racer Jordan Boys will make his solo Supercars debut in a Winton wildcard with Image Racing and the Erebus Academy this month

Albury-racer Jordan Boys will make his solo Supercars debut in a Winton wildcard with Image Racing and the Erebus Academy this month.

It will be the first of two wildcards, with Boys also eyeing off a start on the grid at Tailem Bend at the end of July.

โ€œMy goal has always been to race in the main-game and I am backing myself at the highest level to prove that I am capable,โ€ Boys said.

โ€œI donโ€™t feel I have been able to deliver what I believe I can and I need to do this to take that next step towards a full-time main game drive.

โ€œItโ€™s a brutal sport and every driver wants a seat, but with the right team and car I believe we will be competitive at Winton and I can prove that I can mix it with the best.

โ€œItโ€™s really exciting to do the wildcard alongside Image and Erebus given that I have been associated with them for so long.

โ€œImage Racing is like family to me so itโ€™s great to make this step with Terry, itโ€™s something weโ€™ve spoken about for a long time.

โ€œWeโ€™re really excited to have a crack at it and weโ€™re both pretty confident that we can do a good job.โ€

Boys racked up 3 race wins, 3 podiums and 2 pole positions with Erebus-affiliated Super2 team Image Racing between 2017 and 2021, though his focus this year has been on the wildcard program.

Image Racingโ€™s Terry Wyhoon said: โ€œImage Racing, alongside the Erebus Academy, is designed to provide the best possible opportunity for young drivers with talent to break into the super-competitive Supercars series.

โ€œJordan has campaigned very successfully over the past few years at Super2 levels and has had some success as a co-driver.

โ€œFollowing some serious discussion with Jordan and Barry Ryan we all agreed that his talent has not really been put on show in a format that represents his exceptional driving ability.

โ€œHence a decision was made earlier this season that he would focus all his energy on a two-round wildcard campaign and show what he is truly capable of and I think he will surprise quite a few.โ€

The 24-year-old will campaign a current-spec Erebus Motorsport Commodore, after four seasons in an ex-Erebus VF Holden in Super2.

It wonโ€™t be the first time however that Boys will steer one of the teamโ€™s ZBs, with Boys jumping behind the wheel at an evaluation day and in the additional driver practice session at Winton back in 2019.

โ€œJordan is a strong steerer and has done a really good job anytime he has been in one of our cars,โ€ Erebus CEO Barry Ryan said.

โ€œWe have supported him at Image Racing for a number of years now and are pleased that we are able to provide Jordan with the opportunity to make his solo debut.

โ€œThis is the next step in his racing career and I donโ€™t doubt that he will make the most of the opportunity and we will do anything to help him progress.โ€

Boys will have his first outing with Erebus and a bulk of Victorian-based Supercars teams at a test day on May 10.

He will then line up alongside the Boost Mobile-backed Erebus Commodores at the Winton SuperSprint, May 21 – 22.