Shiftlock Motorsport is a motorsport team based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the brainchild of the Shaw twins Anthony and Nick. The team made its competitive debut with Anthony competing in the 2007 Tasmanian Rally Series in his Holden Gemini. Nick helped out as service crew as well as recruiting Cameron Rolls as crew chief and Shaun McCartney as service crew. It was a very successful year with Anthony competing in all 5 rounds and winning the P2 (up to 1600cc) state championship. You can see Anthony in action in the following clip.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fu7SojQMOy8
2007 rolled into 2008 and the Shiftlock crew was about to expand. Nick purchased a VL commodore which had proven itself to be spectacularly quick in the hands of former owner Craig Sault's hands, regularly being the fastest two wheel drive car in the state. The other addition to the team was your author, Scott Newman, having taken possession of a Daihatsu Charade, another car with a proven competition record, having won both the P1 (up to 1300cc) and P2 state titles.
Nick in action with co-driver Helen Blake at the Styx Valley Rally
Yours truly with co-driver Tim Kulhanek at the same event.2008 is very much a learning year for the team. Being our first year rallying both Nick and myself are aiming to keep it on the road and learn as much as possible while finishing every event. We are all young with Nick, Anthony, myself, Cam and Shaun all 21 years of age so time is on our side for the moment. Despite the high demands rallying makes on both time and wallet we are all committed to giving our absolute best in our chosen sport. Hopefully you have enjoyed this introduction. The next few posts will be coverage of the first 3 events this year (this blog is being written somewhat retrospectively) but you can be sure there will be many more updates to come!
Regards
Scott Newman on behalf of the entire Shiftlock clan!
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