16-year-old Diesel Thomas will make his debut in Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge next weekend for TekworkX Motorsport at Shell V-Power Motorsport Park.

Thomas has already made a name for himself as one of Australia’s emerging stars, banking laps in a range of different categories. The TFH-backed racer has impressed in both the TA2 Muscle Car Series and in Trico Trans Am, with top 10 results in his rookie year and sitting fourth in the TA2 standings.

Starts have also come in the Aussie Racing Cars Series and in Monochrome GT4 Australia where Thomas previously competed for TekworkX. Driving a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 CS MR, a top 10 on debut in the category showcased Thomas’ talent alongside his brother Joshua. 

Thomas’ debut in Sprint Challenge will come off the back of a strong season to date in the category for TekworkX, who have recorded 4 podiums including two victories so far. 

Those results have come via New Zealander Willie Exton, who will miss this round due to damage sustained in an unavoidable Townsville pileup. 

Thomas enjoyed a recent test day at Queensland Raceway in preparation for his series debut. 

Quotes
Diesel Thomas
“I’m really looking forward to my first round of Porsche Sprint Challenge with TekworkX Motorsport. It is a great opportunity for me to further my driving skills, learn a new car, race with some experienced drivers and to see where I am at compared to them. 

“We had a test day at Queensland Raceway which was really successful. I got to know the team and get comfortable with the car, of which after every session I felt more comfortable. I’m really excited to see what comes out of my first round in the series at The Bend.”

Rob Woods – Team Owner
“It’s a pleasure to have Diesel back in the TekworkX camp and making his debut in Sprint Challenge.

“We saw how talented he was when he made his GT4 debut, and he’s a fantastic kid as well and from a great family that really like to go racing in a similar way to how we do it at TekworkX. 

“After his test at QR, I’m very excited to see how he goes next weekend.”