High-five for DJR with Davison.

Already one of the busiest teams in the Australian V8 Supercar Championship, the Dick Johnson Racing Squad will be adding to their workload at Queensland Raceway with the addition of a fifth Falcon being driven by former British Formula Three driver Will Davison.

Already competing in both the Championship and HPDC classes, DJR have chosen to field another vehicle in the latter series so as to give the Australian added experience ahead of his debut in the legendary Bathurst 1000. It is not the first time Davison has competed in the V8 Supercar Championship but he has not raced since the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in March after his race seat for the season fell through.

Joining Dean Canto and Grant Denyer in the Ford Falcon AU, Davison is excited by his return to the cockpit of the DJR vehicle. "I'm excited to be racing again. I'll be honest, I've had enough of the cycling and the swimming, I just want to get in the car and drive. It's been a long time coming. There was talk in late April, early May that I may get a drive at the Queensland round, but it wasn't confirmed until recently," he said.

Davison has been exceptionally grateful to the DJR squad, who are currently doing well in the championship class with Steve Johnson and Glenn Seton. "This week's V8 round gives me the opportunity to get some miles. I'd like to mix it with the guys at the front without getting in the way, I obviously don't want to interfere with the championship too much".

"I'm more grateful to DJR, it's an extra that they threw in which has added to my will to want to race with them. They're doing everything they can to help prepare me for the endurance races. It'll be good. Racing this weekend will help me get my eye in before Sandown. It's beneficial for all of us."

Team boss Dean Orr is just as pleased to be giving Davison the chance to shine ahead of Bathurst. "We want to give Will miles, it's as simple as that. The testing restrictions are difficult to work around so the best possible driving alternative was to enter him in the HPDC round at Queensland. It allows him to practice; to qualify his own car and to race. It also allows us to find out about his race craft, which is difficult to ascertain at a test.

"Will did plenty of laps in the AU last Friday working on the Ford's chassis balance in preparation for this weekend, which we think will make him competitive. He also did laps in Steve Johnson's BA so that he when Sandown and Bathurst come along he knows what to expect. Will's got an enormous amount of potential, I want to give him every chance to prove himself and be as prepared and comfortable in a V8 Supercar as he can."

It is not confirmed whether Davison will remain with DJR beyond Bathurst should he impress the team, the youngster is no doubt looking to secure a more full-time seat.
"You never know where the relationship might go in the future."