Davison joins Team Dynamik in 2005
Release Date: 21/12/2004
Success in the ultra-competitive European racing scene has clinched a Team Dynamik seat in 2005 for Australian speedster Will Davison.
Davison, 22, was today announced as Dynamik’s second driver, to drive the Dodo Racing car #45 on a two-year contract. He will join Simon Wills in the South Australian team’s assault on the 2005 V8 Supercar Series.
“I know it’s very tough to break into the V8s. I’m just so rapt to be able to work with the boys at Dynamik. I see a massive amount of potential in the Team, and I know that I will also grow as a driver. I think we will hit the track very well prepared at Albert Park next year,” Davison said.
Davison filled in as a Dynamik co-driver for this year’s enduro events before heading back to Europe for a test drive with Formula 1 team Minardi last month. He won the Australian Formula Ford series in 2001, and scored a race win and numerous podium finishes in the British F3 series over the past two seasons before coming home mid-year due to a shortage of funds.
Davison impressed Team Dynamik directors at Sandown and Bathurst, and they provided support in his bid to find a long-term drive in Europe to further hone his development.
He said other open-wheeler racers had made a successful transition into V8 Supercars, and he relished the challenge of this fast-growing category.
Current V8 Supercar champ Marcos Ambrose also graduated from racing open-wheelers in Europe four years ago to supercar success.
Team Dynamik Technical Director Oscar Fiorinotto said Davison’s signing ended 2004 on a positive note for the team.
“Will showed real growth as a driver in his enduro stints with the Team. He has the same driving pedigree as Ambrose, and we think this is a good starting point for him to succeed in Supercars. We have a lot of faith in him,” he said.
“With my drives for Dynamik in the enduros I’ve learnt a lot already. Toward the end of Bathurst I was starting to feel really comfortable in the car.”
“I also get on really well with Simon, but I hope to be able to provide some healthy competition for him once I’ve settled into the Team. I believe I can contribute to helping the team progress to the next level and I’m just looking forward to getting on with next year,” he said.
Davison comes from a strong motorsport background: his brother Alex will drive for a rival Holden team, while his father Richard was a past Australian champion, and his grandfather Lex was a multiple Australian grand prix champion.
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