Taz Douglas

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Taz Douglas
Nationality Australian
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 (age 40)
Australia
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series career
Debut season 2008
Current team Eggleston Motorsport
Car no. 54
Former teams Image Racing
Fastaz Motorsport
THR Motorsports
Starts 72
Wins 1
Best finish 9th in 2009
Previous series
2005-07
2006
2006-07
2009-11
2012
Formula Ford Victoria
Formula Ford NSW
Formula Ford Australia
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
International V8 Supercar Championship
Championship titles
2006 Formula Ford Victoria

Taz Douglas (born 11 February 1984) is a part-time Australian race driver. Douglas came 2nd at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with James Moffat in 2014

Douglas was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Having scored numerous karting titles in his junior years - including the Ford Kart Stars Series in 2000.

He returned to motorsport in 2005, making his Formula Ford debut in the Victorian Championship, finishing fourth.

In 2006, Douglas won the title and began working with the squad for HSV dealer team in V8 Supercars and testing their Commodore in the second half of the season.

In 2012, Taz Douglas was called up to drive for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport as their full-time driver.

In 2013, Taz Douglas did not retain his full-time International V8 Supercars Championship seat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. Douglas would return to the Dunlop Series where he had spent his time driving his own team prior to getting his main game call-up. Douglas would race with Image Racing in 2013 in the ex-Shane van Gisbergen, Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon. In 2013 Douglas will also make his fourth start in the V8 Supercars Endurance races, getting a call-up from Nissan Motosport to partner James Moffat in the Norton backed Nissan Altima.

Career results

File:Holden VE Commodore of Taz Douglas 2012.JPG
Douglas placed 26th in the 2012 V8 Supercars Championship driving a Holden VE Commodore
Season Series Position Car Team
2000 Australian Ford Kart Stars 1st Douglas Racing
2005 Victorian Formula Ford Championship 4th Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford Douglas Racing
2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship 17th Van Diemen RF 05 - Ford Minda Motorsport
2006 Victorian Formula Ford Championship 1st Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford Douglas Racing
2006 New South Wales Formula Ford Championship 17th Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford Minda Motorsport
2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship 8th Mygale SJ06 - Ford G-Force Motorsport
2007 Victorian Formula Ford Championship 20th Van Diemen RF 01 - Ford Douglas Racing
2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 32nd Ford AU Falcon
Holden VZ Commodore
Image Racing
Eggleston Motorsport
2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 9th Holden VZ Commodore Fastaz Motorsport
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series 63rd Holden VE Commodore Greg Murphy Racing
2010 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 19th Holden VZ Commodore Fastaz Motorsport
2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series 55th Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series 19th Holden VZ Commodore Fastaz Motorsport
2011 International V8 Supercars Championship 73rd Ford FG Falcon Tony D'Alberto Racing
2012 International V8 Supercars Championship 26th Holden VE Commodore Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport
2013 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 6th Ford FG Falcon Image Racing
2013 International V8 Supercars Championship 57th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport
2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series 24th Ford FG Falcon Image Racing
2014 International V8 Supercars Championship 40th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport
2015 V8 Supercars Dunlop Series 21st Holden VE Commodore THR Developments
2015 International V8 Supercars Championship 39th Nissan Altima Nissan Motorsport

References