1999 – “A Learning Curve”• Introduction of the Ford AU Falcon. • SBR wins its first ever round victory at Hidden Valley, Darwin with Jason Bright in the #4 Pirtek Racing Falcon. • Jason Bright posts three pole positions throughout the season. • Stone Brothers Racing introduces its first range of Official Team Merchandise consisting of 1 cap and 1 polo design. • QLD Raceway is opened at Willowbank and becomes the home test track for SBR. • Kiwi co-driver Craig Baird joins the team for the enduro rounds. • SBR moves its workshop to the newly built premises at Yatala just before Christmas in time for the beginning of the 2000 racing season. Overall Position 8th
Co-Driver Car #4 Jason Bright/Craig Baird
Comments from Ross
“Jason qualified well at Calder and got off the line and led when the Lowndes had his huge crash. Jason won Hidden Valley, he was well suited to the track after getting pole there in ’98. It was important for the team to win a sprint round showing that we could do it after winning Bathurst – it wasn’t a fluke. We were growing quickly, as was the series, the new workshop was custom built with room to expand – or so we thought at the time – since then we have changed it a fair bit and now the business is spread across three separate buildings. Jason left to pursue an international career – with one year still on his SBR contract – we agreed to release him of his contractual obligations with team and wished him all the best.”
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