James Rosenberg Racing was a V8 Supercar racing team owned by South Australian agricultural business identity, James Rosenberg. The team was reformed in 2010 with Tim Slade as the team's driver after a toe-in-the water year working with Paul Morris Motorsport in 2009.
Biography The team began in the 1980s as a Sports Sedan team with Rosenberg himself as driver. In 1995 the opportunity presented to step into the Australian Touring Car Championship with the 1993 Bathurst winning Perkins Engineering Holden VP Commodore for Formula Holden front-runner Mark Poole. The team was considered a second-tier team within the ranks of the privateers, capable of reaching the top ten results on occasion. In mid-1999 the team upgraded to an ex Holden Racing Team VT Commodore before folding part way through the 2000 season.
Rosenberg became involved in the running of Australian Formula 3, and the emerging career of Tim Slade, assisting him into the Paul Morris Motorsport team for 2009. Rosenberg announced the reformation of the team in December 2009 after acquiring a Racing Entitlement Contract from Paul Cruickshank Racing, to race a Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon for Tim Slade in 2010.Three out of four RECs sold Speedcafe 19 November 2009Slade's V8 Supercar future confirmed Speedcafe 21 November 2009 This arrangement continued in 2011 and 2012 with a few podium positions. Between 2010 and 2012, The team shared a pit boom with Rod Nash Racing's entry.
As part of the sale of Stone Brothers Racing to Erebus Motorsport, James Rosenberg Racing campaigned a Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG in 2013.Erebus secures major sponsor for #47 Mercedes Speedcafe 17 January 2013 The team struggled in 2013, with Slade recording just 4 Top 10 race finishes, at season's end Slade was 22nd in points. In 2013, the team shared a pit boom with Britek Motorsport.V8 Supercars pit lane order confirmed Speedcafe 14 December 2012
In November 2013 James Rosenberg announced he would be taking his REC to operate a car out of the Walkinshaw Racing operation in 2014 with Nick Percat signed to drive.
The team closed at the end of 2014, with the REC returned to V8 Supercars.
Results Complete Bathurst 1000 results Year No. Car Drivers Position Laps 1995 38 Holden Commodore VP Mark Poole Ed Ordynski Bernie Stack DNF 136 1996 38 Holden Commodore VR Mark Poole Peter Gazzard 20th 141 1997 38 Holden Commodore VS Mark Poole Tony Scott DNF 74 1998 38 Holden Commodore VS Mark Poole Tony Scott DNF 34 1999 66 Holden Commodore VT Mark Poole Tony Scott 15th 157 2010 47 Ford Falcon FG Tim Slade Jack Perkins 18th 161 2011 47 Ford Falcon FG Tim Slade Daniel Gaunt 12th 161 2012 47 Ford Falcon FG Tim Slade Andrew Thompson 7th 161 2013 47 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Tim Slade Andrew Thompson 26th 137 2014 222 Holden Commodore VF Nick Percat Oliver Gavin 3rd 161
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