The information follows affirmation earlier at this time that Le Brocq will depart Matt Stone Racing on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
The 31-year-old, who scored his second victory in Supercars at Hidden Valley in June, is now locked in at Erebus alongside championship chief Brodie Kostecki for 2024.
He turns into the newest domino to fall within the driver market amid Shane van Gisbergen’s impending switch to NASCAR.
Le Brocq has lengthy ties to Erebus, having ran in F3 and Australian GT as an Erebus Academy driver early in his profession. He additionally made his foremost recreation Supercars debut as an Erebus enduro co-driver in 2015.
“We have now witnessed Jack’s journey and a few of his achievements firsthand, and we’re thrilled to welcome him again to the household,” Erebus CEO Barry Ryan mentioned.
“Clearly, we nonetheless have 5 rounds remaining this season, and proper now our focus in on profitable the drivers’ and groups’ championship.”
Remarking on his return to the Erebus fold, Le Brocq mentioned: “Erebus is a group that has been instrumental in my profession, and I’m excited to re-join them subsequent season.
“I look ahead to contributing to Erebus’ ongoing success in 2024, although my speedy focus is on giving my all for the rest of the 2023 season with my present group.”
Jack Le Brocq, Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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Elsewhere, Richie Stanaway has signed the deal that can see him make a full-time return to Supercars with Grove Racing amid a frantic Supercars foolish season.
It seems that the deal is now full, with Stanaway to accomplice fellow Kiwi Matt Payne on the Ford squad subsequent season. The deal is predicted to be introduced early subsequent week.
Stanaway will change Staff 18-bound David Reynolds at Grove Racing, with Reynolds set to exchange Scott Pye subsequent season.
Ryan opens up on ‘gutting’ Brown defection
Reflecting on Brown’s departure for Triple Eight, Ryan admitted the fierce rivalry between the 2 squads competing for each the drivers’ and groups’ titles has made Brown’s name a tough one to take.
Brown just lately negotiated an early exit from his Erebus contract, which was set to run till the top of subsequent season.
“Think about you’ve acquired children, and your child comes as much as you and goes, ‘you understand that household you hate up the street? I’m going to go and dwell with them,” he mentioned.
“That’s the way it feels. I can cope with it, however that’s the way it feels. I’m gutted; he’s like my little brother and it’s like he’s moved down the street.
“However, we’ll get via it, we’ll get on with it professionally, a 100 per cent, and we’ll all the time be mates.
“It’s simply, he’ll be the one I hate subsequent yr. Not hate, [but] everyone in pitlane’s my enemy. That’s the one manner I can cope with racing and stuff, and ensuring that our group is the perfect group in pitlane.
Will Brown, Erebus Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
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“He’s going to the enemy subsequent yr however this yr he’s our mate, so we’ll press on like nothing’s occurred. He’s a enjoyable child to have round, he’s within the storage at this time, they’re all having enjoyable, with him, it’s the identical group because it was after we left Sydney. It’s simply, sadly, subsequent yr he’s not going to be right here.”
Brown’s transfer comes after a fast begin to the Gen3 period for Erebus, which has been not less than a match for powerhouse Triple Eight this season. In line with Ryan, Brown’s motivation is to be at what’s seen as the perfect “model” in Supercars, reasonably than the perfect group.
“It’s disappointing,” he remarked. “I’m not indignant or something, I’m simply upset, as a result of we put plenty of effort into Will.
“However like I mentioned to the boys at this time, when you sleep on it for a bit, you go, he’s gone to a model. We’re the perfect group in pitlane in the intervening time, so he hasn’t gone to a greater group, he’s gone to a greater model.
“So, we have to do extra on our model, and ensure we get to some extent the place we’re like Triple Eight and we’ve received a number of championships, we’ve acquired large manufacturers behind us – which we now have – and we’ve simply acquired to tick a number of extra containers that make the drivers was to remain.
“Will’s made a private resolution and good on him. He might be there for 10 years as a result of that’s the historical past of Triple Eight. They’ve drivers for a very long time.
“As egocentric as you may really feel it’s on Will’s behalf, [team owner] Betty [Klimenko has] acquired a stupendous coronary heart and he or she’s decided to let him go, so now we’ll transfer on.
“He’s nonetheless 100% dedicated to profitable races for us. He hates Pink Bull, or Triple Eight, as a lot as anybody proper now as a result of he’s with Erebus, so he needs to beat these guys as a lot as we do.
“On the finish of the yr, we’ll shake palms and ensure we hate him subsequent yr and we maintain beating him.”