Another category, another title for Geoff Emery!

With three Australian GT titles already under his belt (2017, ’18 and ’19), Geoff Emery, has now added a prestigious Porsche Carrera Cup Pro-Am Championship to his trophy cabinet. When the dust settled following a hectic final round on the Gold Coast, the PPG supported ace actually finished the 2022 season tied on points with Dean Cook. However, a count back saw Emery awarded the title. After the disappointment of finishing a close second in 2021, this was redemption. “It’s really good to get a Porsche Carrera Cup (Pro-Am) Championship under my belt. This is a tough championship

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There is a lot of preparation involved and you have to be surrounded by good people and good sponsors, like PPG. We have enjoyed a long and successful partnership over the past 15 years or so.” R hroughout three years in the hyper competitive Touring Car Racing (TCR) Australia series, Tony D’Alberto has learnt plenty of lessons and in 2022, he put them into practice. On the back of an extremely consistent season, where he scored multiple race wins and podium finishes, the long-time PPG partner was able to wrap up the coveted TCR Australia championship at the Mount Panorama finale. “It’s really nice to get that win! This is a highly competitive championship so you have to finish races to accumulate points and every point counts. I’m super proud to be able to deliver a championship with Honda, especially when they put a lot of faith in the program when TCR first came to Australia. PPG has been on the journey with me since I was a kid racing go-karts and I’m proud to have their support for the TCR campaign.” R