Indigenous teens given green light to be part of new motorsport career program

A motorsports program — believed to be the first of its kind in Australia — is aiming to gear up the first all-Indigenous racing car team.

Based out of a garage at Norwell Motorplex on Queensland’s northern Gold Coast, 10 Indigenous teenagers have been handpicked to take part in the Racing Together initiative.

The program is the brainchild of Formula One racing steward Garry Connelly, who is also Australia’s representative on the World Motor…