Mike Kable Young Gun Award
Sport | Touring car racing |
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Competition | |
Awarded for | Best performing rookie over the course of the Supercars, Super2 or Super3 season |
Location | Matthew White (2000) |
Most recent | Cameron McLeod (2023) |
The Mike Kable Young Gun Award (also called the Mike Kable Rookie of the Year)[1] is an annual motor racing award honouring the achievements of a rookie driver under the age of 30 who competes in either the Supercars Championship, the second-tier Super2 Series or the third-tier Super3 Series.[a][3][4][5] Tony Cochrane, the chairman of the championship's organising body Australian Vee Eight Supercar Company (AVESCO),[b][6] instigated the accolade in June 2000.[4][7] It is named after Mike Kable, an Australian motoring journalist, motorsport publicist, and mentor to young racing drivers.[7] The award is presented to the rookie driver adjudged to have performed the best over the course of their first season in either championship following a vote by a panel of motorsport experts.[8][9] The recipient receives a sponsorship grant of A$15,000 to help develop themselves.[4] The winner is announced at the series' end-of-season gala in Sydney.[3]
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- ^ a b c O'Brien, Connor (28 November 2023). "McLeod out to emulate grandfather's Bathurst methods". V8 Slueth. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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- ^ a b "V8 Awards: Blanchard is Mike Kable Young Gun". Speedcafe. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "2000 V8 Supercar Awards". V8X. 15 May 2001. Archived from the original on 11 November 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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- ^ a b Walsh, Scott (17 December 2014). "South Australian Todd Hazelwood wins V8 Supercars Mike Kable Young Gun Award". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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- ^ O'Neil, Rohan (2 July 2014). "Scott's second wind". Townsville Bulletin. p. 46. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020 – via Gale OneFile: News.
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- ^ Callow, Courtney (14 December 2016). "Season in review: Cameron Waters". Supercars. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Bartholomaeus, Stefan (26 November 2018). "Randle named Mike Kable Young Gun". Supercars. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Shirkie, Daniel (27 November 2019). "Everingham receives top rookie award at 2019 Supercars Gala Night". Daily Liberal. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Bartholomaeus, Stefan (25 November 2019). "Everingham wins Mike Kable Young Gun". Supercars. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020. - ^ Chapman, Simon (3 December 2021). "McLean wins Mike Kable Young Gun Award". Speedcafe. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
Bulls, Charlie (3 December 2021). "McLean joins famed list of Mike Kable Award winners". Supercars. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021. - ^ Pavey, James (5 December 2022). "All the winners from 2022 Gala Awards". Supercars. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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