ACDelco support for young driver talent Alice Buckley

ACDelco, the popular auto parts and service brand, has announced a new partnership for 2024 with sixteen year old Alice Buckley in the one make Toyota 86 race series in both Australia and New Zealand.

Fresh from a competitive debut season this year, Buckley is set for a busy schedule of racing across both the development series and top tier Toyota 86 schedule of events, which will feature the new GR86 model for the new season. She will debut in the first round of the NZ Championship this weekend at Taupo International Motorsport Park.

Buckley came to the attention of the motorsport community this year with her competitive performances in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Scholarship series, taking out three race wins and receiving the ‘Toyota Way’ award for her commitment to the sport. She also won the Queensland Racing Drivers Hyundai Championship Endurance event alongside fellow Queenslander Nash Morris.

“ACDelco has been a supporter of emerging driver talent in the Toyota 86 series for the last two years with Jarrod Hughes. Alice is another highly competitive young racer, and has already achieved so much in her short racing career.

“The Toyota 86 one make series is ultra-competitive, and the ideal environment for us to communicate the continued growth of ACDelco. Reinforcing our position in the market for all makes auto parts and vehicle servicing.

As part of our partnership, Alice will gain an immersion into our business and help communicate the ACDelco message to an entirely new customer segment.” said Chris Payne - General Manager Marketing ACDelco.