Taz Douglas

Taz Douglas
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1985 -02-11) 11 February 1985 Australia
2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
Debut season	2008
Current team	Image Racing
Car no.	10
Former teams	Eggleston Motorsport FasTaz Motorsport
Starts	72
Wins	1
Best finish	9th in 2009
Previous series
2005-07 2006 2006-07 2009-11 2012	Formula Ford Victoria Formula Ford NSW Formula Ford Australia Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series International V8 Supercar Championship
Championship titles
2006	Formula Ford Victoria

Taz Douglas (born 11 February 1985) is a part-time Australian race driver.

Douglas was born in Frankston, Victoria, Australia. Having scored numerous karting titles in his junior years - including the Ford Kart Stars Series in 2000 - Taz Douglas took time out from motor racing in 2003 and 2004 to pursue his other passion, surfing.

He returned to motorsport in 2005, making his Formula Ford debut in the Victorian Championship, finishing fourth.

In 2006, Douglas won the title and caught the eye of V8 Supercars squad HSV Dealer Team, working with the squad and testing their Commodore in the second half of the season.

Douglas steps up to the Australian Formula Ford Championship in 2007 in a single-car team with two years of Formula Ford experience, keen to make a strong impression.

He won $75,000 dollars on Australia's version of Deal or No Deal.

In 2012, Taz Douglas was called up to drive for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport as their full-time driver. This would be Douglas's first full-time drive in the International V8 Supercars Championship. Douglas went on to finish 26th in the iSelect.com.au backed Holden VE Commodore.

In 2013, Taz Douglas did not retain his full-time International V8 Supercars Championship seat at Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport. He was replaced by his endurance co-driver Scott Pye. Douglas would return to the Dunlop Series where he had spent his time driving his own team prior to getting his main game call-up. Douglas would race with Image Racing in 2013 in the ex-Shane van Gisbergen, Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon. In 2013 Douglas will also make his fourth start in the V8 Supercars Endurance races, getting a call-up from Nissan Motosport to partner James Moffat in the Norton backed Nissan Altima.

Douglas in 2007

2007 race results

Douglas' Mygale SJ06 in the pits

• Note: All Formula Ford Races Are held as a support event to the V8 Supercars at selected rounds.

Career results

Douglas (#92) fighting for position with Nick Percat (#15)

The Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport entered Holden VE Commodore of Taz Douglas at the 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide

References

• Australian Formula Ford
• Formula Ford Drivers