Sam Dale
Neil Byers
Previous Drivers
Sam Dale
Navy Helicopter Pilot, and with a degree in Information Systems, Sam has driven for the team since it's formation. He started out in a Ford Anglia Improved Production car, powered by a 16-valve Cosworth engine. Showing good form from the outset, Sam progressed to Super Touring, taking the wheel of the Mumbo Racing Ford Mondeo Super Tourer - qualifying the car 7th the first time he had ever laid eyes on it. Sam continued to have excellent results in the Mondeo, before moving into a Nissan Primera in 2003, just in time for the commencement of the Touring Car Challenge in late 2003 - taking out the inaugural event at Wakefield Park. In 2004, with limited races and testing due to work commitments, Sam continued to perform well in the Nissan Primera.In 2005, Sam switched back to the Ford Mondeo for the Touring Car Challenge, as well as taking on the challenge of Formula 4000. Despite missing numerous rounds due to work commitments, Sam finished 11th outright in the Touring Car Challenge standings, and 3rd in the Super Touring class. Never having driven an open-wheeled racing car before, Sam has adapted well to Formula 4000, improving with every session, and placing 3rd at the recent Eastern Creek event.
In 2006, Sam took third place in the Formula 4000 championship. He missed part of the season in 2007, and drove the Ford Mustang Cobra R V8 Giant in the Touring Car Challenge - taking the V8 Giants class victory. He also took third place in the Oz BOSS Championship in his Reynard 94D.
Into 2008, Sam is concentrating primarily on the Reynard in Formula Tasman. He may also drive selected other cars in the team during the year.
Neil Byers
Making his racing debut in 1970, driving a Holden 6-cylinder powered Ford Anglia, Neil Byers has been associated with other members of Mumbo Racing essentially since those first years of racing, but officially joined the team in 2002.Neil is a Refrigeration Engineer, and lists his career highlight as finishing the 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 in a self-built and self-funded car.
Neil first drove the Mumbo Racing Ford Mondeo Super Tourer in 2003 - not having driven a race car for a number of years, everything came back fairly quickly and Neil enjoyed some good races in 2003. In 2004, Neil stepped into the Nissan Primera 96B Super Tourer. Neil found the twitchier handling of the Primera tricky to master, but he continued to improve throughout 2004. In 2005, Neil spent the early part of the season driving the Mitsubishi Magna Future Tourer, and the Peugeot 405 Super Tourer. He was also in collaboration with Sam Dale to alter and refine the suspension setup of the 96B Primera, resulting in a very stable, and quick, racing car. Neil's performance in the second half of 2005 has reflected a significant improvement in both the car and his driving.
In 2006 Neil will drove two cars - his Nissan Primera 96B Super Tourer in the Australian Touring Car Challenge, and his Mitsubishi 380 VRX in the Production Touring Car Championship.
Neil again shared his time between up to three cars in 2007 - the Mitsubishi 380 in the PTCC, and Ford Mustang Cobra R and Ford Mondeo Super Tourer in the Touring Car Challenge. He also drove a HQ Holden in Super TT.
In 2008, Neil is driving the Mitsubishi 380, and plans to return to the Ford Mustang Cobra R.
Neil is a popular member of the team, who's ready to bend his tall frame into any car made available to him. He's also quite accomplished in the commentary box - he performed on-track and TV commentary during 2007.
Davide Amaduzzi
The Italian hot-shoe joined Mumbo Racing aboard the team's Reynard 91D. An accomplished driver, with an impressive history on the European motorsport scene, Amaduzzi enjoyed a brief foray into the Oz BOSS category.Amaduzzi is currently driving a Ferrari GT car in Europe, but still has a fondness for Australia and hopes to return at some point to pick up where he left off.
Andy Dickens
Englishman Andy Dickens took the wheel of the Mumbo Racing Ford Mondeo Super Tourer, at the challenging Wakefield Park layout. Never having raced a front-wheel drive car before, Dickens adapted quickly and performed well in the Touring Car Challenge.
Claude Elias
Claude has joined Mumbo Racing a couple of times, in a couple of different cars - he has sampled the Ford Mondeo Super Tourer, and a Nissan Primera Super Tourer. Always a strong performer, Claude's aggressive style on the track, but friendly nature in the garage made him a popular member of the team.
Vince Evans
With a heart the size of Phar Lap, and vocal chords that never seem to tire, Vince has driven with Mumbo Racing on a couple of occasions, most notably in the Peugeot 405 Super Tourer.
Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox first joined Mumbo Racing at the wheel of a Mondeo Super Tourer. He enjoyed his experience in the team so much he returned a couple of years later to campaign the Reynard 91D Formula 4000, competing for the full season in 2006 and taking out fourth outright in the championship.Matthew moved on from Mumbo Racing to run his own Oz BOSS team in 2007.
Paul Hibberd
Paul first drove with Mumbo Racing in a Ford Mondeo Super Tourer at an endurance (500km) event at Wakefield Park in 2004. He proved himself a capable driver, and returned to drive a Nissan Primera Super Tourer in 2007.Peter Hills
Peter Hills was involved in the expansion of the team in 2002. Having been impressed by the standard of preparation of Sam Dale's Mondeo Super Tourer, Peter entrusted Mumbo Racing with the preparation of his two Mondeo Super Tourers. A Super Touring Privateers Champion, Peter was an aggressive driver, and really knew how to get the most out of the front-wheel driver Super Tourers.Peter now does most of his racing in South East Asia.
Grant Johnson
Grant Johnson raced aboard Peter Hills' second Mondeo Super Tourer in 2002. Johnson proved to be a very competitive racer, and scored some excellent results with the team.Grant went on to win the V8 Utes championship in 2007, and is currently defending that championship.
Brendan Julius
Brendan was associated with the Mumbo Racing team from very near it's formation. As well as being a handy driver, Brendan is an expert dyno tuner, and ECU engineer.Brendan has driven the Peugeot 405 Super Tourer, the Ford Mondeo Super Tourer, Toyota Camry Super Tourer, and Reynard 91D. He has recently stepped aside from driving duties to concentrate on his dyno tuning business, Julius Performance.
Paul Leabeater
Paul is an accomplished Super Tourer competitor, having been one of the competition when Mumbo first entered Super Touring. Paul has since driven as part of the team at the wheel of the Hyundai Lantra Super Tourer.
Shelton Loughrey
Shelton's first appearance with Mumbo Racing, was as a guest driver of the Nissan Primera Super Tourer. Shelton, with intimate knowledge of the Wakefield Park layout, had the Nissan two-wheeling around the circuit, on his way to a great result. He subsequently drove the Ford Mondeo Super Tourer, and the Mitsubishi Magna Future Tourer.Shelton now drives his own EL Falcon Supercar.
Brad Lowe
Brad Lowe joined the team for just the one event at Wakefield Park, driving the Nissan Primera Super Tourer. Brad has proved himself to be a top-notch driver, racing successfully in the Aussie Racing Car series, and currently focussing on the Formula Ford championship.
George Miedecke
George, son of Andrew Miedecke, has been closely related to the Mumbo Racing team for a long time. He started out racing karts, and then moved into Production Car racing, driving a Hyundai Tiburon in the PTCC with excellent results. George made his official debut with Mumbo Racing at the wheel of the Ford Mustang during the 2007 AMRS 300 endurance event.George is currently racing a XR8 Ute in the V8 Utes championship, and a Hyundai Tiburon in the Australian Manufacturers Championship. He also competed in Targa Tasmania in 2008.
Daniel Natoli
Daniel raced through most of 2007 with Mumbo Racing in the Ford Mondeo Super Tourer. A former Production Car champion, Daniel always performs well and pushes the car to the limits. He won the Super Tourers category of the Touring Car Challenge with Mumbo Racing in 2007. In 2008, Daniel has moved into open wheelers.
Adam Proctor
Adam is a former Formula Vee champion, and first drove for Mumbo Racing at Eastern Creek, in the Ford Mondeo Super Tourer in 2004. He returned to the team in 2005 for a full assault on the Touring Car Challenge at the wheel of the Nissan Primera Super Tourer, and with backing from Caltex. In the quest for more speed, he moved into a Ford Mondeo Super Tourer mid-season. His results in the season were not reflective of his pace, as his car suffered some unforeseen technical problems. Adam was again with Mumbo Racing briefly in 2007, at the wheel of a Mumbo prepared Reynard 95D. Adam is currently focussing his efforts on a Formula Vee campaign.Greg Smith
Greg setup his own Development Series V8 Supercar team, and joined Mumbo Racing in the Ford Mondeo Super Tourer to learn some of the circuits he would later visit in the Supercar. A gentleman racer, and capable driver, Greg fought hard in his Supercar endeavours, but has sinced moved on to focus on his business interests.
David Towe
David, well known for his historic BMW Touring Cars, sampled the technological perfection of the Nissan Primera Super Tourer with the team for a one-off event at Oran Park. A quick racer, and a popular man amongst the team, David continues to campaign his immaculate BMWs in historic racing.