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Tassie Racing, is a racing team that did compete in the F3RWRS. The team which is base in Tasmania, Australia is the first that has come from the state.

The beginnings

As Symmons Plaines got reintroudeced into the V8 Supercars calendar for 2004, there was talks about a Tasmanian team to compete for their first ever time. Names got sprang out left and right with the public saying this was a bad move for the state, but no matter they continue and named the team Devil Motorsport as the state animal was the Tasmania Devil.

V8 Supercars

2004-05: Debut in the enduros

With their appilcation accepeted they went straight into it with only a one car team to begin. They went on the search to find 2 drivers to drive and they called Owen Kelly and Luke Youden to be the first drivers to compete. The pair struggled in their two races together as they could only muster up a DNF in both endurance races.

2005 was the same as they only competed in the enduros for the second time running with the same pairing of Luke Youden and Owen Kelly. The team had shown with Owen Kelly getting the team into the top 10 shootout, but a puncture during their shootout lap would cost their chance of a pole. That where it ended as a 24th in Sandown and 22nd in Bathurst.

2006-07: Full time in the big lane

2006 was a massive change as they got accepted to be a full time team. They went straight into gainging signatures from Jamie Whincup and Dean Canto. The first few rounds they stuggled to be a full team with the best result being a 20th in Ipswich. That was until the Enduros came as it started to get better. They went into attack mode as a 10th in Sandown would be the just start as a Jamie Whincup took pole position for the team. It would be change they needed as late form bloomed with a first victory in Bahrain when Jamie Whincup came from behind to win. This though did show what they were coming from.

In 2007, Tassie Racing dominated the first 6 rounds as they won the first 18 of the 20 races with Jamie Whincup winning 12. After Oran Park where they had their first DNF of the season, the enduros came with great success as the team won both Sandown and Bathurst by 20 seconds. That would be their last win as the team could only muster up 4th in Philip Island as their highest result but still won both championships easy, with Jamie Whincup just taking the championship by 2 points. It would be the end for Tassie Racing as they left the sport for a new challenge.

Absent

2008-14: No racing, in the top flight

After leaving the V8 Supercars, the team shut up shop as the only memory of the Tassie Racing was at the Symmons Plains Raceway where the hairpin was name after the team as the Tassie hairpin. Staying quiet, they still raced but only in the smaller classes in Tasmania, as they were called Ulverstone Racing for the six years in Tasmania. Not much else was known about the team during this time.

F3RWRS

2015: Back in the International motorsport seem

2015 was a breakthrough year as Tassie Racing was reborn as they were a surprise entry in the Spa SuperPrix as one of the wildcards. Their F3RWRS debut was a shocker as both cars weren't up to speed, Only luck would help them Fidel Edwards and Barry Edwards finish 47th and 48th in the race with the car being the ROTR. It get better as Surfers Paradise SuperPrix weekend ended early as both didn't get through qualfying. Other team managers saying that the team won't be upto standard for F3RWRS standards.

Complete Results

Bathurst 1000 Results

F3RWRS Results

Year	Chassis	Engine	#	Drivers	1		2		3	4		5		6		7	8		9		10	Points	CC
2015	Suzuka PF-15	Fiat Tipo 3/15			AUS		TUR		MON	USA		GBR		GER		BEL	ITA		JPN		SUR	0*	N/A*
			175	Fidel Edwards												47					DNQ
			185	Barry Edwards												48					DNQ