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Supercars champions Ambrose and Tander to drive Gen3 car ahead of Tasmania test

Gen3 Supercars to test at Symmons Plains

Supercars recently confirmed the revised prototypes will be in action at the Launceston circuit across the Tasmania SuperSprint weekend.

Two-time champion Ambrose and 2007 title winner Garth Tander will drive the Ford and Chevrolet respectively in a series of demo and passenger ride runs from Friday to Sunday.

However it’s now clear the running will continue on the Monday and Tuesday with two days of proper testing.

It will be the first full-blown test to be held outside of Queensland Raceway, after running at Winton last month was cancelled so the cars could undergo ergonomic and mechanical changes.

The driver line-up for the test isn’t entirely clear, however Mark Winterbottom is understood to be driving the Camaro.

As revealed by Autosport last week, Gen3 testing will then move to Phillip Island on the week following the Australian Grand Prix.

Once again running is set to take place on the Monday and the Tuesday.

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