STOKELL MOTORSPORT INSTRUCTORS
Paul Stokell
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Bill Fifis
Instruction
Mercedes Benz Driver Safety Training Pty Ltd Australia
First Intervention Group Kensington Victoria
Stokell Motorsport QLD
John Bowe Institute of Driving Calder Park
International
Team Brock Driving Life Australia
Driveskill International Pty Ltd Laverton
Competition
National Formula Ford Series
State Formula Vee
State Go Kart
Qualifications
Current CAMS Competition Licence
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NATHAN PRETTY
Competition
Nathan has driven for leading Level One V8 teams such as the Holden Racing Team, the Holden Young Lions, Kmart Racing, Garry Rogers Motorsport, Supercheap Auto Racing, the Holden Racing Team again and has now sighned with the Jack Daniels Racing Team
While driving for those teams, he has finished in the Top 10 in Australia’s Great Race, the Bathurst 1000, five times (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Then 11th in 2007)
In addition to his incredible Bathurst success, Pretty has also laid claim to numerous state karting titles, an AUSCAR Rookie of the Year title, an Australian Jet Sprint Boat Championship, and four round wins in the Australian Nations Cup Championship. He has also raced in the Australian Safari numerous times for the Factory Holden Rally team. Raced in the Bathurst 12hr in 2007 and 2008 for the Factory Holden team.
Without a doubt, the highlight of Pretty’s career came in 2002 when, along with his team-mates, Steven Richards, Garth Tander and Cameron McConville, he drove Holden Motorsport’s now infamous yellow 7 litre Monaro to victory in the inaugural Bathurst 24 Hour race. Pretty and his team-mates returned to Mt Panorama the following year to finish second to Peter Brock, Greg Murphy, Todd Kelly and Jason Bright in a spectacular Holden Monaro 1, 2.
Nathan is the current Australian and World champion in the 400 class of Jetsprint boat racing.
Instruction
He has worked with Fastrack Racing doing race driving tuition for 16 years and also worked extensively throughout Australia for Holden with their car launches and driver training and other manafacturers such as Mercedes Benz, AMG, Lamborghini, Porsche, Maserati. Now also has his own Driver training business teaching people how to drive race cars.
Qualifications
CAMS International Licence
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Bruce Horey
Bruce has worked in the driver training industry for over 16 years as well as being an extremely accomplished race driver.
Instruction
F1 celebrity instructor – 4 times
Stokell Motorsport
Porsche
BMW
Mercedes
Volvo
Alfa Romeo
Sherrin MotorSport
Holden Performance Driving Centre,
Toyota - Rick Bates,
Ford - John Bowe
Subaru
Lexus
Landrover
Mazda
Bridgestone tyres
John Fraser,
Mt Cotton driver training services and a bunch of others.
Competition
Has successfully raced and hill climbed at most circuits in Australia in a variety of cars broad ranging from sedans to Formula 4000
Overseas experience at Shah Alam (Malaysia) various European circuits and Pukekohe in New Zealand.
Qualifications
Civil car, motorbike, truck and speed boat licence.
Previous CAMS National Competition and AASA Competition Licences.
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Peter Hackett
Racing
2005 Atlantic Test, Team Australia, USA
2005 A1GP Test, Team Australia, France
2005 Australian F4000 Champion, Team Ralt Australia
2005 Australian GT Championship Runner Up Team Lamborghini Australia
2004 Team Lamborghini Driver
2004 Formula 3 Test Driver, Tyre Evaluation & Testing
2003 Team Lamborghini Bathurst 24 Hour Driver
2003 3rd Outright Lexmark Indy 300, Team Lamborghini Driver.
2003 Team Driver Renault/Aircon Racing in the Australian F3 Championship
2001 F3000 test with Minardi Junior at Albacete
2001 Motorsport, Young Achiever of the Year N.S.W.
2001 7th at the 48th Macau Grand Prix, Formula 3
2001 Australian Formula 3 Champion.
2000 Runner-up Australian Formula 3
1997 3rd British Formula Ford Winter Series.
1996 Winner Jim Russell, World Drivers Scholarship
1995 Started race career, Formula
Instruction
2001/ Mercedes-Benz Drive experience
2005 Senior Instructor Team Brock Driving Life
Lamborghini Driving Academy
Porsche Experience
Ordynski Motorsport Ralliart Aust Lexus Proton
John Bowe Institute of Driving
2000 Chief Instructor CAMS MB Chief Instructor
1999 Chief Instructor Mercedes-Benz
1998 Senior Instructor Mercedes-Benz
1996 ARDS Super Licence Instructor UK
1995 Palmer Promosport Senior
Instructor Mercedes-Benz
1995 Jim Russell Racing Drivers School,
A-Grade Instructor
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Dean Fiore
Instruction
Mercedes Benz Active Safety Experience - Instructor
Porsche Sport Fashure - Instructor
Audi - Instructor
Racing
2002: Formula Ford (WA State Series) – State Champion
2003: Formula Ford (WA State Series) – State Champion
2004: Formula Ford (Australian Championship) – Avon Rookie of the Year
2005: Formula Ford (Australian Championship) – 4th outright.
2006: Carrera Cup – Debut season finished 8th outright (didn’t compete in Rd 7)
2007: Carrera Cup – Finished 5th in the championship overall
2008: Currently joint leader of the 2008 Carrera Cup Championship
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Gavin Harvey
Instruction
Senior Instructor Mercedes Benz (8 years)
Test Driver for Renault France (2years)
Senior Instructor Fastrack Racing (5 years)
Senior Instructor Holden Motor Sport (10 years)
Youngest Instructor for Aust GP Celebrity Challenge
Worked in every State & Territory in Australia
Overseas experience; Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Italy, Spain and England
Racing
Youngest driver to test for Holden Dealer Team
Tested NASCAR & AUSCAR
3rd in the NSW 2 litre Championship
1999/00 Runner up National Mirage one make series
Lap Record @ Clipsal 500 Street Circuit (Mirage)
Winner of Sandown 500 V8 Ute’s
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Jonathon Webb
Competition
Son of former racer Steve Webb, Jonathon Webb is entering his second year in the Fujitsu Series with Stone Brothers Racing.
After beginning his career in Porsche Cup racing, Webb moved into the Carrera Cup when it kicked off in 2003 and remained in the all Porsche series through to the end of 2006.
But while he was still racing Porsches, Webb made his V8 Supercar debut alongside Marcus Marshall at Sandown and Bathurst and made the move into the Fujitsu Series in 2007 in an ex Marcos Ambrose Falcon.
Currently driving for Stone Brothers Racing in the 2008 Fujitsu V8 development Series
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Renato Laberto
Instruction
Professional Performance Driving Instructor for Ferrari, Maserati, Aston
Martin and Lexus.
Regular instructor for other Prestige Performance Drive Days
Driving instructor and corporate host for Pirelli PZero 2008 tyre launch, Australia-wide
Professional racing driver coach
12yrs experience in Australian Motorsport working as a Driver, Engineer and Crew
Skilled in Motorsport Data Analysis Software including Motec, Aim, PI, Stack, Race-Technology, Performance Box.
Hands-on mechanical background with both street and racing cars
Public speaking engagements for the QLD Cancer Fund’s “Cancer Connect”
program throughout QLD public schools
Competition
2007
• 1st Place, Race 5, Festival of Sports Cars at Oran Park
• 1st Place and Fastest Outright Lap, Round 3, Sydney Karting Series
• 1st Place, Class C, Dutton Rally of NSW
• 1st Place, Outright, Dutton Rally of VIC
• 1st Place, Class A, Dutton Rally of VIC
• 2nd Place, Outright Team, Dutton Rally of VIC
• 3rd Place, Outright Class C, Dutton Rally of QLD
• 3rd Place, Race 3, Round 4 of Australian Performance Car Championship
• Lap record for Oran Park GP Circuit, Production Sports Cars, Class 2F
• Lap record for 1024m circuit, Sydney Karting Series
2006
• Winner, Lotus Chance of a Lifetime (QLD)
2 Lap records for QLD Raceway Sprint Circuit, Lotus Trophy Class
• Runner-up, Lotus Chance of a Lifetime (AUS)
2nd fastest lap of Oran Park South Circuit
• Outright Winner, Round 2 of QLD MX5 series
2005
• Fastest lap at two QLD circuits for Kilpatrick Motorsport (2005)
• Lap record for Morgan Park Raceway, Production Sports Cars, Class 2F
• Numerous class wins and fastest laps, QLD MX5 series, Class 2F
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Mattie Taylor
Competition
Go Kart’s at local events during early teens.
2004 & 2005 Formula Ford research & development driver for Ford Australia & Spectrum race cars.
Mt Cotton Hill climb state championships – Multiple 1st & 2nd placing’s & class wins.
QLD Gemini CAMS series – Multiple 1st – 4th placing’s & pole positions.
Queensland Raceway 500km Endurance Series – 1st in class.
AASA Top Gear series – Multiple 1st places, pole positions & class wins.
Archerfield Drift series – 2 x 3rd placing’s & 2 x 1st in qualifying.
Parklands Stadium Drift series – 1st place & 1st in qualifying.
Queensland Raceway Drifting – Multiple private track day experience.
Instruction
2007 Melbourne Grand Prix Celebrity Race – Albert Park & Sandown.
Ford Performance Vehicles – Queensland Raceway.
Holden Performance Driving Centre – Norwell & Lang Lang Proving Grounds.
John Bowe Institute of Driving – Queensland Raceway.
John Frazer Fleet Training – Mount Cotton
Lexus Australia – Queensland Raceway.
Mercedes Benz Drive Safe Australia – Mount Cotton.
Stokell Motorsport – Queensland Raceway, Morgan Park & Lakeside.
Rick Bates Advanced Driver Training – Brisbane, Melbourne & Tamworth.
Sherrin Motorsport – Albert Park, Sandown, Queensland Raceway & Morgan Park.
Skoda Auto Australia – Sutton Road.
Toyota – Anglesey, Cairns, Gold Coast, Mt Cotton, Sirromet Wines & Tamworth.
Volkswagen Group Australia – Norwell & Phillip Island.
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Josh Hunt
Instruction
2008 Stokell Motorsport – Driving Coach
2007 – Current Mercedes Benz Active Safety Experience - Instructor
2007 – Current John Bowe Drive to Survive - Instructor
2004 - 2005 Holden Performance Driving Centre - Instructor
Racing
2004 PKV Racing (Champ Car) Indianapolis, USA
2004 Lynx Racing (Champ Car Atlantics) California, USA
2003 Richard Morgan Racing (FF2000)) Florida, USA
2003 J&J Racing (Go Kart – ICA) Pennsylvania, USA
2002 - 2003 Biesse Kart (Go Kart – Formula A) Milan, Italy
2002 Energy Corse (Go Kart – Formula A) Bergamo, Italy
Qualifications
Cert IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
Cert III & IV Fitness - AIF
Master Trainers course