Storey is in a share of fourth in the standings with the Hampton Downs event the penultimate round before a finale at Highlands Motorsport Park.
Kiwi racing driver Dominic Storey will head into next week's Hampton Downs 101 as the leading local hope in the Australian GT Endurance Championship.
Storey is in a share of fourth in the standings with the Hampton Downs event the penultimate round before a finale at Highlands Motorsport Park near
Cromwell next month.
The Aucklander was part of the incredibly talented wave of young drivers from New Zealand in the early to mid-2000s that also featured the likes of Shane van Gisbergen, Earl Bamber and Mitch Evans and was tipped for big things. But his big break never came and, after a stint driving V8 SuperTourers domestically, Storey made the call to move on from his motorsport dream two years ago.
"I never gave up but I thought to myself I would take a couple of years out," the 27-year-old said. "I ended up moving to Melbourne for work - I work for Mercedes Benz - and I ended up working for Peter Hackett, who I now drive with.
"One thing led to another. It was a natural progression - I never forced it to happen. He offered me the opportunity in the middle of last year and I said I would look for some sponsorship and it literally all fell together in a month.
