Bathurst champion finds love very near residence – he’s now relationship the glamorous co-owner of his V8 Supercars team
The relationship between Shane van Gisbergen and his team boss Jessica Dane has been a well-kept secret in V8Supercars circles, however within the wake of his Bathurst victory, it has now gone public.
In spite of the potential for skilled conflicts, the quietly spoken 33-year-old has been seeing Dane no less than for the reason that Kiwi claimed victory at Bathurst earlier this month.
Dane is the daughter of Triple Eight Racing’s former proprietor Roland Dane, who performed a serious function within the team’s growth.
Dane was co-driver for van Gisbergen on the Australasian rally circuit this yrÂ
Having purchased a stake within the team again in 2017, Dane was additionally the team’s deputy team supervisor for this yr’s Bathurst entry.
She additionally labored intently with Craig Lowndes earlier than his retirement in 2018.
Dane can be a eager motorsport fanatic and owns and rides Ducati bikes
Dane is now the second highest stakeholder within the team with 30 per cent, behind Tony Quinn [VIP Petfoods founder], who has a 40 per cent minimize. Her father nonetheless holds 11 per cent, whereas Jamie Whincup, former driver and present boss of the team, has a 19 per cent share.
Dane is the business operations supervisor and oversees all elements of the team’s day to-day operations, sponsorships, partnerships, HR, and authorized.
Wide World of Sports stories that the romantic coupling is an ‘open secret’ however they’re reluctant to debate the small print of their relationship.
However, Dane has said in current weeks that they aren’t engaged.
Dane has supplied no less than one glimpse of their world by way of her function as van Gisbergen’s companion on the Australasian rally circuit. Dane was additionally reported to have accompanied van Gisbergen on his first 24-hour Le Mans race.   Â
Van Gisbergen has gained two of the previous three Bathursts, after a 2020 triumph with Garth Tander.
Dane holds the Peter Brock Trophy that van Gisbergen gained at Bathurst whereas he sleeps it off
Victory at Bathurst meant van Gisbergen had damaged Scott McLaughlin’s document of 18 race wins in a single season, and he’s set so as to add to that tally with races to come back at Gold Coast and Adelaide.
Triple Eight Racing’s terminator has gained nearly two thirds of races this yr and 10 of the final 12 for the reason that July NTI Townsville 500.Â
Jamie Whincup, Jessica Dane and Shane van Gisbergen with the Triple Eight Racing team
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