Holden Racing Team owner/driver Mark Skaife switched camps for the day and tested for Larry Perkins'๊ Jack Daniel's Racing V8 Supercar tea💃m at Winton this week, in an effort to get its effort up to speed.

Skaife completed ten laps🐻 in the #7 JDR VE Commodore in a test organised by Holden Motorsport manager Simon McNamara. The five-time V8 Supercar champion recorded a best lap time of 1min 25.1secs around the 3km circuit, comparable with other teams testing for next month's Sandown 500 enduro.

"Ho🌱lden asked me to evaluate the Jack Daniel's Racing Co♎mmodores for a couple of young blokes in Price and Perkins, who are going well but still learning the ropes," Skaife explained, "There are a few tricks in V8s and, although the cars are certainly up to scratch, it's probably a couple of set-up things in brakes and suspension that we would do at HRT.

"[Team principal] Larry Perkins has always had a great engineering base, but you can't replace driver experience ꦺand that only comes with more testing, more practice and more racing. I've had 20 years of it and I certainly don't mind helping out in the best interests of Holden Motorsport."

Jack Perkins said Skaife's input and advice would be🤪 beneficial to both Price an♛d himself.

"It was great for us to get an overview from such an experienced operator like Skaifey - he's the best in the business," Perkins Jr said, "The disadvantage for Shane and me is that we are both learning from each other and ne꧃ither of♋ us has been around V8s that long. This sort of advice will certainly help."