Trans Am regular Tracey made the step into GT4 competition with Miedecke Motorsport this year, replacing the Supercars-bound Rylan Gray.
In two seasons together, Miedecke and Gray finished second in the championship both times, last year losing out to Tom Hayman and Max Geoghegan by just one point.
When Super2 champion Gray was called up to Dick Johnson Racing for 2026, Tracey was drafted in to partner Miedecke.
The pair have had an up and down season to date, twice finishing on the podium, but have also encountered misfortune and battled inconsistent car speed.
After three rounds, they sit fifth in the standings, but just 17 points behind the leaders.
“I think we’ve had a good year so far, this has probably been the most enjoyment I’ve got out of motorsport with the Miedecke crew,” Tracey told Speedcafe.
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“How they do things, it’s just so professional, and George and Andrew, they’re awesome to work with.
“I’ve never enjoyed my racing as much as I have with these guys.”
Tracey lauded his working relationship with Miedecke, describing his co-driver as “probably the nicest bloke I know.”
“How he approaches the race weekends and how he conducts himself, that’s what you look up to him for,” he added.
“I’ve never looked up to someone like I look up to George.”
Tracey commended his co-driver’s speed, using every round as a learning exercise and being able to benchmark against Miedecke’s experience.
“Us young blokes get a lot of credit for how fast we are, but George is just as fast as all of us,” he said.
“You wouldn’t think he’s 40 when you race him, he’s that fast.
“It’s not like I’m coming into this seat and I’m the fastest driver, I’ve got a driver where I’m proud to match his time.
“Obviously, I want to be faster than George, but I’m not embarrassed to match his times.”
Having focused on Trans Am racing in the recent past, Tracey’s step into the world of driver aids has been a challenge.
“I’ve just been struggling with the ABS a bit, just getting my head around how to maximise the ABS, especially while I’m racing people,” Tracey said.
“I’ve struggled to cope with letting the ABS pull me up and trust that the ABS is going to get the car stopped, not just my ability to pull the car up.
“I feel like I’ve found what I’ve been looking for.”
With GT4 never having raced at Hidden Valley before, Tracey expects the field to be evenly matched.
The young gun anticipates the track’s unique combination of its 1.1km straight, tight hairpin, and flowing final sector to play into every car’s individual strengths.
“I feel like everyone’s going to be pretty even, everyone’s going to go in with a heap of confidence because it kind of suits everyone’s cars in a way,” Tracey added.
“Everyone has their spots where they suffer and where they’re good, but for this weekend it’s kind of levelling out for everyone.”
With Miedecke and Gray having fallen short of championship success two years in a row, Tracey uses that as motivation to drive himself forwards, with the desire to help Miedecke to a title.
“I’m really just keen to make no mistakes and just try and win this championship,” Tracey said.
“Seeing how close he’s been the last two years in a row, it’s given me so much more drive and motivation to try and make sure I’m perfect and to try and help out as much as I can to get us that championship win.
“It’s not so much pressure, it’s more this sense of hunger. I’ve come into the team and you can see how hungry they are to win a championship and it’s fuelled as well.”
Three rounds remain in the season, with the championship heading to Sydney Motorsport Park before the finale at Sandown.
Round 4 of Monochrome GT4 Australia will be held at Hidden Valley Raceway this weekend, July 24-26, as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries GT Festival Darwin. Coverage is live on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.
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