O’Keeffe set for his sixth Porsche season with new look

Drivers Dylan O’Keeffe and Dean Cook will again be run by the RAM Motorsport/GWR Australia outfit in their respective Pro and Pro Am class.

Along with Dexion, Pro driver O’Keeffe will have the support of OFE Refrigerated Transport, United Property Fund, Local Roadways, DTR Heavy Vehicle Repairer, CAIN Equipment Australia, Tempur and Ringwood Mazda.

It will be O’Keeffe’s sixth season in the one-make Porsche category, and he hopes a subtle change to his driving technique will be enough to push him closer to championship success.

“Over the last couple of seasons, we’ve always had decent qualifying speed but during the off-season we identified a couple of weaknesses, and one of those was my speed on cold tyres,” O’Keeffe said.

“I’ve always right-foot braked in the Porsche, but this season I’m going to change to left-foot braking, which will allow me to balance the car more precisely during those early race laps where car finesse is so critical.”

O’Keeffe will again be engineered by Rob Palermo, with whom he formed a partnership last season.

“Rob and I understand one another really well, and last year we unlocked some great speed from the car, especially in the second half of the season,” O’Keeffe added.

“Heading into 2024 with the same driver-engineer combination will allow us to carry some momentum into the new season and build upon everything we learned last year.”

O’Keeffe suggests the second round at New Zealand’s Taupo circuit will be a highlight in the eight-round championship.

“Overseas Carrera Cup racing has fond memories for me because I scored my first Carrera Cup podium in Malaysia in 2017. It will be the first time I’ve raced overseas since the TCR World Tour round in Belgium in 2020, and it’s always a good challenge to learn a new track.”