Triple Eight Race Engineering is shifting gears in 2026, concluding its longtime partnership with General Motors to embark on a new journey as a Supercars Ford team. However, GM – unhappy about losing its flagship team – is pushing back against the idea of sharing its engine supplier with Ford.
According to a report from Speedcafe, Triple Eight is set to become The Blue Oval’s homologation team when it begins fielding Ford Mustang GT race cars next year. Initial expectations suggested that Triple Eight would oversee the motorsport program’s aero development, while KRE Race Engines, the team’s current Chevy engine supplier, would expand its operations to include building Ford engines.
Ford and Triple Eight have already agreed that KRE can run both the Chevy and Ford engine programs concurrently, but GM isn’t overly thrilled with the prospect. That leaves the Supercars Ford team in a bit of a sticky situation in terms of engine supply. If Ford, GM, and Triple Eight can’t come to an agreement, the team must find an alternative source for its engines. There are a few options, which may include Motorsports Powertrains, a facility currently owned and operated by Supercars Ford team Dick Johnson Racing.
“For Gen3 there was no process as such, it was just that both of the HTs had relationships with existing engine suppliers,” Supercars technical chief Tim Edwards told Speedcafe. “We’ve never been in this position before, so it’s something we’ve got to work through. It’s very high on our agenda to work through that.”
He added, “There’s a lot of stakeholders in this along with Supercars. There’s all of the teams and the manufacturers as well. That’s what we’re working through at the moment. We’ve got a view but there’s a lot of stakeholders.”
Cross-manufacturer collaboration is already a common practice in Supercars. In fact, Brodie Kostecki, who joined a Supercars Ford team at the start of the 2025 season, races with chassis built by a Chevy allied team.
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But they are going to let Dodge/Ram use it in nascar