THE MAN WHO BUILT AN EMPIRE: SUPERCARS' MOST SUCCESSFUL - AND DIVISIVE - TEAM OWNER, ROLAND DANE, IS RETIRING, HANDING CONTROL OF TRIPLE EIGHT RACING TO CHAMPION DRIVER JAMIE WHINCUP AS AUSTRALIAN TOURING CAR RACING ENTERS A NEW ERA.

PHOTO (COLOR): Dane and Lowndes at Bathurst in 2006, celebrating the second victory at the Mountain for "The Kid" PHOTO (COLOR): Whincup and co celebrating Triple Eight's first championship in 2008. Dane becomes a force in the strongest 2.0-litre touring series in the world, with Triple Eight taking over as the Vauxhall (GM) factory team in '97. Dane is confident SVG will keep Triple Eight at the front in the beginning of the next phase of team's journey. [Extracted from the article]