United Kingdom Vauxhall Astra at
Brands Hatch in 2001 Dane is the son of
David Dane, a leading British
pathologist and
clinical virologist. Dane started his career at automotive manufacturer
Panther Westwinds as an apprentice in 1975 and then working in various roles including as a sales executive before his departure from the company in 1984. In 1986, Dane founded
car dealership Park Lane Limited, based in
London, that now focuses on selling luxury cars across the British Isles and Asia Pacific. The team, which later took on manufacturer support from
MG, ceased trading in 2018. By 2002, Dane and Warwick had sold their share in the team and Dane moved to Australia. Alongside co-owner Warwick, the team hired local
Holden drivers, a sister
General Motors company to Vauxhall, across the two years, including nine-time event winner
Peter Brock in 1997. The team's second entry in 1998 was also re-branded as a Holden.
Australia Holden Commodore VE at
Mount Panorama in 2011
Holden Commodore VFs at
Eastern Creek Raceway in 2014 In 2003, after initial discussions to buy the
Holden Racing Team, following the collapse of
Tom Walkinshaw Racing, were aborted, Dane, Warwick, Harrison and Peter Butterly purchased
V8 Supercars team
Briggs Motor Sport. The team was rebranded as
Triple Eight Race Engineering.
Craig Lowndes won the team its first race in
2005 and went on to win three consecutive Bathurst 1000s from
2006 to
2008 with
Jamie Whincup. Whincup also won the championship in 2008 and 2009 for
Ford before Dane brokered a manufacturer switch to Holden after Ford withdrew funding for
2010. In the 2010s, the team won six further championships, five of them Whincup's, and four Bathurst 1000s. From 2016 onwards, the team also became the factory Holden team in the category. During this time, Dane held a position on the Supercars Board of Directors for 12 out of 14 years between 2004 and 2017. By 2014, Dane had become majority owner of the team, with Harrison holding a minority stake. In 2015, Dane then sold a minority stake to
Paul Dumbrell, Tim Miles and Trinette Schipkie while Jamie Whincup and Dane's daughter Jessica became part-owners in 2018, replacing Schipkie. In 2016, Dane became an Australian citizen. Dane became a director of
PWR Advance Cooling Technology in 2017, and
chairman in 2023. He retired in August 2025. In February 2021, Dane announced that he would step down from his roles at Triple Eight at the end of the year, to be replaced by Whincup who announced his retirement from full time driving. Dane's ownership stake in the team also reduced to 11%. Dane sold his remaining Triple Eight stake to Whincup in December 2021. Dane remained at Triple Eight as chairman until December 2024. He retained ownership of the team's workshop in
Banyo until selling it to Triple Eight in May 2025. After working as a consultant to
General Motors Specialty Vehicles in 2025, Dane will return to the Supercars Championship as team principal for
PremiAir Racing in 2026. ==References==