In 2003, Wright Patton Shakespeare entered
V8 Supercars as a sponsor of
Mark Noske’s
Ford Falcon AU for the last three events of the season. In 2004, Gore purchased two
Ford Falcon BAs, a transporter and associated equipment from the defunct
00 Motorsport team as well as the car and equipment (which was also ex 00 Motorsport) that Noske had used in 2003. The team initially ran one car with Noske and
David Besnard sharing the driving duties under a Level 2 franchise leased from
Lansvale Racing Team. The second car was entered from Round 4 following the purchase of a Level 2 franchise from David Thexton. It also raced the ex Noske AU in the non-championship Konica race at Bathurst for Neil McFadyen. Noske left the team before the end of the year with
Craig Baird joining in
2005, WPS also purchased two Level 1 licences from
Perkins Engineering. In
2006, WPS Racing 'merged' with
Larkham Motor Sport, with
Mark Larkham joining as team manager,
Jason Bargwanna and
Orrcon Steel also transferring.
Max Wilson drove the second car. In October 2007, Craig Gore was involved in a helicopter accident which caused considerable damage to his inner ear. On medical advice he had been told to avoid any sources of loud noises, thus stopping him from attending V8 Supercar events. Attempts were made to sell the team as a going concern in late 2007 and early 2008 were not successful and it closed in February 2008. ==Controversy==