Academy

Jarrod Hughes

Super2 driver

Queensland-based Jarrod Hughes joins the Erebus Academy in 2024, as he makes his Super2 debut driving for Image Racing.

Hughes is no stranger to success, competing in the TGRA 86 Series in both 2022 and 2023, securing the prestigious 2022 Kaizen Award and claiming the most poles that year.

Hughes got his first taste of karting at the age of 10, before graduating to Hyundai Excel racing, into 86s and, most recently, an appearance in the TA2 Muscle Car Series at Hidden Valley’s world first co-driver TA2 event.

Hughes is also a regular at Norwell Motorplex and is looking forward to the 2024 season as he embarks on his first Supercars season.

Jobe Stewart

Super2 driver

The reigning Super3 Champion makes the step up to Super2 in 2024 with Erebus Motorsport. Stewart, who hails from Mount Gambier, SA has been part of the Erebus Academy since 2017. Having begun his career in karting over nine years ago, 2020 saw Stewart take the step into tin tops and commence his Toyota 86 (T86) career. 

While his 2020 and 2021 seasons were heavily impacted by COVID-19 restrictions, he still managed to secure a number of podium finishes. By 2022, his third T86 campaign saw him collect five out of fifteen podiums and finish third overall in the Championship.

Stewart has also excelled in the virtual racing world, competing in several Supercars E Series competitions. 

2023 saw Stewart reign supreme in Super3 alongside Terry Wyhoon’s Image Racing and in 2024 he is aiming even higher with the step into Super2, this time under the Erebus Motorsport/Erebus Academy banner. 

Ryan Wyhoon

Karter, #49

Ryan Wyhoon is a 14-year-old go-karter from Korumburra, VIC who joined the Erebus Academy as its youngest member to date.

2023 sees Wyhoon enter his eighth karting season with three Morwell Go Kart Club Championships under his belt, as well as podiums in the Golden Power Series and the Parolin Junior Sprint Classic.

With his father being racer and Image Racing owner Terry Wyhoon, Wyhoon has grown up with a love of motorsport and has dreams of competing in Nascar and Supercar categories.

Finishing off 2022 with a third place at the Parolin Junior Sprint Classic, Ryan competed in the KA3 Junior Heavy class throughout 2023 and is excited to continue working as part of the Erebus Academy in 2024.

James Wharton

James Wharton, a 17-year-old talent hailing from Bundoora, VIC, recently departed from the Ferrari Academy has secured his racing future and will compete in the Formula Regional European Championship this season with Prema.

Recognised by the Erebus Academy in 2019, Wharton embarked on his karting journey in 2013, showcasing skill and standing out among his peers on the national stage.

In 2020, he gained attention by clinching the top spot in the Ferrari Driver Academy’s Scouting World Finals. This program has nurtured renowned motorsport figures such as Charles Leclerc, Mick Schumacher, and Sergio Perez.

Despite his youth, Wharton dedicated 2021 to the FDA’s training regimen, gearing up for his participation in the European Formula 4 Championship this year.

Now based in Europe, Wharton is committed to realising his ambition of making it to Formula One.

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