THE HIGHEST Mountain
THOMAS Randle says racing drivers think they’re invincible. In fact, that statement could generally be applied to the male populace and the way they view their health – some blokes seem to think a visit to the doctor is more gruelling than Bathurst!
At 25 years old, Thomas is a rising Supercars star who battled testicular cancer as he chased his dream. After starting his career in karts, Thomas kicked on into open-wheel racing, winning the Aussie Formula Ford title in 2014 and coming runner-up in the Formula 4 Championship in 2015. After a competitive stint in Europe, Randle returned home to compete in the Super2 series for 2018, nailing the championship in 2020.
This year, Thomas has been competing in the S5000 Championship – essentially a modern-day version of Formula 5000 – with state-of-the-art open-wheel racers, powered by hotted-up Coyote V8s.
Having landed a full-time drive for Tickford Racing in 2022, Thomas is hoping to emulate the success of drivers like John Bowe, a two-time Bathurst winner, former Touring Car champion, Hall of Famer and recent OAM recipient. John, who’s still carving it up in Touring Car Masters and almost anything with a steering
