Jason Bright
A hard-nosed competitor from Australia's touring car wars, he battled legends on the track and later pioneered his own successful racing team.
Born 1973 (age 53)·Australian racing driver·Birthday: March 7·Generation X
Biography
Jason Bright's career in Australian motorsport is a tale of grit and entrepreneurship. Emerging in the super-competitive era of the 1990s and 2000s, he was never just a driver for hire; he was a racer who understood the machine and the business. Bright fought wheel-to-wheel with greats like Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife, securing race wins at iconic circuits like Bathurst and Sandown. His driving style was calculated yet aggressive, making him a consistent front-runner. But his legacy extends beyond the cockpit. With a sharp eye for opportunity, he founded Britek Motorsport, building it from a small operation into a respected satellite team for factory giants like Ford's Prodrive. This dual role as driver-owner showcased a rare blend of on-track skill and off-track acumen in a famously tough sport.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Jason was born in 1973, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Jason Was Born
The biggest hits of 1973
#1 Movie
The Exorcist
Best Picture
The Sting
#1 TV Show
All in the Family
Jason's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1973Born
US withdraws from Vietnam; Roe v. Wade decided
Gas: $0.39/galHome: $22,100Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" — Tony Orlando & DawnBest Picture: The Sting
1978Started school
First test-tube baby born
Gas: $0.63/galHome: $35,300Min wage: $2.65/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Shadow Dancing" — Andy GibbBest Picture: The Deer Hunter
1986Became a teenager
Challenger disaster; Chernobyl nuclear meltdown
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $66,600Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"That's What Friends Are For" — Dionne & FriendsBest Picture: Platoon
1989Could drive
Berlin Wall falls; Tiananmen Square protests
Gas: $1.00/galHome: $79,100Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"Look Away" — ChicagoBest Picture: Driving Miss Daisy
1991Could vote
Soviet Union dissolves; World Wide Web goes public
Gas: $1.14/galHome: $82,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: George H.W. Bush"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" — Bryan AdamsBest Picture: The Silence of the Lambs
1994Turned 21
Nelson Mandela elected president of South Africa
Gas: $1.11/galHome: $90,400Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"The Sign" — Ace of BaseBest Picture: Forrest Gump
2003Turned 30
US invades Iraq; Human Genome Project completed
Gas: $1.59/galHome: $146,000Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"In Da Club" — 50 CentBest Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2013Turned 40
Edward Snowden reveals NSA surveillance programs
Gas: $3.53/galHome: $152,800Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan LewisBest Picture: 12 Years a Slave
2023Turned 50
ChatGPT goes mainstream; Israel-Hamas war begins
Gas: $3.52/galHome: $361,600Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Joe Biden"Flowers" — Miley CyrusBest Picture: Oppenheimer
2026Age 53 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Won the prestigious Sandown 500 touring car race in 1998 driving for Stone Brothers Racing.
- Finished third in the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series, his highest overall season result.
- Founded and developed Britek Motorsport, which competed as a full-time team in the Supercars Championship for over a decade.
- Secured a race win at the challenging Adelaide Street Circuit in 2006.
Did You Know?
He made his Bathurst 1000 debut in 1997 and competed in the race 21 times throughout his career.
Before full-time racing, he worked as a mechanic for fellow driver Mark Larkham.
His team, Britek, initially ran under the 'Team Brock' name in a tribute to Peter Brock after the legend's death.
He is an avid cyclist and often participates in long-distance charity bike rides.
“You have to build the team and the car around you to win.”
