The Australian motorsport community is mourning the death of the much-loved Garry Rogers.

The 80-year-old died on Thursday morning as the Supercars paddock gathered for this weekend’s Gold Coast 500.

A former driver turned team owner, Rogers’ outfit won the Bathurst 1000 in 2000 with Garth Tander and Jason Bargwanna behind the wheel.

“A sad day for Australian motorsport,” Tander wrote.

“A titan of the industry, that knew how to have fun while being as hard as nails.

“Learnt so much from this bloke, that I still use today. RIP GR.”

Peter Adderton said “we lost a legend today”.

“I’ve had a long history and a great relationship with Garry, going back to the Super Touring days,” the former Boost Mobile boss said.

“Personalities like his are rare in the sport now. As far as I’m conc

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