The now late team boss Garry Rogers nominated a then 18-year-old Herne to share a wildcard entry with Tyler Everingham in the 2020 Bathurst 1000. Supercars for a period mandated Super2 experience, before opening up its prerequisites to include Super3 and Carrera Cup achievements. The Herne Superlicence saga appeared deeply political. It occurred a year after GRM had shut its full-time Supercars team and ploughed its efforts into the Australian Racing Group of categories. “There’s no doubt the preferred pathway is Super2,” said Rogers, whose team won the Super2 title in 2018 with Chris Pither.