Young kiwi Ryan Wood is the latest Porsche talent to switch to Supercars with Walkinshaw Andretti United announcing the 19-year-old will be one of its Super2 drivers in 2023.

Wood will join Zach Bates in the two-car WAU team which will field its two current Holden ZB Commodores and next year when it returns to the Dunlop Series for the first time since 2012.

Wood had been lined up to race in the Porsche Carrera Cup championship next year after receiving the Porsche New Zealand scholarship for 2023. However, 2023 will be the year he makes the switch to Supercars.

Wood admitted it was a challenging call to make between continuing to rise up the Porsche pyramid or chasing the Supercars dream to follow in the footsteps of Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin.

“There’s no doubt it was a really tough decision to make the switch from Porsche New Zealand and Earl Bamber Motorsport, they’ve been amazing for me, and I can’t thank them enough for all that they’ve done,” said Wood.

“It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid to race Supercars, so I’m really excited to chase that dream with Walkinshaw Andretti United and see what we can do together next year.”

Wood arrives at WAU in form after finishing second in the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge championship, which included a titanic battle with Thomas Sargent.

Ryan Wood has been racing at the front of the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge Australia field,…