TOBY PRICE AND MICK DOOHAN TO LINE-UP FOR SUPERCARS CELEBRITY ESERIES RACE
By Bruce Williams
Date posted: 12 May 2020
Toby Price and Mick Doohan to line-up for Supercars Celebrity Eseries race – Photo: Supplied
Dakar winner Toby Price and MotoGP legend Mick Doohan are amongst a host of celebrities and sports personalities to line-up for Supercars Celebrity Eseries race.
By RHYS VANDERSYDE
The race to be held on Monday (from 7pm AEST) will see an all-star grid take on the virtual Mount Panorama track at Bathurst on the same iRacing platform utilised by the BP Supercars All-Stars ESeries.
Doohan, a five-time Moto GP Champion, will be able to get some insight from his son Jack who raced as a wildcard in the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries last week.
In addition to Price, offroad competitors will also be well represented by MotoX and SuperX Champion Dan Reardon, freestyle MotoX rider Blake Williams and Australian Rally Champion Scott Pedder.
Supercars team management will also be well represented with DJR Team Penske’s Ryan Story, Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Zak Brown, Erebus Motorsport’s Barry Ryan and BJR’s Brad Jones all taking part.
Other sports stars include Angus Ta’avao (Rugby), Brad Hodge (Cricket), Daniel Bowles (A-League), Jack Riewoldt (AFL), Jarmen Impay (AFL), Luke Egan (Surfing), Nathan Hindmarsh (NRL) and Peter Siddle ( Cricket).
While the voice of Supercars TV coverage, Neil Crompton, will also make a return of sorts to the driver’s seat when he also lines up for the Supercars Celebrity Eseries race, with more names are expected to be announced over coming days.
The race will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506 following Sidetracked on Monday (185) from 7pm AEST. It will also be broadcast live on Sky Sports (NZ), Supercars Facebook page, Twitch and YouTube.
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