DJR REVEAL INDIGENOUS LIVERY

The Shell V-Power Racing Team has taken the covers off the special Indigenous livery that it will run at the upcoming Darwin Triple Crown.

The Queensland based squad is the first Supercars team to reveal new colours for the Indigenous round in the Northern Territory.

DJR has dedicated its Indigenous round program to Racing Together, which is designed to give 12-to-18-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders an opportunity to pursue a career in motorsport as a driver or a member of a race team.

Ryan Story, the DJR’s Chairman and CEO, is a director of the Racing Together board, while Viva Energy, the exclusive licensee of the Shell brand in Australia, recently announced a new three-year partnership with the programme.

“The opportunity to highlight Racing Together and its objectives at the Darwin Triple Crown by way of an Indigenous livery supported by all of our partners and put together by Braedyn, who is the Racing Together race driver, is something of a remarkable story,” said Story.

“I am very proud to be associated with the Racing Together organisation as a director, and what ties everything together for me is that Viva Energy, our major sponsor, is also a significant supporter of the project.

“We’re partners in racing, and we’re partners in business. The opportunity to raise awareness and to increase involvement in both STEM and motorsport for young Indigenous Australians is something that we should all aspire to.”

Braedyn Cidoni, a Racing Together team member, designed the livery Supercar livery that DJR will run in Darwin.

The seventeen-year-old is thrilled to not only be the driver for Racing Together but also to have designed the Supercar livery. His work was inspired by artist Allison Millcock’s “Turtles Crossing Cultures”.

“While Allison’s art represents her longing to connect with her ancestors, I used the turtle to highlight the environment and the wildlife that we need to protect and added the snake to represent the fierceness and power behind the Racing Together team,” said Cidoni.

“I have always wanted to be a race car driver, and the Racing Together programme has given me the opportunity to do that. I couldn’t believe I was selected out of everyone to be the driver.

“Our team has many different roles like engineer, mechanic and social media, and everyone is so happy to be part of the team – we’ve bonded and all become really good friends.”

The Shell V-Power Racing Team Indigenous livery can be seen on track at the Darwin Triple Crown, 18-20 June.

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