INDIGENOUS LIVERIES A COMPLEX EXERCISE

Indigenous liveries are a complex exercise as Supercars embrace the Indigenous round concept

In the latest edition of AUTO ACTION Andrew Clarke looks at the complexities and costs involved as the Supercars Championship makes it compulsory for all teams to ‘rewrap’ their cars for the Darwin event, as the series celebrates its first-ever official Indigenous round in Darwin, Clarke also explains some of the fantastic stories behind the colourful liveries.

Below is an extract from the latest edition.

Supercars is celebrating its first-ever o­fficial Indigenous Round in Darwin by mandating that every team use a First Nations-inspired livery, many of which will remain in place for the Townsville Round, which coincides with NAIDOC week.

The teams have gone from the minimalist approach of Brad Jones Racing to the full-on visual onslaught of Penrite Racing.

Macauley Jones will be hard to miss in Darwin

Indigenous art traditionally tells stories as an extension of Dreamtime, and many teams have sent artists away to create specific stories blending their own stories with those of the artists and their nations.

The process is complex and doesn’t come cheap. It is estimated that re-wrapping an entire car costs around $5000, and if the team also redesigns the pit crew attire, at a further cost, total cost across the grid could reach around $200,000.

Yes… you read that correctly, $200,000

Find out why in full detail in the current edition of Auto Action which can be purchased at your local newsagency or in the link below.

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