Jett’s Tru-Blue Trans Am tribute to DJ
Jett Johnson will enter round 1 of the 2023 Trans Am season with a NAPA Tru-Blu tribute to his grandfather Dick Johnson.
The young jet enters his first full season in the National Trans Am at Symmons Plains, Tasmania next weekend, sporting a tribute livery to DJ’s Tru-Blu XD Falcon from the early 80’s.
“I’m really looking forward to kick starting the 2023 Trans Am Series in the all-blue NAPA Mustang,” said the youngest Johnson.
“All-blue cars and my family have been linked for many years, not just with Granddad, but my dad Steven ran his Tru-Blu XD in Touring Car Masters in blue as well.
“It’s a part of my family’s history, and I hope the fans down at Symmons Plains like it.”
Jett Johnson will sport a tribute livery to the Tru-Blu XD Falcon that Dick Johnson and John French took to victory at the James Hardie 1000 in 1981
Johnson Sr became a household name after being taken out by rock in the 1980 Bathurst 1000, winning the Great Race on his return in 1981, before becoming a five-time Australian Touring Car champion.
His grandson Jett is also making his own path toward becoming a household name, after taking out the TA2 Muscle Car Series in 2022, and showing plenty of promise in his national Trans Am debut, taking a pair of P2s in a very strong field at the Queensland Raceway.
Jett Johnson leading the way in TA2 Muscle Car Series in 2022
This week he comes up against a similarly strong field against the likes of James Moffat, Ben Grice, Owen Kelly, Tyler Everingham, Brett Holdsworth, Jay Robotham, and Lachie Dalton.
42 years on from Johnson Sr taking the Tru-Blu to victory at Symmons Plains, young Jett will be gunning for the same result on the 2.41km seven turn circuit, south of Launceston.
The opening round of the National Trans Am Series will be held as part of the Shannons SpeedSeries on February 24-26. Saturday and Sunday’s races are broadcast live and ad-break free on Stan Sport, while Saturday’s racing will feature free-to-air coverage on 9GEM from 2pm-5pm.
