Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) has gone back to its roots with its liveries for the 2025 Supercars Championship.
After switching from white to back halfway through 2024, WAU has retained the dark schemes for both Chaz Mostert and Ryan Wood for the upcoming new season, which will be its last with Ford before the big switch to Toyota.
Wood’s look on the #2 Mustang is particularly striking, with the black, orange and white colours of Truck Assist offering a flashback to WAU’s successful past.
Image: RACE PROJECT
From 2005-2008 Walkinshaw ran the HSV Dealer Team in addition to the Holden Racing Team, with drivers Rick Kelly and Garth Tander propelling it to back to back titles.
In both of those successful campaigns in 2006 and 2007, they ran distinctive orange and black colours.
They have returned to the WAU stable in 2025 with Wood’s Truck Assist Mustang running a very similarly styled livery.
After a rookie season that showed some flashes of promise with a best result of fourth on his way to 16th in the championship, Wood is hungry for some trophies in 2025.
Image: RACE PROJECT
“The Mobil 1 Truck Assist Mustang looks amazing, it’s a level up on last year’s design, I am super excited to hit the track in Sydney to show the black, orange and white rocket off under lights,” the young WAU star said.
“It’s going to be a huge year, year two isn’t going to be any easier than year one so we’ve been putting in a heap of work to continue to move forward – we want some trophies this year that’s for sure.
“It’s been far too long since Adelaide, I’ve been annoying everyone in at work just wanting to drive the Mobil 1 Truck Assist Racing Mustang, so I’m counting down the days before the test and Round 1, can’t wait to get stuck in.”
The 2025 Ryan Wood livery has a similar feel to the Toll HSV Dealer Team era led by Garth Tander’s 2007 title. Image: Mark Horsburgh
The black livery has been retained for Mostert as well in the WAU flagship #25 Mustang.
Like Wood’s more colour has been added to the Optus backed Ford.
The last time Mostert started a season with a black livery was in 2022 when he drove to victory at Sydney Motorsport Park in 2022.
Image: RACE PROJECT
He will be hoping for similar success in 2025, especially after being unbeaten in a black car under lights at the same track last year.
“The fans loved the black livery on the Mobil 1 Optus Racing No. 25 last year and we just had to keep it for them again this year,” Mostert said.
Image: RACE PROJECT
“We’ve added a bit more colour which really makes the car pop, it’s an enhanced version of the ’24 car and I can’t wait for everyone to see it in person.
Chaz Mostert dominating the 2024 Sydney event.
“The team has worked extremely hard during the off season, yet again, it’s about time we head out on track and show this bad boy off!
Image: RACE PROJECT
“It’s going to be a big year, Car 25 in ’25 has a pretty good ring to it, so we are all pretty keen to make it one to remember.”
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