TRIPLE Eight Race Engineering has called on the Racing Together program to inspire its Indigenous Round livery for Supercars wildcard Zane Goddard.
Racing Together was launched in 2020 by Garry and Monique Connelly with a view to facilitating Indigenous involvement in motorsport. Roland Dane (Triple Eight) and Ryan Story (Dick Johnson Racing) were announced as directors in 2021.
As Goddard prepares to make his first solo Supercars start in 18 months, Racing Together students worked with renowned livery designer Peter Hughes on his special design for the Darwin Triple Crown.
“Racing Together is proud to be associated with Supercheap Auto’s wildcard entry in the Indigenous Supercars round,” said Garry Connelly.
“Our team members embraced the task with enthusiasm, creativity, and commitment to their respective heritages.
“The final design is outstanding and a stunning piece of art. The livery design truly reflects the culture and totems of the Larrakia people, the traditional custodians of the Darwin region.”
Goddard was wowed by the finished product.
“The livery looks fantastic. The students at Racing Together did a brilliant job with the artwork,” he said.
“It was amazing for Supercheap Auto to allow them to have some flexibility in the design, allowing them to incorporate some cool colours and elements into the artwork.
“You can tell there’s a lot of heart in this livery, so hopefully I can get a good result for them and make them proud of what they’ve achieved.”
Now the focus switches to on-track for the 23-year-old, who will partner Craig Lowndes at the Sandown 500 and Repco Bathurst 1000 later in the season.
“I’m really looking forward to finally getting to Darwin. It’s a very smooth track with not a lot of bumps and has a very nice flow,” said Goddard.
“When you put a good lap together up there, it’s quite a nice feeling. The main straight is obviously very long and makes up a huge section of the track, so if we can be strong in that area, it will definitely help.
“With a mix of super soft tyres, a pretty good track surface and some hot conditions, fingers crossed everything falls into place with us.
“It’s a new car for everyone, and some people stand out at some tracks in particular, so fingers crossed we have a good showing up there.”
