Garry Rogers Motorsport won't be alone in their Indigenous livery for this weekend's Darwin Triple Crown with Brad Jones Racing unveiling their new cultural livery on Nick Percat's car ahead of the opening practice rounds here at the Hidden Valley Circuit.
In a bid to create Indigenous awareness, the joint venture between BJ Racing and Holden gave Rosebery Middle School Girls Academy students the opportunity to engage with the team to drive community-led solutions aimed at reducing the barriers that prevent Indigenous girls from completing their education and reach their full potential.
“This is a great opportunity to utilise already produced art works of students they created for National Sorry Day events,” said Girls Academy program manager Rozi Carbone.
Rosebery Middle School Indigenous student Aimee May's painting was used as inspiration for the final design created by renowned Holden artist Peter Hughes.
“All of the paintings we received were beautiful, colourful and meaningful. They individually represented and captured the Australian Indigenous culture and provided the foundation of the end result you see in the design Nick Percat's #8 racing car,”Hughes added.
Brad Jones Racing is honoured to embrace the heritage of our nation and create awareness for Indigenous Australians. The Jones family have been a part of motorsport for more than 40 years and Brad welcomes everyone who wants to be involved in their passions.–
“Anyone who loves racing should know that they are welcomed to pursue a career in motorsport and we hope our working together with Rosebery Middle School Girls Academy highlights that. There are many fans who share our passion for racing and we appreciate their support. The opportunity to promote cultural diversity with Holden has been a rewarding experience and has highlighted the diversity of Supercar fans”.
