One of the special activations followers of the Supercars series have come to love is the adoption of indigenous liveries for the Darwin round.
Red Bull Ampol Racing have unveiled their stunning Indigenous livery for the upcoming Darwin Triple Crown, designed by the amazingly talented Brock Compton; a proud Warumungu man, a student of Brisbane’s Ambrose Treacy College, and a member of the school’s Clontarf Academy.
The Clontarf Foundation has been a longstanding community partner of the team’s co-naming right’s partner, Ampol, and operates to improve the education, life skills, self-esteem, and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men through academies in schools across Australia.
Artist Brock Compton, age 17 and ironically named after Australian motorsport icon Peter Brock, is completing his year 12 studies at Ambrose Tracey College, and is completing his apprenticeship as a carpenter.
The artwork, aptly named ‘The Spirit of the Driver,’ was created to describe the life of a Red Bull Ampol Racing driver. The unique elements of the artwork symbolise the driver’s journey into the competitive sport of Supercars, their challenges and difficulties faced throughout their journey, and their achievements and supporters. A full story of the artwork written by Brock Compton can be found at the end of this media release.
Red Bull Ampol Racing, in conjunction with Ampol, will also sell a limited-edition collection of Darwin Triple Crown merchandise which features Compton’s artwork, with a percentage of sales from every item sold being donated to the Clontarf Foundation. The team will also auction both Shane van Gisbergen and Broc Feeney’s race suits from the event, with all proceeds being donated to Clontarf.
The special livery will be emblazoned across both the #88 and #97 Chevrolet Camaros. On-track action from the Darwin Triple Crown will begin on Friday, 16 June.
“It’s a great thing what Ampol and the Clontarf Foundation do for these young kids and then to give them the opportunity to design a livery is a pretty incredible thing.” Said van Gisbergen.
“To hear from the students about the story of the artwork, really helped me to get a better understanding of their story - there was a lot more behind it than I initially thought. Learning what all the elements represent was really cool to get a full understanding of what it all means as a whole. There is a lot more to the story than it looks like, but once you understand it, it’s pretty cool.
“The students are joining us up in Darwin which will be great. We’ll take them into the garage, and they’ll come to the race, and get to hear the cars live. Having them there to see it, breathe it, hear it and be a part of what they’ve created is going to be cool.” The Kiwi said of the uniquely Australian artwork.
