Truck Assist Racing are excited to unveil their special indigenous inspired livery for the Merlin Darwin Triple Crown.
As the official Indigenous round of the Supercars championship, MSR are honoured to be able to pay our respects to the Larrakia people and the land on which we will be racing on at Hidden Valley Raceway this weekend.
The artwork, designed by local Larrakia artist Trent Bundirrik Lee, shares the story of the Kapok tree which signs a change in season. When coming up with the design, Trent said he really took into consideration the time of year that the Supercars Championship are visiting Darwin and the season in which we are entering.
The design features a pod casing opening with a white cotton like material that surrounds the seeds. This is replicated with the pod like shapes and a blue dot which symbolises the fluffy material.
For the traditional owners of the Darwin region and Larrakia land, this is an important time of year as the flower on the tree is eatable and the tree itself also has many uses for their people.
The team’s Commercial Director Al Bye said, “It’s been an absolute pleasure and an honour working with Trent on the design of the Truck Assist Racing cars for this week’s Merlin Darwin Triple Crown event.
“He embraced the colours of our race team whilst keeping his artwork authentic to the Larrakia nation which was really cool to be a part of.