TEAM 18 has turned to artist Chern’ee Sutton once more come Indigenous Round, with the squad showing off Mark Winterbottom’s livery for the Darwin Triple Crown.
“We’re very lucky that Chern’ee takes the time and puts the effort into doing what she does, and it’s an absolute piece of art, but also the story behind it is amazing,” said the 2015 Supercars champion.
“I really enjoy that because obviously when people see the car, they see it for what it is, but the story behind it is so much more than the colours and the design. I think the Dewalt car will be one of the best looking if not the best-looking car when we hit the track in Darwin.
“Chern’ee tells the story really well and it’s each little individual element that has a reason and a story behind it about communities coming together for this event. It’s a very positive artwork that’s been portrayed on our car.
“I’m honoured to represent it and she’s very proud of her history and heritage, so to put it on the car means a lot to her, and that means a lot to me to represent.
“I think Darwin and indigenous round go hand in hand. I think it’s been received really well and lots of people come and watch that race from around the country.
“It was a huge success last year and I think it’s important for the sport to have these iconic events, whether it’s indigenous round or retro round or whatever it is that creates something special for each place we visit.
“As a team we represent it really well with both cars. Each car has a different story and a different background.
“There’s a lot of positivity with my story and one of them is about leading the footsteps to victory, so that’ll be the goal for us at Hidden Valley.”
