PENRITE RACING AND PENRITE HONDA RACING REVEAL DARWIN LIVERIES
Penrite Racing and Penrite Honda Racing have revealed their coordinating liveries for the Betr Darwin Triple Crown at what was a spectacular launch event held in Melbourne’s CBD with the livery artwork projected on the venue walls and floor.
Present for the reveal were Penrite Racing sponsors, media and team executives including Stephen Grove (Executive Chairman), Brenton Grove (CEO), David Cauchi (Team Principal) as well as drivers David Reynolds, Matt Payne and Garth Tander who later hosted a Q+A on stage.
Australian Superbike driver, Troy Herfoss revealed his coordinating bike livery.
Penrite Racing also revealed their Indigenous drivers suits which emulate the designs on their cars.
In collaboration with team partner, Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS) the livery was inspired by the artwork of Lorraine Kabbindi White, a former educator at MITS.
With the assistance from MITS Students, car #19 was unveiled by Stephen Grove and Matt Payne, car #26 by David Reynolds and Katrina Penfold (Director of MITS).
The Supercars design incorporated two pieces of artwork provided by Lorraine. The first called Modjarrki – Freshwater Crocodile and the second, Ankung Kunred – Wild Honey Country.
Ankung Kunred – Wild Honey Country depicts Lorraine’s homeland, the Mok clan’s estate – Ankung kunred, which extends over the upper catchment of the Liverpool River.
Mok country, this country there is a big body of water. The river splits into many tributaries and cuts its way through to Djamarr (scared site). The honey dreaming sites run along this river. This is where the honey dreamings have placed themselves associated near water.
The artist has painted an aerial view of her country, the yellow represents the honey dreaming sites along the river and the white represents the bees.
Modjarrki – Freshwater Crocodile
Modjarrki is the long nosed crocodile which don’t bite people. They are seen in many places near flowling water high in the stone country and lying in the sun on logs, on the sand, on rocks or on the banks of creeks or rivers.
ABOUT MITS
MITS a Year 7- 8 transition school on Wurundjeri Country that supports Indigenous students from remote and regional communities in the NT and Victoria to live and study in Melbourne.
The team have set up an auction site with items including David Reynold’s and Matt Payne’s Darwin round suits, hot laps, a corporate jet experience and more to help exceed the $44,000 raised by the team in 2022 which provided funding for three student scholarships.
LINK TO AUCTION SITE: https://airauctioneer.com/penrite-racing-2023-indigenous-campaign-mits-auction/
QUOTES
Team Principal, David Cauchi said:
“It is fantastic to launch this livery among our partners, the Grove family and MITS. We are supporting MITS again this year and to see Lorraine’s artwork on our Penrite Mustangs is something quite special. I think they look awesome, and I am looking forward to seeing them racing at Hidden Valley.”
Car #26 Penrite Racing Driver, David Reynolds said:
“It is fantastic that the team are working with MITS again, and to have the liveries launched in this way is something special. I think they look amazing, and our suits match the cars this year as well as Troy Herfoss’s bike, so it is a lovely way to showcase the beautiful artwork created by Lorraine and celebrate the Indigenous culture.”
Car #19 Penrite Racing Driver, Matt Payne said:
“I think they look absolutely awesome especially in this setting [at the launch] with the art projected on the walls and floor. I am excited to get to Darwin for the Triple Crown and do the team and MITS proud on track. It is great what the team and Penrite Honda Racing are doing to support MITS, they do such awesome work and hopefully we can raise some money for them through the auction.”
Edward Tudor, CEO of MITS said:
“The partnership with Grove/Penrite Racing is one which we are very proud of here at MITS and we are delighted to be partnering with them again in 2023.
This is now the second year that Penrite/Grove have partnered with MITS, after an enormously successful campaign in 2022, which raised an incredible $40,000 for our school. To put this into perspective, this supports three young students to attend our school and boarding program for a year.
The 2023 car and bike livery look incredible once again. It is a really special way to celebrate our students’ unique cultures, bringing Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together to learn more about each other.
The relationship with Penrite/Grove now goes well beyond the Darwin Triple Crown Indigenous Round, and that is what is so meaningful to us at MITS. Their support is generous and genuine – through fundraising, speaking to our students, showcasing and celebrating their cultures and welcoming them into their headquarters.
We look forward to another successful 2023 and can’t wait to join Dave, Matt, Troy and the team up in Darwin this year!”
Penrite Racing produced this unique livery in conjunction with paint supplier PPG and vinyl partners Graphic Art Mart and Mac Tac.
Reynolds and Payne are on track for the Supercars Betr Darwin Triple Crown, and Herfoss will compete in his next round of the Australian Superbike Championship from from the 16th to the 18th of June.
CONTACT:
Alison Powell | PR, Media, Marketing Coordinator | Penrite Racing | alisonp@grovegroup.com.au | +61 04542 518 061
