SHELL V-POWER RACING TEAM REVEALS NO.98 BATHURST WILDCARD LIVERY

The Shell V-Power Racing Team has today revealed the livery of the No.98 wildcard entry into the Repco Bathurst 1000. This incredible yellow livery draws inspiration from the team’s No.11 and No.17 Shell V-Power Mustangs, with the design donning the reversal of the iconic red, white and yellow colours. The No.98 features the Shell pecten from naming rights partners Viva Energy Australia (Shell Licensee), with the racing number paying homage to Shell’s 98 octane premium unleaded fuel, Shell V-Power Unleaded 98. The pecten will feature alongside Harvey Norman, Rheem, Pivotel, WM Waste and National Tiles. A key element of the livery for the No.98 are the ‘personalised plates’ thanks to our partners at PPQ, featuring the name ‘SIM KAI’, which reflects the names of the wildcard co-drivers Simona De Silvestro and Kai Allen.

The team behind the wildcard entry will be a combination of young talent and seasoned veterans, including Team Manager, Mikey Flynn. Joining Chief Engineer Perry Kapper and Technical Director Mark Fenning, the Shell V-Power Racing Team will promote from within with Ed Williams making his Supercars debut as Race Engineer for the No.98 Shell V-Power Mustang. Williams has seven years’ experience with the team working as a design/performance/data engineer.

David Noble, Chief Executive Officer, Shell V-Power Racing Team shared his excitement over the reveal of the design. “It’s wonderful to finally be able to share this livery with the public, it’s a standout design that we’re very proud of and we have no doubt it will look fantastic when it hits the track at Mount Panorama. We’ve had a lot of interest in the lead up to this reveal around what the livery will look like, so we hope our fans agree that it looks spectacular and is going to catch their eye on the track. The wildcard program has also been a great opportunity for us to create development programs for up-and-coming talent in our engineering and mechanical teams, we look forward to seeing this come to fruition at the Repco Bathurst 1000. I’d like to thank our partners Viva Energy Australia, Rheem, Pivotel, WM Waste, Harvey Norman, National Tiles and PPQ for their support of the No.98 Shell V-Power Mustang, the countdown to the Repco Bathurst 1000 is well and truly on.”

Simona De-Silvestro & Kai Allen co-drivers of the No.98 Shell V-Power Mustang also shared their excitement of the new livery. De Silvestro said “We just saw the car for the first time, and it looks amazing! It’s definitely going to stand out, it looks fast and aggressive, which is always a good thing! I think it’s going to look great going down Conrod Straight. I can’t wait to hit the track in the No.98 Shell V-Power Mustang with Kai!”.

Allen responded “It’s super cool to see the No.98 Shell V-Power Mustang all stickered up and ready to go, it’s going to stand out! I’m sure if we’re fast and put the pressure on it will fill up everyone’s mirrors with lots of yellow. I can’t wait to get out to QR and do some test days in it, then head down to Bathurst with Simona!”

Andrew Egan, General Manager – Customer & Marketing of Viva Energy Retail said, “We’re excited to support wild card drivers Simona and Kai as part of our long-standing partnership with the Dick Johnson Racing Team. It’s no surprise that we’re delighted that the car will be emblazoned with 98, the octane rating of our premium fuel – Shell V-Power, as we know it means high performance and a winning attitude. Bathurst 1000 is an iconic race, so adding two brilliant new drivers to the already successful Shell V-Power Racing Team will give fans more reasons to cheer them on and we hope will see similar success to the team at previous Bathurst events. We wish Simona and Kai, along with Will, Alex, Anton and Tony all the best for the upcoming endurance event and look forward to a sea of Shell red and yellow on the podium.”

De Silvestro and Allen will complete two test days at Queensland Raceway next week, before conquering Mount Panorama at the Repco Bathurst 1000 on Sunday 8th October.