While the Sandown Supercars round no longer features the popular ‘Retro Round’ theme, Jack Perkins will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Bathurst win for his father, Larry, and the late Gregg Hansford, with a special 'Castrol Perkins' tribute livery on the Erebus Commodore which Jack will drive in the Super2 races.
The win in 1993 for Perkins and Hansford in their Castrol-backed Perkins Engineering Commodore VP was the first Bathurst race for what we know today as Supercars. It was the fourth of Larry’s six Bathurst wins, and the first for his own Perkins Engineering squad.
“It’s a really cool tribute to be able to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dad’s win in ‘93 and the first win for his own team,” Jack Perkins said of the reimagined livery on the Erebus Commodore ZB.
“The original car was also the last Holden engine to win at Bathurst and was Perkins Engineering’s first Bathurst win as a team so there’s a lot of history there and it’s been a really cool fit.
“It’s a huge credit to everyone who made this possible and a special thank you to Shaw and Partners for really sharing mine and Dad’s passion for the history of the sport.”
The ’93 Bathurst-winning Castrol Commodore VP has just underdone a complete restoration and was tested at Calder Park two weeks ago in preparation for Bathurst’s Legends Parade.
“The livery certainly brings back memories and it just looks fantastic, simple as that,” Larry Perkins said.
“I can still hear the crowd’s tremendous roar in support of us back in ‘93 when we got pole position and won the race so I think this new livery will certainly trigger a few memories from some of the diehard fans.
“I think the fans will really enjoy it and Jack and his team have done a great job at restoring the original car so to see Jack’s newly designed Erebus car side by side with the original is just fantastic.
“The shakedown at Calder went really well so I’m excited to give it another go around the Mountain in October.”
In addition to racing the ‘Castrol Commodore’ in the Super2 events, Jack Perkins will co-drive with Will Brown in the Sandown 500, sharing Brown’s Coca-Cola by Erebus Camaro.
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