Driver line-up confirmed for Stadium Super Trucks
Clipsal 500 Adelaide organisers today announced the full driver line-up for the Toyo Tires Stadium Super Trucks Presented by Traxxas (SST) race, which will be the Australia debut of the world's newest and one of the most exciting form of racing.
SST founder and two-time series champion Robby Gordon will be the star attraction when these 600 horsepower V8 trucks line up on the starting grid for next week's Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.
The Toyo Tires Stadium Super Trucks race will see high profile local and international drivers racing side by side in 10 high powered off-road trucks. The trucks approach speeds of up to 240km/h and ramps can launch the trucks five metres into the air and 40 metres down the track.
The starting line-up for the debut of the SST Series in Australia includes five drivers who have competed in the Stadium Super Truck Series previously; Venezuelan IndyCar driver E.J. Viso , rising star Keegan Kincaid, Charles Dorrance, Bill Hynes, and the future of off-road racing, 17 year-old Sheldon Creed.
The Australian contingent eager to impress in their first outing behind the wheel of a Stadium Super Truck consists of off-road motorcycle racer Toby Price, off-road racing legend Brad Gallard, former V8 Supercars driver and 24-hour Bathurst winner Nathan Pretty and Australia's most prolific stunt rider Matt Mingay.
Although accustomed to off-road racing on two wheels, Toby Price will be on a high heading into the Clipsal 500 Adelaide after recently becoming just the second Australian to stand on the winners' podium at the grueling Dakar Rally, clinching third overall after the final stage in Argentina.
The SST's will hit the track at the 2015 V8 Supercars season opener on Thursday 26 February, with specially designed jumps added to the iconic Adelaide street circuit and racing scheduled to run over four days.
"Stadium Super Trucks have become hugely popular at motor racing events in the United States and we're very excited to be hosting the first ever Stadium Super Trucks event outside of North America," said Clipsal 500 CEO Mark Warren.
Toyo Tires has acquired the naming rights sponsorship of the Australian debut of Stadium Super Trucks presented by TRAXXAS at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Supporting sponsors of the series include; Clipsal By Schneider Electric, Traxxas, Hoggs Breath Caf, Jet Pilot and GoPro.
Competition on track is set to be fierce as the trucks literally fly through Victoria Park, featuring driversfrom a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.
