This is an exclusive pre-event Supercars.com column by championship-winning Race Engineer Scott Sinclair. Sinclair will preview and debrief each round of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship from his own perspective.

The Repco Sprint Cup has been run and won, meaning we now enter the Ryco Enduro Cup leg of the championship.

This weekend’s AirTouch 500 at The Bend introduces three additional cars and 30 non-regular drivers, all with ambitions to prove they’ve still got it or to put their name in lights.

Putting your name in lights

This year's co-driver cohort is a fascinating mix. We have 15 former main series drivers and 12 younger drivers looking to make a name for themselves on the biggest motorsport stage in Australia.