Tickford celebrates NZ with striking new Randle livery

Tickford Racing has wowed with a brilliant new ITM NZ Double Header livery on Thomas Randle's Castrol Ford.

The regular green, red and white Castrol livery has made way for a predominantly black and silver look for the next two rounds in Taupō and Christchurch.

The livery, brought to life in collaboration with Castrol, sees the Randle Mustang carry the iconic silver fern across the sides and bonnet of the car.

This weekend is a special round for Randle, who is set to record his 150th Supercars race start on Sunday.

The Randle livery is the third new look for the weekend, following Brad Jones Racing's dual looks also revealed on the eve of the Taupō round.

"To be running such a distinctive livery for the two rounds is special and I hope race fans across New Zealand love it just as much as I do," Randle said.

"Castrol have such strong ties to New Zealand so to have the #55 Mustang donning the Silver Fern is a nice way to symbolise that relationship.

"The supporters across New Zealand have always been so welcoming and provide a great atmosphere so we are excited to be here and put a good show on.

"We come into the double header in a strong position as we lead the teams' championship and gain back pit lane priority."

Dan Hibberd, Castrol New Zealand Market Manager, added: "The entire Castrol New Zealand team, and our customers, are thrilled to have double the Supercars action to look forward to, and the Castrol Racing Mustang has never looked better.

"The addition of black and silver ferns to the Castrol Racing Mustang gives it an iconically Kiwi look for Taupo and Christchurch and it’ll definitely be a head-turner for the fans.

"It’s exciting to have Tickford coming into Taupo leading the teams’ championship and we’re confident that Tom and Cam can keep that momentum going."

Track action in Taupō commences on Friday.