TICKFORD Racing and Castrol have unveiled another Sandown retro livery stunner on the Mustang of Thomas Randle.

Having adopted a TOM’s Supra-inspired scheme last year at the Victorian venue, the #55 will this weekend pay homage to Australian motorsport legend Larry Perkins via a 1995-esque saw tooth design.

Randle will also wear a retro-themed race suit and helmet for the occasion, as he looks to leverage his semi-finalist status into a grand final ticket for Adelaide.

“I feel really honoured,” said the 29-year-old.

“It’s such an iconic livery from the 1990s with Larry Perkins behind the wheel. Larry is a legend of our sport and the wins he had at Bathurst were all special – the most famous being the last-to-first in 1995.

Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall’s 1995 Bathurst beast. Pic: an1images.com / Graeme Neander

“Larry had three Bathurst victories in that livery and a Sandown 500 win as well, so it’s probably the perfect time to be running the paint scheme on our Mustang.

“Castrol don’t do things in halves and the fact we’re not just running the livery at Sandown, but we’ve got the race suit to go with it and also the same helmet design that Larry ran during that time.

“I’ve got to thank Castrol, the Perkins family and Tickford Racing for putting this together, especially with the high stakes of being in the semi-final.

“For me, it’s a big round at Sandown, being in contention and in the semi-final. It’s going to be all about maximum aggression: we’ve got nothing to lose with two races at 250km each and we’ll be on maximum attack.

“Carrying those iconic colours… hopefully it gives us an extra boost and I want to make Larry and our team proud.”

Perkins himself has given the throwback his tick of approval.

“I always thought that they were good looking cars, if that means anything, but they certainly looked exceptional when it was first across the line!” said the six-time Bathurst 1000 winner.

“Thomas’ car looks very much like my 1995 Bathurst winner and I think the designer has done a very good job. I hope he can have the same success at Sandown this weekend.

“It was nice to host Thomas at our family farm in Cowangie ahead of Sandown. We’ve been here for 105 years. My granddad first took on the land when he came back from World War I, and my dad was born on the farm.

“I grew up here, I went to school down the road and now I’m back living here. I have a lot of memories and I still really enjoy it.”

Castrol brand and product manager Jan Willink added: “It’s fantastic to be able to celebrate Castrol Racing’s rich history at Sandown this weekend and the vital role that legends like Larry have played in shaping it.

“We can’t wait to see the car on track as Thomas Randle chases a spot in the bp Adelaide Grand Final and a shot at etching his own name in the Castrol Racing record books.”

Track action starts tomorrow.

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