{"id":131771,"date":"2025-11-12T20:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/131771\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:54:19","slug":"supercars-news-thomas-randle-reveals-larry-perkins-castrol-throwback-livery-at-sandown-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/131771\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Thomas Randle reveals Larry Perkins Castrol throwback livery at Sandown 500"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The colours that were driven to three Bathurst 1000 wins aboard Perkins Engineering Holdens have been transferred to the Ford as the oil company leans into its racing heritage.<\/p>\n

Tickford\u2019s tribute has been undertaken with the blessing of Supercars Hall of Famer Perkins and will include Randle donning a helmet mimicking the legend\u2019s famous lid.<\/p>\n

Randle described sporting the saw tooth scheme as an honour.<\/p>\n

\u201cLarry had three Bathurst victories in that livery and a Sandown 500 win as well, so it\u2019s probably the perfect time to be running the paint scheme on our Mustang,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCastrol don\u2019t do things in halves and the fact we\u2019re not just running the livery at Sandown, but we\u2019ve got the race suit to go with it and also the same helmet design that Larry ran during that time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Thomas Randle\u2019s Larry Perkins-inspired Castrol-backed Ford Mustang.<\/p>\n

Tickford is the latest to wheel out the livery, which was featured on a Kelly Racing Nissan Altima in 2018 and Jack Perkins\u2019 Super2 ZB Commodore two years ago.<\/p>\n

It featured on various Castrol-supported machines in the 1990s, including Tony Longhurst\u2019s Ford Falcon.<\/p>\n

Perkins said seeing the scheme again brings back fond memories, particularly of his Bathurst triumphs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought that they were good looking cars, if that means anything, but they certainly looked exceptional when it was first across the line,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThomas\u2019 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Perkins hosted Randle at his family\u2019s farm in Cowangie, Victoria, this week as part of the collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nice to host Thomas at our family farm in Cowangie ahead of Sandown. We\u2019ve been here for 105 years,\u201d added Perkins.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandad first took on the land when he came back from World War 1, and my dad was born on the farm.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up here, I went to school down the road and now I\u2019m back living here. I have a lot of memories, and I still really enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Randle is meanwhile focused on trying to progress through the Semi-Final round of the inaugural Supercars Finals Series.<\/p>\n

The Tickford driver enters the weekend as the seventh and final driver still in contention, with just four set to battle it out at the Adelaide Grand Final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be all about maximum aggression. We\u2019ve got nothing to lose with two races at 250km each and we\u2019ll be on maximum attack,\u201d said Randle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve definitely displayed some good speed at Sandown in the past and we want to make it into the top four to compete for the title in Adelaide. That\u2019s the ultimate goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarrying those iconic colours, hopefully it gives us an extra boost and I want to make Larry and our team proud.\u201d<\/p>\n

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