{"id":371589,"date":"2026-04-09T18:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/371589\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T18:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T18:02:19","slug":"supercars-news-team-kiwi-inspired-jason-richards-tribute-livery-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/371589\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Team Kiwi-inspired Jason Richards tribute livery revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Supercars_Rd3_PaceImages_00114-Enhanced-NR-Social.jpg\" alt=\"Team Kiwi-inspired Jason Richards tribute livery revealed\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCameron Hill&#8217;s Toyota Supra in its Jason Richards tribute livery.<\/p>\n<p>Hill will sport the new scheme at this weekend\u2019s ITM Taupo Super440 and the upcoming ITM Christchurch Super440.<\/p>\n<p>BJR said the livery harks back to the first Supercar that Richards raced in 2000 with Team Kiwi Racing.<\/p>\n<p>Richards made his Supercars debut at the Bathurst 1000 that year and raced full-time with the team in 2001 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, Richards\u2019 first Holden VT Commodore will be present at the Taupo Super440 having recently undergone a restoration.<\/p>\n<p>The livery reveal comes a day before Richards\u2019 birthday and a little more than 14 years since he sadly succumbed to cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been 14 years since we lost Jase and it\u2019s still very raw every time I think about his passing,\u201d said BJR team owner Brad Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Win a limited edition 1:18 scale model #8 BJR Camaro. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbatt.com.au\/win-ltd-edition-model-8-camaro\" style=\"color: red;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enter Now. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a remarkable opportunity to celebrate his life and the great person he was both on and off track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow is his birthday, so it\u2019s a fitting time to take a moment and reflect. JR will always have a special place in our team and we carry his legacy with us wherever we go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just that bit of extra motivation for us to make sure we are in the fight for the JR Memorial Trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs usual that\u2019s our aim in NZ, with more races counting towards the trophy it means there\u2019s more opportunity and I thoroughly believe we can do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1026802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026_Supercars_Rd3_PaceImages_00027-Enhanced-NR-Social.jpg\" alt=\"The JR logo on the roof of Cameron Hill's Toyota Supra.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The JR logo on the roof of Cameron Hill\u2019s Toyota Supra.<\/p>\n<p>The new livery coincides with Brad Jones Racing bringing audio equipment brand Electro Voice on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honoured to be carrying Jason\u2019s memory in NZ,\u201d said Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was a racer that a lot of people looked up to and it\u2019s special to be able to race in his colours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to Electro-Voice for using this as a platform to continue his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to head to NZ, the team has a lot of momentum and we\u2019ve been able to build something exciting in the first two rounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s obviously a new challenge with the fly-away type of events and with the track in Christchurch being a bit of an unknown, but everyone is in the same situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/295868\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rjbatt.com.au\/win-ltd-edition-model-8-camaro\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speedcafe-Comp-1_2026_Speedcafe-Graphics_Leaderboard_WIP1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cameron Hill&#8217;s Toyota Supra in its Jason Richards tribute livery. 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