{"id":504656,"date":"2026-07-01T15:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/504656\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:03:20","slug":"supercars-news-seton-honours-famous-father-with-supercars-wildcard-livery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/504656\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Seton honours famous father with Supercars wildcard livery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA digital render showing how the retro livery will look. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old\u2019s Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet Camaro pays homage to the Ford Falcon in which Glenn scored the 1993 Australian Touring Car Championship title.<\/p>\n

Those colours originally represented Philip Morris brand Peter Jackson, whose backing enabled Glenn and father Bo to set up Glenn Seton Racing in 1989.<\/p>\n

GSR was synonymous with the crisp blue, red and yellow look until tobacco advertising was banned at the end of 1995.<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/p>\n

The livery pays homage to Glenn Seton\u2019s 1993 title winner. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

Aaron was born in 1998 and never saw the famous PJ Sierras or Falcons in action, but will be behind the wheel when they return to the track in Townsville.<\/p>\n

Seton had planned the tribute for his Ipswich wildcard in August and is now running it across two events after receiving a late call-up to sub for Cam Crick.<\/a><\/p>\n

The car features primary sponsorship from Brisbane-based Superior Cranes, while Crick\u2019s backer Dormer HVAC is also prominent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve run the number #30 a lot through my career, which was always tied to Dad and his racing,\u201d Seton told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo now get the opportunity to do a retro livery of his 1993 championship winner is very special and something I\u2019ll cherish for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love how clean the design is and how much it stands out on track. It inspired Dad\u2019s helmet, which mine is also based on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty crazy to think that Dad was racing in that livery before I was even born. It means a lot to our family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Glenn<\/p>\n

Glenn Seton behind the wheel during the 1993 Bathurst 1000. Image: Glenis Lindley \/ Speedcafe Archive<\/p>\n

Much of Seton\u2019s career has taken place with technically savvy father Glenn close by, including working together on the Gomersall Motorsport GT4 program.<\/p>\n

The Supercars Hall of Famer will be trackside to watch his son race the retro machine, but will leave the running of the car to MSR.<\/p>\n

Grandfather Bo, who built engines for the PJ Falcons and was also a proud supporter of Aaron\u2019s racing, died earlier this year.<\/a><\/p>\n

Aaron had long wanted to pay homage to the famous livery and was delighted that wildcard sponsor Superior Cranes bought in.<\/p>\n

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PJ backing allowed the Setons to set up GSR in 1989. Image: Glenis Lindley \/ Speedcafe Archive<\/p>\n

\u201cI brought it to Lachie (Stinson) from Superior Cranes in our initial meeting and he loved the idea,\u201d said Seton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt matches their company colours, so it couldn\u2019t have worked out better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seton has a matching retro race suit for the occasion. Fans can get their name on the car and go into the draw to win the suit by signing up to his membership program.<\/a><\/p>\n

The presence of the famous GSR Ford livery on the MSR Chevrolet comes with two ironies.<\/p>\n

\"Aaron<\/p>\n

The car features Seton and Crick backers. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

Aside from the manufacturer flip, Matt Stone\u2019s father Jimmy and uncle Ross worked for GSR\u2019s arch Ford rival Dick Johnson Racing when the PJ Falcons were in action.<\/p>\n

Stone has been a regular supporter of the youngest Seton\u2019s career, fielding the driver in two Super2 seasons and two Bathurst 1000s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great livery that does an awesome job of honouring an iconic piece of Australian motorsport history while giving it a modern Supercars twist,\u201d said Stone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see it roll out onto the track and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing what Aaron can achieve in his first wildcard appearance of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The tribute also features Seton\u2019s famous #30. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n

The Townsville and Ipswich races mark a major moment in Seton\u2019s career.<\/p>\n

Seton returned to the Supercars main game in 2025 via an MSR enduro wildcard program aimed at establishing himself as a regular co-driver.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s sprint wildcards are a precursor to an Enduro Cup campaign alongside Zach Bates in MSR\u2019s #10 Bendix entry.<\/p>\n

Seton completed a test day aboard the wildcard Camaro at Queensland Raceway on Monday, declaring himself ready for the July 10-12 Townsville event.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE<\/a> to find out how to get your name on the Aaron Seton wildcard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A digital render showing how the retro livery will look. Image: Supplied The 27-year-old\u2019s Matt Stone Racing Chevrolet…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504657,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[18306,185005,18308,111,139,69,1058,213],"class_list":["post-504656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-aaron-seton","tag-glenn-seton","tag-matt-stone-racing","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-slot1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}