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Driver line-up confirmed for Stadium SUPER Trucks Debut at Clipsal 500
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Adelaide, South Australia ( February 16, 2015) - Clipsal 500 Adelaide organizers today announced the full driver line-up for the Toyo Tires Stadium Super Trucks Presented by Traxxas (SST) race, which will be the Australia debut of the world’s newest and most exciting form of racing.

SST founder and two-time series champion Robby Gordon will be the star attraction when these 600 horsepower V8 trucks line up on the starting grid for next week’s Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.

The Toyo Tires Stadium Super Trucks race will see high profile local and international drivers racing side by side in 10 high powered off-road trucks. The trucks approach speeds of up to 140 mph and ramps can launch the trucks 20 feet into the air and 150 feet down the track.

The starting line-up for the debut of the SST Series in Australia includes five drivers who have competed in the Stadium Super Truck Series previously; Venezuelan IndyCar driver E.J. Viso , rising star Keegan Kincaid, Charles Dorrance, Bill Hynes, and the future of off-road racing, 17 year-old Sheldon Creed.

The Australian contingent eager to impress in their first outing behind the wheel of a Stadium Super Truck consists of; off-road motorcycle racer Toby Price, off-road racing legend Brad Gallard, former V8 Supercars driver and 24-hour Bathurst winner Nathan Pretty and Australia’s most prolific stunt rider Matt Mingay.

Although accustomed to off-road racing on two wheels, Toby Price will be on a high heading into the Clipsal 500 Adelaide after recently becoming just the second Australian to stand on the winners’ podium at the grueling Dakar Rally, clinching third overall after the final stage in Argentina.

The SST’s will hit the track at the 2015 V8 Supercars season opener on Thursday, February 26th, with specially designed jumps added to the iconic Adelaide street circuit and racing scheduled to run over four days.

“Stadium Super Trucks have become hugely popular at motor racing events in the United States and we’re very excited to be hosting the first ever Stadium Super Trucks event outside of North America,” said Clipsal 500 CEO Mark Warren.

Toyo Tires has acquired the naming rights sponsorship of the Australian debut of Stadium Super Trucks presented by TRAXXAS at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide. Supporting sponsors of the series include; Clipsal By Schneider Electric, Traxxas, Hoggs Breath Café, Jet Pilot and GoPro.

Competition on track is set to be fierce as the trucks literally fly through Victoria Park, featuring drivers from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.

2 – Matty Mingay (AU)
3 – Charles Dorrance
5 – E.J. Viso
7 – Robby Gordon
47 – Keegan Kincaid
57 – Bill Hynes
74 – Sheldon Creed
87 – Toby Price (AU)
454 – Brad Gallard (AU)
TBA – Nathan Pretty (AU)

2-26-2015
UPDATE: It appears that SST has taken the land down under by storm. This is great news for RGM

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Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on March 2, 2015 at 2:19am

MJ, you're ... probably more than right ... it's just that the Penske reference ... seemed strangely out of place ... as if Roger doesn't attend IRL races lately ... jeje

Permalink Reply by mj on March 2, 2015 at 2:26am
No prob
Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on March 2, 2015 at 3:02am
Roger has no impact here.
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 2, 2015 at 12:56pm
as Robby said in one of the interviews, Roger is the promoter of the Detroit Grand Prix. And SST is running at that event.
Simple as that.If Roger wasn't entertained, he doesn't have the series come to Detroit.
Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on March 2, 2015 at 1:34pm
Better if it was an established series in the US, than it would make it easier for the promotors to take it on here. Roger is just part owner of Marcos Ambrose's team
Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on March 2, 2015 at 2:03pm

Penske is lucky to draw 100,000 at Belle Isle ... 1/3 that of Clipsal ... I hope he learned something down under ... jeje

Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on March 2, 2015 at 2:18pm
I think he has. It will not be that easy to make a "big splash" here requires fair bit of time and money
Permalink Reply by Sandi Parker on March 2, 2015 at 2:28pm

Ford Australia needs to step it up a notch ... if DJR is to return to their glory days

Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on March 2, 2015 at 10:42pm
Ford Australia is not interested, They appear to be not interested in advertising the new Transit, most Australians would not know it exists. Only advertising is for clearance sales, no details on vehicles being offered
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 2, 2015 at 4:17pm
SST was at Rogers event last year also. If you don't care for it, don't pay attention to the coverage here.
Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on March 2, 2015 at 10:44pm
That is the only coverage it got here, yours. All the other categories have their coverage locked in, so a lot of people outside the track would not know it was on. it is the "big secret" that the Clipsal organisers have been hiding. Very strange indeed. I will emphasis Roger Penske has very little say what is included, the categories raced are established local support categories, so they get coverage as they have to meet local sponsors demands
Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 2, 2015 at 11:29pm
I never inferred Roger had anything to do with SST being in Adelaide? Roger is a mover and shaker here in the States,fact.

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