SST Race Clipsal 500 from Australia

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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 mj on February 26, 2015 at 1:16pm

Here's a reply from one of the Aussie off road racers on RDC

MCM MOTORSPORTS
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Our trophy trucks are pretty much all 6100 trucks. Our tracks are a fair bit tighter plus they are limited to 6 litre v8 or 3.5 litre twin turbo. No one really has the turbo set up working in a truck. Well not yet. So they are unfortunately well down on power on most of the v6 tt buggies.

As for the SST. I reckon they will be putting on a much better show than the aussie V8 Supercars.

MCM MOTORSPORTS, Today at 3:57 AM

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Permalink Reply by Robert Ryan on March 2, 2015 at 2:55am

They say things like that all the time here, tall poppie syndrome. They should have the SST's at Watkins Glen as a support for the Bussch or what ever it is called now. That should get the fans out of their slumber

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Permalink Reply by Bricoop on February 26, 2015 at 10:16am

Here's my favorite picture I have found

http://instagram.com/p/zjkYn3uYgd/

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Permalink Reply by mj on February 26, 2015 at 1:42pm

Watching the qualifying vid on my big screen tv via YouTube and a Roku system . It's sooooo cool I can watch all my fav vids on the big screen . OMG THIS IS AWESOME !!!!!