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UD Trucks Signs With Toll Holden Racing Team & Bundaberg Racing

28th January 2011

UD Trucks have announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with V8 Supercar's premiere outfits, the Toll Holden Racing Team as well as Bundaberg Racing, continuing a long association for the company with top-flight motorsport in Australia.

UD Truck's distinctive new red and chrome logo will be seen on the rear-quarter panels of the Holden Commodores of James Courtney, Garth Tander and Fabian Coulthard in the V8 Supercar Series, as well as the Holden Ute of Cameron McConville in the thrill-a-minute V8 Ute Racing Series.

The arrangement will see both the Holden Racing Team and Bundaberg Racing transporters hauled Australia-wide behind a pair of UD GW470s, the cleanest heavy duty truck in Australia.

"UD Trucks is excited to offer the cleanest and greenest heavy duty truck in Australia to Toll Holden Racing Team and Bundaberg Racing in 2011", said Cris Gillespie, the Marketing and Communications Manager of UD Trucks Region Oceania.

"The GW470 Automated prime mover that the two teams will be utilising for the 2011 season is the only heavy duty truck in Australia to meet the stringent JPLT 05 emission standard.

"The GW has been Australia's number one selling Japanese prime mover for the last six years, and it is fantastic to partner it with the leading teams in the V8 Supercar Series.

"Toll Holden Racing Team and Bundaberg Racing provide a perfect fit with our brand, and it gives UD Trucks a fantastic opportunity to connect with current and potential customers.

"We are particularly pleased to help them reduce their carbon footprint for the 2011 season through our fuel-saving and emission reducing SCR emission control system."

UD Trucks have a rich history in motorsport, dating back to the early 1990s when Gibson Motorsport utilised UD's to transport their fearsome Nissan GT-Rs to the race tracks around Australia, where they proved to be almost unbeatable.

UD has also enjoyed involvement with Team Vodafone, the Clipsal 500, the Sandown 500, as well as Possum Bourne Motorsport in the Australian Rally Championship.

The company is also a proud sponsor of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL, who last year were a part of the famous Grand Final tie and subsequent rematch.

UD Trucks Supported Drivers for 2011

James Courtney
Toll Holden Racing Team, V8 Supercar #1
Reigning V8 Supercar Series Champion
Former Jaguar F1 Test Driver
1st 2003 Japanese F3 Championship
1st 2000 British Formula Ford Championship
1995 & '97 World Go Karting Champion

Garth Tander
Toll Holden Racing Team, V8 Supercar #2
1st 2007 V8 Supercar Championship
2009 & 2000 Bathurst 1000 winner
1st 1997 Australian Formula Ford Championship

Fabian Coulthard
Bundaberg Racing, V8 Supercar #61
Racing in V8 Supercars since 2004
1st 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Championship
1st 2001 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

Cameron McConville
Bundaberg Racing, V8 Ute Series #61
Racing in V8 Supercars since 1993
1st 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour
1st 1996 Australian GT Production Championship
1st 1992 Australian Formula Ford Championship