Red Bull Ampol Racing team partners Red Bull, Ampol, and apparel brands Locked Down and Culture Kings are bringing a Broc Feeney theme to this weekend’s Gold Coast 500 with a collection of artwork, apparel and car livery inspired by the sun, surf and sand to celebrate the local driver and his teammate Will Brown from nearby Toowoomba.

• • Red Bull have unveiled a Broc Feeney mural at the Surfers Paradise Beer Garden on Cavill Avenue

  • Locked Down in collaboration with the Red Bull Ampol Racing driver have designed and produced a limited number of #88 caps with a Gold Coast theme

  • Culture Kings at Pacific Fair will be selling limited edition team tees and host an exclusive fan night showcasing one of the team’s Camaros

  • Red Bull and Ampol have brought to life a fan designed livery which will be featured on both Red Bull Ampol Racing cars on track this weekend

Red Bull Ampol Racing team driver and Gold Coast local Broc Feeney will take to the track this weekend as the Supercars Championship leader going into the inaugural Finals series with the Gold Coast crowd fully behind him.

Additionally, Red Bull Ampol Racing team partners have embraced the Queensland based squad, the #88 driver and his teammate ahead of the race at the Surfers Paradise street circuit.

On Wednesday at the Surfers Paradise Beer Garden, Red Bull will unveil a whole wall mural of home town athlete Broc Feeney designed and painted by Australian artist Gus Eagleton (www.guseagleton.com), inspired by one of the driver’s race winning performances.

Feeney will also be presented with the first of a limited edition eighty eight custom designed Locked Down caps that have been designed and produced in collaboration with Locked Down Founder/CEO Ryan McNamara. The custom caps bring to life a look and theme Feeney feels is synonymous with his hometown, the Gold Coast.

On Wednesday night Culture Kings at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre will host an exclusive fan night with both Red Bull Ampol Racing team drivers Broc Feeney and Will Brown, with their Supercar on display. The fan event is open to the public, and customers who purchase the limited-edition team tee in store will receive VIP access with a driver meet and greet, along with a VIP wristband granting access to refreshments on the night.

Come Friday, both Red Bull Ampol Racing cars will roll out on track with a distinctly different livery on the bonnet and roof. Chosen from fan submissions in a Red Bull and Ampol run in-store and on can promotion, the special themed livery was designed by a passionate fan of the race team and speaks to the beachside lifestyle synonymous with the Gold Coast.

Broc Feeney
Driver #88, Red Bull Ampol Racing

“It’s always exciting to see the fans in the lead up to race weekends but this time it’s bigger, the whole city is getting behind the Gold Coast race. It’s even more exciting being my hometown race that the fans and the brands we work with are making it extra special for the team.”

“To get the opportunity to add my creativity and passion into things like artwork, shirts and hats, designs for the car along with Will and the rest of the team is unreal. There are so many cool touches that you’ll be able to see looking around the Gold Coast and at the track on the weekend. Looking forward to racing on the weekend but until then it’s great to have moments like these happen.”

Gus Eagleton
Artist, Broc Feeney Mural

“It’s awesome to be part of something that celebrates Broc ahead of his home race. I’m stoked to be involved in the action in some way. Hopefully this artwork brings him a bit of good luck for the race!”

“The mural was created entirely with aerosol, featuring Broc Feeney and the Red Bull Ampol Racing team for the Gold Coast 500. The colours, scale, and energy all come together to match the excitement of the race, capturing the moment the team hopefully takes out a win!”

Ryan McNamara
Founder/CEO, Locked Down

“Not only is this a home event for Broc, but it’s also a home event for Locked Down. That makes this project even more special for all of us. To be able to collaborate so closely with Broc by taking his personal ideas, his connection to the Gold Coast and turning that vision into something truly unique has been an incredible experience. Having only eighty eight of these signature hats available makes these a collectors item & something special for the community.”

“We obsessed over every detail of these hats to make sure they didn’t just look good but carried a story with them. I genuinely believe we’ve created something truly unique, a design that stands apart from anything else in the world. It’s more than just an event hat but it’s a reflection of Broc’s ideas, the energy of the event and what we stand for as a brand.”

The Gold Coast 500 starts on Friday 24 October at Surfers Paradise and will be broadcast free-to-air on the Seven Network and the 7Plus app, and on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.

Surf, sand, sunshine and Supercars – what’s not to love about racing on the Gold Coast!

Normally, we head to the Gold Coast and know full well how challenging the weekend at Surfers Paradise can be. But throw in sudden elimination, courtesy of Supercars’ first-ever round in the Finals series, and EVERYTHING gets a whole lot more serious.

The level of intensity this weekend has been cranked up several notches as the race to earn your place at Sandown is critical. A race win from anyone inside the top ten is an automatic entry. Outside of that, the top 7 will progress through to Sandown. However, as proven in our past two races, nothing is really for certain.

Broc and Jamie headed into the Enduro campaign firm favorites to claim the further 25 bonus points as Enduro champs, but pit stop issues and the Mountain grabbing you when you least expect it meant Broc was parked with 19^th and 6^th places chalked up. What isn’t lost in the enduro madness was Broc’s race pace, as lap times at The Bend, and an impressive climb to 6^th in the wet at Bathurst have meant Broc stays top of the points tree.

Will continues to chip away, and although a strong result may have gone begging with a clip of the tyre barriers at Turn 2 at Bathurst, he is continually in the right position at the right time. The time is now for Will, and a return to championship-winning form on the Gold Coast is exactly what the doctor ordered. Watch for Will to be right up on the pace, as the punchy car salesman will not be backed into a corner this weekend.

Hear more from our boys below and get yourself up to speed before we crack into the Finals!

Will Brown
Driver #1 Chevrolet Camaro
Red Bull Ampol Racing

“Feeling excited for the first round of the finals.  It’s obviously going to be a big weekend, and there’s going to be a lot of pressure across the races; it’s a big change to our championship. But looking forward to getting into it, trying to get some great results this weekend, and hopefully moving through to Sandown.”

“It’s been a really quick turnaround. It’s good, these quick turnarounds, though. You definitely focus up more the whole time between the rounds because you’re debriefing Bathurst, then straight on to pre-briefing Gold Coast. So, I feel like I haven’t been home, but that’s all right.”

“But the #1 crew has been on it, we’ve had good race pace, and it’s got me feeling confident. We just have to focus and boost our qualifying results as we head into the Gold Coast, and we’ll be right there. Race pace is obviously still a massive thing here, but qualifying is a large point of the weekend, and I think we need to qualify well this weekend to stay away from all the trouble further back.”

Broc Feeney
Driver #88 Chevrolet Camaro
Red Bull Ampol Racing

“I’m keen as. Having a home race is always awesome. It’s always super special to be racing at home. I am just loving the tight turnaround, to be honest. It’s really cool to come off the back at Bathurst and then be straight into the first round of finals. Looking at the points, I’m glad I’ve got the bonus points (from the Sprint Cup), but it’s still going to be high stakes all weekend; it’s all to play for. Everyone’s going to have to get really good results to make sure you’re in a good position to get through to Sandown. So, for me, nothing really changes from the sprint rounds.”

It’s all about going to the Gold Coast and trying to win a race and automatically get through to the next round. It’s an awesome track, it’s a crazy track, and hopefully we can have a good, successful weekend and get a couple of surfboards.”

“I feel like our car’s going to suit a track like this. We were pretty strong there last year with a couple of thirds, and we’ve obviously had a lot of good car speed lately. It’s been a shame that we haven’t been able to get any results for the last couple of rounds, but I also feel like we’ve certainly shown that we’ve still got a lot of race and qualifying pace as well. Hopefully, we can have a clean weekend and get back into a rhythm and get a bit of momentum on our side heading into this final series.”

It’s going to be a massive weekend of on-track action, with Practice 1 kicking off a huge on-track weekend in the sun at 12:40 PM on Friday!  We look forward to seeing as many of our supporters at the track, and we hope you are tuning in from home all week! 

Gold Coast 500 – Qualifying, Top Ten Shootout and Race 28 Results

Will Brown – Car #1

Qualifying (Race 28) – 5th (1:08.6367)
Top Ten Shootout (Race 28) – 10th (No Time Set)
Race 28 – 5th

“Obviously disappointing that Top Ten Shootout, because I really thought we had a good shot at poll after the practice pace we had and how the car felt. You don’t think about it mid lap but went purple in the first sector of my lap. Then I made a mistake, which I’m really sorry to the guys and girls at Red Bull Ampol Racing because they gave me a mega car, but massive thank you to everyone that got the car fixed and got me back out there.”

“For the race everyone was lining up on the grid and I’m still sitting in the garage. We got out there with one minute to go before it would’ve been a very different story and starting position probably. It was just an awesome job by the team and really happy to repay them with a top five finish.”

“We started strongly then got turned around on the first couple of laps, straight to the back, then I really thought maybe best case scenario was finishing fifteenth… or worse. To get back up to fifth has really helped us in the Finals system. Good effort today, we can build on that result tomorrow, take out the mistakes and focus on the pace.”

Broc Feeney – Car #88

Qualifying (Race 28) – 9th (1:08.8616)
Top Ten Shootout (Race 28) – 2nd (1:09.2019)
Race 28 – 2nd

“We were pretty strong this morning. We obviously probably didn’t end up where we wanted in practice, but we were sort of top two or three for the first part of qualifying, then I made a mistake on my green run and that ruins it around here. Had us sitting back in P9 but we could’ve gone another lap to set a faster time. Then Brodie had a big one, caused the red flag, and I was still only P9 at the time.
That shut down the session and we got through so got away with one there.”

“Pace was good, was feeling good in the car going in to the Top Ten Shootout, did a good lap to move up from P9 to P2 so what we knew was there in the car came out in that lap.”

“To be honest I think I had a good race. Got into the lead early due to Ryan (Wood) having some issues, so unfortunate for him. Going along in first and felt pretty good. Just so many safety cars through that middle part, and that’s where I struggled in that mid part of the race and I don’t understand why it felt the way it did. Need to go away and have a look at that.”

“Then Chaz was there, he had so much speed. We weren’t going to beat him today. Even though that last stint felt pretty good we weren’t going to touch Chaz, it was more about chasing down the guys on that different strategy knowing they’d be conserving at the end or nursing. Overall a good day, the best we could’ve gotten was probably P2 and we did that. On to tomorrow.”

Gold Coast 500 – Qualifying, Top Ten Shootout and Race 29 Results

Will Brown – Car #1

Qualifying (Race 29) – 18th
Race 29 – 8th

“Qualifying, disappointing. It got us again today. It’s been something all season, qualifying, and we’ve had to fight back from it in the race.
So disappointing the qualifying result, disappointing not to make the shootout.”

“But we went in with a fast car. We knew that from earlier in the weekend. 
So it was just about getting on with it. Started the race in that middle pack area and starting there around here is always going to be dangerous with the chicane and with the corners. Today was probably different because you’ve got maybe some desperate guys out there trying to make the Finals.
But we pushed on, moved up through and made up a few spots around the stops, which was good.”

“Car felt good. Ended up where we ended up and that was good enough to seal our ticket to Sandown, which is great.”

“Dropped a few points in the Championship but excited to be there, excited to be going to Sandown where obviously we were fast and did well last year. So we’ll go back to the workshop, sit down, go through this weekend and debrief, get ready for the next one and hopefully come out, qualify well, race well.”

“Massive effort from the whole team this weekend especially the guys on my car, we were in some situations and they got us out of it, gave me a car to drive, thankful to the team and good to get the result for them, good to stay in the Finals hunt”.

Broc Feeney – Car #88

Qualifying (Race 29) – 4th
Top Ten Shootout (Race 29) – 1st (1:09.1986)
Race 29 – 2nd

“Look, it was a good day today, it was really good. Rolled out really strong this morning, sort of top two or three cars once again, similar to yesterday, and then I did an awesome shootout lap to put it on pole.”

“To get pole around home is really special and to do it here where it’s just such a high commitment lap was awesome. So, pole by two tenths in the shootout, happy with that.
We had a really good run, and to get to fifteen polls for the year is really special.”

“Then the race, the first two-thirds of it when really smooth, got out in the lead and sort of kept the guys behind me. Built a bit of a lead of about two seconds over Chaz. We just weren’t fast enough in pit lane today, to be honest. They probably short filled a little bit a few garages down, then just Chaz did a little bit of fuel saving in that last stint, but they seemed a bit quicker in pit lane. So a bit for us to look at there.”

“It is disappointing to not come away with a win, I felt like we deserved it today,
we were probably the fastest car, but we had a crack at the end, drove back to him. Then the safety car, after that we left it all out on the table. I had a crackdown at turn eleven, used the wall as a bit of brake and Chazzy’s rear bar too. He closed the door on me pretty hard, but it was hard racing, overall plenty to be proud of this weekend, but just disappointed to not walk away with the win.”

“The goal was definitely to lead the points going into Sandown and we’ve managed to do that. So, once again, a phenomenal job from the team to have us in this position. The past few years here we’ve not had a great year, out of the three tracks that are in the Finals I’d say Gold Coast has probably been our weakest in history. So can’t wait to get back to Sandown and just hopefully put us in a good position to go to Adelaide and be in the hunt.”