By Matthew Agius
The start of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship is only weeks away, and with the March One date fast approaching, more and more teams in the series have released new and vivid liveries for the fourteen round calendar.
Triple Eight Race Engineering was the first team to launch their cars after the previous instalment of “Livery lookout”. With brand new naming rights sponsor Vodafone on board, the launch presented a stunning new design.
Combining the effects of day-glo red with silver chrome, the TeamVodafone BFII Falcons are sure to stand out in the field this year.
Despite this, only Vodafone signage, and logos of minor sponsors Caltex and Dexion were present on the car, which looked otherwise bare, so supporters of the 2006 ‘moral’ champions should expect a bit more detail come the Clipsal 500 Adelaide.
Next to unveil their cars were Jack Daniel’s Racing. With a fresh, young driver line up for 2007, JDR gently evolved its previous design to utilise a ‘wedge’ stripe on the side of their new VE Commodore, whilst the rest of the livery, aside from the names on the side windscreen, remains relatively unchanged.
One of the more anticipated launches this year was Dick Johnson Racing’s announcement that Jim Beam would sponsor the Gold Coast squad for the upcoming championship. Continuing the trend set by Triple Eight by using Ford’s non-corporate colour, red, on the BFII Falcon, DJR’s new cars feature extensive Jim Beam signage in an impressive white and red design.
The real 2006 champions, like Jack Daniel’s Racing, launched a revised livery for their VE Commodores. Why change a winning combination? It seems as though the Toll HSV Dealer Team certainly asked themselves that question as Rick Kelly, Garth Tander and Toll CEO Paul Little pulled the covers of a familiar, yet striking looking VE Commodore.
![Toll HSV's Rick Kelly and Toll MD Paul Little unveil the #1 plate on the 2006 champion's new Holden Commodore VE [pic credit: Toll HSV media]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/287331.jpg)
