As the V8 Supercars prepare to bring the „greatest show on wheels‟ to the people of Townsville, Colin Sieders is preparing to bring the people of Townsville to the V8 Supercars when he returns to the driver‟s seat next month.
The 28 year old from Penrith, has been inspired by an increased usage of the feeder category by V8 Supercar Championship teams and will contest Round 4 of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Development Series in the „City of Townsville‟ Falcon, 9-11th July.“I‟m really excited about getting back behind the wheel,” said Sieders, “the Development Series is becoming more and more competitive, with more and more Main Game teams and drivers getting involved”.
“The Townsville track looks unreal, and with the likes of Cameron McConville, Paul Morris and a quite a few „Enduro‟ drivers in the Development Series, it‟s going to be a bit of a buzz to mix it with them on the racetrack.”
Holding the distinction as the only disabled V8 Supercar Driver in any series, Colin was forced to withdraw from making his Bathurst 1000 debut with younger brother David Sieders last year due to medical reasons, and Townsville will be his first race since October 2009.
“I‟ve really been itching to get back into the car since my last race in the Development Series at Bathurst,” said Sieders, “missing out on racing the Bathurst 1000 last year was really disappointing, but I‟ve been working hard on my fitness in preparation for my return, and I‟m hoping to get some strong results”.
Modelled on the team‟s successful campaign of the „City of Wagga Wagga‟ Falcon in last year‟s Development Series Grand Finale, Sieders has secured support from a number of Townsville businesses for his racing return.
“With the City of Wagga Wagga really getting behind Hayden Pullen‟s last year, we thought we‟d look into running a similar concept in Townsville for myself,” said Sieders, “we‟ve had great interest and support from the businesses up there already, and I‟ll be meeting with a few more when I get there”.
“My special thanks go to Zinc 100.3 FM, Townsville RSL, Advantage Signs, Business Technology Centre, Coolabah Motel Townsville, Get Branded, JR Air Conditioning, Snap on Tools Townsville, Sun Ferries, Tec-NQ, and Tyre Power Townsville who have already signed up to build community support for the event.”
With the majority of the Sieders Racing equipment not returning from their entry in the Yokohama V8 Ute Series at Darwin just over a week ago, Colin has spent the past few weeks preparing his car, loading all the remaining equipment and driving to the round himself.
