V8 Supercars conducted a web based poll over the weekend at the Armor All Gold Coast 600, which asked participants to choose what support category they were most interested to see, and the 2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series - protected by Armor All won hands down.
The V8 Utes ending up with 36 percent of the vote, 10 percent more votes than the runner up Touring Car Masters. The choices were between the following support categories; Carrera Cup, Touring Car Masters and Formula Ford.
General Manager from the Armored Auto Group Paul Blair was excited about the news.
"The V8 Utes are such a great category and I'm not surprised fans voted for them. Obviously fans see the same thing that we do in the V8 Utes. They are a great investment for any company and the exposure the Series has bought Armor All over the past three years has been amazing. It makes sense that the V8 Utes are at our event (Armor All Gold Coast 600) it is a perfect alliance as we are the co-naming rights partner," said Blair.
SPHERIX, category managers of Australian V8 Ute Racing's director, Bill West is not surprised by the poll.
"We've known we've been favourites at this event for a while with the feedback we've had from fans over the years. The Series has really grown since our inception in 2001 with only nine V8 Utes on the grid to the 32 strong field that it is today. Our motto is to "Work Hard, Play Even Harder", which comes off in the entertainment that the category provides. We are just glad to hear that the fans still love us, because the feeling is mutual," said Mr West.
The V8 Utes head to Sandown Raceway next for their penultimate round of the Series.
The 2011 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series - protected by Armor All features 32 Ford and Holden production based V8 racing utes - covering 8 championship rounds, and 26 races through five states of Australia. The series is televised nationally on the SEVEN Network, through Fox Sports, TV3 New Zealand, Motors TV Europe and over 40 countries worldwide.
Make-A-Wish® Australia is the official charity of Australian V8 Ute Racing who will endeavour to assist the foundation with their mission, which is to "To grant the Wishes of Children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope strength and joy."
