The journey of Super Black Racing took an exciting step today with Kiwi drivers Ant Pederson and Andre Heimgartner getting behind the wheel of the Ford Performance Racing prepared Falcon for the first time.
Super Black is the only extra team competing at Bathurst, joining the other 25 regular V8 Supercars Championship entries in the 'Great Race'.
The Winton Raceway was the venue for Super Black Racing today for driver testing, and already the team are getting excited about the challenge of the Bathurst 1000 only two weeks away.
Dry and warm conditions ensured plenty of running with both drivers getting plenty of laps to learn the car and work with the team.
The car Super Black are running is a FG Ford that has been prepared as a fifth car by Ford Performance Racing, essentially the same as the one peddled by Mark Winterbottom to victory at last year's race at Mount Panorama.
The race day strategies for Bathurst were worked on including pit stops and driver changes.
With less than two weeks to go until the Super Black debut at the Bathurst 1000, preparation is now in full swing to ensure a credible race that does the New Zealand motorsport legacy proud.
