Take a six-time Aussie V8 Supercar champion, pair him with a three-time Aussie Formula One Grand Prix winner, and drop the two of them into one of Australia’s most famous racing venues on the eve of the 2016 F1 world championship season. Set them against a backdrop of a picture perfect Melbourne autumn day. And then add the key ingredient – the fully race-spec’d Triple Eight Project Sandman. Sound like a recipe for something special? It was for Jamie Whincup and Daniel Ricciardo at Sandown this week when the Red Bull Racing Australia V8 star and the Red Bull Racing F1 ace let loose in the one-of-a-kind Triple Eight Sandman.
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Published on 24 Oct 2014
In celebration of forty years since the first Holden Sandman panel van rolled off the production line Red Bull Racing Australia, along with GM Holden bring you, the Triple Eight: Project Sandman Tribute Edition.
A 700HP V8 Supercar spec beast with Formula One inspired paddle-shift gearbox, fly-by-wire throttle technology and a top speed of over 300km/h.