Thousands make their way to Hidden Valley for the 2023 Darwin Supercars
Revheads from all corners of the country made their way to Hidden Valley to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of the Darwin Supercars. See all the photos here.
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As an iconic Top End event, sisters Essie and Brianna Dark felt they had to experience the noise, sights and sounds of the Darwin Supercars to be able to call themselves true Territorians.
“It’s living up to expectations,” 19-year-old Brianna said.
“Our Dad is really into motorbikes so that’s why we’re here – first time.
“We’re moving away from Darwin next year, so I really wanted to do all the Darwin things before then.”
For Jarryd Sullivan, a friendship built on the track turned to a moment of pride as he joined thousands of revheads at Hidden Valley to watch his mate Bryce Fullwood in the Supercars.
Mr Sullivan used to “cruise around” with the Territory’s first, and only, Supercars racer and proudly sported his merch as he watched Fullwood hit the track.
“The Darwin Supercars are great, as a local it’s something we come down for every year,” Mr Sullivan said.
“I’m a bit of a revhead so for me it all comes down to the action, the noise and the atmosphere as a whole is always great.
“We love Bryce, he’s a mate of mine, we used to cruise around with him so it’s good to see him race and great to see him doing well.”
People from all-corners of the country and beyond had plenty to enjoy at Hidden Valley from the world-class Supercars to the highly-competitive Australian Superbikes.
Hope Cummings has been coming to the Supercars with her gang for the past five years after making the move to Darwin.
And it’s a time where the group of friends all get together for an event they love, this time dressed up in watermelon shirts.
“It’s a bit of a tradition for us, we’re fly-in fly-out mob and this is something we come to every year,” Ms Cummings said.
“We just love it. It’s great to see people from every state and every part of Australia come up to enjoy this event.”
The 2023 Darwin Supercars comes to a conclusion on Sunday with the final two races of the Darwin Triple Crown to be competed.
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Motorsports enthusiasts Tobias Kohl and Jessica Prochnow made their first trip to Darwin all the way from Germany to get up close and personal with drivers from the Supercars.
The pair has long been fans of all things motorsports, but for Mr Kohl nothing compared to the Australian Supercars which he described as the best in the world.
They joined hundreds of fans at the Darwin Waterfront for a fan signing on Thursday with the Supercars and Australian Superbikes drivers ahead of the three-day event.
“We’re big motorsports fans and for me the Australian series is the best in the world,” Mr Kohl said.
“So we timed our trip so we would be in the NT for the Indigenous Round.
“It’s absolutely awesome, the weather is beautiful compared to Germany, it’s even warmer than our summer, it’s absolutely perfect.
“We’re planning to be up here for about 10 days and we will be grabbing a campervan after the Supercars to visit some of the national parks such as Litchfield and Katherine.”
They weren’t the only ones using the Supercars as an excuse to escape the cold with plenty of southerners making their way up to the warmer climate and world-class racing.
Marc Gumbuzza, Sam Pierrello and Attilio Tagliaferro were also in Darwin for the first time as part of a motorsports birthday gift for Mr Gumbuzza.
“It’s our first time up in Darwin, we love the heat,” he said.
“I normally go to Bathurst every year, but for my birthday this year they bought me a ticket saying they were coming up and brought me along with them.”
The racing at Hidden Valley starts on Friday with the Darwin Triple Crown beginning on Saturday.
30+ faces: Supercars truck convoy rolls into Darwin
Motorhead Mark Gamble was ecstatic to have his interstate family around to watch his hometown come to life for the 2023 edition of the Darwin Supercars.
He and his nephews Brodie Parker and Jamie Parker were among thousands who watched on as the iconic Night Transporter Convoy swept through the Darwin CBD.
“I love coming to watch the Supercars every year, it’s the best, it makes Darwin come alive,” Mr Gamble said.
“Seeing the crowds is awesome, it shows we’re on the calendar as a place to come and I’m happy for that.
“And who doesn’t love the trucks? They all come through lit up like Christmas trees.”
And he was right as the crowds cheered as the convoy rounded the corner onto Knuckey St, blaring their lights and honking their horns to prove they had arrived for another year.
The massive vehicles pulled to a halt as they reached Raintree Park to accept the Welcome to Country, before making their way home to Hidden Valley.
It wasn’t just Darwin fans up on their feet with the convoy also making its way through Palmerston for the first time in its history.
There was also a first for Sarah Barnes and Cameron Barnes who had come for their first Darwin Supercars.
Mr Barnes eagerly showed his support for Red Bull, while Ms Barnes confessed she had plenty of books just in case the racing didn’t entertainment.
Next up on the Supercars agenda is the drivers’ signings on Thursday at the Darwin Waterfront.
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