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Coronado signs on for Freightliner Racing
Heading into the 2017 V8 Supercars calendar, Freightliner Racing's Argosy transporter has moved over for a striking new Coronado 114Freightliner Racing says it's facing the imminent V8 Supercars season with a fresh outlook, the team recently unveiling a new livery for its Commodore race car and its Freightliner race transporter.
This year will see driver Tim Slade in a white and silver livery, while last year's Freightliner Argosy cab-over race transporter has been replaced by a bonneted Coronado 114 prime mover rated to pull a 34-pallet B-double set.
Dubbed Stax, the truck will be driven by Paul Eddy, who will clock up around 45,000km hauling the B-double loaded with two cars and myriad equipment.
Freightliner says the load present no great challenge for the truck, weighing in at five tonnes under its 62.5t limit.
Meanwhile Eddy says he's looking forward to the job at hand.
"It looks great going down the road," he says.
"It always looks cool if you have a couple of stacks sitting behind the doors, doesn't it?
"The sleeper in the Argosy was so big, it had a double bed and it would take me half an hour to get out," Eddy says with a smile.
"With this, you lose a bit of cabin space but you get a bonnet."
Eddy praised the way the Coronado 114 drives.
"Geez, it is nice to drive. Just the way it sits on the road; it's great," he says.
While the Coronado is available with a fully automated Eaton UltraShift transmission, Eddy opted for the 18-speed Eaton RoadRanger in order to keep up his shifting skills.
Freightliner Australia Director, Stephen Downes, says he's looking forward to the start of the season.
"We are really thrilled to see the fantastic new-look Freightliner Racing Commodore and introduce the tough Freightliner Coronado to the Supercars paddock," he says.
"We think Freightliner customers will get a real buzz when they see the 2017 car fighting for more wins and podiums this year."
The Brad Jones Racing outfit, which runs Freightliner Racing, also uses two Freightliner Argosys for the rest of its Supercars and Dunlop Series racing fleet.
Freightliner Racing's first test day will be held at Sydney Motorsport Park on February 21, before the opening round of the season, the Clipsal 500, gets underway on March 2-5 in Adelaide.
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