Paul Morris to drive ex-Tru-Blu Falcon in Adelaide

Paul Morris is set to drive the Ford Falcon FG run by DJR in Tru-Blu throwback colours at the 2012 Bathurst 1000 during demonstration sessions at Adelaide, the last event to be run on the current layout.

Morris has owned the car since 2014, racing it himself in Super2 before it kick-started the careers of Anton De Pasquale and Broc Feeney. Feeney took the Super3 title in it in 2019, and Morris's son Nash repeated the feat two years later. Morris said he is not a car collector and wanted to see the car returned to the colours DJR fans would expect. Richie Swan originally built the car during his time at DJR and has put it back together.

The chassis, numbered 888A-021, was supplied to DJR by Triple Eight in 2009 and made its debut in mid-2012. James Moffat raced it in the final seven events of that season, including Bathurst, where it ran the Tru-Blu design. Morris said the car will run on the hub dyno and a few laps around Norwell before heading out.