The 2020 Targa Tasmania has also been cancelled, as had the opening round of the Australian Formula Ford championship. The spirit in the B6HR paddock is perhaps the best of any event at the circuit and that is a substantial part of the charm of the event. Tander honoured to deliver final HRT success > View, Dane makes emotional tribute with final win for Holden > View, Chance encounter created iconic Bathurst celebration > View, Rins triumphs for Suzuki in Aragon MotoGP thriller > View, McLaughlin expresses pride at winning Barry Sheene Medal > View, Waters named Supercars Drivers’ Driver for 2020 season > View, DJRTP clinches teams’ championship, 10th drivers’ title > View, Supercars boss: We’ll be back at Bathurst in February > View, Davison proud of Waters and Tickford after Bathurst podium > View, DOWNLOAD: Bathurst 1000 victory poster > View, Three-time champ McLaughlin gives credit to Victorian effort > View, The Bathurst 6 Hour has been delayed until November. “While it’s disappointing to see Bathurst 6 Hour postponed, community safety takes priority,” he said. UNHERALDED by most, the performance of the Chris Lillis / Nathan Callaghan / Matt Holt Commodore GTS throughout the race was basically, perfect. Also on the card were Radical Australia, Historic Touring Cars, and Hyundai Excels.
It also created some history: it was the first time a V8 Holden (or Ford, for that matter) had stood on the Bathurst 6 Hour podium: and just the third time in the history of Production Car racing (think Bathurst 12 Hour and 6 Hour) on the Mountain. THE SIX-HOUR is a race where the proper, old-school privateer can have a go and that was the case on the weekend.
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A hugely deserved victory for a complete team performance and a bloke who earned it the hard way. Radical Australia.
The Cayman GT4 will aim to defend it’s class victory, while Class B is all about the Cup Cars that usually compete in one-make competition. There are over 40 private residences located around the circuit (inside and outside). The 131 laps completed by the winners (a notch over 505 miles, by the way) on Easter Sunday was six-laps to the better over the old record for the Bathurst 6 Hour. Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge. Race Lap Record: 2m01.5670s (Shane van Gisbergen, McLaren 650S GT3, 2016) Bentley has finished fourth, third and third in the last three 12-hour races in Bathurst.
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Pro/AM – for entries featuring a maximum of two (2) professional / seeded drivers. The Mount Panorama race track is located about three hours’ drive west of Sydney.
Then in the big race, the Garage 1 BMW M3 of Anthony Gilbertson and Andrew Mill not only survived being stranded on the formation lap but also two laps stuck in the sand at turn one to finish second in Class A2. “This early decision will ideally offer all parties committed to the event as much time as possible to alter travel arrangements and their own planning to suit the new date. More Videos . “ARG also wishes to ensure a minimal amount of disruption as possible to competitors, suppliers, spectators and members of the local community. EMAIL [email protected] After copping a barrage of negative social media commentary on the news that they would become the official tyre supplier of the six-hour and Australian Production Car racing, the brand produced a faultless performance on Sunday. “ARG is highly aware of the importance of the economic impact generated by events at Mount Panorama to the city of Bathurst and the surrounding region, especially considering the recent catastrophic bushfires in New South Wales. It should hopefully silence the uninformed online community who spent months bagging the product with predictions of doom before it had even turned a lap. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AutoActionMagazineTwitter @Auto_Action, Bruce Williams[email protected] Well done to both squads for their excellent weekends! © 2020 LIQUI-MOLY Bathurst 12 Hour. Both have enormous engines – the Coupe’ a V8 and the Viper 10 cylinders – and they are both the fastest cars down Conrod and up Mountain Straight.. the Coupe’ clocked at over 307km/hr two years ago. Most laps completed by Winners: 312 (1,938km) – 2019 Speedcafe.com has been established to provide a daily motorsport news service to the industry and fans in Australia and internationally. Nick Percat’s Brad Jones Racing Commodore will feature backing from TEMPUR for the Coates Hire Supercars Melbourne 400. Vehicle Specifications. There is no restriction on driver rankings in Class C. The invitational class is for cars deemed eligible by the organisers. THE RESULT of the quality-v-quantity thing was that we had the third-straight Bathurst endurance race that set either a time or distance record. Aussie privateer ingenuity at its finest. Bathurst 6 Hour. Auto Action spoke to competitors yesterday in regards to the format change, which if passed would have come at a reduced entry fee. Meanwhile, the GT3R finished second and fourth on its Bathurst debut last year and this year returns with four entries that each could be considered contenders. The popular HSV R8 Tourer inherited third in the 2010 12-hour after the Mitsubishi that had finished there was excluded, while way back in 1991 Wayne Cullen, Glenn Cullen and Gary Cooke powered a VN SS Commodore to third behind the winning Supra and seond-placed Laser TX3. Mount Panorama is the world-renowned circuit located in Bathurst, New South Wales. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fifth running of the Bathurst 6 Hour was forced to partner with fellow ARG-run event the Bathurst International and in turn changed the day of the race from Sunday to Saturday, initially displeasing competitors. The Hurracan GT3 was developed in-house by the Italian brand and is the future for their racing in GT3. The World Endurance Champions have never won Bathurst but have tasted success in almost every other GT ‘major’ around the world. Each car may have three or four drivers, while entrants in Class A must have drivers categorised by the FIA Driver Ranking System as either Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. Driver line-ups can be made up of 3 drivers who are all silver, or 4 drivers with at least 2 drivers being ranked Bronze. THE Bathurst 6 Hour has been popular between purists for bringing back huge fields of multi-class racing to Bathurst, but the downside has been lots of Safety Car in the first three editions. Videos. Organisers have confirmed the April 10-12 event has been postponed and will be “run in conjunction with the Bathurst International in November 13-15″. “We appreciate the assistance of the council in working with us to enable immediate confirmation of the revised date in November. The carsales TCR Australia Series will have to wait until November before it visits Mount Panorama following confirmation this year’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour has been postponed. Sharing much of the driveline and platform with the Audi R8, it’s different aero properties give it different strengths and weaknesses. Bathurst is just about all that remains on Porsche’s ‘to-do’ list in World Motorsport, outside perhaps of Formula 1. It is expected that most of the 68-car entry list announced earlier this year have committed to the rescheduled event. Silver – no seeded Drivers are permitted. Speedcafe.com reserves the right to deny any post that is abusive or offtopic. Powered by the mid-mounted V10 and famed for it’s aero performance across the top of the Mountain, the R8 is one of the most successful GT3 cars ever constructed. It’s arguably Australia’s most famous track, and today hosts important events like the Bathurst 12 Hour endurance race for GT3 and GT4 cars. One competitor told Auto Action “it wasn’t enough” compared to the expected loss of live television coverage and exposure that the four-race would receive. The Bathurst 6 Hour has been delayed until November The carsales TCR Australia Series will have to wait until November before it visits Mount Panorama following confirmation this … Six entries in two classes give them a very good chance in each. The others?
Two-time 12-hour winners Audi will field perhaps their best attack ever on Bathurst, boosted by the addition of the two Audi Sport Team WRT entries which will both definitely contend. Try our daily email, The best way to get your news first, fast and free! How the change impacts the 2020 TCR Australia Series calendar is unclear, as is the impact on the six-hour TCR race held across the Bathurst International event. A decision is expected today on the future of the opening round of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships at Sydney Motorsport Park next week. A ‘boom’ category in global GT competition, GT4 is growing in Australia with major brands keen to invest in the class and build its profile here. Sherrin Racing used just nine tyres for the full duration – putting four new tyres on 1hr 9 minutes into the race and then an additional right front with less than half an hour to go, when the result was assured anyway.
Invited class cars will be MARC II vehicles for the 2020 event.
Radical Australia. 249 were here. The cars were well suited to the Mountain last year and should compete with the factory BMWs and KTMs again in 2018.
Mount Panorama is unique in its rural setting. Their fighter-pilot style cockpit and raw carbon appearance make these things totally unique.
The decision comes amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. Lambo will be represented by two models. While the M6GT3 has now had a full year’s worth of development and testing in local hands, the M4 GT4 is a highly anticipated arrival to the ‘baby’ GT category. Made all the usual jokes about being too old and on the way out, but for the last two years he has easily been the fastest driver in the event by a margin.
ABN 62 976 094 459, www.autoaction.com.au All Rights Reserved, Supplementary Regulations and Sporting & Technical Regulations. Race direction (during major events) is anti-clockwise. Fielded one car last year and it was quick, so an expanded two-car attack this year is expected to deliver more results for the now four-wheeled brand. Launch of the 2020 Bathurst International. A 45-car field is set to take to Mount Panorama for next month’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. Largest Winning Margin: 1 Lap (2017, 2013, 2010)
The National Motor Racing Museum sits on Murray’s Corner, showcasing an impressive array of motorcycle and car racing memorabilia from all over the country. Auto Action understands that plans to change the 6 Hour event into four one-hour races spread across the Friday and Saturday schedule of the four-day Bathurst International weekend were in the early stages of being developed. THE Bathurst 6 Hour has been popular between purists for bringing back huge fields of multi-class racing to Bathurst, but the downside has been lots of Safety Car in the first three editions. Grant Denyer will co-drive with Tony Quinn in the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour this November, driving a brand-new Ford Mustang. GT4 is the baby brother of GT3, for more production-based GT vehicles complying to the global GT4 regulations.
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