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Car |
Drivers |
Entrant |
Vehicle |
Cl |
Laps |
Racetime |
Fastest |
Lap |
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20 |
G.Holt/P.Morris/J.Bowe |
Eastern Creek International Ka |
BMW 335i |
B |
202 |
12:02:07.7469 |
2:31.4736 |
74 |
| 2 |
38 |
D.Wall/D.Wall/T.Symonds |
East Holiday Parks |
Mitsubishi Evo 9 GSR |
A |
202 |
12:02:11.0419 |
2:31.5345 |
55 |
| 3 |
35 |
N.Crompton/G.Seton/M.King |
Pro-Duct |
Mitsubishi Evo X RS |
A |
201 |
12:02:19.2203 |
2:31.6100 |
69 |
| 4 |
85 |
N.Pretty/C.McConville/A.Jones |
Menray Race Engineering |
Holden R8 Clubsport |
B |
201 |
12:02:21.2155 |
2:34.8274 |
54 |
| 5 |
7 |
P.Conroy/A.Robson/M.Brame |
Hankook Competition Australia |
Mitsubishi Evo X RS |
A |
197 |
12:02:28.8864 |
2:36.7478 |
29 |
| 6 |
10 |
K.Douglas/J.Moffat/R.Hislop |
Boylan Traffic Solutions |
Ford FPV FG F6 |
B |
196 |
12:02:31.0364 |
2:36.0153 |
192 |
| 7 |
4 |
J.Pollicina/J.O'Dowd/S.Middleton |
Greg Murphy Racing |
Mitsubishi Evo 8 RS |
A |
195 |
12:02:12.4465 |
2:36.8958 |
61 |
| 8 |
2 |
L.Castle/K.Wimmer/D.Wood |
WBR - Wilson Brothers Racing |
Subaru WRX Impreza |
A |
195 |
12:02:20.6821 |
2:35.7376 |
58 |
| 9 |
31 |
T.Keene/H.Morrall |
Osborne Motorsport |
Mazda 3 MPS |
C |
195 |
12:02:27.4689 |
2:42.7419 |
55 |
| 10 |
96 |
J.Koundouris/T.Koundouris/S.Owen |
Supabarn Supermarkets |
Mitsubishi Evo X RS |
A |
194 |
12:02:11.9268 |
2:32.1166 |
24 |
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LATEST NEWS...
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Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour looks to 2011
THE Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour, Australia’s longest and toughest track test of performance and production vehicles will return bigger and better in 2011.
Race Promoter James O’Brien said his organisation would review yesterday’s fourth event with a view to attracting more competitors and boosting its audience of spectators, television viewers and internet users.
The race was won by the Eastern Creek International Karts team of Garry Holt, John Bowe and Paul Morris, who covered 1254 kilometres through rain, fog and even the obstacle of a fallen tree in the most gruelling 12 Hour to date.
“We’ll take a good look at the more here
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7.30am Race Update
TWO-time winner Damien White led the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour at 7.30 am after the first hour of racing at Mount Panorama today.
White pushed his Pedigree Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 into the lead past the identical car of Jason Bargwanna on lap 16 as daylight came to a damp but drying circuit.
Bargwanna’s Pro-Duct teammate Glenn Seton was third.
Several incidents marked the first hour.
Queenslander Klark Quinn spun into a tyre wall going up the mountain when his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 had brake problems. The car was being repaired but Quinn said his VIP team was already out of contention.
The more here
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8.30am Update
DEFENDING champion Damien White retained the lead in the Armor All Bathurst 12-Hour production car race as the event headed into its third hour on the Mount Panorama circuit today.
White had started his Pedigree Class A Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 10 from fourth grid position, but took the lead from Jason Bargwanna just before the end of the first hour.
After two hours, he had completed 38 laps of the 6.21 kilometre track and held a lead of less than 10 seconds from Des Wall in a Lancer Evo 9.
Stuart Kostera was third in another Evo 10 and holding off an impressive more here
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9.30am Update
THE 2008 and 2009 Mitsubishi winning team was fighting for the lead in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour after three hours at Mount Panorama today.
Rod Salmon took over the Pedigree Lancer Evo 10 from Damien White - who had completed a double stint at the wheel from the 6.30 start – but came under pressure immediately from a hard-pushing Paul Morris in the 2007-winning Eastern Creek Karts BMW.
The gap was less than two seconds and closing as Salmon completed the 61st lap. Trevor Symonds was in third place in the Easts Holiday Parks Lancer he took over from David more here
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10.30 Update
RAIN has returned to challenge drivers in Australia’s longest motor race, the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama today.
The wet track played into the fortunes of the all-wheel drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 of leader Rod Salmon, who managed to extend the margin to12.5 seconds over second-placed Paul Morris, in a rear-drive BMW 335i.
While the two Pro-Duct team Mitsubishis with a star driving team including Glenn Seton, Jason Bargwanna and Neil Crompton set the early pace, the Pedigree Mitsubishi Salmon shares with 2008 and 2009 co-winner Damien White and New Zealander had led most of the morning.
It had more here
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Fallen tree stops the race
A fallen tree has stopped the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Race at Mount Panorama.
The large tree fell accross the track from the drivers' left hand side and is completely accross the track, stopping the field of cars on top of Mount Panorama.
At the time the cars were following the safety car due to damp and foggy conditions around the circuit.
No cars appear to have been at that point on the track when the tree fell.
Race officials are urgently assessing the situation and a heavy machine has been sent up conrod straight to attempt to remove the more here
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2pm Update
THE Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race resumed at 1.42 pm today after one of the most extraordinary incidents in the history of the famous Mount Panorama circuit, the collapse of a large tree across the track.
The tree fell from left to right just past the exit of Forrest’s Elbow corner at the top of Conrod straight, just before 12.50 pm in the seventh hour of the race.
None of the almost 40 cars running at the time was hit and the field was stopped behind the safety car on the top of the mountain while emergency crews cut up the more here
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Eric Bana's car destroyed in big crash at Armor All Bathurst 12 hour
ACTOR Eric Bana’s hopes of a top result in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race ended spectacularly when his car was destroyed in a heavy crash at Mount Panorama today.
Bana’s co-driver Peter Hill was at the wheel of the Globe/Westrac Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 when it stopped with an unknown problem on the climb out of the Cutting and was hit soon after by a Subaru Impreza driven by rally champion Dean Herridge.
The crash happened at 2.30 pm on lap 130, after eight hours of racing, when the Bana/Hill/Tim Leahy car was in fifth place.
The safety car was called more here
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Armor All Bathurst 12 hour update - 4:30pm
A SPLIT exhaust pipe has ended the hopes of a hat-trick for 2008/2009 winners Damien White and Rod Salmon in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama today.
As BMW driver John Bowe extended his lead to two minutes 43 seconds, White stepped from his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 in the pit garage and announced his Pedigree entry was out of the event.
The split pipe was not only burning the driver’s feet through the firewall; the team also was concerned about heat affecting the brakes.
“I’m a bit lost for words, to be honest. We were positioned where we more here
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Paul Morris Leads into final hour of the Bathurst 12 Hour
BMW driver Paul Morris put his pedal to the metal and raced toward a potential second win in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama today.
With an hour left to the 6.30 pm finish, the 2007 winner had covered 181 laps and held a lead of more than one minute over the Mitsubishi Lancer of David Wall, with no need to pit again for fuel or tyres.
Glenn Seton forced his Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 into third past recently-retired V8 Supercar driver Cameron McConville and the hulking black Holden Commodore R8 Sportwagon.
After a gruelling day of frequent rain more here
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MORRIS STEERS BMW TO SECOND BATHURST 12-HOUR VICTORY
PAUL Morris has survived a last-minute drama to steer the Eastern Creek International Karting BMW 335i to a second victory in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama today.
Morris, sharing the car with owner Gary Holt and John Bowe, crossed the line at 6.30 pm after 202 laps, 1254.4 kms, to complete Australia’s longest motor race.
But in unpredictable Bathurst tradition, the competitors were denied a proper sprint finish and instead saw the yellow Lamborghini Gallardo safety car take them to within the last few hundred metres of the chequered flag.
The safety car was called out one final more here
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Morris Steers BMW to Second Bathurst 12 Hour Victory
PAUL Morris has survived a last-minute drama to steer the Eastern Creek International Karting BMW 335i to a second victory in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama today.
Morris, sharing the car with owner Gary Holt and John Bowe, crossed the line at 6.30 pm after 202 laps, 1254.4 kms, to complete Australia’s longest motor race.
But in unpredictable Bathurst tradition, the competitors were denied a proper sprint finish and instead saw the yellow Lamborghini Gallardo safety car take them to within the last few hundred metres of the chequered flag.
The safety car was called out one final more here
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Mission Accomplished! Pollicina Motorsports Achieve Top Ten Results with Seventh Outright
The 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour will be a weekend to remember for a long time by Pollicina Motorsports. When the Sydney-based team decided to enter this year’s race under the Greg Murphy Racing banner, they were hopeful to be an outside chance for an outright win in the race. But being rookies to the event, the task was somewhat unlikely. The weekend at Bathurst has been a challenge for everyone involved, including drivers Jim Pollicina, John O’Dowd and Simon Middleton.
The end result was a highly impressive top ten finish – seventh overall and fourth in Class A for more here
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Final Results for Kiwi's
The New Zealand based Motorsport Services team of Scott O’Donnell, Bob Grove and Allan Dippie has finished the Bathurst 12 Hour in 13th position, claiming third in Class C. The BMW 130i completed 191 laps over the duration of the race, 11 laps shy of race winners Paul Morris, John Bowe and Gary Holt.
The trio managed to creep from 34th to 13th in what was an outstanding effort, especially with a team of drivers who had never tackled the mountain.
Inky Tulloch and Australian team mates Rod Salmon and Damian White were forced to retire after debris caused a more here
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Exhausting Bathurst 12 Hour for TMR Leads to Double Disappointment
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Australia (TMR) Team Principle Alan Heaphy did his best to remain philosophical as both TMR Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Xs failed to finish today’s extraordinary Armour All Bathurst 12 Hour production car race at Mount Panorama.
“They say ‘two out of three ain’t bad’, but that’s not the way we look at it. We were certainly there with the opportunity to win it for the third time in a row,” Heaphy said.
The Pedigree Petfoods Evo X of Damien White, Rod Salmon and Ian Tulloch ran at the head of the field for about nine hours in a race more here
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Gray Family Makes History at Bathurst 12 Hour
There were emotional scenes in the Lauren Gray Motorsport (LGM) garage as Michael Gray crossed the line in their class D Toyota Corolla Sportivo to complete the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour production car race at the weekend.
History was made and dreams realised when the pace car lead the field across the line at the end of 12 unbelievable hours of motor racing, Lauren and Michael becoming the first father and daughter pairing to complete an endurance race at Mount Panorama.
The Lauren Gray motorsport Toyota Corolla Sportivo driven by Lauren, Michael and New Zealander Tony Head completed 181 more here
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Owen claims second pole for Armor All Bathurst 12-hour
MITSUBISHI driver Steve Owen claimed his second straight pole position for the Armor All Bathurst 12-Hour touring car race – Australia’s longest motor race - in a hard-fought qualifying session for the 2010 Event at Mount Panorama today.
Owen, from Melbourne, sharing a Superbarn Supermarkets Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 with Canberra brothers James and Theo Koundouris, claimed the $5000 Armor All Pole Position Award in heavily-overcast but dry conditions – and just managed to deny a fairytale result for perennial Bathurst crowd favourite Glenn Seton.
Seton poured on a late challenge in his identical Mitsubishi but failed by just six-hundredths of a more here
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Hankook qualifies with eye on Race
Hankook Competition Australia has completed a trouble-free qualifying session for the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour with driver Mark Brame setting a lap good enough for 17th on the grid in the 42 car field.
The team changed the suspension settings on its new Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X between morning practice and qualifying to adjust to the rapidly drying track after the heavy showers subsided in time for the shootout.
Given the strong probability of rain throughout the race, Brame and team-mates Peter Conroy and Anthony Robson decided to set-up their car with an eye to consistent performance across the 12 more here
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Bargwanna dominates in wet in final practice for Bathurst 12 Hour
Day two of the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro was flagged away in wet conditions at the Mount Panorama this morning with V8 Supercar driver Jason Bargwanna setting the fastest time for Bob Pearsons Pro-Duct Mitsubishi Team.
The father and son team of David and Des Wall set the second fastest time in a Mitsubishi 9 GSR, 4/10ths of a second slower than Bargwanna, with the Garry Holt, Paul Morris John Bowe BMW 335i third fastest overall.
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart were 4th and 5th fastest with Warren Luff and Damien White, followed by Steve Owen in a Mitsubishi, more here
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Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour backed by NSW Government
The Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, kicking off 12 – 14 February 2010 at Mount Panorama is being supported by the NSW Government through Events NSW for the second year.
Event Promoter James O’Brien said the ongoing support from the NSW Government contributes significantly to the event which in turn pays great dividends for the local economy.
“The 12 Hour generated significant economic benefit for the region. Local support is strong and the event can only continue to grow in the future.”
Premier Kristina Keneally said the NSW Government is pleased to support the fourth annual Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour.
“The more here
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Hankook Ready for Qualifying
Hankook Competition Australia's Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X has completed three successful practice sessions ahead of this afternoon's qualifying for the Bathurst 12 Hour at Mount Panorama.
Led by drivers Peter Conroy, Anthony Robson and Mark Brame, Hankook spent time on Friday and this morning setting up the car to maximise its performance around the daunting 6.21-kilometre layout.
Rain late yesterday and early today made conditions challenging, but the Hankook trio were impressed with the performance of their Ventus track day tyres - a road-legal R-Spec.
The Ventus performed well in the dry and maintained a high grip level when heavy showers hit more here
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Pollicina Motorsports is Onwards and Upwards in final practice
The final 40 minute practice session at the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour brought a few more smiles to the Pollicina Motorsports camp, as they again enjoyed the wet conditions that dawned Mount Panorama this morning.
Although the trio of Jim Pollicina, John O’Dowd and Simon Middleton are still learning the car, the final session was the perfect opportunity to learn more of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII’s limits, particularly with the all wheel drive system. They were also hopeful that they can finally crack into the top 20, after knocking on the door in the first two sessions yesterday.
Like the more here
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Jim Hunter Motorsport
The Jim Hunter Motorsport team had a mixed first day of the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race carnival with one car just outside the top ten and the second taken back to Sydney after an engine detonated.
There were two 60 minute practice session s conducted on the day, the first in the morning in warm and sunny conditions, but in the second session after lunch there was a brief downpour halfway through which left the circuit slippery until the flag dropped.
The #44 Johnson Window Tint Subaru Impreza STi that Hunter is driving with international Australian stars Dean Herridge more here
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Team Bathurst on Tack to retain crown
Defending production small car class E - Repco Authorised Repairs, champions Team Bathurst, have taken the first steps towards defending their crown by finishing fastest in day one of the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race carnival yesterday.
In the first session before lunch, the #88Team Bathurst Subaru Impreza RS 2.5 with Matthew Windsor, Paul Newman and Steven Shiels driving was fastest in class, despite minimum laps with Windsor saying he didn’t want to wear the car out before the race began.
All three drivers took to the track, and did the minimum three laps to qualify for a start, more here
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Walden Motorsport Update
The first day of practice for cars competing in the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 hour race at Mount Panorama has concluded with two sessions conducted, the second interrupted by rain midway through and keeping the times of most cars down.
Among those that did improved their times before the rain came was Walden Motorsport with their all new Holden Motorsport backed Airtag Holden Commodore VZ SS, slicing three seconds off their morning times to finish 12th in the session and a most creditable 13th overall for the day and first in class with a 2:36.5950.
Garth Walden took the car out more here
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Steve Owen tops classy field in practice for Bathurst 12 Hour
Reigning Bathurst 12 Hour champions Team Mitsubishi Ralliart posted strong times in both Practice 1 and Practice 2 today at Mt Panorama, although it was the Canberra based Koundouris Brothers entry with Steve Owen behind the wheel that was fastest overall for this weekend’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro
Owen set the fastest time in practice session one in the Superbarn Supermarkets #96 while 2008/09 winning driver Damien White was fastest in the second session in the #1 Pedigree Petfoods Mitsubishi Evo X, both in the Natrad All Wheel Drive Performance class.
Owen was the 2009 Armor All Pole Winner more here
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Alan East Motorsport Offers Joy Flights at Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
The Alan East Motorsport team of David and Des Wall, and Trevor Symonds are set to raise awareness of prostate cancer at next weekend’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro.
Alan East Motorsport will join forces with the Event charity, The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, (PCFA) to raise money and awareness of the important work the foundation does. In addition to running the charities logo on the teams Mitsubishi Evo IX GSR, they will also sell helicopter joy flights thanks to their sponsor, Platinum Helicopters.
Platinum Helicopters will offer flights over the famous Mt Panorama track more here
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WALDEN MOTORSPORT UNVEIL NEW LIVERY
At Mount Panorama this morning Walden Motorsport unveiled the striking new colour scheme and livery on their Holden Commodore VE SS they hope will deliver them three straight class wins in this weekends Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race.
The Holden Motorsport supported Commodore with its resplendent day-glo orange and black colour scheme is sure to attract enormous interest.
The Holden Motorsport supported Walden Motorsport have had the same three drivers competing for them since the re-birth of the event in 2007, driving a VY Commodore that was rebuilt from a wreck.
In the 2007 race a oil cooler more here
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Pollicina Motorsports Guns for Outright Victory at 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour
Sydney-based production car team Pollicina Motorsports is attempting a successful return to national frontline competition, entering a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII for the upcoming Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour on the weekend of February 12-14.
The once around the clock event captured the attention of the team’s owner-driver, Jim Pollicina, for last year’s race when he took part in a two car team effort by New Zealander John Sax with car preparation by Greg Murphy Racing. He partnered with Western Australian drivers John O’Dowd and Todd Zani in a HSV VYII GTS Sedan and the trio showed early promise in the more here
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Bathurst Confidence for Team With Top Pedigree
WITH practice for Sunday’s 2010 Armour All Bathurst 12 Hour production car event due to start tomorrow, Team Mitsubishi Ralliart (TMR) supremo Alan Heaphy is relishing the challenge of claiming a third straight title.
“We’re as prepared as we’ll ever be. We’ll see what happens tomorrow and reassess everything after each session and see what we need to change if anything,” Heaphy said after the new colour scheme for the number one car was unveiled to the media and public in Mount Panorama’s historic pit lane today.
Heaphy was all smiles as the covers came off the Pedigree Pet Foods Evo X. more here
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Bright Unveils Shelby Mustang at the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
V8 Supercar driver Jason Bright was in pit lane today (Thursday, 11 February) with teammates, Marcus Zukanovic and Allan Simonsen to unveil the Shelby Mustang GT500 that will compete in this weekend’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro at Mount Panorama.
Also on hand were former Bathurst 12 Hour winners Garry Holt, Damien White and Rod Salmon along with Ford FVP F6 drivers Ken Douglas and James Moffat.
The Shelby Mustang GT500, which was imported from America is the first of its kind to race in an endurance Event and Zukanovic is hoping it will last the grueling 12 hour more here
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Bright Unveils Shelby Mustang at the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
V8 Supercar driver Jason Bright was in pit lane today (Thursday, 11 February) with teammates, Marcus Zukanovic and Allan Simonsen to unveil the Shelby Mustang GT500 that will compete in this weekend’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro at Mount Panorama.
Also on hand were former Bathurst 12 Hour winners Garry Holt, Damien White and Rod Salmon along with Ford FVP F6 drivers Ken Douglas and James Moffat.
The Shelby Mustang GT500, which was imported from America is the first of its kind to race in an endurance Event and Zukanovic is hoping it will last the grueling 12 hour more here
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Bathurst gears up for the Armor All 12 Hour
Bathurst residents are counting down until teams and drivers hit town for this weekends 3 day Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro.
The Event is now in its fourth year and has something to entertain for all including, Superstreet Nationals, support races and the 12 hour race as the feature on the Sunday.
Raceline Events will present the Superstreet Nationals in Harris Park over the weekend which is a mix of tough street machines, muscles cars, classics, cruisers, rods, imports and hi-tech more here
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HANKOOK TEAM DRIVER WARNS OF BATHURST 12 HOUR CARNAGE
Hankook Competition Australia lead driver Peter Conroy has warned that the winner of this weekend’s Bathurst 12 Hour race will be the car that does the best job of “avoiding the carnage on the Mountain.”
Conroy says last year’s race showed that inexperienced drivers and the Mount Panorama circuit are a volatile combination.
“The winner will be the Class A car that best manages the inevitable accidents and safety cars – which judging by the entry list and last year’s race, I think we can expect again,” said Conroy.
He says that he and his co-drivers Mark Brame and Anthony Robson will be more here
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Daniel Erikson to Score Two 'Firsts' at Bathurst 12 Hour
Up-and-coming Sydney driver Daniel Erickson will score two ‘firsts’ at this weekend's Armor All Bathurst 12-Hour race - regardless of where he finishes.
For starters, the production car enduro will be Erickson’s first race meeting at the legendary 6.3km Mount Panorama circuit.
It will also be the 22 year-old driver’s first competitive outing in a car with enclosed wheels (previously he has raced exclusively in open-wheeled karts and Formula Fords).
Erickson will drive a BMW 335i for the highly rated Morcom Motorsport team in the 12-Hour.
His co-drivers are team owner Barry Morcom and his rookie racer son Nathan, and experienced Historic racer Paul more here
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TULLOCH TARGETS BATHURST SUCCESS WITH TMR AUSTRALIA
HIS SUCCESS IN TRUCK RACING may well be unmatched by any driver in Australia or New Zealand, and his record in New Zealand domestic competition is exemplary – but that won’t stop Kiwi racing icon Ian ‘Inky’ Tulloch trying to add to the record list when he tackles the Armor All Bathurst 12 hour with TMR Australia next weekend.
Tulloch, who hails from New Zealand’s South Island, near Invercargill, will join Rod Salmon and Damien White in the #1 TMR Australia Lancer Evo X RS at Bathurst on February 12 – 14, and perhaps has his best shot ever at more here
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JIM HUNTER – We want to win the endurance race while they race each other
Buoyed by the success of a recent test session at Eastern Creek and the great form shown by one of his co-drivers in the recent Targa Wrest Point tarmac rally, Sydney racer Jim Hunter is quietly confident ahead of the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race.
A vastly experienced competitor, Hunter believes his #44 Johnson Window Tint Jim Hunter Motorsport Subaru Impreza STi can surprise the more fancied Mitsubishi Evo’s, Ford Mustang and BMW’s in the round the clock event that will be held from February 12-14.
“We are going into this race with the attitude that we will not be more here
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New Ford FG Race Ute for Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro
For the first time in the history of the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 3 V8 Utes, two from the 2010 Yokohama V8 Ute Racing Series – protected by Armor All will join the line-up for the endurance race, 12 -14 February at Mount Panorama.
Greg Willis will enter his Grove Fruit Juice Ford BF and will be joined by Series rival, Jason Gomersall and former formula vee and saloon cars competitor, Matthew Mackelden.
2007 champion, Grant Johnson who has raced in many endurance races (Dubai 24 Hr, Sepang 12 Hr) will keep the Red and more here
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World Wide Webcast for Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
For the first time in its history, the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour will be streamed LIVE on the internet, 12 - 14th February 2010.
Offering full screen video with all audio and commentary feeds, this initiative will ensure fans of this unique Australian motorsport event can have access from anywhere in the world.
As well as race coverage and commentary, the streaming service will also offer behind the scenes views of the Event, the teams and drivers as well as pre and post Event activities from the spiritual home of Australian more here
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Subaru Looking to Strike Back at Bathurst
Wilson Brothers Racing is looking to transform sprint race success in the Australian Manufacturers Championship into a Bathurst 12 Hour triumph, with their Subaru WRX Sti a genuine dark horse for outright honours in production car racing's jewel in the crown.
Following on from a character building three-car campaign at Mount Panorama 12 months ago, the team bounced back superbly in the regular season, with lead driver Lee Castle taking his overall victory tally for the past two seasons to eight, more than other driver in the championship.
For next weekend's event, Castle will be joined by familiar faces within more here
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TMR Australia Drivers Target Rare Hat-Trick On The Mountain
TEAM MITSUBISHI RALLIART (TMR) drivers have targeted an historic third successive Armor All Bathurst 12 hour victory as the team concludes its final preparations for the race.
2008 and 2009 race winners Rod Salmon and Damien White will be joined by highly experienced Kiwi Ian ‘Inky’ Tulloch in a bid to win their third successive race behind the wheel of the #1 Skwirk.com Evo X RS, whilst teammates Glyn Crimp and Stuart Kostera will be joined by the versatile Warren Luff in the West Surfing products Lancer.
The team is set to test at Winton, in Victoria, this Friday prior more here
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Bright/Simonsen/Zukanovic to share 12 Hour Shelby Mustang
Team Action Racing have announced V8 Supercar driver, Jason Bright as the third driver in the newly built Shelby Mustang GT 500 to compete in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 – 14 February at Mount Panorama.
Not only will it be the Mustang’s first appearance at the Event but also Bright’s who is looking forward to the experience.
“I think the Bathurst 12 hour is a really good production car event and when you’ve got a car like I’ve got to drive around there for 12 hours, I think it could be a really great day; I’m more here
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Successful Test for Several NSW Based Teams
As preparation for teams competing in the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race intensifies, almost 20 NSW based cars hit the track at Eastern Creek on Thursday for testing.
The test proved the many hours of hard work over the last six months is starting to pay dividends for Jim Hunter Motorsport, and also their choice of drivers, with their Subaru Sti driven by both their latest signing Barton Mawer and Jim Hunter.
The teams third driver the West Australian based Dean Herridge a Subaru Australia contracted driver wasn’t able to make the test, and won’t drive the car until Friday more here
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Armor All Pole Award Up for Grabs
As the build up to the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro (February 12 – 14) continues, the official naming rights partner Armor All, manufacturer of some of the World’s top car care products, will also include the Armor All Pole Position Award for the second consecutive year.
The Armor All Pole Position Award will be a highly sought after trophy during qualifying on Saturday February 13th with the winning team securing a $5,000 bonus, courtesy of the naming rights partner.
“As part of the naming rights deal we decided to include a healthy prize for the Armor All Pole more here
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47 Entries confirmed for Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro
Entries for the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour officially closed last Friday with a classy 47 car field entered for the showroom endurance race to be held over 12 – 14 February at Mount Panorama.
Twelve manufacturers and 27 different models or variants will line up on the grid Sunday morning at 6.30 am and Bathurst 12 Hour Promoter James O’Brien is confident of an exciting Race.
“We are pleased with the numbers, it’s a quality field and we expect a healthy crowd with lots of atmosphere,” said O’Brien. “We have a bumper support category programme, plus plenty of off more here
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Bana to star in Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro
Australian movie star Eric Bana will make a return to the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro 12 – 14 February 2010.
The internationally renowned actor who has starred in such films as Chopper, Black Hawk Down, Hulk, Troy and Munich expressed his passion for cars in his 2009 movie “Love the Beast,” which he launched at last year’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour.
He has competed in several Targa Tasmania events, the Porsche GT3 Challenge and Australian GT Championship, however the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro has become the biggest race of the 41 year-old’s racing more here
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Tander Teams Up With Hankook
V8 Supercar endurance driver Leanne Tander is aiming for class victory when she returns to the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour with the Hankook Competition Australia-backed Conroy Motorsport.
Tander, who competed in the Sandown and Bathurst V8 Supercar endurance races, will partner team principal Terry Conroy and Gerry Burgess in one of two Honda Integras entered by Hankook and supported by Disc Brakes Australia (DBA) and Penrite.
At last year’s Bathurst 12 Hour Tander and co-drivers Lee Burgess and Terry Conroy missed out on class victory by just six seconds, finishing second to the sister Conroy Motorsport Integra driven by Peter Conroy, more here
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Typhoon Trio Have Bathurst In Their Sights
After joining forces for the final round of the Australian Manufacturers Championship at Sandown in November last year, Jeremy Gray and Chris Delfsma reckon their Class B High Performance Rear Wheel Drive Ford Falcon FG Typhoon F6 is a definite Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour outright contender on Sunday February 14 now that Andrew Miedecke has enlisted in the team as the third driver.
This will be Delfsma’s fourth Bathurst 12 Hour while Gray will be having his first once-around-the-clock start. Miedecke too is having his first 12 Hour outing but has competed at Bathurst many times in the 1000 race.
Car more here
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SUPERCARS CLUB TOGETHER FOR ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR
A selection of the world’s most prestigious cars will be on-track during the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro February 12 – 14, with The Supercar Club announced as the official vehicle supplier to the Event.
The Supercar Club will provide the official vehicles for the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro for use as the Safety and Course Cars over the three-day Event.
“Safety and Course Cars are an instrumental part of racing and we are delighted to again partner with the Supercar Club who will be supplying some exotic machines,” said Event Promoter, James O’Brien. more here
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Jim Hunter Motorsport Signs Mawer for Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
Experienced Sydney racer Jim Hunter has announced that international Australian racing star Barton Mawer will join rally ace Dean Herridge and himself in the Jim Hunter Motorsport #44 Johnson Window Tint Subaru Impreza Sti in next months Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama.
“The driving lineup is complete and I’m excited to have both Barton (Mawer) and Dean (Herridge) joining me in the Sti, whilst the #66 Subaru Impreza WRX will be driven by Warren Bossie, Glen Featherstone and Bathurst Plumber Mark Tutton, all historic Torana drivers,” Hunter said.
Both cars will be up against the large number more here
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Hankook Competition Enters Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
Hankook Competition Enters Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
Hankook Competition Australia (HCA) is aiming for outright honours in next month’s Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour where it will partner with Peter Conroy Motorsport to run a Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS in the once-around-the-clock race.
Hankook, one of the world’s largest and fastest growing tyre manufacturers, enters the Australian motorsport scene with a real chance of outright victory at the mountain.
The Hankook-backed entry was built by Peter Conroy Motorsport in conjunction with Team Mitsubishi Ralliart and will be driven by experienced endurance drivers Peter Conroy, Mark Brame and Anthony Robson.
The more here
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Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour is a Family Affair
Four family teams have entered the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 – 14 February 2010.
In Class A - High Performance Four Wheel Drive, father and son team David and Des Wall will step into a Mitsubishi Evo 9 GSR. In Class B – High Performance Rear Wheel Drive - father Michael Sherrin will race with son’s Iain and Grant in a brand new BMW 135i. Another father and son combo Garth and Brian Walden will be looking to take out Class C in their Holden Commodore VE SS and Lauren Gray will drive with her father more here
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CLIO 197 Renault enters Bathurst 12 Hour
The Renault Clio 197 will be represented in the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro 12 – 14 February 2010, the first time a Renault has featured on the mountain since Alan Jones raced the Williams Renault Super Tourer at the Bathurst 1000 in the late 1990’s.
Richard Gartner will be entering the car as the Safe-T-Stop Clio as number 97, referring to the model code (Renault Clio 197) and will be entered in Class D Production Sports.
“The Clio was purchased brand new from Northshore Motors, Hornsby, who will also be servicing the car. At the moment all the safety more here
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JIM HUNTER MOTORSPORT SIGN RALLY STAR FOR ARMOR ALL
One of Australia's leading international rally driver Dean Herridge, will compete in the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Race in February with Jim Hunter in the Johnson Window Films Subaru Impreza Sti and a soon to be announced third driver.
A Sydney racing and rally icon, Hunter has driven in each of the new era Armor All Bathurst 12 hour races at Mount Panorama, whilst the West Australian based Herridge finished second in the 2007 race in a factory STi with fellow rally stars Chris Atkinson and Cody Crocker.
Hunter is excited with the prospect of having the Subaru contracted driver more here
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WALDEN MOTORSPORT GET HOLDEN BACKING
Fresh from a return to V8 Supercars in the recent Fujitsu Series round held in conjunction with the Sydney Telstra 500, Sydney driver Garth Walden is now finalising plans for the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Race.
Walden, his father Brian Walden and regular sports sedan driver Michael Auld will once again team up hoping to make it three class wins in a row as they debut their new VE Holden Commodore.
Following back-to-back Bathurst 12 Hour class wins, the Sydney-based Walden Motorsport received a major boost ahead of preparation for its title defence in 2010 when Holden Motorsport offered the more here
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Early Entry numbers strong for Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro
Interest in the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro is high with 30 cars entered for the Event over the weekend of February 12-14. Entries are still open for another month.
A majority of the 2009 class winners are returning to the Event including; TMR Australia who took out the 12 Hour in a Mitsubishi Lancer RS, Barry Morcom will participate again in his BMW 335i in Class B – High Performance Rear Wheel, Garth Walden has entered Class C for Performance Sedans in a Holden Commodore SS VE and Matthew Windsor will make a return to Class E more here
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FPV’S Flying F6 for Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
The brand new FG FPV F6 Turbo Six will join the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro 12 – 14 February 2010.
Long time Victorian production car exponent Ted Robinson is planning to enter the car in Class A – High Performance Rear Wheel Drive, however is yet to secure drivers and is calling out for those who would like to experience the FPV on one of Australia’s most historic tracks.
“We’ve had a few drivers approach us but we need serious drivers with budgets to get the car on the track next year,” said Robinson.
Robinson believes the more here
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Father and Daughter Aim to Make History at 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour
Lauren Gray Motorsport, the reigning Class E Australian Production Car Champions, have officially confirmed its participation in the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro and hopes to make Bathurst history in the process.
The Melbourne-based team has officially entered their Toyota Corolla Sportivo in Class D (Production Sports) and has confirmed that Lauren Gray and dad Michael will make up two thirds of the driving line-up.
Should the Lauren Gray Motorsport Corolla take the start, it will be the first time that a father-daughter team will have started a multiple-driver event in Bathurst’s long history of endurance races. more here
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Defending Champion Hopes to Regain Bathurst 12 Hour Honours
Team Ralliart’s Alan Heaphy has re-entered the 2009 winning Mitsubishi Evo X that was driven to victory by Damien White, Rod Salmon and Tony Longhurst into the 2010 Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 – 14 February.
TMR Australia owner, Heaphy believes the Evo X has what it takes to claim victory in the 2010 Event and has begun preparations.
“The odds are becoming harder. We have started doing our homework for next year and we’ve had a good run so far.”
“At this stage it looks like we will have the same drivers as last year, Damien White more here
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Bathurst 12 Hour SHINES ... Thanks to Armor All
Armor All, Australia’s leading car care provider has this week signed on to be the major partner of the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro to be held at Mount Panorama, February 12-14, 2010.
The Event, which grows in popularity every year is shaping up to be one of the best ever with a stream of new cars being built, more teams entering and plenty of great racing for the supporters that head to the hill every year for the enduro classic, a fact Paul Blair, Marketing Manager of Armor All said he was looking forward to seeing next February.
“The Bathurst 12 more here
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CALLS FOR OFFICIALS AND VOLUNTEERS
The call is officially out for volunteers for the 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro at Australia’s spiritual home of motorsport - Mount Panorama.
The three day production based Event will run from February 12-14 and is now seeking volunteers to assist in vital roles for the running of what is fast becoming a motoring experience not to be missed.
There are two types of volunteer positions sought; CAMS accredited officials to assist with circuit operations and general volunteers to assist with Event operations such as grandstands, corporate suites, the media centre, information booths and the accreditation centre.
Volunteer Manager and more here
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V8 Utes to Enter Bathurst 12 Hour
Two V8 Utes - the Holden VE and the Ford FG - have been modified to enter Class H in the 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 – 14 February.
Western Australians, Grant Johnson and Allan Letcher, will enter a Holden SS Commodore VE that has been built especially for the event by Hi Tech Motorsports’, John Pachos.
“It has exactly the same specs as the V8 Ute Racing Series but has a different fuel system,” said Pachos.
The Western Australians met at the Bathurst 12 Hour in the early 90’s and have driven together in other 12 hour more here
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Bathurst local lodges first 12 Hour Entry
Bathurst native, Matthew Windsor with his Subaru Impreza 2.5 is the first confirmed entry for the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 – 14 February 2010.
Windsor who has driven the car the past three years, recently purchased the car from fellow 12 Hour competitor Jim Hunter.
“I was going to go up a class but then Jim told me he was going to sell his car. I had to buy it, it’s a bit sentimental to me as we’ve been running it the past 3 years and last year we won the class,” said Windsor.
This is the first time more here
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Students Free for the Bathurst 12Hour
School Students Free for the Bathurst 12 Hour
Tickets are now on sale for Australia’s premier production based endurance motor race, the 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 – 14 February 2010.
Following the announcement of five support categories; Historic Touring Cars Group N, HQ Holden’s, Improved Production, Porsche GT3 Challenge and Saloon Cars - the weekend at Mt Panorama will offer the race fan plenty of variety with the annual 12 Hour Enduro headlining Sunday’s activities.
For the first time in the Event’s history Organisers are offering all school students, primary and secondary, free entry.
Bathurst 12 Hour Promoter more here
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Experience the Ride of Your Life at the 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour Event
Bathurst specialist and V8 Supercar driver, Nathan Pretty will give car enthusiasts a chance to experience the ride of a lifetime in a Holden Commodore race car at the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro February, 2010.
The “Pretty Roar V8 Experience” is a Holden Commodore race car specially engineered to cater for passenger rides and fitted with three passenger seats. The car is powered by a 6.0 litre LS2 V8 engine topped with a PWR Supercharger, producing a V8 Supercar-like 450kW and 650Nm of torque. It can accelerate from 0~100km/h in approximately four seconds.
Nathan Pretty has run the Pretty more here
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Bathurst 12 Hour announces Official Charity
The Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro has given the “thumbs up” to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia as the official charity for the production based motor racing endurance event to be held 12 – 14 February 2010.
The Foundation is funding research into the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of prostate cancer. Bathurst 12 Hour Promoter James O’Brien is confident collaboration with the Event will help aid this.
“It’s a very important cause and we are glad to recognise the Foundation as our official charity. I’m confident that competitors and visitors will all get behind this great cause,” said more here
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BMW 135i for 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour
Newcastle motorsport enthusiast David Searle has committed to building a new BMW 135i to race in the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro, 12 - 14 February 2010.
The BMW will race in Class B of the event, for High Performance Rear Wheel Drive cars, and will go head to head with the BMW 335i which won the event in 2007.
Searle has been involved in the Bathurst 12 Hour for the past three years as Team Manager/Engineer and is no stranger to building cars.
“It won’t arrive until the 12th (September.) We have built plenty of them before and we are hoping to more here
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Overseas Interest in Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro
The 2010 Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro Showroom could field at least two international entries following enquiries recently from New Zealand and French competitors wishing to tackle the endurance challenge at Mount Panorama.
In its fourth year and scheduled for February 12-14, Bathurst 12 Hour Promoter James O’Brien believes the Event’s profile has grown to the extent it is being recognised internationally.
“We have worked hard to make this a feature race on the Australian calendar. As the only 12 Hour event in Australia, and held at the iconic Mount Panorama Circuit, more here
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Naming rights opportunity for Bathurst 12 Hour
Promoters of the Bathurst 12 Hour Showroom Enduro are offering a naming rights partnership opportunity for the Event for 2010 and beyond. The race, to be held over the weekend of February 12-14, will be the first major domestic motor race for the year and has now grown into a significant event on the Australian motor racing calendar.
“The initial 3 year agreement with WPS Financial Services has now expired, and we are actively seeking a new partner who can move forward and grow with the Event as it matures over the next 3 years,” explained Event Promoter James O’Brien.
“The package more here
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2010 Bathurst 12 Hour Date Announced
The Bathurst 12 Hour Enduro will again kick start the Australian motor sport year with the Event date set as 12 – 14 February 2010.
A field of 48 cars started the 2009 Race highlighting the growing popularity of the Event, and organisers are targeting a 50 car grid for 2010.
“This will be the fourth year the Race has been promoted at Bathurst since the re-birth of the 12 Hour in 2007, and every year the Event gains more credibility with the public, manufacturers and competitors,” Event Promoter James O’Brien explained.
“Our intention is to retain the production based more here
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