THE SKYE SANDS Combined Sedans races will throw a diverse mix of high performance vehicles at Mount Panorama this weekend, as part of the support program for the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
The combined field of Sports Sedans, ex-Supercars, Trans Am cars and more has received a bumper, oversubscribed entry for this weekend’s trio of races with a remarkable field assembled.
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The grid includes everything from Jim Pollicina in a Touring Car Masters Torana to Rod Salmon in his Production Car Mercedes-Benz AMG A45.
Meanwhile, a fleet of Queensland-based TA2 cars will race at Mount Panorama for the emerging US-based class.
Two-time American Trans-Am TA2 champion Gar Robinson will make his Australian racing debut in a Trans-Am 2 Performax Cup car.
Robinson will race the #10 74 Ranch Resort Dodge Challenger, joining six of his Australian Trans-Am 2 compatriots in an invitational event to showcase the category ahead of their national series debut at Winton in March.
The Texan is looking forward to racing with Trans-Am 2 at one of the world’s greatest circuits.
“Being my first race out of the country I am very excited to meet a new group of racers and broaden my range of friends to other parts of the world. And, of course, I’m interested to see how the race fans are over there, I know they have some of the craziest gear heads in existence and that just looks like a spectacle I have to see!” said Robinson.
”The track looks killer, the perfect combination of speed and cornering. The return of bias-ply tires on the TA2 car makes it even better, I have a driving style that really loves the combination.”
Joining Robinson on the grid at Bathurst will be Tickford Racing Supercar team co-owner Rusty French (Ford Mustang), reigning local Trans-Am 2 champion Russell Wright (Ford Mustang), historic Australian Trans-Am racer Anthony Tenkate (Ford Mustang) and former drag racer Cameron Sendall (Chevrolet Camaro).
They will also be joined by the father and son team of Ian and Hugh McAlister, who will expand to a two-car Mustang outfit for the 2018 season.
ENTRY LIST – Skye Sands Combined Sedans:
| 2 | GC Electrical Services | Luke | Grech-Cumbo | HSV Senator |
| 5 | McAlister Motors | Ian | McAlister | Ford Mustang TA2 |
| 6 | McAlister Motors | Hugh | McAlister | Ford Mustang TA2 |
| 7 | A & A Plant Hire | Chris | Thomas | Holden Torana |
| 9 | Skye Sands | Rusty | French | Ford Mustang TA2 |
| 10 | 74 Ranch | Gar | Robinson | Dodge Challenger TA2 |
| 13 | Queensland Drilling Sales and Supplies P/L | Grant | Spaninks | Evo ix |
| 14 | Atlantic Oil | Terry | Mayfield | Holden HQ |
| 15 | Motorsport Life.com.au | Chris | Begg | BMW E36 |
| 17 | QueAccess Pty Ltd /BM Racing Developments | Ashley | Hooper | BMW E36 |
| 18 | Nuline Homes P/L | Rick | Newman | Ford Falcon |
| 22 | Challenge Motorsport | Iain | McDougall | Mini JCW |
| 25 | Weldcraft Motorsport | Paul | Boschert | Corvette |
| 26 | Vin Stenta | Veniero | Stenta | Nissan Skyline |
| 27 | Mocomm Motorsports Communications | Jim | Pollicina | Torana |
| 30 | Probuilders.com.au | Alex | Veryinis | Commodore SS |
| 31 | RX Automotive | Piers | Harrex | BMW E30 |
| 32 | Total Vet Care | Paul | Kluck | Nissan Skyline |
| 35 | Elec Power Technologies | Denver | Parker | Nissan Skyline |
| 42 | Stig Richards | Stig | Richards | Mazda Rx7 |
| 46 | Skmirk Online Education | Rod | Salmon | Mercedes A45 AMG |
| 47 | New Era Autos/Beers R Us | Andrew | McMaster | BMW E30 |
| 51 | Brisbane Collison Centre | Michael | Woodcroft | Holden Torana |
| 52 | Treloar Roses / Bee-EMS Car Service | Lachlan | McBrien | Mini Cooper S |
| 53 | Stuart Inwood | Stuart | Inwood | Corvette C5 |
| 55 | MI Tyres & Mechanical | Russell | Wright | Ford Mustang TA2 |
| 56 | Coe Property Group | Stephen | Coe | Commodore |
| 59 | Epilepsy Foundation | Andrew | Butcher | BMW M3 |
| 61 | George Michell | George | Michell | Datsun 1600 |
| 65 | Jasmat Steel Fabrications | Glen | Melling | Commodore |
| 67 | Loxo | Steve | Burridge | Holden Monaro |
| 68 | QPW Airconditioning/Vehicle Ink | Scott | Smith | Commodore |
| 69 | Tenkate Plant Hire | Anthony | Tenkate | Ford Mustang TA2 |
| 71 | Bob Jane T-Marts Southport | Ashley | Bright | Commodore |
| 74 | Con-x/Pacific Home Loans | Murray | Kent | Holden Monaro |
| 75 | Bendigo Mazda | Richard | Opie | Mazda Rx8 |
| 77 | PB Smash Repairs | Tony | Barton | Nissan 300ZX |
| 78 | SBM Financial Services P/L | Shaun | Mulquiney | Nissan Skyline |
| 80 | Mornington Mazda Racing | Anthony | Groves | Mazda RX7 |
| 85 | Sprayfoam Solutions | Nash | Harris | Commodore |
| 88 | Wake.up.backpackers/side Bar | Warren | Millett | Commodore |
| 90 | Macquarie Telecom/ Ned Whiskey | Stuart | Eustice | Commodore |
| 92 | Allworth Homes | Stephen | Thompson | Evo X |
| 99 | AGM Engineering | Kurt | Macready | Nissan Silvia |
| 111 | Access Homes/Shamrock Haulage | Michael | King | Evo X |
| 114 | Daylesford Dyno & Race car setups | Billy | Savige | Holden Torana |
| 118 | Real Dairy Australia/Tomkin | Steven | Lacey | Chev Camaro |
| 125 | LJ Hooker Caboolture/SPAE.com.au | Steve | Hay | Commodore |
| 135 | Ignite HR | Warwick | Douglas | BMW E30 |
| 141 | Dry July | Cameron | Sendall | Chev Camaro TA2 |
| 192 | Boss Surveillance | Karl | Begg | Mercedes C63 |
| 232 | Pitstop Fuel Service | Peter | Byrnes | BMW 321 |
| 330 | New Era Automotive | Rob | Neal | BMW E30 |
| 376 | Turbo Charlie Plant Hire | Charles | Spiteri | Evo Viii |
| 999 | Nina Soy Candles | Neville | Haines | Commodore |
