Interest is building in next year’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, with organisers expecting a field of more than 60 cars to line up on the grid at Mount Panorama next Easter.
Already a total of 56 entries have been received, with still four months until entries officially close.
“As the race continues to develop our focus is on attracting new and more current models to the grid, as well as growing the competition across each of the classes,” event director James O’Brien said.
“Once again we are very pleased with the reaction from production car competitors from across Australia and all the signs are already pointing to another highly competitive affair next Easter.”
So far the outright class A field includes the return of the Ford Focus RS driven to second place by Chaz Mostert and Nathan Morcom this year.
The traditional spread of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions and BMW will again be joined by cars like the Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Audi TTRS and Mercedes-Benz AMG A45. Sherrin Racing will run their BMW M4 which debuted in this race last Easter.
Australian Muscle Cars continue to be popular, with no less than 11 different Holden or HSV Commodores entered in the A2 and B2 categories for rear-wheel drive cars.
The B1 category includes a new VW Golf R entered by long-time racer Trevor Keene, a car that is likely to pose a challenge to the regular class benchmarks from BMW and Subaru.
Nine cars are confirmed in Class C for Production – Performance vehicles, including Peter Lacey’s VW Scirocco R and several examples of the quick Renault Megane RS265.
A lone Honda Integra will tackle five of the popular Toyota 86s in Class D, while the ‘baby’ car class E continues to grow as an ideal entry point to endurance racing at Mount Panorama.
Meanwhile, tickets are now on sale for the Event and can be purchased online via the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour website.
PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST:
Class |
Competitor |
Vehicle |
A1 |
Aaron Tebb |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX RS |
A1 |
Adam Wallis |
BMW M Coupe (1 Series) E82 |
A1 |
Anthony Soole |
BMW M Coupe (1 Series) E82 |
A1 |
Barry Morcom |
Ford Focus RS LZ |
A1 |
Ben Kavich |
TBA |
A1 |
Dimitri Agathos |
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti V-1 |
A1 |
Dylan Thomas |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 |
Dylan Thomas |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX RS |
A1 |
Dylan Thomas |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX RS |
A1 |
Jeremy Gray |
Ford FGII GT-F |
A1 |
Mark Eddy |
Audi TTRS 8J |
A1 |
Michael King |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 |
Paul Iaiacono |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 |
Rob Hay |
BMW M135i Hatch F20 |
A1 |
Rod Salmon |
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG |
A1 |
Sherrin Racing |
BMW M4 F82 |
A1 |
Beric Lynton |
BMW TBA |
A1 |
Simon Hodges |
BMW M135i Hatch F20 |
A1 |
Stephen Thompson |
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
A2 |
Cameron Kerr |
Holden VZ-HSV R8 Clubsport |
A2 |
Chris Lillie |
Holden VE-HSV GTS |
A2 |
Daniel Clift |
Holden VZ-HSV R8 Clubsport |
A2 |
Daniel Flanagan |
Holden VY2-HSV GTS |
A2 |
Gordon Wilson |
BMW M3 E92 |
A2 |
Graeme Muir |
Holden VE-HSV GTS |
A2 |
Michael James |
Holden VE-HSV GTS |
A2 |
Steve Hodges |
Holden VY CSV Monaro Mondo GT |
B1 |
Adrian Stefan |
BMW 335i E90 |
B1 |
Brett McFarland |
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti G-2 |
B1 |
Daniel Byron |
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti G-2 |
B1 |
Scott Gore |
BMW 135i E82 |
B1 |
Trevor Keene |
Volkswagen Golf R Series 6 |
B2 |
Garth Walden |
Holden VE SSV-Redline |
B2 |
James Herington |
Holden VE SSV-Redline |
B2 |
Joe Krinelos |
Holden VF SSV - Redline (6.0L) |
B2 |
Troy Williams |
Holden VF SSV - Redline (6.0L) |
C |
Blake Aubin |
Renault Megane RS 265 |
C |
Colin Osborne |
Renault Megane RS 265 Trophy R |
C |
Colin Osborne |
Renault Megane RS 265 Trophy R |
C |
Doug Westwood |
BMW M3 E36 3.0L |
C |
Garry Mennell |
BMW 130i E87 |
C |
Keven Stoopman |
Subaru Impreza WRX MY06 |
C |
Peter Lacey |
Volkswagen Scirocco R |
C |
Robert Di Sandro |
BMW M3 E36 3.0L |
C |
Trevor Mirabito |
BMW 130i E87 |
D |
David Baker |
Honda Integra Type R |
D |
David Crowe |
Toyota 86 GT ZN SER |
D |
Graeme Heath |
Toyota 86 GT ZN SER |
D |
Grant Phillips |
Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
D |
Gavan Reynolds |
Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
D |
Michael James |
Toyota 86 GT ZN SER |
E |
Andrew McMaster |
Mazda 3 SP25 BL Series 1 |
E |
Brianna Wilson |
Nissan Pulsar N15 |
E |
Cem Yucel |
Nissan Pulsar N15 |
E |
James Goldsbrough |
Hyundai Getz TB |
E |
Michael Hopp |
Suzuki Swift Sport RS416 |
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