When boy wonder moss tackled australias greatest race. This huge book is the definitive history and a collectors must. The bathurst 12 hours first foray as part of an intercontinental gt3 challenge series this weekend could have the event on a path to rival the traditional great race, according to mayor gary rush. This year is the 59th running of the event now known as the supercheap auto bathurst. Jun 01, 2011 peer into the minds of the v8 supercar fan, the drivers and all emotion of what is the great race at mount panorama, bathurst. Nissan win another thriller at the bathurst 12 hours.
Just under an hour later, moss jumped in to turn his first bathurst race laps. Actor eric bana to compete in bathurst 12 hour enduro. This years bathurst 12 hours had 20 safety car periods leading to seven different manufacturers claiming a share of the lead throughout the race. Rare and neverbeforepublished photos of bathurst race and practice cars from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s including monaros, toranas, commodore and much more. The schedule for the 2019 bathurst has been released, including the latest ever start to the great race. A book that celebrates the 50 years of the iconic australian motor sport race, bathurst. The 2015 edition of the bathurst 12 hour was nothing short of stunning, with a grid of 53 cars, a variety of chassis and an incredible set of drivers. The 2016 liqui moly bathurst 12 hour has been run and won by the mclaren 650s gt3 driven by shan ven gisbergen, alvaro parente, and jonathon webb. Feb 03, 2018 bathurst 12 hour practice, qualifying and support category racing. A total of 30 race car drivers were flying around the circuit. Yes it exists but not in the same way that it does at previous 12 hours in my book. The race concept originated with the 1960 armstrong 500 at the phillip island grand prix circuit, before being. Supercars has confirmed that the kilometre enduro will kick off at 11. The bathurst 12 hour date for 2021 is yet to be confirmed, but is expected to run the first week of february.
Get in touch with us today to take advantage of our large database of home hire style short stay accommodation available in the bathurst region. Widely regarded as the pinnacle of motorsport in australia, the bathurst is colloquially known as the great race among motorsport fans and media. Mount panorama circuit is a motor racing track located in bathurst, new south wales, australia. Mclaren wins 2016 liqui moly bathurst 12 hour practical. Road closures click through to see full list of road closures brock super wednesday wednesday 9 october driver and transporter parade time.
Bathurst is iconic, nostalgic and known widely as the great race. Browse all products in the bathurst the great race books. The final ten minutes of this years bathurst 12 hour featured a thrilling finish, and the other 11 hours and 50 minutes were pretty amazing, too. Bathurst 12 hour drivers were forced to hit the brakes when two kangaroos hopped onto the track during the fifth and final session. She wasnt just missing punchlines, she was missing most of the conversation and all of the jokes.
Similarly to daytona there were few yellows, tons of green running, and that makes the race relatively processional, lack of proper multi class really does impact the main thing that multi class racing offers, lappery, and judgement. The bathurst has the history, the tradition and the right circuit, but spend a long weekend at the bathurst 12 hour and, dare to whisper it, the latter is the pick of the mount panorama. The race concept originated with the 1960 armstrong 500 at phillip island. Booktopia has bathurst, celebrating 75 years of racing at mount panorama by gordon lomas. Its been a rough race for audi, all its contending cars in the wars here on the 10th anniversary of.
I watched the whole the bathurst 12 hours race f or free on the internet this year did you hear that liberty. Motoring writer iain curry argues the bathurst 12 hour is now a greater spectacle than supercars contesting the bathurst at mt panorama. The first 12 inductees will be revealed at a special event on the friday of this years meeting from. Its been a remarkable run thus far for the leading crew of maxime soulet, jules gounon and jordan pepper, after a trying week for the team in which its. Originally constructed in 1938 as a scenic tourist drive, mount panorama has hosted all types of motorsport including the world famous supercheap auto bathurst , the annual 12 hour gt race, 24 hour endurance races and the easter motorcycle meetings. Bentley leads wideopen bathurst 12 hour at the halfway. We didnt have the best leadin to the week of the bathurst 12 hour. When you book your flights, make sure that youre able to get there in time for the start of the event on thursday, oct. Feb 10, 2014 the final ten minutes of this years bathurst 12 hour featured a thrilling finish, and the other 11 hours and 50 minutes were pretty amazing, too. Bathurst home hire and corporate accommodation for. Bathurst 12 hour organisers have confirmed details of the television broadcast and online streaming service for the february 68 event. Its been a rough race for audi, all its contending cars in the wars here on the 10th anniversary of its first bathurst win. First held at bathurst in 1963 as the armstrong 500, the great race has featured at mount panorama ever since.
Scott dixon bathurst, 2020 bathurst 12 hour, indycar news. In the annual event, coming up on february 24, professional drivers there are eight confirmed v8 supercar pilots to date. Dec 15, 2019 the new zealander will share an rmotorsport aston martin vantage gt3 with australian supercars veteran and twotime bathurst winner rick kelly and englands jake dennis, who earned pole for the 2019 bathurst 12 hour for rmotorsport on its way to second in the race. The bathurst 12 hour offers a rich variety of cars. Considered to be the launching point for the australian motorsport season, the bathurst 12 hour is held in the height of the summer season in january february each year.
The mercedesamg e63 s will operate as the safety car for this years bathurst 12hour. Bentley leads wideopen bathurst 12 hour at the halfway mark. When the 2019 bathurst start when you book your flights, make sure that youre able to get there in time for the start of the event on thursday, oct. Mount panorama features several international endurance events, including the bathurst 12 hour and the famous bathurst. The race and class awinning audi r8 gt3 lms of darryl oyoung, marc basseng and christopher mies. Bathurst, celebrating 75 years of racing at mount panorama. Because of a national control council of the confederation of australian motor sport ruling that one brand of fuel could not be used exclusively at the meeting, ampol withdrew sponsorship. Were halfway through the 2020 running of the bathurst 12 hour and the no. The bathurst 12 hour, currently known as the liqui moly bathurst 12 hour for sponsorship reasons, is an endurance race for gt and production cars held at the mount panorama circuit, in bathurst, australia. Bathurst 12 hour australias premier enduro race fox. Mount panorama is set to launch the australian motorsport season, when the liquimoly bathurst 12 hour returns friday 31 january sunday 2 february, 2020. If you dont know about bathurst, this will tell the story. Bathurst is a motor racing track located in bathurst, australia. The liquimoly bathurst 12 hour is an endurance race for the motor racing classes of gt3, gt4 along with other invited productionbased or specialised endurance vehicles.
Supplied dixon will have a great mentor in 2006 supercars champion and twotime bathurst winner kelly, who will return to the 12 hour for the. Illustrated by over 500 stunning images from elite photographers andrew hall and dirk klynsmith, the book will feature a photo of every car to have competed in the bathurst 12 hour from 2011. There were many stories in the leadup to the race, the most talkabout one being the return to bathurst for only this race none other than peter brock. Race fans are planning a second date with mount panorama this year and the top drivers are coming too.
The 2014 supercheap auto bathurst winner will drive for queensland squad marc gt, in a bmw m6 gt3. Australias international endurance race has become one of the most iconic races on the gt calendar, with 12 hours of bumper to bumper racing action at the esteemed mount panorama. Bathurst 50 years of the great race automoto bookshop. In a 12 hours race like bathurst, strategy, fuel and tyres are often hurriedly recalculated as safety cars and yellow flag waving marshals interrupt proceedings. Dick johnson, john bowe this race was held at eastern creek mazda rx7. In his first gt race, sixtime supercars champ whincup teamed with lowndes and factory ferrari ace toni vilander of finland to win the 12 hour in a ferrari 488 gt3 for maranello motorsport, but. The win on sunday, buy on monday motorsport mantra still applies to the gt cars that will line up for the liquimoly bathurst 12hour race. Head to mt panorama for its fastest growing event, the 2021 liquimoly bathurst 12 hour. Ntt indycar series star scott dixon will make his bathurst debut in februarys 12 hour endurance race on mount panorama. At the season opening round of the intercontinental gt challenge at bathurst, absolute racing finished on fourth place as the best porsche customer team. It is situated on a hill with the dual official names of mount panorama and wahluu and is best known as the home of the bathurst motor race held each october, and the bathurst 12 hour. Every car, driver to feature in new bathurst 12 hour book. Race, intercontinental gt challenge, round 1, bathurst 12 houraustralia. The home of australian motor racing, bathurst is also the site of one of the great motor racing circuits in the world, mount panorama.
Leonards, nsw wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. The new zealander will share an rmotorsport aston martin vantage gt3 with australian supercars veteran and twotime bathurst winner rick kelly and englands jake dennis, who earned pole for the 2019 bathurst 12 hour for rmotorsport on its way to second in the race. The great race mount panorama bathurst shared a link. The official history of the great race bathurst 50 years. The great race festival offtrack events bathurst council. It should be noted too that there were two races held in each of 1997 and 1998, one for v8 supercars and one for twolitre super tourers. Come to mount panorama and to witness one of the biggest car races on australias racing calendar. Held on the impressive mount panorama circuit, bathurst has a special place in the heart of most australians.
The bathurst 6 hour is an endurance race for production vehicles with annual grids exceeding 40 cars. Sure there were more safety car periods than most would have liked, but the majority of the racing was thrilling, and the final. It is the home of the bathurst 12 hour motor race, held each february, and the bathurst motor race, held each october. Buy a discounted hardcover of bathurst online from australias leading online bookstore. Experience australias great race with events travel. Tv details confirmed for bathurst 12 hour speedcafe. Bathurst 12 hour 2021 race dates, start time, tv, tickets. Please note that the bathurst 24 hour was held at mount panorama, not the 12 hour. The bathurst currently branded as the supercheap auto bathurst is a 1,000kilometre 620 mi touring car race held annually on the mount panorama circuit in bathurst, new south wales, australia. October 9 a 26car field will contest the 2019 supercheap auto bathurst, the pinnacle of the virgin australia supercars championship. Official bathurst packages, tickets and hospitality. Bathurst 12 hour australias premier enduro race fox sports. A second place in 2016 narrowly beaten by will davison and benefiting from whincups 15second post race penalty remains his only km podium.
It is currently staged over four days and while it is for gt machinery, many supercars. But its position as the annual mustsee event for motor sport fans has been challenged by this weekends bathurst 12 hour, a race that puts a new flavour on the circuits signature dish. The great race held 60 times since 1960 and 2019 will be the 61st running of the bathurst. This new book of over 500 pages details the 50 year history of the running of the great race at bathurst. Bathurst 12 hours, and the international gt challenge, demonstrate what can be achieved by a well organised series. Bathurst 12 hour grinds to a halt after two kangaroos hop. Within a few months, she had lost half her hearing, and the rest was slipping away. The bathurst 6 hour is held annually over the easter long weekend and continues the tradition of easter racing dating back to 1938. Print the great race festival off track events bring the excitement of the supercheap auto bathurst from mount panorama to bathurst. The 2011 armor all bathurst 12 hour was an endurance race for fia gt3 cars, australian gt championship cars, group 3e series production cars and other invited vehicles. Though the prodrive racing australia driver has previous history in the 12 hour race, it will be mosterts first attempt at a major gt3 race. Liquimoly bathurst 12 hour australias international. David mccowen bentley, audi and nissan are among the op contenders for sundays bathurst 12 hour race.
The wps bathurst 12 hour is a great event to get back behind the wheel at, it is a very enjoyable race with a heap of good drivers. Featuring images of the australian big race ledgends brock, moffat, lowndes, johnson, skaife, perkins, grice, whincup, murphy and many more. Bathurst 12 hour race mount panorama motor racing circuit. One of the safest cars on the road is also in the running for the safest car on the track. A great race as well as a supercars finale for bathurst. Showcasing great motoring images from every year at bathurst, coupled with fast moving anecdotes about what happened every year on the hill.
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