29-31 MARCH 2013
SUCCESSFUL MOTOR FESTIVAL ENDS WITH BIG SUNDAY
NEARLY 10,000 people have enjoyed three days of Easter long weekend action at the Bathurst Motor Festival this year. On-track action concluded today with feature races from the five race and two regularity categories competing this weekend as part of the Mount Panorama 75th anniversary celebrations being conducted – despite inclement weather today. There wasRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreMORCOM MASTERS THE MOUNTAIN TO TAKE MAIDEN WIN
NATHAN MORCOM has conquered Mount Panorama Bathurst in the most challenging of conditions to take the opening round of the Formula 3 Australian Drivers’ Championship this weekend. Morcom, driving his #6 R-Tek Motorsport / Rondo / DPO Dallara F307 Mercedes, caught and passed early race leader James Winslow in wet conditions this morning to takeRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreSIMPSON AND SAMADI STAR ON SUPER FESTIVAL SATURDAY
SIMPSON and Ash Samadi have starred in their respective warm-up races for tomorrow’s Super Sunday at the Bathurst Motor Festival. The NSW Production Touring Car Series and Production Sports Car series will both tackle one-hour endurance races today and both staged a pair of 30-minute qualifying races across today’s packed program; Simpson (Production) and SamadiRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreWINSLOW WINS CONTROVERSIAL SEASON OPENER AT BATHURST
A CONTROVERSIAL and safety-car filled Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship season opener has been won by James Winslow on the last lap and in dramatic circumstances today at Mount Panorama. The reigning champion – back for a one-off tilt at another Bathurst crown – diced with R-Tek driver Steel Guiliana on the final lap ofRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreFAST FRIDAY POINTS TO BIG MOTOR FESTIVAL WEEKEND AHEAD
PERFECT conditions have helped produce scintillating on-track action today as the Bathurst Motor Festival commenced celebrating Mount Panorama’s 75th birthday this weekend. There was a party on and off the track with more than 300 cars hitting the circuit and plenty of spectators using their Good Friday public holiday to soak up some Autumn sunshine.Read the Rest... ...
Read MoreEVOs DOMINATE FRIDAY OF PRODUCTION TOURING CARS
Day 1 of the Bathurst Motor Festival has completed and after a practice session and 2 qualifying sessions, the top 3 spots are held by the Mitsubishi Evo’s of Ryan Simpson, Dylan Thomas and Leigh Burges. The weekend format is 2 sprint races Saturday and an one hour race on Sunday. In the lead upRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreBATHURST TO COME ALIVE ON TRACK AND OFF FOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS
AS IT DOES at least three times a year, Bathurst will come alive for motorsport at this weekend’s Bathurst Motor Festival. The Easter long weekend holds a special place in the town’s heart, given it was this very weekend 75 years ago where racing cars first took to the hallowed six-kilometre-plus circuit on the sideRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreBIG NAMES DRAWN TO FORMULA 3 BATHURST RETURN
The Formula 3 Australian Drivers Championship’s return to Mount Panorama has attracted several drivers with big reputations to race at this weekend’s Bathurst Motor Festival. Australia’s fastest racing cars will return to the Mountain for their second attack on the hallowed 6.213km circuit in New South Wales Central West, returning the Gold Star to BathurstRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreSHANE JACOBSON TO RACE AT BATHURST MOTOR FESTIVAL
(Team Media Release) Local Victorian based team, Pedders Racing, has today confirmed Australian movie and television star Shane Jacobson will take the driver’s seat at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit when the team’s Toyota 86 makes it racing debut at the Bathurst Motor Festival this Easter weekend. Jacobson, best known for his film role asRead the Rest... ...
Read MoreTOYOTA 86 TO MAKE RACING DEBUT AT MOTOR FESTIVAL
THE first Toyota 86 to hit Australia’s race tracks looks set to make it’s racing debut at the Bathurst Motor Festival this Easter – and the team in question hopes fans of the hugely popular new car come along for the ride. The Pedders Motorsport team is set to be the first to race theRead the Rest... ...
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