The Australian-primarily based Supercars championship is hoping to add another Bathurst round to its calendar, using the slot as an occasion similar to the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Earlier this month, the Bathurst Regional Council showed that a fifth annual event at the venue was possible. It opened to expressions of the hobby at the beginning of April.
Expressions of interest for a 5th annual event at the well-known Bathurst circuit had to be submitted to the Council using 4 pm nearby time (7 am UK time) on Tuesday. Five proposals made the deadline.
Supercars is one key bidder because it looks to add a third occasion to its Mount Panorama roster alongside the Bathurst 12 Hour and the Bathurst A Thousand.
Autosport knows Supercars’ concept is a Festival of Speed-kind occasion, similar to the one run each 12 months at Goodwood in the UK. That event uses the Goodwood Hillclimb, where more than a few types of equipment are demonstrated, frequently to over 100,000 enthusiasts.
TCR Australia has also made a joint submission for the 5th Bathurst calendar slot with the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, bringing about a long-distance TCR race on the Mount Panorama circuit. Ontic Sports Pty Ltd, which promotes the Australian Production Car Championship, is any other bidder with Mountain Motor Sports, which runs the Australian Tarmac Rally Championship.
The last bidder is 24 Hours of Lemons Australia Pty Ltd, an organizer of low-price range 24-hour races. There have been no worldwide submissions. “It is heartening to look at the sort of sturdy response to the EOI manner and the extent of exhilaration and interest that the Mount Panorama circuit continues to generate many of the motor racing fraternity,” said Mayor Graeme Hanger.
“The council will now adopt an assessment of the EOIs and will not be able to make any other remarks until this process is complete.” Should the Council decide to host the fifth occasion, it’ll take a seat along with the Bathurst 12 Hour, the Bathurst 1000, the Bathurst 6 Hour, and Challenge Bathurst.
