CLASSIC machinery showcasing the history of Sports Car racing in Australia will join the support program for the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour.
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Three categories will compete alongside the 12 hour sessions, with the Radical Australia Cup and Combined Sedans returning to the event while Group S Sports Cars make their debut at the event.
Group S Classic Sports Cars joins the program for the first time and will bring a diverse array of classic sports cars covering several eras of Australian motor sport to Mount Panorama.
The Bathurst grid is likely to include everything from Austin Healeys and MGAs from the 1950s and 60s, through to later machinery like the popular Datsun 240/260Z, DeTomaso Pantera, Ford Mustangs and the classic Porsche 911s.
The Group S Classic Sports Cars field will tackle practice, qualifying and three races.
“Being able to showcase what Group S is to an international audience is very exciting, and we are keen to put on a great show, both on and off the track,” Group S Racing Association president Alex Webster said.
“The categories and classes determined by year and engine capacity provide exciting racing action throughout the entire field, meaning it is not only the outright race that is hotly contested.
“We had an incredible response to being on the Bathurst 12 Hour program and will have 60 cars at Bathurst, filling the maximum 55-car grid density.”
The 12 Hour runs from February 2-4.