PI GT Commentary Team Assemble
SRO Motorsports Australia is pleased to confirm an outstanding broadcast package for the inaugural GT Festival at Phillip Island on August 25-27.
The event, featuring both the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS and Monochrome GT4 Australia Series, can be viewed for free, anywhere in the world, on the GT World YouTube channel.
Also, for Australian viewers, all races will be broadcast live via Foxtel and Kayo.
And for fans keen to get even closer to the action, all three days at Phillip Island will feature free entry.
The broadcast will start at 2:15pm on Saturday, concluding the first of two one-hour races for Fanatec GT Australia.
Fans watching via the GT World YouTube page will get extra content with the podium presentation and post-race interviews.
On Sunday, the broadcast will start at 11am.
The broadcast, to be delivered by motorsport production house AVE, will feature a gun commentary team, headed by Australia’s star sportscar caller Richard Craill, alongside five-times Bathurst 1000 winner and regular Supercars TV pundit Garth Tander.
Supporting Craill and Tander will be Cameron van den Dungen and Jonathan Simon.
Van den Dungen is no stranger to calling motorsport. A racer himself, the Victorian is part of the current Shannons SpeedSeries commentary line-up.
Simon burst onto our screens during the Supercars eSeries broadcasts and is currently a sports reporter with Ten News in Melbourne.
Fanatec GT Australia and Monochrome GT4 will be joined by the Meguiar’s Australian Production Car Series for the three days of track action on August 25-27.
BROADCAST TIMES
Saturday 24th August 14:15 – 17:00
Sunday 25th August 11:00 – 14:00
QUOTES
Richard Craill
Commentator
“Between the Bathurst 12 Hour, Porsche Carrera Cup and of course Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia, I’ve been lucky enough to be part of the highest quality GT racing in this part of the world for years, and the GT Festival will continue that trend for sure,” said Craill.
“This year’s Fanatec GT Australia has been a blockbuster. The racing has been as intense as any GT3 championship in the world and you go into every race not knowing who will come out on top which is everything I think as fans we want from top-level motorsport like this.
“In GT4, the battles in each class have been red hot and there’s potential to be even spicier again.
“It’s a strong on-air team. Our job is to tell the stories within the paddock while explaining a sometimes intricate sport to ensure it is entertaining and engaging for those watching at home. We have the people to do that for this event so I can’t wait to get stuck in at the Island.”
Mark Walker (administrator)
A vastly experienced Motorsport Public Relations operator, journalist, commentator and photographer, Mark brings his unique angle to The Race Torque in both words and imagery. As well as serving as our key photographer on the ground at major events around Australia (and overseas), Walker will often chime in with his unique and pin-point sharp viewpoint of the racing world via the keyboard too.
