Image: Kevin Pecks / Chequered flag AN International fact-finding mission to the world’s biggest GT3 race has Bathurst 12 Hour organisers excited about the continued growth of Australia’s International Enduro. Bathurst 12 Hour Event Director Shane Rudzis and Supercars Head of Broadcast Nathan Prendergast attended the Centenary running of the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps at the weekend, both to fly the flag for Australia’s biggest GT enduro while also learning from an event now in its 100th year. While Rudzis attended the event last year, 2024 marked Prendergast’s first visit to the iconic Spa Francorchamps circuit in the Belgian

Track and safety upgrades have continued at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, with racers on the weekend sampling the fresh look for the first time. Outside of the renewed track surface, ripple strips and verges, competitors at the closed PIARC Pathways event also enjoyed significant safety barrier upgrades. Gone are the much-maligned earth-filled tyre barriers on driver’s right exiting Siberia, on the outside of the Hayshed, where Craig Lowndes crashed in practice in 2017, and on driver’s right exiting MG Corner, a wall that had previously been the subject of multiple timely rebuilds. Additionally, work has been carried out