STILL FRESH from contending for victory in the 2024 race, Scott Taylor Motorsport will return with an unchanged lineup for the 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour. Two-time race winner Craig Lowndes and Tickford Racing teammates Cameron Waters and Thomas Randle will again return to drive the STM Mercedes-AMG GT3 following a stunning performance this year. The team led 11 laps on their way to seventh position in the 2024 race, finishing on the lead lap and less than eight seconds behind the winners. 2024 saw the Ashley Seward Motorsport-prepared STM Mercedes running as a full-pro combination against some of the

A FAMILIAR quartet will return to lead the Tigani Motorsport charge at the 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour. The Supabarn Supermarkets Mercedes-AMG GT3 prepared by the Wollongong-based team will again see Canberra brothers James and Theo Koundouris joined by former Repco Bathurst 1000 winner Luke Youlden and two-time Great Race podium finisher David Russell next February. The Supabarn squad enters the 12-Hour in strong form, fresh from a top three finish in the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia AM class in the 2024 season. Following years of competition driving an Audi R8, 2024 represented the first time the Supabarn team

THE PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION of Australia will become the official Charitable Partner of the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025. Already a well-known participant within the race, via their partnership with Scott Taylor Motorsport, the event is proud to announce a multi-year relationship with the Foundation moving forward. That will see the event dedicated to raising funds and awareness for a disease that effects around 26,000 men each year, with over 3,900 losing their lives. Fundraising points and volunteers will be in place around the circuit to support fundraising efforts, while the extensive broadcast and media coverage will help raise

Thousands of motoring enthusiasts descended on the Melbourne Showgrounds over the weekend for the inaugural Motors & Masterpieces automotive festival, with a brilliant 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL E9 claiming overall Best of Show honours from a field of over 200 premium vehicles spamming from the vintage to modern supercars. Owned by Max Roberts, the ‘Batmobile’ stood out from the field, resplendent in its BMW white, blue and red livery. Among the other major winners of the event, presented by the Vehicle Transport Group, the Spirit of Motors & Masterpieces award was presented to a magnificent 1910 Willys Overland Model 40,