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A FIFTH start in Australia’s International Enduro has been locked in for one of the event’s most successful international contenders – the reigning FIA GT World Cup winners at Macau. Mercedes-AMG Team GMR will return to the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025, confirming the entry of a Mercedes-AMG GT3 which will sport the number 888 for the first time. Entered in the outright class, Team GMR will confirm their drivers closer to the event. The team claimed the Macau GT World Cup in November this year with Maro Engel driving, while have also tasted success in the Intercontinental
Continue readingQuick Kiwi in Lambo
FAST KIWI Brendon Leitch will join Wall Racing’s attack on the Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour in 2025 as the team looks to defend their Silver class title in Australia’s International enduro. Leitch, who was a standout star of the 2025 Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Championship, will join the returning Tony D’Alberto, Grant Denyer and car owner Adrian Deitz aboard the strikingly liveried Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2 next February. One of the most popular cars in the race each year, the team claimed the Silver class and finished 12th outright in 2024 however all involved are keen to step up further
Continue readingFormula SAE 2024 Pit Walk
A close-up look at the machinery that took on Formula SAE-A 2024 at Calder Park Raceway over the weekend.
Continue readingRadical joins SRO calendar for 2025
THE RADICAL Cup Australia Series will be contested entirely on the brand-new SRO Motorsports Australia platform next year, bringing the best of GT and Sports Car racing under one roof in 2025. A five round calendar will see the one-make Radical field compete at key SRO rounds, alongside the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia, Monochrome GT4 Australia, Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge, Ferrari Challenge and other high profile national categories next year. The news comes following a record-setting year for Radical competition in Australia with the national tour averaging over 20 cars across the season and producing high quality, entertaining racing
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Mount Panorama’s 90-Year-Old Airport Plans
While casual aviation accidents are now seemingly an occupational hazard on the slopes of Mount Panorama, 90 years ago, plans were afoot for the top of the old Bald Hills to be home to Bathurst’s primary airport. While modern Bathurst is a thriving regional hub, in the 1930s, the town was experiencing a growth spurt that shaped the area forever more. One big issue was establishing a landing ground for aircraft – it was a thorny issue that bounced around the community, much to the chagrin of bodies such as the Air Services League, with the lack of adequate facilities
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Ferrari Returns to Mount Panorama
THE PRANCING HORSE is coming back to Mount Panorama. Arise Racing GT has confirmed the official entry of their pair of Ferrari 296 GT3 cars in 2025 Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour, returning the brand to Australia’s longest race for the first time since 2020. The West Australian-based team will enter one car in each of the Pro and Pro-Am classes in the January 31-February 2 event, marking both the team’s 12-hour debut and the debut of the latest and greatest Ferrari GT3 contender in the race. Arise Racing GT launched into the Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia scene in
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