A capacity field of 55 Historic Touring Cars, 43 Aussie Racing Cars – which provided some scintillating racing at last year s Festival, 31 Commodore Cup Cars and 26 GT Championship cars will be in action throughout the weekend.
Along with the WPS 12-Hour Showroom Enduro and the 11 support races to be contested throughout the weekend there will be plenty of other entertainment including the opening round of the Freestyle Motorcross (FMX) Nationals sponsored by Freerider MX magazine and Skin Industries. Sixty entries have been received for the FMX event including a lot of riders from country New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria and even Flinders Island.
There will also be a drift battle with eight drivers confirmed to be a part of the action including current Australian champ Beau Yates, dual Australian champion Darren Appleton. There will also be a team of three drivers from Western Australia including the winner of round one of the 2007 Drift Australia Championship held in Perth last month.
The WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival will be held at Mount Panorama from April 6 – 8. Tickets are available from ticketek www.ticketek.com.au.
Every person who buys a ticket to the Bathurst International Motor Festival, will receive complimentary entry to the National Motor Racing Museum over the Festival.
WPS 12-HOUR SHOWROOM ENDURO ENTRY LIST
Class 1 – Penrite Rear Wheel Drive Performance Cars
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
# 2 Ford TE 50 – Kitome Pty Ltd - Dean Neville/Brad Lowe/Ben Nielson/Darrell Dixon
#12 Ford Typhoon - Robinson Racing Developments – Michael Trimble/David Ryan/Andrew Fawcett
#17 BMW 335i - Rondo - Barry Morcom/Beric Lynton/Chris Pither
#20 BMW 335i – Eastern Creek Karts - Gary Holt/Paul Morris/Craig Baird
Class 2 – Sonax All Wheel Driver Perfomance Cars
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#7 Subaru WRX-Sti - Subaru Australia – Grant Denyer/Neil Crompton/Chris Alajajian
#15 Mitsubishi EVO8 - Scott s Transport - Bob Hughes Special Vehicle - Bob Hughes/Rick Bates/Peter Gazzard
#25 Subaru WRX-Sti - WBR-Wilson Brothers Racing- David Wood/Christian D Gostin/Scott Nicholas
#33 Mitsubishi EVO8 - Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd - Bob Pearson/Anton Metchler/Bruce Stewart
#38 Mitsubishi EVO8 - Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd – Bob Pearson/Mark King/Mark Brame/Jason Walsh
#91 Subaru WRX Sti - Gary Dean Constructions/ Truffle Group Catering - Gary Deane/Rob Rubis/Rod Dawson
#98 Subaru WRX Sti - Subaru Australia - Chris Atkinson/Dean Herridge/Cody Crocker
Class 3 - APCC Hot Hatches
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#3 BMW 130i – S. A.E College - Luke Searle/Peter Kelly
#4 Holden Astra Turbo - Firepower – Nathan Pretty/Jason Richards/Shane Price/Jack Perkins
#9 BMW 130i – Australian Motor Finance – Andrew Moffat/David Russell/Shaun Juniper
#10 BMW 130i – Bended Elbow – Dean Grant/Mark Cini/Mark Eddy
#27 Mazda 3 MPS – Thrifty Car Rental - Allan Shephard/Steve Briffa/Martin Bailey
Class 4 - APCC Production Sports and Touring Sedans
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#21 Ford XR8 – Century 21 Hazelbrook - Chris Delfsma/Jack Elsegood/John Bowe
#24 Holden SS - Wilsons Solicitors and Accountants Penrith/ Syd-Fab - Brian Walden/Garth Walden/Michael Auld
#66 Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo - Lakeside Motorsport Park - Denis Cribbin/Roland Hill/Paul Jenkins Callaghan
#94 Ford XR6 Turbo - Aporscheapart - Richard Howe/Denis O Keefe/Paul Faulkner/Don Tryhorn
#99 Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo - Team Queensland Racing - Alan Letcher/David Turner/Nathan
Class 5- APCC Production Hatch and Sedans
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#13 Toyota Celica – Osborne Motorsport – Colin Osborne/Neal Bates/John Roecken
#14 Honda Integra R – Hankook Tyres/DBA - Peter Conroy/Terry Conroy/Bob Hadley
#31 Toyota Celica – Osborne Motorsport – Carl Schembri/Leigh Mertens/David Mertens
#40 BMW 323i - Dayco/Wefil Cooper/Nippon/Max/On Track Motorsport - Shane Smollen/Phil Alexander/Paul Stubber/Gary Mennell
#50 Mini Cooper S – Mid-West Multimedia - Trevor Keene/Andrew Bretherton/Tim Slade
#72 Toyota Celica – Thrifty Car Rental – Helen Stig/ Amber Anderson/Danielle Argiro/Tegan Butchers
#77 Honda Integra R – V8Racing.com - Richard Mork/Richard Prince/Peter Vicary/Martin Rambow
Class 6 - APCC Production Micro Sports and Coupes
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#11 BMW 120 - Sherrin Motorsport – Iain Sherrin /Grant Sherrin /Stuart Jones/Jim Wallace
#88 Subaru Impreza RS - Jim Hunter s Suspension - Jim Hunter/Warren Bossie/Jayson Williamson/Mathew Windsor
Class 7 - Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#76 Alfa Romeo - Thomson Alfa Romeo- David Stone/Keene Booker/Rocco Rinaldo
Class 8 - Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under
Car - Sponsor - Drivers
#6 Holden Astra CDTi Turbo - Bendon – Samantha Reid /Christina Orr/Leanne Tander/Lauren Gray
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