Shannons Nationals Gears Up For A New Year At Oran Park
Apr 19, 2007
Over 130 cars and trucks will feature when the Shannon’s National Motor Racing Championships gets underway at Oran Park Raceway in Sydney this weekend. A late start to the year has enabled many of the categories involved to build strength throughout the off season and as a result some of the most competitive national-level racing seen at Oran Park for years will be staged at the popular circuit in New South Wales.
The second round of the Kumho Tyres Australian Formula 3 Championship, the ever-popular Biodiesel Supertruck Nationals and the Kerrick Sports Sedan Series will be joined by the Empire Change Exchange Commodore Cup and the Supaloc Australian Saloon Cars this weekend. A massive field of venerable Holden’s in the Lamont Construction HQ Holden Championship season opener will cap off a 21-race program that is set to thrill fans all weekend.
Racing begins Saturday afternoon and continues Sunday, with weekend passes available at the gate for just $45, or $20 for kids with children under 10 admitted free of charge. The event will also mark the first Nationals round with major sponsorship from Shannons, who have joined the series as a naming-rights sponsor for the next season.
“This is exactly where we want to be, ” said Shannons Insurance National Sales Manager, Paul Gates. “There are ten rounds, ten different national level motor racing categories racing at seven of the best tracks in Australia, so it’s a perfect fit”. “We see Shannons support of the Nationals as complimentary to our existing widespread support of Motorsport at club, state and national level”, added Gates.
