TRT Media ReleaseRadical 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
Continue readingAussie All-Stars Return to B12HR
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
Continue readingFamiliar Faces Return for B12HR
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
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