BATHURST 6 Hour organisers have confirmed that the Australian Production Car Series will allocate points based on finishing positions when the Mount Panorama endurance race doubles as a national series round for the first time next year.
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Entries for the second running of the six-hour will open on 1 August this year, with an 11.30am start time confirmed for Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Revised and updated CAMS regulations governing Production Car racing will come into effect next year and will see common technical regulations across the Bathurst 6 Hour and the Australian Production Car Series.
“We were pleased to offer the Australian Production Car Series an opportunity to include the event as a point scoring round of their series,” event director James O’Brien said.
“It makes sense for the race to double as a round of the national series as our regulations align for 2017. The enthusiasm for the 6 Hour has been very strong, and it makes sense to have all levels of Production Car racing heading in the same direction.”
Australian Production Cars category manager Iain Sherrin said he was thrilled to have the 2017 season heading to such a celebrated venue.
“Mount Panorama is simply an iconic part of Australia’s motor sport landscape, and while only new, the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour is already fast becoming a must race on the calendar,” Sherrin said.
“We have already seen a number of racers in our season this year come to our series after building cars to compete in the Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour. This hasn’t surprised us at all, as we purposefully created our regulations to line-up with those at the event, so that its entrants would be eligible to race their cars with us.
“This will continue for future events, which means that every competitor in the upcoming Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour will be able to continue on in our series with their same vehicles, and if they do indeed do so, they will have already earnt points towards the series tally from this event.
“Following this announcement I expect the interest to mount even further – after all, there are not too many national categories out there that can boast a marquee event at Bathurst as part of their calendar, so we are very excited.”
The revised regulations for Production Car racing include an updated vehicle eligibility list featuring several new contenders throughout the various classes. The Audi TT RS moves from invited to Class A1 (Extreme Performance – Forced Induction) and is joined by the new Audi RS3, Ford Focus RS, BMW M4 and Volkswagen Golf R.
