THE Australian Defence Force will support the 2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 from the skies and on the ground at Mount Panorama.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
A Royal Australian Navy Bell 429 Helicopter will conduct morning and afternoon flying displays over the famous racetrack.
In pit lane, Team Navy personnel will be an important part of Prodrive Racing Australia’s campaign to win their third Peter Brock Trophy in four years.
Three Navy technicians –marine, electrical and aviation specialists respectively – are on a 12-month secondment to the team, where they work as integral members of the race crew.
Team Army’s Land Rover 6X6 truck, ‘Armygeddon’, and Ford LTD street machine, ‘Project Digger’ will be on show on Merchandise Alley.
Team Army, with its high-performance, low-speed vehicles, is an initiative to engage with the motorsport community and spread awareness of technical trade training in the army.
The Australian Army has a 12-tonne Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, crewed by reserve soldiers from 1st/15th Royal NSW Lancers, open to the public, accompanied by a rifle section from 1st/19th Battalion Royal NSW Regiment.
The Australian Army Band Sydney is providing a great variety of performances inside the track, while the Frontline Band will entertain the crowds around Merchandise Alley and the hill with contemporary music.
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet, from Williamtown near Newcastle, will perform a flypast and handling display on Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 10.59am.
The Hornet will fly as low as 250 feet (75 m) and at speeds up to 550 knots (1000 km/h).
