Australian Sports Racer Series competitors Adam Cranston, Josh Cranston and Aaron Steer will join with experienced campaigner James Winslow to field a 991 Porsche in next year’s Bathurst 12 Hour.
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Adam Cranston is importing a Porsche 911 from experienced UK Carrera Cup outfit Brookspeed and will race in the Class B Carrera Cup category.
“Aaron Steer and I went through and worked out what kind of car we wanted to take, and we were looking at the 997 Porsche GT3 Cup Car, but I was adamant that I wanted on the 991 – I have one myself and I love to drive it,” Cranston said.
“It is a very low kilometre car, and very well looked after. It is pretty much immaculate and I am very excited to get in it and do some testing.”
Winslow will coach the ASRS competitors as they look to come to convert their sprint-based experience into success at Mount Panorama.
“James is a very experienced race car driver, he understands the track, has done a 12 Hour before and also the 24 Hours of Le Mans and more; he is very well accustomed to the endurance style of racing,” Cranston said.
“The three of us are not, as in the Sports Racers it is very much sprint racing. You go out hard for 10 or 12 laps and hope the car survives.
“Obviously when it comes to endurance racing it is a different philosophy – you get the car off the line, you sit in your position and just relax and try not ruin your tyres, burn your fuel, destroy the car, or crash.
“In this kind of racing you don’t just have yourself to let down – you have your entire team, three other drivers and an entire crew.”
