Supercars talent Tim Slade will line up for next year’s Bathurst 6 Hour as he joins CXC Global Racing team owner Dylan Thomas in the team’s Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X.
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It will mark something of a return to grass roots for Slade, whose very first race at Bathurst was the 2007 Bathurst 12 Hour production car race, which he contested in a Mini with Trevor Keene.
It also means Slade will contest all three major endurance races at Bathurst in 2017 – the 12 Hour, 6 Hour and 1000.
Slade said he was keen to jump back behind the wheel at Mount Panorama.
“Everyone loves competing at Bathurst, so I couldn’t pass up the opportunity. The CXC Global Racing team is an established operation with a reliable car. There are other teams that will be running newer and potentially faster cars, but they are unproven,” Slade said.
“For someone who doesn’t race professionally, Dylan is a very capable driver and his performances in the Carrera Cup endurance races ... against some Pro drivers, have been outstanding.”
