Each year, hundreds and thousands of Bathurst 1000 fans travel from all across Australia and the world to witness the Great Race.
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Whether it be Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia or from the Central West, the appeal of the Bathurst 1000 knows no boundaries.
This weekend’s race will be Paul Voigt’s second Bathurst 1000 and first since 2013.
He’s also travelled quite a distance to be here.
Mr Voigt hails from a tiny town in South Australia, called Brownlow, which is just over 12 hours away by car and two hours out of Adelaide.
Instead of the long drive, Mr Voigt opted to fly.
He gets his love of Supercars from his father.
“It was about 10 to 12 years ago [I got into Supercars],” he said.
“My old man use to come up to Bathurst. He was a big Brockie [Peter Brock] fan and loved Holden. My granddad worked in a car factory.
“I went to the Corvette Museum when I was in the USA, about 10 years ago, and that’s where my interest, in cars, begun. I went to the Clipsal 500 when I got and I’ve gone each year since.
“I’m heaps keen for Bathurst. I can’t wait.”
Mr Voigt arrived in Bathurst on September 24 and, on his first day in town, drove around the iconic race track.
He said he has huge respect for the Supercars drivers, after experiencing the bends and curves of the track.
Mr Voigt is not the only visitor from South Australia, with James Pitt and some of his family making the trip to Bathurst.
“It’s our first time to Bathurst. It was a bit of bucket list for Geo’s [Mr Pitt’s brother-in-law] 60th birthday,” he said.
“We arrived in Adelaide on Friday. The streets are so big and wide in Bathurst and a lot of the people are trendy.”
Mr Pitt and his family have being staying in Tent City, at Police Paddock.
He’s a massive Holden fan and has tipped Craig Lowndes to take home victory come Sunday afternoon.
Steve Manning has travelled from Queensland, with his 16-year-old daughter Eliza, for this year’s Bathurst 1000.
While it is his daughter’s first time to the Bathurst 1000, it is Mr Manning’s first time as a fan.
He previously worked as team electrician and is excited to experience the Great Race as a fan for the first time.
“We’ve camped up at the top of mountain, in a motor home,” he said.
“We’ll head back home on Sunday morning.”
It is set to be a long drive home for the pair, back to Newbeith, which is around 45 kilometres south of Brisbane.
Brett Wells, from Gold Coast, is at his fourth consecutive Bathurst 1000.
“The name [of Bathurst] speaks for itself,” he said.
