THE sight of a field of old bombs doing their best to lap Mount Panorama for 24 hours would certainly be something to behold.
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But that is exactly what the people from 24 Hours of Lemons had in mind when they submitted to Bathurst Regional Council an expression of interest to hold a major event at the Mount.
Their event is a fundraiser that also gives people who cannot afford the millions it takes to get involved in serious motor racing the chance to compete on some of Australia's best track.
And the bombs and bangers they would likely bring with them to Bathurst would be an amusing antidote to the sleek, high-powered machines we usually see racing at the circuit. Sadly, though, it's hard to see it actually happening.
A full-track closure of the Mount Panorama circuit takes much more than a good idea. It also take a lot of money which, you would think, would defeat the purpose of a fundraiser in the first place.
Perhaps the second circuit would be a better fit because we would love to see what they might bring to town.
24 Hours of Lemons aside, however, council must have been pleased with the healthy response to its call for expressions of interest to host Mount Panorama's fifth - and final - major annual event.
Some of the biggest names in motor sport were among those on the list, including Mountain Motor Sports, Australian Racing Group and CAMS, Ontic Sports Pty Ltd, Supercars and Creventic International.
But just what sort of event can we expect to come from all of this?
One option that's regularly thrown around is the idea of a 24-hour race to build on the growing success of the 6-Hour and 12-Hour.
Longer form racing is very popular internationally and time zones mean nothing when you're on track for 24 hours.
Nothing has yet come close to rivalling the Bathurst 1000 for capturing the attention of the Australian sporting - and broader - public but we can expect council to be thinking globally when (or if) it does grant a licence for a fifth event.
A fifth event is the last golden ticket allowed under legislation so expect it to take some time to make a final decision.
And if nothing from the current batch of EoIs hits the mark, there's nothing to stop council saying no to them all.
Whatever the final decision, and however long it takes, it must be the right one.