HE holds the official Mount Panorama lap record and is a two-time winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour, but there is still more Christopher Mies wants to achieve at the famous circuit.
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This Sunday the German ace wants to become the first driver to post three victories in the GT3 era of the Bathurst 12 Hour.
He will face stiff opposition in his bid to do that - this year's 12 Hour field considered the best ever - but his #22 Audi Sport Team Valvoline entry which has Mirko Bortolotti and Garth Tander as co-drivers ranks amongst the favourites.
"It's my 10th start here at this place in this race, obviously we've won it twice, but I really would like to win it a third time because no-one has ever done that," Mies said.
"I'd like to become the first guy who was won the race three times and I am really working hard for it, the whole team does. Hopefully we can do it this time.
"The competition is getting harder every time, now we have the best field we've ever had in this race.
"There's competition not only from the European guys, the world drivers and teams coming here, but we have the V8 guys here and they are giving us a hard time."
When it comes to those 'V8 guys', Mies is delighted to have one sharing his seat in Tander.
The pair previously formed part of the same 12 Hour outfit in 2017, placing 13th outright and sixth in class.
"It was my wish to drive with Garth again because he is very experienced, he knows the car, he knows the track and it's really important to have him in the team because he has so much knowledge," he said.
Just as Tander, Mies and Bortolotti are a formidable combination, the two sister Audi R8s Audi Sport Team Valvoline which are on the grid are too.
While Mies would enjoying seeing a strong showing from the #2 and #222, naturally he wants to be one of the men standing on the top tier of the podium come Sunday evening.
"Obviously we have this family spirit, which is something I would say every manufacturer, every team has. But if it comes down to the last hour and we have three cars who can win, obviously everyone goes for it," he said.
"Rule number one is to not have any contact, because if this happens, I can tell you, we get our heads cut off when we get back to Germany. So we have to be careful, I think our boss is well known for letting us race hard as long as it's fair.
Though Mies has enjoyed plenty of success at the track, he said each year, each session, even each lap presents different challenges.
"This is like one of those places where you come back every year and it's still the same track, everything is the same, but it still feels different," he said.
"So you come here and you still have to learn everything again about the race, you need to read the race track, every year it's a bit different, it's bit like Nurburgring Nordschleife when you do lap after lap but not one single lap is like the lap before.
"It's a unique track, it's a unique place and it's a big challenge."
