HE admits there is still uncertainty, but Supercars chief executive officer Sean Seamer has vowed to have as many fans as possible at Mount Panorama to watch this year's Bathurst 1000.
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Fans have been an integral part of the atmosphere of the Bathurst 1000 each year - the past five editions of the Great Race have attracted over 200,000 people.
The record, which was set in 2012 when Bathurst 1000 celebrated its 50th anniversary, is a total of 207,205 fans attending across the four days.
Supercars is currently working towards a resumption of its season after the coronavirus pandemic forced a suspension of the series.
The event at Sydney Motorsport Park set for June 27-28 will be closed to spectators and it remains unclear just when - and how many - fans will be able to be trackside as the season unfolds.
But Seamer wants as many as possible to be at Bathurst come October's Great Race and wants campers to be permitted as well.
"No-one can predict exactly how many people we will be allowed to have at Bathurst at this point in time," Seamer said.
"We are looking at all the government restrictions on a daily basis and trying to ascertain what that could look like for our event.
"Obviously Bathurst is key for us and we really encourage that in the scheduling that the governments put out, that campgrounds are coming back.
"So we're definitely expecting people at Bathurst and we are hoping to get as many people in there as possible."
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As well as the annual Bathurst 1000, Mount Panorama will also host the season finale of the current Supercars series in February.
Just what format that will take remains to be seen, especially as it is hoped to run the Bathurst 12 Hour as part of the same event.
However, the Supercars round is expected to consist of sprint races rather than being another enduro.
"Obviously Bathurst is a very, very special place and as Brad Jones says, you can't have Christmas twice," he said.
"So we are going to have to be very careful and clever how we execute around that second Bathurst event.
"But we are really confident we can put on a good show and it was important for us to find another event in New South Wales as part of our planning in the revised championship."
As for what to expect next year given the current season will not conclude until February, Seamer said it's a case of wait and see.
"To be completely transparent, the planning for the following championship in 2021 has taken a back seat to getting us going again," he said. "I think you can expect us to come out with a point of view on 2021 once we get to the Bathurst 1000."
