That is the message from Australian Racing Group chief executive officer Matt Braid after the coronavirus pandemic forced a change to the plans for the inaugural Bathurst International.

Braid had hoped to lure drivers from across the globe to compete in the TCR enduro, but with current international travel restrictions that vision was unlikely to eventuate.

Instead the November event - which will mark TCR's Mount Panorama debut - will feature sprint races for that category. But Braid said the enduro will go ahead in the future.

"The endurance race is really just a pause for 2020, purely from a logistics ground we think it is difficult," he said.

"The TCR endurance race at Bathurst is a fantastic feather in the cap for any series.

"It was going to be a big event this year but the current situation, the international component and the endurance component of it was not possible.

"It will be a cornerstone of the event in 2021 and beyond."

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However, this year's event - which combines the Bathurst 6 Hour and Bathurst International - has been expanded to four days and still promises plenty of action.

"It will be absolutely loaded with categories - the 6 Hour and the International plus various support categories. We are very conscious of providing a festival of motor sport as best we can," Braid said.

As well as the Bathurst 6 Hour, and sprint round TCR Australia Series, there will also be a round of the S5000 Australian Drivers' Championship at the Mount in November.

The Bathurst event will also see brand-new trophy races for the Touring Car Masters and the National Trans Am Series.