- 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour
The 2002 Bathurst 24 Hour was the first 24 hour race run at Bathurst. The race started at 4:00pm on
November 16 ,2002 at theMount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst and finished at 4:00pm onNovember 17 .The race was held for several classes of GT and production car classes and was intended as a showcase for the racing categories promoted by
PROCAR , which included Nations Cup, GT-Performance and GT-Production. While there was much speculation about the highly popular V8 Brute Utes class also being eligible there was resistance to the idea and they ran short sprint races as a support category. Ten classes were announced, but only five classes attracted entries.Class 1
The leading class contained vehicles eligible for international FIA N-GT and the Australian Nations' Cup category. It featured the
Ferrari 360 ,Mosler MT900 ,Porsche 996 GT3-RS and the controversial 7 litre version of theHolden Monaro which did not have a production counterpart.Class 3
A mixed bag class of racing cars. Only three BMWs entered,
Supertouring versions of the 318i and 320i and a modified M Coupe.Class 5
A production based class featuring cars from the Australian GT-Performance Car Championship. The entry consisted of
BMW M Coupe , Tickford version of the Ford Falcon, HSV version of theHolden Commodore ,Mazda RX-7 ,Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution , Nissan 200SX,Nissan 350Z andSubaru Impreza WRX .Class 9
A production based class featuring cars from the Australian GT-Production Car Championship. The entry consisted of BMW 323i,
Holden Commodore ,Honda S2000 andToyota MR2 .Class 10
A mixed bag of leftovers, it included Future Touring Cars;
Holden Commodore s and a Chevrolet V8 enginedMitsubishi Magna , a pair ofNürburgring VLN seriesBMW M3 s and a late concession for Mitsubishi Mirage Cup one-make series cars.Official results
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