- Bathurst 24 Hour
The Bathurst 24 Hour was an endurance race held at the
Mount Panorama Circuit in2002 and2003 . Only two 24-Hour races were held before the collapse of the management organisation PROCAR.Classes and Entrants
The Bathurst 24 Hour featured various classes. The entrants were mainly drivers from local racing competitions including the Nations Cup, Super Touring and Carrera Cup competitions. Both the races also had international drivers entering their international cars in the races.
Class A
Class A (known as Class 1 in 2002) featured mainly vehicles from the
FIA GT Championship regulations. These were cars such as the Holden Monaro 427C, Mosler MT 900R,Lamborghini Diablo , Ferrari 360GT,Porsche 911 GT3 and a BMW M3 GTR V8. In both times the 24 Hour race was held, the Holden Monaro 427C came out on top.Class B
Class B (known as Class 3 in 2002) comprised entrants from the
Nations Cup Group B competion and the Carrera Cup, but there was also aMorgan Aero 8 featured in this class. This class was won on both occasions by a Porsche 993 GT3 S Cup driven byJ%C3%BCrgen Alzen ,Uwe Alzen ,Michael Bartels andArno Klasen .Class D
Class D (known as Class 5 in 2002) was mainly entrants from the Australian Super Touring Championship which ran a variety of makes, most of them being from Japanese manufacturers. The entrants had to comply with the following rules: the cars must be GT Performance cars under the price of AUD$160,000. Entries included
HSV GTS , Ford Falcon GT, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII,Subaru WRX ,BMW M3 andNissan Skyline .Class E
Class E (known as Class 9 in 2002) featured production cars (mainly from the Production Series which cost under AUD$90,000). Most of the vehicles are mid-sized vehicles. Entries from various makes include the
Toyota Celica , Ford Falcon XR6, Honda Integra Type R,Alfa Romeo 156 and Holden Commodore SS.Class F
Class F (known as Class 10 in 2002) was the final and lowest class of the 5 competing classes and featured FIA approved Super Production cars, mainly from the lower classes of the Production Series. This class contained the largest variety of vehicles (in terms of manufacturers featured in this class). Class F consisted of
Toyota Altezza ,Mitsubishi Mirage , BMW 320i,Alfa Romeo 156 and BMW M3R.The races
2002
The
2002 Bathurst 24 Hour race was won byGarth Tander ,Steven Richards ,Cameron McConville and Nathan Pretty, driving a Holden Monaro 427C. 532 laps were completed.
Pole position: John Bowe, Ferrari 360 GT: 2:15.07422003
The
2003 Bathurst 24 Hour race was won byPeter Brock ,Greg Murphy ,Jason Bright andTodd Kelly , driving a Holden Monaro 427C. 527 laps were completed.
Pole position: Garth Tander, Holden Monaro 427C: 2:13.2856External Links
* [http://www.motorsm.com/motorsport/auto/AUS_Bathurst/Bathurst_24_Hours_2003.asp Full info about 24 Hour Race]
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