Bathurst 12 Hour 2013

by **Dazza4610** Thu Jan 24, 2013 11:59 am

Thought I would start up some discussion around the Bathurst 12 hour this year...

Uploaded on Mar 4, 2011

Warren Luff (Wazza) gives you an exclusive look at some of the best parts of the Mt Panorama Circuit first hand, gear change points as well as braking points in the V8 Supercar and Audi R8. Team Joest finished the 2011 Bathurst 12 Hour 1-2 after 1814Km's and 294 laps

by **JamieWhincup#1** Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:35 pm

Great work Dazz.
It's only a couple of weeks until I'm back at the mountain and I can't wait.
This year is shaping up to be a fantaistic race with over 50 cars including 18 outright cars Very Happy

There is some great international teams aswell including Phoenix Racing who are one of the top DTM teams, AF Corse who are the top Ferrari GT team that won the GTE PRO class at Le Mans last year and Engstler Motorsport who are a WTCC team with great experience in endurance races.
Some of the drivers in this years race include Mika Salo, Allan Simonsen, John Bowe, Christopher Mies, Craig Baird,
Matt Griffin, Craig Lowndes, Warren Luff, Alex and James Davison, Jason Bright, Andy Jones, David Wall and Shane Van Gisbergen.

Phoenix Racing

Engstler Motorsport

CLASS..
ENTRANT
NATIONALITY
VEHICLE

A
Amac Motorsport
Australia
Mosler MT900GT3
A
Trofeo Motorsport
Australia
Chevrolet Corvette Z06R GT3
A
United Autosports
United Kingdom
Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A
Clearwater Racing
Singapore
Ferrari 458 Italia
A
Phoenix Racing
Germany
Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A
Lago Racing
Australia
Lamborghini LP 560-4
A
Peter Conroy Motorsports
Australia
Audi R8 LMS
A
Rod Salmon
Australia
Audi R8 LMS
A
Maranello Motorsport
Australia
Ferrari 458 Italia
A
Engstler Motorsport
Germany
BMWZ4
A
Dragonspeed
United States of America
Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A
Justin McMillan
Australia
Lamborghini LP 560-4
A
Mark Eddy
Australia
Audi R8 LMS Ultra
A
VIP Petfoods
Australia
Porsche GT3-R
A
Erebus Racing
Australia
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG
A
Erebus Racing
Australia
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG
A
Dean Koutsoumidis
Australia
Audi R8 LMS
A
AF Corse
Italy
Ferrari 458 Italia
B
Competition Motorsports
United States of America..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Rentcorp
Australia..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Level Racing
Belgium..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Grove Motorsport
Australia..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Racing Incident
Australia..
Lamborghini LP 520
B
Motorsport Services
New Zealand..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Motorsport Services
New Zealand..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Motorsport Services
New Zealand..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
B
Tinkler Motorsports
Australia..
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
C
Simply Sports Cars
Australia..
Lotus Exige
C
Tony Alford
Australia..
Nissan GTR
C
Aston Martin St Gallen
Switzerland..
Aston Martin Vantage GT4
C
Rob Thomson
Switzerland..
Lotus Exige
D
Maximum Motorsport
Australia..
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
D
GWS Motorsport
Australia..
BMW 335i
D
Beric Lynton
Australia..
BMW 1M
D
Sherrin Rentals
Australia..
BMW 135i
D
Robinson Racing Developments
Australia..
Ford FG-FPV GT
E
GWS Motorsport
Australia..
BMW 130i
E
Racer Industries
Australia..
Holden Astra HSV VXR
E
Allan Shephard
Australia..
BMW 130i
I1
Ric Shaw Racing
Australia..
Mazda RX-7
I1
Michael Sherrin
Australia..
Mini Cooper S
I1
Peugeot RCZ France
France..
Peugeot RCZ
I1
Peugeot RCZ France
France..
Peugeot RCZ
I1
Motionsport
United Kingdom..
Lotus Elise
I2
Motorsport Services
New Zealand..
SEAT Leon Super Copa
I2
Motorsport Services
New Zealand..
SEAT Leon Super Copa
I2
Motorsport Services
New Zealand..
SEAT Leon Super Copa
I2
Racer Industries
Australia..
Opel Astra VX-R
I2
Tony Burrowes
New Zealand..
Subaru Impreza WRX STi
I3
Mal Rose Racing
Australia..
Holden VY Commodore
I3
Daytona Sportscars
Australia..
Daytona Coupe

by **JamieWhincup#1** Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:29 pm

Also radio le mans is covering the race this year which is fantastic for the event.

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Last years race highlights Smile

by **JamieWhincup#1** Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:34 am

Erebus Racing have confirmed their driver line up:

Car #36:
Bernd Schneider
Thomas Jäger
Alexander Roloff

Car #63:
Tim Slade
Lee Holdsworth
Peter Hackett

by **JamieWhincup#1** Fri Jan 25, 2013 12:46 pm

MPC #6 Audi R8 LMS R16 ultra
Rod Salmon
Craig Lowndes
Warren Luff

And the car Steve Richards will drive
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3

by **Dazza4610** Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:13 pm

Published on Jan 24, 2013

Warren Luff testing the Rod Salmon Audi R8 Ultra before Bathurst 12Hour 2013, pulled out an incredible 1.20.9 in piping hot conditions. Melbourne Performance centre did an incredible job at setting up the car.

by **JamieWhincup#1** Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:41 pm

Final Entry list with drivers Smile

by **JamieWhincup#1** Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:41 pm

A host of V8 Supercar Championship stars from Brad Jones Racing will join a factory-supported Peugeot team at the 2013 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.

Peugeot Australia has entered two factory RCZ Cup models in the Invitational class, with V8 Supercar stars Jason Bright, Andrew Jones and David Wall set to be split across the two cars.

Bright will team with French drivers Stephane Caillet and Julian Ruefen, whilst Jones and Wall will partner with experienced Sportscar ace Bruce Jouanny in the second car. The 2013 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour will be held at Mount Panorama across the February 8-10 weekend.

“I am excited to be running with the Peugeot factory team, especially at Bathurst,” Wilson Security Racing-backed driver David Wall said.

“I’ve raced there plenty of times in different vehicles, including V8’s, Porsches and a Mitsubishi Evo Lancer, and I’ll be there with my BJR team mates Jason Bright and Andy Jones, along with the three international drivers.

“I think we should be fairly strong and I am really looking forward to it.”

Peugeot Australia Managing Director Bill Gillespie said the brands’ participation in the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour was a major part of their 2013 plans.

“Our capacity in the race has three aspects,” he explained.

“One is that we are launching the new RCZ in May. The 12 Hour is the first time that we will see the car in its updated format and this is an entree’ to the launch in May.

“We also want to re-introduce the RCZs performance credentials, and show the car has serious intentions. Our participation will also help show a more masculine approach to our brand and position.

“We are very happy with the driver line-up. We wanted to secure three drivers from one team with a view to utilising them down the road with our activities. We spoke to Brad Jones at Homebush last December and he was very accommodating.

“Getting Jason is a real highlight. He is a Bathurst 1000 and 24 hour winner and highly regarded in the sport. The French drivers are all very well credentialed and we think it’s a great team.”

French driver Jouanny has three LeMans 24 hour starts to his credit including a best finish of 8th, in 2009. Prior to racing Sportscars, the 34-year-old had an extensive open wheel career in Formula 3 and World Series Renault.

Stephane Caillet, also from France, has been a member of the RCZ racing program for several years and set a new lap record for electrically-powered vehicles at the famous Nurburgring Nordschleife in 2011, driving a Peugeot EX1 around the 22-km circuit in just over nine minutes.

The 2013 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour will be streamed live on the internet to a global audience, this year featuring the experienced Radio LeMans team as well. Three-hours of highlights are set to appear on SBS the following Sunday.

by **JamieWhincup#1** Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:29 pm

Wondering who Alex Roloff is? You know he's driving with Bernd Schneider and Thomas Jager in the Erebus Motorsport GT SLS AMG next week but don't know much else? This video is a pretty good introduction. It's from a VLN race at the 'ring last year and taken from on board factory Porsche ace Marc Lieb's Porsche. Roloff is in front - and that's all we're saying.

NOTE: If you don't have a huge amount of time, fast forward to about 7:40 into the video, where it gets particularly full on - but we think you should watch the whole thing because it's pretty epic!

by **The Jester Race** Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:20 pm

Allez-y Peugeot!

Can't wait for this, $30 entry to watch a 12 hour race featuring world class drivers driving world class cars.

Not to mention the best commentator in the history of motorsport calling the race. Very Happy