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Big Bathurst weekend ahead for race fans PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 08 February 2008
The opening day of racing at the WPS Bathurst Motor Festival has given race fans plenty to look forward to ahead of a huge weekend of activity at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit.

Bob Pearson and the Pro-Duct Motorsport Mitsubishi Evo VIII topped the time sheets in both of today’s practice sessions, with a 2.33.1731s and 2.33.2738s respectively. Heading into the 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour with two fresh new hips, Pearson is the unofficial poster boy for Event Charity Arthritis Australia. With these results the 61 year old has proven that those with Arthritis are definitely not to be underestimated.

Following closely behind Pearson in both sessions was Gold Coast V8 Supercar driver Paul Morris, who has started his team's campaign to defend the WPS Bathurst 12 Honours earned by Morris and team-mates Craig Baird and Garry Holt in 2007 strongly with a 2.34.4820s and 2.33.3893s.

Also from Queensland and in the top three for both sessions was 26 year old Klark Quinn in the Team VIP Petfoods Mitsubishi Evo IX RS, with a 2.34.7208s and 2.34.4595s seeing him come in behind Morris in both sessions.

Tomorrow’s WPS Bathurst 12 Hour action will kick off with a final practice session from 7.25am followed by qualifying at 1.15pm, although it is yet to be seen if the Event’s first casualty, Brett Holdsworth - older brother and team-mate of Melbourne V8 Supercar driver Lee Holdsworth - will make it to the final practice after he and his team sustained heavy damage in this morning’s first practice.

After running wide into McPhilliamy Park, Holdsworth clipped the ripple strip, causing the car’s back-end to step out and spear almost head-on into the right-hand wall, leaving the Holden Commodore with extensive damage and TAFE Smash Repairs looking at a long night ahead.

Whatever happens, race fans will be able to keep up to the minute with all the Event’s occurrences with live timing for the 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour on the official Event website –www.bathurstmotorfestival.com.au– for Saturday’s qualifying and Sunday’s race around the clock.

Updated direct from Mount Panorama every two minutes, live timing means fans will also have the opportunity to see the actual race positioning and fastest lap achieved by each entrant as it happens.

Event Director James O’Brien said that he was pleased with the overall results for the first of the Festival’s three days.

“Today’s first day of action was a great way to kick off the WPS Bathurst Motor Festival, with the WPS Bathurst 12 hour competitors and those from the HQ series, Saloon Cars and Formula Vee series really putting on a show for the fans,” said Event Director James O’Brien.

“With an extended on and off track entertainment program also on the bill for the next two days along with the 200 odd race cars hitting the track, there will be no shortage of things to see and do at Mount Panorama this weekend.

“Children under 12 are free when accompanied by a paying adult, and with free entry to the National Motor Racing Museum with every ticket sold I urge anyone looking for a value for money weekend for the family to come out to Mount Panorama for an action-packed weekend."

Today’s action was not by any means restricted to the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour grid, with two groups of Holden HQs, 49 Saloon Cars and 56 Formula Vees all racing at the Mount this weekend.

John Wood, Gary Bonwick and Gavin Porteous took home the top three positions from the first race of the first group of Holden HQs, after starting the race from pole, second and third respectively. The second group of HQs will enjoy their races tomorrow, with Kieran Pilkington and Neil Corey heading the front row after completing qualifying this afternoon.

In the Saloon Cars, Kevin Weeks, Kris Walton and Peter Dane qualified up the top to be ready to start their first race tomorrow morning at the front of the pack after practice saw Weeks, Walton and Rodney Dawson come in as the top three.

In the Formula Vee category, Tim Hamilton, Mathew Pearce and Stephen Butcher started from the front for their first race after qualifying saw them top the time sheets this morning. Results for this afternoon's six lap race will be available tomorrow morning, with track incidents causing the results to be reviewed overnight.

The weekend's entertainment won’t be limited to the races with plenty of other entertainment on the cards including the return of the Freestyle Motocross (FMX) Nationals, the Superstreet Nationals, the Raceline/Peer Stadium Drifters, the Sports Bike Stunt Team, eight Drag and burnout cars, Mad Ron’s Jet Truck, a Daihatsu Mini Van powered by a French Fighter Jet engine, Nigel Benson in the 500ci Rear Engined Commodore Ute, the award winning The Don’ Mafia Show Piece Ford F350 Truck, the ‘Transformers’ movie ‘Ford Mustang Highway Patrol Car’ and Mad Ron’s Jet Bike.

A further 50 show bikes will be on hand as part of the Festival’s commitment to ‘bringing back the bikes’ with a Street and Custom Motorcycle show and a Club’s display day planned for the weekend of the event.

In a special treat for racing fans all the drivers of the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour will be available for autographs outside of their individual garages from 12.15pm – 12.45pm.

The 2008 WPS Bathurst Motor Festival runs at Mount Panorama on February 8-10, incorporating the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour on Sunday February 10.

Tickets can be purchased from Ticketek on 13 28 49 with discounted pricing available to patrons who purchase prior to the event. All patrons receive free entry to the Bathurst National Motor Racing Museum with each ticket, and children under 12 are free when they enter with a paying adult.

Access to the top of Mount Panorama will be open throughout the three day Event, with patrons able to catch a shuttle or drive their own car to the Mountain top for a unique viewing point of the track, with the Big Screen ensuring they miss none of the action.

WPS BATHURST 12 HOUR PRELIMINARY ENTRY LIST

Class A – SONAX High Performance All Wheel Drive
Car – Team Sponsor – Drivers
Subaru 03 WRX Sti – WBR/Gizmo/Laminex – Kurt Kratzman/Ian Tulloch/Brett Collins
Subaru 03 WRX Sti – Wilson Brothers Racing – Daniel Schulz/Andy Knight/James Winslow
Mitsubishi EVO VIII RS – Pro Duct P/L – Bob Pearson/Anton Mechtler/Jason Walsh
Mitsubishi EVO IX – Alan East Motorsport – David Wall/Des Wall/Martin Notaris/Trevor Symonds
Subaru WRX Sti – Humes – Gary Deane/Rob Rubis/Rod Dawson
Mitsubishi EVO IX RS – VIP Petfoods (Aust) P/L – Tony Quinn/Klark Quinn/TBA
Mitsubishi EVO VIII – King’s Springs – Mark King/Mark Brame/Michael Trimble
Mitsubishi EVO VIII – Coopers/Brock Harcourts – Michael Brock/Garry Young/Jack Elsegood
Mitsubishi EVO VIII – SKWIRK.com/Alan Heaphy – Damien White/Rod Salmon/Graham Alexander

Class B – PENRITE High Performance Rear Wheel Drive
Car – Team Sponsor - Drivers
Lotus Exige – Lotus Cars Australia - Mark O’Connor/Andrew Fisher/Richard Buttrose
BMW 335i – Rondo/CIS Group/P&I Auto Body Repairs – Barry Morcom/Steve Owen/James Moffat
Falcon GT – V8 Race Experience – Joel Spychala/Lindsay Yelland/Alex Saliba
BMW 335i – Eastern Creek Karts P/L – Garry Holt/Craig Baird/Paul Morris
Lotus Exige – Queensland House and Land.com – Robert Thomson/Greg Willis/Tim Poulton/Guy Gibbons
Holden HSV – G & D Performance – David Mertens/Leigh Mertens/Terry Wyhoon
Holden HSV GTS VY II – Donut King – Barrie Nesbitt/Tony Alford/Paul Freestone

Class C – Hot Hatch Performance Cars
Car – Team Sponsor - Drivers
BMW 130i – XEETEC – Luke Searle/Peter Kelly
BMW 130i – Sherrin Motorsport – Iain Sherrin/Michael Sherrin/Grant Sherrin
Mazda 3MPS – Grand Prix Mazda – Jake Camilleri/Scott Nicholas/Tim Sipp
Mazda 3MPS – The Shire Conveyancer – Allan Shephard/Dennis Cribbin/Len Cave

Class D – DISC BRAKES AUSTRALIA Production Vehicles under $50K
Car – Team Sponsor - Drivers
Holden Sportswagon – Jack Daniels – Cameron McConville/Shane Price/Nathan Pretty
Holden Commodore – Paul Wakeling Holden/Briffa Smash Repairs – Steve Briffa/Lee Holdsworth/Brett Holdsworth
Ford Falcon BF XR8 – The Car Stockade/Blue Oval Garage – David Heath/Warren Luff/Ian Luff
Ford BF XR8 – Century 21 – Chris Delfsma/John Bowe/Paul Stubber
Holden VZ SS – Walden Motorsport/Syd-fab – Brian Walden/Garth Walden/Michael Auld
Ford Falcon XR6 T – Aporschapart – Richard Howe/Dennis O’Keefe/Dean Neville

Class E – Production Sports under $50K
Car - Entrant – Drivers
Honda Integra Type R- Aussie Stop Leak – Richard Mork/David Turner/Richard Prince
Toyota Celica – Osborne Motorsport – Colin Osborne/Neil Bates/John Roecken
Toyota Celica – Osborne Motorsport – Bill Sherwood/Hadrian Morral/Stuart Jones
Honda Integra Type S – Hankook Tyres/Disk Brakes Australia – Peter Conroy/Terry Conroy/Carl Schembri

Class F – Under 2.5 Litre Production
Car - Entrant – Drivers
Hyundai Sonata – Kangan Batman TAFE/Hankook Tyres – Ross Buckingham/James Augustine/Brett Youlden/Greg Sticker
Subaru Impreza RS – Jim Hunters Suspension – Jim Hunter/Warren Bossie/Matthew Windsor
Proton Satria GTI – Lubrimaxx/Bongtown – Darren Harris/Nick Lange/Lindsay Kearns

Class G - Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre
Car - Entrant - Drivers
Alfa Romeo 159 – Thomson Alfa Romeo – Kean Booker/David Stone/Rocco Rinaldo

Class H - Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under
Car - Entrant – Drivers
Alfa Romeo 147 JTD – Thomson Alfa Romeo – David Filipetto/Nathan Gotch/Wayne Vinckx

2008 WPS BATHURST MOTOR FESTIVAL EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday 9th February, 2008
7.25am – 8.15am – WPS Bathurst 12 Hour Practice 3
8.25am – 8.45am – Holden HQs Grid 1 – Race 2
9.00am – 9.20am – Formula Vees – Race 2
9.35am – 10.05am – Saloon Cars – Race 1
10.20am – 10.50am – Holden HQs Grid 2 – Race 1
11.00am – 1.00pm – Break – Ride Sessions, Resident Access, On-track entertainment, Drivers Autograph Session
1.15pm – 2.15pm – WPS Bathurst 12 Hour – Qualifying
2.10pm – 2.50pm – Holden HQs Grid 1 – Race 3
3.05pm – 3.25pm – Formula Vees – Race 3
3.40pm – 4.10pm – Saloon Cars – Race 2
4.25pm – 4.55pm – Holden HQs Grid 2 – Race 2
5.05pm – 5.25pm – Parade Laps – Car and Bike Clubs

Sunday 10th February, 2008
6.30am – 6.30pm – 2008 WPS Bathurst 12 Hour

Ticket Details:
Friday GA Adult – $30 (Pre-purchased - $20)
Friday GA Concession - $25 (Pre-purchased - $15)
Saturday GA Adult - $35 (Pre-purchased - $25)
Saturday GA Concession - $30 (Pre-purchased - $20)
Sunday GA Adult - $35 (Pre-purchased - $25)
Sunday GA Concession - $30 (Pre-purchased - $20)
3 Day GA Adult - $70 (Pre-purchased $50)
3 Day GA Concession - $55 (Pre-purchased! $40)
3 Day Covered Grandstand Adult - $100 (Pre-purchased - $80)
3 Day Covered Grandstand Concession - $80 (Pre-purchased - $65)

*GA = General Admission
*Children under 12 are FREE with a paying Adult
*All ticket prices include booking fee and are inclusive of GST
*Transaction Fees Apply
 
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