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The 2009 season will kick off at the famed Mount Panorama in Bathurst , supporting the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour on 20-21 February.
Regular mid-season rounds at Phillip Island , Mallala Motorsport Park and Eastern Creek are joined by Wakefield Park in April, Winton in June and Queensland Raceway in August.
It will be the series' first visit to Wakefield Park
since it held the inaugural round of the Shannons Nationals in 2006,
while Queensland Raceway returns to the calendar after an absence of
one season.
Following the popular annual trip Symmons Plains in Tasmania , Sandown Raceway in will again host the season finale in the last weekend of November.
The overall group of categories running with the Shannons
Nationals next year will remain the same, with individual categories
currently organising their schedules.
Arrangements for each category are expected to be finalised over the coming weeks.
The first series to announce their plans is the Porsche GT3
Cup Challenge, which will be held over six rounds and become a core
category of the Shannons Nationals in its second season.
"We've received strong interest from existing categories and have options to add to the program," Curkpatrick said.
"We're currently working through the process of determining who will run where.
"The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge had a very successful debut season and I'm sure they'll build on that next year."
Round Nine of the 2008 Shannons Nationals will be held at South Australia 's Mallala Motorsport Park on 1-2 November.
The penultimate event of the year will feature the Tankworld
Australian Supertruck Nationals finale, a unique Commodore Cup
endurance race format and the Supaloc Australian Saloon Cars.
Formula Vee, the Australian Superkart Championship and South Australian Group N Historic Touring Cars complete the card.
For more information about the 2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships, visit www.thenationals.com.au .
2009 Shannons Nationals calendar
1. Mount Panorama Bathurst (N.S.W.), 20-21 February
2. Wakefield Park (N.S.W.), 25-26 April
3. Phillip Island ( Victoria ), 16-17 May
4. Mallala Motor Sport Park (S.A.), 6-7 June
5. Winton Motor Raceway (Victoria), 27-28 June
6. Eastern Creek (N.S.W.), 18-19 July
7. Queensland Raceway ( Queensland ), 8-9 August
8. Oran Park (N.S.W.), 29-30 August
9. Symmons Plains ( Tasmania ), 17-18 October
10. Sandown Raceway (Victoria), 28-29 November
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