The HI-TEC Oils Bathurst 6 Hour entry list has grown to 67, five short of the grid density for the Easter weekend race.
With 36 garages, grid capacity on the 6.213km Mount Panorama circuit is 72 cars as a race for the final five spots is now on.
“We have more entry forms in front of us than grid positions so it is up to the next five cars to commit and the grid will be full,” Event Director James O’Brien said.
“We are delighted with the response to this race in just its second year and especially to see new cars being built to tackle the race.
“The chance to field the largest ever field in a major Bathurst enduro and create some history is very appealing and will just add to the storylines around this year’s Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour.”
There is depth in every class throughout the field, however it is the 22 cars in the Extreme Performance / Forced Induction Class A that are likely to attract a large share of the focus at the pointy-end of the grid.
Additional depth in the outright battle is clearly apparent with Mitsubishi, Audi, Ford, Subaru, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Holden / HSV all represented in class A & B.
Two all-new Ford Focus RS entries have been received, including one from defending race winners Morcom Motorsport and a new entry from Keltic Racing – the banner under which Tony Quinn races.
Two Mercedes-AMG A45 hot hatches are entered along with several competitive BMWs and a host of the ever popular Mitsubishi Lancer EVO models, including a two-car team from Pollicina Motorsports and three from Dylan Thomas’ successful CXC Global Racing outfit.
Thomas late last year named Supercars star Tim Slade as one of his team’s drivers, set to drive alongside Thomas in the lead entry.
Conroy Motorsport will make the debut of the KIA Proceed GT in this year’s race, boosting an already fiercely competitive class D battle that includes the usual host of Toyota 86 competitors, a Honda Integra, and a MINI Cooper.
The Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour doubles as the opening round of the 2017 Australian Production Car Series and also provides three days of motorsport to local fans throughout the region.
Production Sports Cars, Group N Historic Touring Cars, HQ Holdens, Heritage Touring Cars (Group A + C) and the Porsche Club of NSW will all field huge grids across the weekend.
ENTRY LIST: Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour
Class | Entrant | Make | Model |
A1 | Adam Wallis | BMW | M Coupe (1 Series) |
A1 | Alan East | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO IX GSR |
A1 | Anthony Alford | Audi | TTRS 8J |
A1 | Barry Morcom | Ford | Focus RS LZ |
A1 | Beric Lynton | BMW | M Coupe (1 Series) |
A1 | David Searle | BMW | M135i Hatch F20 |
A1 | Dylan Thomas | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO IX RS |
A1 | Dylan Thomas | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Dylan Thomas | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO IX RS |
A1 | Glossop Tyre Centre | Subaru | Impreza WRX Sti V-1 |
A1 | Jeremy Gray | Ford | FGII GT-F |
A1 | Jim Pollicina | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Jim Pollicina | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Keltic Racing | Ford | Focus RS LZ |
A1 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Peter Conroy | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Peter Major | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Robert Woods | Mercedes Benz | A45 AMG |
A1 | Roderick Salmon | Mitsubishi | Lancer EVO X RS |
A1 | Ronald Searle | Mercedes Benz | A45 AMG |
A1 | Simon Hodges | BMW | M135i Hatch F20 |
A1 | Tony Abela | Subaru | Impreza WRX Sti G-4 |
A2 | Daniel Clift | Holden | VZ-HSV R8 Clubsport |
A2 | Daniel Flanagan | Holden | VY2-HSV GTS |
A2 | Graeme Muir | Holden | VE-HSV GTS |
A2 | Trevor Symonds | Holden | VY-HSV GTS |
Adrian Stefan | BMW | 335i E92 | |
B1 | Sherrin Racing | BMW | 135i E82 |
B1 | ASAP Racing | BMW | 135i E82 |
B1 | Barry Morcom | BMW | 335i E92 |
B1 | Ben Kavich | Subaru | Impreza WRX Sti G-2 |
B1 | Brett McFarland | Subaru | Impreza WRX Sti G-2 |
B1 | Garry Mennell | BMW | 335i E92 |
B2 | Anthony Soole | BMW | M3 E36 3.2L |
B2 | Dean Potts | Holden | HSV R8 Clubsport |
B2 | Garth Walden | Holden | VE SSV-Redline |
B2 | Joe Krinelos | Holden | VF SSV Redline CL |
B2 | Troy Williams | Holden | VE SSV-Redline |
C | Blake Aubin | Renault | Megane RS 265 |
C | Colin Osborne | Renault | Megane RS 265 Trophy R |
C | Colin Osborne | Renault | Megane RS 265 Trophy R |
C | David Raddatz | Alfa Romeo | Gulietta QV |
C | Doug Westwood | BMW | M3 E36 3.0L |
C | Michael Sloss | Mazda | RX-8 RX8A |
C | Nicholas Cox | BMW | 130i E87 |
C | Peter O’Donnell | BMW | 130i E87 |
D | Chris Reeves | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | Christopher Manley | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | Conroy Motorsport | Kia | Proceed GT |
D | Daniel Williams | Toyota | Camry |
D | David Bailey | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | David Baker | Honda | Integra Type R |
D | David Crowe | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | Declan Kirkham | Mazda | MX6 GE 2.5 |
D | Graeme Heath | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | Grant Phillips | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | James Vernon | Toyota | 86 GTS ZN SER |
D | Trevor Keene | Mini | Cooper S JCW R53 |
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