Bathurst 6 Hour confirms 55 car provisional grid

Bathurst 6 Hour organisers have confirmed a grid of at least 55 cars for next year’s production car endurance classic at Mount Panorama.

The provisional early-bird entry list for the April 14-16 event sees 13 manufacturers represented with the grid likely to expand with entries open until March 10.

The headline A1 and A2 classes will challenge for the outright victory once again with this year’s winning entrant Barry Morcom set to join the top class as part of a two car entry.

Morcom will field a Ford Focus RS in Class A alongside the Class B race winning of the BMW 335i Turbo, which was driven to victory by son Nathan Morcom and Supercars ace Chaz Mostert.

Revised CAMS Production Car regulations will see the Audi TT RS included in Class A for the first time courtesy of Tony Alford.

Nine Mitsubishi Lancers have been entered while BMW, HSV and Subaru are all represented in Class A.

Although yet to appear on the provisional entry list, Mercedes-Benz will feature with Garth Walden Racing expected to enter a A45 AMG.

Class C features the return of Bathurst-based Aubin Brothers Racing, a new Alfa Romeo Gulietta QV and Rick Shaw’s popular Mazda RX-8. Meanwhile, Class D currently features two Toyota 86 entries.

Event director James O’Brien has been impressed by the reaction from the production car racing fraternity and fully expects the grid to grow even further in the coming weeks.

“The 2017 early-bird entry list is five larger than the corresponding period last year, with more than ten additional entries received, however these cars have yet to complete the application process,” said O’Brien.

“There are other competitors intending to participate and thus we are anticipating a very large grid come Easter next year.

“It will be quite a sight with cars stretching from the start finish line on Pit Straight right around Murray’s corner and up the hill towards the bridge on Conrod Straight.”

Bathurst 6 Hour Provisional Entry List 

Class	Competitor	Make	Model
A1	Alan East	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO IX GSR
A1	Anthony Alford	Audi	TTRS 8J
A1	Barry Morcom	Ford	Focus RS LZ
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	Peter Conroy	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Peter Major	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Roderick Salmon	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Simon Hodges	BMW	M135i Hatch F20
A2	Daniel Flanagan	Holden	VY2-HSV GTS
A2	Graeme Muir	Holden	VE-HSV GTS
A2	Trevor Symonds	Holden	VY-HSV GTS
B1	Adrian Stefan	BMW	335i E92
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	Daniel Clift	Holden	VZ SS
B2	Dean Potts	Holden	HSV R8 Clubsport
B2	Garth Walden	Holden	VE SSV-Redline
B2	Joe Krinelos	Holden	VF SSV Redline (6.2)
B2	Scott Sullivan	Holden	VY SS
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	Nicholas Cox	BMW	130i E87
C	Peter O’Donnell	BMW	130i E87
C	Ric Shaw	Mazda	RX-8 RX8A
D	Chris Reeves	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	Christopher Manley	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
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