This year’s 44-strong field was a nearly perfect balance between enough competition in each class, but not so many cars that traffic became nightmarish. At best they raved about the durability over the distance. The Bathurst 6 Hour is Australia's longest race for production cars at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, on 21 April 2019 For more information visit … Some of the efforts were bloody near heroic. It also created some history: it was the first time a V8 Holden (or Ford, for that matter) had stood on the Bathurst 6 Hour podium: and just the third time in the history of Production Car racing (think Bathurst 12 Hour and 6 Hour) on the Mountain. UNHERALDED by most, the performance of the Chris Lillis / Nathan Callaghan / Matt Holt Commodore GTS throughout the race was basically, perfect. COULDN’T back up their 2018 success but the Brothers Sherrin remain the benchmark in production car racing. The Bathurst 6 Hour is an endurance race for production vehicles with annual grids exceeding 60 cars. The tyre provided was so durable that, some teams said, they could have done the entire race on a single set. THE RESULT of the quality-v-quantity thing was that we had the third-straight Bathurst endurance race that set either a time or distance record. Then during the race, two teams changed engines mid-race to ensure they could make the finish. Supported by five race categories, multiple races and nonstop action will be the order of the day during the three-day motor fest. They’ve now finished first or second in three of the four Bathurst 6 Hour events, and (before their disqualification on Saturday) have qualified first, second, third and fourth as well. Improved Production Race 3 - 2019 Bathurst 6 Hour - YouTube Then in the big race, the Garage 1 BMW M3 of Anthony Gilbertson and Andrew Mill not only survived being stranded on the formation lap but also two laps stuck in the sand at turn one to finish second in Class A2. While it may not produce the balls-to-the-wall finishes we’ve seen so often at Bathurst (the 12hr may be an exception), the recent return to ‘pure’ long distance racing at the holy grail of endurance racing in Australia is a welcome thing indeed. But this year Lynton and his experienced, smart team presented a reliable car that redeemed their near-miss in the 2018 race and delivered the most dominant Bathurst victory in years. An action-packed support race program and non-stop on track action make for lots of decent racing to watch. Orange’s Tim Leahey (Is he the town’s best export?) The company has substantial plans for their local motorsport involvement so hopefully their successful Bathurst debut will spur that investment – a good thing, remember – further. As every true Bathurst enduro should. His relentless pace and consistency throughout the race ensured the team could capitalise on their position and bury the Sherrin car a lap behind, where they would remain. Strategic miscues cost them on Sunday but this pair and their family team remain hugely capable and, probably, underrated. The 131 laps completed by the winners (a notch over 505 miles, by the way) on Easter Sunday was six-laps to the better over the old record for the Bathurst 6 Hour. Well, more specifically the support categories. WEC: CHARTING THE NEW ERA OF SPORTS CAR RACING. IT was a good weekend for those lucky enough (or those whom we conned into making it happen) running theracetorque.com stickers. If you are looking for photos from this event, be sure to get in touch. A 45-car field is set to take to Mount Panorama for next month’s Hi-Tec Oils … Sherrin Racing used just nine tyres for the full duration – putting four new tyres on 1hr 9 minutes into the race and then an additional right front with less than half an hour to go, when the result was assured anyway. The 2019 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour was an endurance race for Group 3E Series Production … Well done to both squads for their excellent weekends! After last year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was the fastest ever (at a touch over 6 hours, 1 minute), the 2019 Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour destroyed the existing lap and distance records comfortably this February. MRF are the world’s 11th largest tyre company and are investing heavily in Australian motor sport. Relaxed, accessible, enjoyable and fun: the B6HR has it’s own unique Bathurst vibe which stands it apart from all the others, yet when the cars on track it reverts to being an intense, challenging enduro that means the world to those involved. If that isn’t old-school Bathurst greatness, we don’t know what is.

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