Prize money on the line for Winton 300

The iconic Winton 300 enduro has a new sponsor for its 2022 running with Mountain Motorsports signing on for the November 19-20 race.

The Mountain Motorsports Winton 300 will be held as part of the AMRS season finale with a pool of prize money put on the line.

The popular endurance race that takes place at the nation’s action track has seen some big names over the years, particularly in the 80’s and 90’s before the race was shelved for two decades.

Names like Peter Brock (along with his brother Phil), Alan Grice, Brad Jones, John Bowe, Neil Crompton and many others were synonymous with the event, which got its rebirth in 2011 and returned to its production car roots, but also allowed for a wide variety of category types.

Peter Washington, Mountain Motorsports owner, is passionate about endurance racing and is also a long time supporter of the track owners, The Benalla Auto Club (BAC).

Mountain Motorsports is also a renowned supporter and promoter of Australian tarmac rallies, and events such as the Australian Rally Sprint Championship.

“I’ve been involved with the Benalla Auto Club for many years, and the AASA has sanctioned many of my events,” Washington said.

“I’ve always loved the endurance style of racing and the Winton 300 encapsulates what the BAC and AASA are all about, which is making the long-distance format accessible to grass-roots motorsport competitors.

“The cars that compete in the Winton 300 are production-based, so there’s a skill involved in preparing and driving those types of vehicles sustainably over a long distance.”

BAC General Manager Stephen Whyte welcomed the Mountain Motorsports sponsorship to this year’s Winton 300.

“Peter Washington and Mountain Motorsports are great supporters of motorsport and of the Benalla Auto Club, it’s fantastic for us to work with Peter on the Winton 300 event and we thank him for his support,” Whyte said.

“The Winton 300 is an important part of our annual event calendar, and this year we’re excited to be able to offer our competitors, many of whom are travelling interstate, the incentive of prize money.

“It’s a race that always produces the unexpected, and it will be a fitting finale to the 2022 AMRS season.”

The full prize money distribution will be announced shortly.

 While entries are still rolling in for the Winton 300, notable confirmed starters include Wakefield 300 winners Daniel Kapetanovic and Adam Thompson in their BMW 328i, and Sydney 300 runner-up Benny Tran in his Subaru WRX.

 The Winton 300 will be part of the AMRS live stream coverage on the series YouTube channel and Facebook page thanks to Fuzzy Media.

Winton 300 Winners

1985. Peter Fitzgerald/Barry Jones – Mitsubishi Starion

1986. Des Gibbs/Dennis O’Brien – Mitsubishi Starion

1987. Peter Fitzgerald/Allan Grice – Mitsubishi Starion

1988. Ken Douglas/Mark Gibbs – Mazda RX-7

1989. Peter Fitzgerald/Peter Dane – Toyota Supra

1990. Brett Youlden/Kent Youlden – Ford EA Falcon

1991. Ken Douglas/Mark Gibbs – Ford EA Falcon

2011. David Raddatz/Shane Otten – Mazda MX5

2012. Jeff Davy/Chad Cotton – Future Racer

2013. Rob Hay/Nick Cancian – Mazda MX5

2014. Nathan Jess/Matthew Thomson – Future Racer

2015. Steve Shelley/Jake Shelley – Lotus Elise

2016. Nathan Jess/Ryan Reynolds – Future Racer

2017. Craig Burgess/Adam Burgess – Ginetta G50

2021. Tony Heasly/Troy Heasly – Holden VP Commodore

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