Toyotas and SuperUtes drivers racing for Bathurst supremacy

By Thomas Miles

Date posted: October 4, 2023

In addition to the annual fight for the famous Bathurst 1000, there are plenty of entertaining support categories including the Toyota 86 Series and V8 SuperUte Series where the championship chase intensifies.

Toyota 86 Series

The stars of tomorrow will be gunning to make a name for themselves at the famed Mount Panorama in the Toyota 86 Series.

Whilst the 2023 season has been competitive with no less than seven drivers sharing the 12 races on offer, Campbell Logan is the one to beat.

Logan charged into the championship lead after going back to back at Sandown.

To promote even more confidence, the #37 driver is steering the same chassis that won the 2017 championship, plus claimed multiple victories at Bathurst in the hands of Luke King and Jimmy Vernon.

Those looking to stop him will be regular winners Cody Burcher, Ryan Casha and Ryan Tomsett just to name a few, whilst third generation driver Clay Richards also won last last time out.

Kiwi Ben Stewart joins the field having won the inaugural Scholarship Series Evaluation Day.

Chaos unfolded in the rain at Bathurst last year, so those who can keep their cool at the challenging circuit will be rewarded.

V8 SUPERUTE SERIES

Adam Marjoram enjoys a slender V8 SuperUte Series lead ahead of Bathurst.

A STUNNING battle for the V8 SuperUte Series title will take another turn at Mount Panorama.

Only 95 points separate the top seven drivers in the championship and with only two rounds to go, the fight for first is set to go down to the wire.

Leading the way is the consistent Adam Marjoram with 758 points.

But he only enjoys a 28-point buffer to defending champion Aaron Borg, who is a man on the charge in the AC Delco D-Max.

After missing The Bend in Europe, Borg made an emphatic return, winning three of the four races and finished the closest second ever in the other.

He also has form at Bathurst, being the round winner last year.

Whilst Borg has the momentum, well-known front runners David Sieders and Ryal Harris are also within 50 points of Marjoram.

Joining the field will be TCR and BTCC race winner Tom Oliphant filling in for Dean Brooking.

The four races are anticipated to be full of action once again.

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Toyotas and SuperUtes drivers racing for Bathurst supremacy

To promote even more confidence, the #37 driver is steering the same chassis that won the 2017 championship, plus claimed multiple victories at Bathurst in the hands of Luke King and Jimmy Vernon.

Kiwi Ben Stewart joins the field having won the inaugural Scholarship Series Evaluation Day.

V8 SUPERUTE SERIES

A STUNNING battle for the V8 SuperUte Series title will take another turn at Mount Panorama.

After missing The Bend in Europe, Borg made an emphatic return, winning three of the four races and finished the closest second ever in the other.

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