Know your National Sports Sedans: The Bathurst 1000 field
The Precision National Sports Sedans are back at the Bathurst 1000 for the first time since 1992, and Mount Panorama race fans are lapping up the unique, varied, and attractive machines.
The beauty of this category for any interested race fan can be seen by walking around the paddock. It’s very hands-on in an old school way: bonnets open, tinkering, perfecting, adjusting, scrambling against the clock etc. There’s something honest about it in that regard that feels different to other national categories.
Like plenty of other series’ in the country, the series naturally took a hit during the Pandemic, but now it’s back on the big stage with plenty more to come, including another Supercars appearance at the Gold Coast 500 to finish its year.
The Precision National Sports Sedans are also expected to be more closely aligned with Supercars in the future, bringing the classic and ever-progressive category back into the national eye in a big way.
Next year the series is also due to have an influx of some more seriously quick machines, with some highly anticipated builds on the way for 2024 which will be revealed in due course. But here’s a look at this year’s stellar Bathurst 1000 field…
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#5 Tony Ricciardello – WA: 1984 Alfa Romeo GTV – Capacity: 6000 – B&M Ricciardello Motors
#1 Jordan Caruso – VIC: 2008 Audi A4 – Cap: 6000 – Earlcore Property
#9 Steve Tamasi – VIC: 2000 Holden Calibra – Cap: 6000 – Precision International
#44 Ashley Jarvis – QLD: 2005 Holden Monaro – Cap: 6000 – M R Automotive/ Tefol
#11 Angus Fogg – NZ: 1970 Fastback Mustang – Cap: 5890 – J.A Russell Ltd.
#91 Brad Shiels – NSW: 1974 Fiat 124 Coupe – Cap: 3892 – J.S Racing
#32 Michael Robinson – VIC: 2005 Holden Monaro – Cap: 6000 – The Coaching Room
#27 Birol Cetin – NSW: 2008 Chev Camaro – Cap: 6000 – ProIT Billys Motorsport
#58 Mark Duggan – NSW: 2012 Aston Martin DB – Cap: 6000 – DFH Racing Team VB
#30 Ryan Humfrey – WA: 1984 Ford XE Falcon – Cap: 6000 – Gulf Hydraulics
#427 Ryan Boschert – NSW: 2012 Chev Corvette – Cap: 6000 – Weldcraft Motorsports
#46 Jason Compton – NSW: 2000 BMW 318i – Cap: 5800 – Blue Mountains Civil Cont.
#51 Willem Fercher – NSW: 2015 Toyota 86 – Cap: 6000 – Winmalee Car Care
#24 Graham Smith – NSW: 1998 Mazda RX7 – Cap: 5860 – WastePro
#25 Ben Mannix – NSW: 1988 Mazda RX7 – Cap: 6000 – BPM Motorsport & Electrical
#78 Steve Lacey – NSW: 2013 Chev Camaro Z28 – Cap: 6000 – Real Dairy Aust/Lederer Group
#77 Ronan Murphy – NZ: 2015 Marc Ford Focus – Cap: 5000 – Axles Earthmoving
#696 Greg Boyle – NSW: 1989 Nissan Skyline – Cap: 2568 – Autosport Eng. /Atlantic Oil
#144 Cameron McKee – VIC: 2000 Ford Falcon AU – Cap: 5998 – Advance Car Carriers
#14 Anthony Cox – QLD: 1993 Saab 93 – Cap: 6000 – RSR Mechanical
#2 Theo Cambouris – NSW: 1988 Holden VL Commodore – Cap: 5882 – Kanwal Mufflers & Mechanical
#7 Travis Condon – VIC:1983 Toyota Corolla – Cap: 5700 – Snap-on Ringwood
#69 Nick Smith – NSW: 1999 Mazda RX7 – Cap: 2200 – Ramsay Surveyors
#89 Rod Moynahan – NSW: 2003 Holden Monaro – Cap: 6000 – Real Estate & Development
#65 Rick Newman – VIC: 2007 Ford Falcon – Cap: 6000 – Nuline Homes
#111 Scott Cameron – NSW: 2006 Holden VS Commodore – Cap: 5999 – DFH Racing / Link Property
#21 Matthew Longhurst – SA: 2000 Honda Integra – Cap: 2900 – Integrated Motorsport
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