The revised calendar will feature a great mix of new, high profile ARG feature events, coupled with rounds of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championships, televised live and free on the Seven Network.
The inaugural Bathurst International in November at the world-famous Mount Panorama will be extended to four days, accomodating the re-scheduled Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour, along with sprint rounds for the carsales TCR Australia Series and the VHT S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship.
The Bathurst event will also see brand-new trophy races for the Gulf Western Oil Touring Car Masters and the National Trans Am Series.
Adding to the new calendar will be a fitting season finale with another brand-new and unique ‘Festival of Motorsport’, featuring back-to-back events in Tasmania at Symmons Plains and Baskerville Raceway.
It will be the first time in over 40 years that national motorsport will feature on consecutive weekends in Tasmania.
The events will include the maiden appearances of TCR Australia, S5000 and Trans Am on The Apple Isle.
Symmons Plains will host a unique three-day event, concluding on Australia Day, and just four days later, TCR Australia will achieve a new milestone in closing out its series at the famous old Baskerville Raceway, north of Hobart.
It will be the first time that top level touring cars have featured at the 2.01km natural amphitheatre layout since 1984.
In addition, the ARG categories will race as part of the Shannons Motorsport Australia Championship at three of Australia’s best circuits – Sydney Motorsport Park, Sandown and Phillip Island.
All six events will be televised free-to-air on the Seven Network, including live streaming on the network’s digital offering 7plus.
Some fantastic news for motorsport fans with the free to air agreements and the return to some classic tracks.
