2016 Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour: 4-7 February

[mayhem]

I'd guess if Maccas were happy with the success of their pop-up restaurant at the race then theyll be more than happy to continue. And to have a yellow 'M' on a red Ferrari would be an attraction, surely?

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by mayhem

I'd guess if Maccas were happy with the success of their pop-up restaurant at the race then theyll be more than happy to continue. And to have a yellow 'M' on a red Ferrari would be an attraction, surely?

There was a popup McDonalds restaurant at the AGP in Melbourne some years ago... the perfect leverage...

[Christopher]

Came down again this year for a week holiday with my brother and sister. Did the track walk and spent 5 hours up and down the mount on Sunday. Weather was great come Sunday, just the right amount of warm. Great friendly event which I hope grows in the coming years.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Reload

Macca's jump on board after Maranello win in 2014 for 2 years and get to Friday morning in 2015 and lap 1 in 2016. Will they renew ?

It was a 3-year deal for the 12hr when first announced IIRC

[Reload]

Originally Posted by one five five

It was a 3-year deal for the 12hr when first announced IIRC

Ah yes, you are correct.

[peckstar]

were the two related though? dont believe there was a pop restaurant last year

[Juarez Jed]

I hope the race continues to attract the privateers that remind me of the once a year regulars that used to turn up to the 1000 before the Supercar era.
I followed the Porsche GT4 through scrutineering where they were picked up for not having working indicators or a battery triangle on the car , then to a few wild spins in practice, then having to send the car back to sydney before suffering major rear damage in the race. They were a genuine no-frills little team who didn't even get a chance to have a wander around until their car had retired on Sunday. I hope they can return next year like they promised to do. The true spirit of the event on display there.
Then there was the pommy pattisserie porsche that seemed to have a magnetic attraction to the donut king focus starting at murrays on friday & continuing at the elbow on sunday. The car already looked a little tired on thursday and continued to have the proverbial "more hits than elvis" as the weekend progressed. Genuine old schoolers with their 1980's style team t-shirts, who were seen showing the owners of the B&B they were staying at around the pits on the weekend. A shame their race ended so violently. I hope they still have some fond memories of their adventure despite the sad end.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by Juarez Jed

I followed the Porsche GT4 through scrutineering where they were picked up for not having working indicators or a battery triangle on the car , then to a few wild spins in practice, then having to send the car back to sydney before suffering major rear damage in the race. They were a genuine no-frills little team who didn't even get a chance to have a wander around until their car had retired on Sunday. I hope they can return next year like they promised to do. The true spirit of the event on display there.

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Another fan of those guys here.

Got talking to them while they were putting the car on a flatbed after quali and they were happy to chat. Woke up in the morning hoping they'd be good to race and thankfully they were. Kept an eye on them through the race and was quite sad when they crashed out. Caught the tail end of that wild slide they had up the top of the montain, soo lucky that wasn't the end of their day.

Does anyone know if they have a website or a Facebook? Wouldn't mind one of their grey t shirts.

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by rich07

Another fan of those guys here.

Got talking to them while they were putting the car on a flatbed after quali and they were happy to chat. Woke up in the morning hoping they'd be good to race and thankfully they were. Kept an eye on them through the race and was quite sad when they crashed out. Caught the tail end of that wild slide they had up the top of the montain, soo lucky that wasn't the end of their day.

Does anyone know if they have a website or a Facebook? Wouldn't mind one of their grey t shirts.

Pro Sport Performance

[rich07]

Originally Posted by peckstar

Pro Sport Performance

Thanks

Hope they return, I'll be cheering them on that's for sure.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by Juarez Jed

I followed the Porsche GT4 through scrutineering where they were picked up for not having working indicators or a battery triangle on the car , then to a few wild spins in practice, then having to send the car back to sydney before suffering major rear damage in the race. They were a genuine no-frills little team who didn't even get a chance to have a wander around until their car had retired on Sunday. I hope they can return next year like they promised to do. The true spirit of the event on display there.
Then there was the pommy pattisserie porsche that seemed to have a magnetic attraction to the donut king focus starting at murrays on friday & continuing at the elbow on sunday. The car already looked a little tired on thursday and continued to have the proverbial "more hits than elvis" as the weekend progressed. Genuine old schoolers with their 1980's style team t-shirts, who were seen showing the owners of the B&B they were staying at around the pits on the weekend. A shame their race ended so violently. I hope they still have some fond memories of their adventure despite the sad end.

It's unlikely that efforts like those will be welcome in future years with the "new era" of this event under the new management

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by one five five

It's unlikely that efforts like those will be welcome in future years with the "new era" of this event under the new management

I would dislike it if it becomes a GT3 only race.

Entries like this one and the MARC cars bring extra flavour to the race.

[Bcarr6]

Originally Posted by FIRE

I would dislike it if it becomes a GT3 only race.

Entries like this one and the MARC cars bring extra flavour to the race.

Great having the MARC cars on board, maybe a couple TCR cars would be interesting.

Those slower cars help make the GT3 fights so exciting

[peckstar]

Originally Posted by one five five

It's unlikely that efforts like those will be welcome in future years with the "new era" of this event under the new management

Is that just your opinion or based on anything?

[D.R.T.]

Originally Posted by peckstar

Is that just your opinion or based on anything?

I reckon the sharp decline in privateer or smaller teams from the 2015 to 2016 race - but to be fair that is only evidence

[rich07]

One factor in the smaller production car entries would be the 6hr at Easter which would be more appealing for those guys.

[one five five]

Originally Posted by rich07

One factor in the smaller production car entries would be the 6hr at Easter which would be more appealing for those guys.

The production car entries have dropped year on year from 2011-2015 anyway, when there wasn't any 6hr on offer

[rich07]

Originally Posted by one five five

The production car entries have dropped year on year from 2011-2015 anyway, when there wasn't any 6hr on offer

True but the alternative of a 6hr production car focussed race on a different date probably hasn't encouraged any new entries either.

Not a production car but watching the combined sedans races at Bathurst and I believe I saw one of the Mazda Rx8 from last years race.

[JoeW04]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Qx0xuPmw0

chris mies eye cam from the weekend, amazing across the top

[jd yort]

Originally Posted by rich07

Not a production car but watching the combined sedans races at Bathurst and I believe I saw one of the Mazda Rx8 from last years race.

That is the first RX8 he brought in. Different to the other 2 he ran at the 12hr. I did see a post recently that hinted maybe the other 2 have been sold but unconfirmed at this stage.

Sorry we missed you Rich on the Saturday afternoon, you should of just interrupted. A minute after that I would of probably just been standing around)

[jd yort]

Lacey hitting 300 in the Camaro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyXPKGK8Ogc

He had an awesome weekend. To win 2 races and come second all while managing the category with his wife was superb. Pre race start he would get out of his car and walk the dummy grid to wish other competitors all the best and in between sessions he was on the marquee desk helping everyone or handing out timing sheets.

By the end of the weekend there was no red flags in any session for Combined Sedans and only a couple of sector yellows. The last race was cut short by 2 laps due to the GT's running over time.

[davo.]

Originally Posted by rich07

True but the alternative of a 6hr production car focussed race on a different date probably hasn't encouraged any new entries either.

Not a production car but watching the combined sedans races at Bathurst and I believe I saw one of the Mazda Rx8 from last years race.

I spoke to Bruce Henley in the paddock & he said to me for them it was too big of an operation & considering there was meant to be a heap of GT cars lapping them every so many laps they decided to scratch the entries for this year. He actually said the car he drove in the support races lacked the outright pace of the 12hr cars he entered last year, but he did say it was probably due to last years cars having fresher engines

[JoeW04]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k3nlWPMQTbg SVG' record breaker onboard

[Bcarr6]

Originally Posted by JoeW04

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k3nlWPMQTbg SVG' record breaker onboard

Poetry in motion

[Miguel]

Interesting how smooth SvG races that car, as compared to Kévin Estre who looked like a bull rider in the McLaren.