2021 Hi-Tec Oil Bathurst 6 Hour

[chavez]

The Easter weekend signals a return to production car endurance racing to the mountain after last years race was cancelled.

62 cars have entered the race, with the likely winner to come from Class X which is dominated by BMW.

Unlike the recent Supercars round from Sandown, you can watch this race live on free to air TV and not at some ungodly hour on this most holy weekend.

[Tourer]

Hope all who have entered are able to take part, depending on what happens with lockdowns and restrictions North of the border.

FTA is important for some, less so for others. Personally I don't watch FTA anymore (although I DO use their respective streaming apps to catch up on things I want to keep track of). I know many, many people who like me, no longer watch live FTA but for those who do, good to see that they can check out the 6 hour etc.

[one five five]

Didn’t take long for some digs to be thrown in.....

Originally Posted by Tourer

FTA is important for some, less so for others. Personally I don't watch FTA anymore (although I DO use their respective streaming apps to catch up on things I want to keep track of). I know many, many people who like me, no longer watch live FTA but for those who do, good to see that they can check out the 6 hour etc.

Important for some, namely sponsors

Originally Posted by ford71

Lots of room for FTA ads in a 6 hour race.

No more than 15mins of ads per hour, as per the law and as it’s been for decades

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by one five five

Didn’t take long for some digs to be thrown in.....
Important for some, namely sponsors

Not digging at all - chill, just chill

Not important for everyone and not important for every sponsor - depends on the demographic they are chasing.

No negativity or digging from me at all ole fella!

[ford71]

Originally Posted by one five five

Didn’t take long for some digs to be thrown in.....

No more than 15mins of ads per hour, as per the law and as it’s been for decades

15mins eh, good to know.
I see that as excessive though, thats a quarter of the time...oh well
Not really a dig anyway, more a wish it was on Foxtel

[one five five]

Originally Posted by ford71

15mins eh, good to know.
I see that as excessive though, thats a quarter of the time...oh well
Not really a dig anyway, more a wish it was on Foxtel

The 6hr was live on Foxtel in 2018 and 2019..... one guesses there is a reason it has moved up to FTA this year in seek of a larger audience?

[Alan52]

Originally Posted by one five five

The 6hr was live on Foxtel in 2018 and 2019..... one guesses there is a reason it has moved up to FTA this year in seek of a larger audience?

Might have a bit to do with the change of organiser from Yeehah to ARG.All ARG events are exclusive to 7.

[ford71]

Lots of room for FTA ads in a 6 hour race

[Tourer]

Brisvegas lockdown ends at noon today (Thursday).

Good news for the 6 hour, all those people from Brisbane should be able to head down as long as NSW govt doesn't require them to quarantine or something like that.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Brisvegas lockdown ends at noon today (Thursday).

Good news for the 6 hour, all those people from Brisbane should be able to head down as long as NSW govt doesn't require them to quarantine or something like that.

I would not be jumping in my car to travel from Brisbane to NSW this weekend. Brisbane might be out of lockdown but there are restrictions on those travelling.

Those from the Greater Brisbane area must not enter NSW.
Returning NSW residents from that area must quarantine upon arrival.

State by State guide:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/co...4-4723712bb9e0

[Tourer]

Originally Posted by E.B

I would not be jumping in my car to travel from Brisbane to NSW this weekend. Brisbane might be out of lockdown but there are restrictions on those travelling.

State by State guide:
https://www.9news.com.au/national/co...4-4723712bb9e0

Thanks but that info is out of date - only 2 days old but has now changed with the lockdown removed from Brisbane.

Unless you've been to one of the risk sites, online form is the go - full details here on the NSW Government website.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by Tourer

Thanks but that info is out of date - only 2 days old but has now changed with the lockdown removed from Brisbane.

Well that is Ch9 for you. Wish my email host didnt use their news on their home page.

[Alan52]

The entry looks pretty good.The entry for the 2019 6 Hour was a disgrace and way down on quality compared to the previous 2 years.Go past Lynton and Sherrin and it was poorer standard than a state round.This looks to be on a par to 2018.
Great support classes which are a bigger attraction than the 6 Hour-TCR,GT and TransAm.
By the way for those precious people worried about ads on fta have they ever heard of DVD recorders?Set it to record,start watching 2 hours later,fast forward through the ads,talking heads etc and you will catch up by the end saving 2 hours of your life.
Hoping for good weather for my trip there this weekend.

[Sandgroper]

Open her up lads.............Get going !!!!

[Kingair]

Dumb question department, is it a 6 hour race in time or a minimum number of laps?