Record Number of Early Entries for Bathurst 12H - Sportscar365
A record number of advance entries have been received by Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour organizers, with 46 cars already locked in for the Feb. The annual ‘early bird’ entry period ended on Aug. It compares to the 34 entries received at the end of the ‘early bird’ entry period prior to the 2015 race. 11 this year, with a bulk of potential international entries expected to commit within this timeframe as their respective international seasons wrap up and focus turns to 2016. The advance entry list released today includes 21 cars in the... Seven international entries have currently been accepted, up from 6 at the same time last year. 2012 winners Phoenix Racing, 2013 winners Erebus Motorsport and 2014 champions Maranello Motorsport will all return, the Australian Ferrari outfit confirming two 458 GT3 entries for the first time and Erebus their pair of SLS AMG GT3s. First-time entries on the list include Tony Walls’ Objective Racing McLaren 650S GT3 and successful New Zealand team International Motorsport, who will bring an Audi R8 LMS Ultra to the Mountain. Vehicles representing Porsche, Lamborghini, Lotus, Subaru, Mazda, Chevrolet, BMW and the Aussie-built MARC Cars entries also feature. Source: sportscar365.com
