I might be looking forward to this one even more than I was the Daytona 24. :yesnod: 12 hours of sports car racing on the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. 3-5 Feb ... that's this weekend. 55 cars entered. No prototypes, not even GTS cars. Top of the range is GT3. Here's the entry list: http://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/race-information/entry/ One of the track's features is the 571ft elevation change. Here's a quick video made by some of the drivers during their track walk (today, I think) with a simple demo of how steep it is in places. [ame]https://twitter.com/BentleyRacing/status/826986860043866112[/ame]
:fingerscrossed: Fingers tightly crossed that there'll be a free live video feed available again this year. I'll post whatever I find.
According to the Supercars schedule, they won't hit Bathurst until October. Meanwhile, here's a reminder of what the track looks like at record-breaking speed in a GT car. This is the pole setting lap from last year. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3nlWPMQTbg"]McLaren 650S GT3 claims Bathurst Lap Record - 2m 01.286s - YouTube[/ame]
Keep in mind, Sat in OZ is Fri in the US. This is why Practice 5, scheduled for Sat (see below), is live now. Also, live feed avail here: https://www.youtube.com/user/nismotv2013
Here is the brown trouser moment from Q2. One of the Nissans on a very hot lap and suddenly a BMW dawdling around, presumably on his in lap. Wait 'til you see the onboard...so close! :eek6: [ame]https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/827689123662082053[/ame]
The race starts in just over 15min. Live video feed (see above, post #9) isn't live, yet, but should be shortly.
The race starts in the dark (0545 in OZ) w/ a formation lap and then a rolling start. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmLdnnjC0q4"]2017 Bathurst 12 Hour - Full Race, LIVE #B12h - YouTube[/ame]
That track gets a bit narrow here and there... [ame]https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/827957678357909504[/ame] [ame]https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/827957081831378944[/ame]
This seems juuuust a bit unsafe... [ame]https://twitter.com/Bathurst12hour/status/827983226396291072[/ame]
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp6CD--ozpQ"]2017 Bathurst 12 Hour: Final 35 Mins! FULL RACE Pt. 2 - YouTube[/ame]