Bathurst 2024

[phefner]

Alright alright alright! Bathurst this weekend. Practice sessions streaming on YouTube. Here is the link to the main event.

https://www.youtube.com/live/p_CTjle...Q3yWLM_xjQOkDT

[///MPhatic]

Hell yeah!

[phefner]

We have Day 2 Streaming coverage for practice, Quals, and shoot-out. Link below.

https://www.youtube.com/live/RhiYzmi..._okpG5noQVU8Yp

Link in my opening post is for the race. Pretty cool we get a ton of pre-race action, and without needing a subscription to a channel. IMSA, WEC, and some others should take note.

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by phefner

Alright alright alright! Bathurst this weekend. Practice sessions streaming on YouTube.

Finally, some real racing, I've had enough click bate arm chair quarterbacking to last me a life time. The Formula One season can't start soon enough for me but Bathurst will absolutely do for now.

[Car-Addicted]

In the states. Not very good coverage. Some silly oval thing going on.
Qualifying, Top 10 Shootout Friday, February 16 8:00pm SpeedSport1.com
Bathurst 12 Hour Saturday, February 17 1:00pm SpeedSport1.com
https://racer.com/2024/02/14/racing-...ebruary-14-18/

[phefner]

Its a big weekend for them .. several different events before the main event. These Combined Sedans are NUTS!

[TargaM2]

Forget about the ‘V8 Supercars’ rubbish, for those in the know this is Oz’s premier tintop racing event of the year.
Great to see all 3 days are televised. The BMW’s are much more competitive now & a Rossi win would be a great story.
BMW have also supplied an XM safety car to escort the spectator safari van around the track.

[HFW003]

All the detail can be found here https://www.bathurst12hour.com.au/

Qualy 1 starts in an hour.

Rossi is here again in the M4 GT3.

[TargaM2]

BMW on pole & 8th. Hopefully they don’t fall away in the heat like they did last year.

[phefner]

Couldn’t stay up and had to catch the replay. Top 8 all within a second…top 5 less than 1/2 second.

Gonna be a great race. Might be a wet race towards the finish.

[TargaM2]

The Manthey 992 definitely looks the goods early on.
XM safety car is currently out for an off, hopefully this won’t be the only BMW in front of the field for the rest of the day.

[TargaM2]

No. 32 BMW crashed out of 2nd place, taken out by Ginetta mobile chicane pos.

[phefner]

Oh man .. Diaster for #32 BMW.

They had a chance too.

Bathurst brothers…it’s a tough track. Though it looks to me the car he hit could/should have kept tucked into that left wall. But, what’s done is done. What do you think TargaM2 ?

Let’s go #46. But 912 Porsche is TOUGH. Great team.

[TargaM2]

Originally Posted by phefner

Oh man .. Diaster for #32 BMW.

They had a chance too.

Bathurst brothers…it’s a tough track. Though it looks to me the car he hit could/should have kept tucked into that left wall. But, what’s done is done. What do you think TargaM2 ?

Let’s go #46. But 912 Porsche is TOUGH. Great team.

Slower cars such as the Ginetta should be out of way & constantly scanning the rear view mirror. Having said that the BMW should have had more patience especially in that part of the track. As someone who’s spent plenty of time racing at Mt Panorama I can tell you the cutting has one usable line only.
Rossi car is still looking good however the weather is still not hot so it remains to be seen just how competitive the BMW will be should it warm up.

[TargaM2]

So the Grello Manthey 992 of Matt Campbell won (no surprise). Fitting result considering it was clearly the standout car. The remaining BMW finished 5th.
Organizers have already stated next years event will be even bigger & include 2 or 3 new GT3 manufacturers (Ford, Chev, Mclaren).