Bathurst 12-Hour Appoints Supercars Events As Promoter

Organisers of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12-Hour have announced the 2016 event, and beyond, will be promoted by Supercars Events.

Supercars Events operates under the V8 Supercars banner (soon to drop the ‘V8’ term), and the move is seen as something of a peace deal between V8 Supercars and Australian GT Racing.

The announcement follows the debacle that was Sunday February 8 this year, which saw V8 Supercars schedule a compulsory test session at Sydney Motorsport Park on the same day that the 12-Hour was being run at Mount Panorama.

Furthermore, V8 Supercars banned all of its regular drivers from competing in the 12-Hour - a move that won virtually no support from race fans and was viewed by some as the beginning of a category ‘war’.

But it’s all peace songs and olive branches now it would seem, as the 12-Hour appoints Supercars Events in conjunction with Yeehah Events and the Bathurst Regional Council to promote the endurance race.

“Yeehah Events’ James O’Brien and his team have done a fantastic job to establish the event and we are very proud to be able to add our expertise to take it to the next level,” V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton said.