Wilson To Drive Team Australia Champ Car Around Spectacular Mount Panorama Circuit In Bathurst

WOW Racing V8 Supercar driver Max Wilson will drive a Team Australia-livered Champ Car around the spectacular Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia tomorrow.

Wilson, who has an illustrious open-wheel racing background and raced in the Champ Car World Series in 2001, will drive a Reynard Champ Car in controlled conditions around the 6.213-kilometre circuit as part of this weekend's WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival.

The Brazilian driver has driven both Formula One, Champ Car and sportscars around some of the world's classic racing circuit, including Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Spa- Francorchamps, Nurburgring, Laguna Seca, Silverstone and Hockenheim.

"It's definitely going to be a great experience to drive the Team Australia Champ Car around Bathurst," said Wilson.

"Bathurst is one of the most spectacular and demanding circuits in the world. Every time you arrive there you drive around the circuit in a hire car and you get a chill down your spine. To drive around it in one of the world's best motor racing cars is going to very special."

Practice for the WPS 12-Hour Showroom Enduro is being conducted throughout today with qualifying being held tomorrow afternoon. The race will begin at 5:45am on Sunday morning.

In addition to the 41 cars entered for the WPS 12-Hour Showroom Enduro there will also be 11 further races around the 6.21km Mount Panorama circuit during the WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival.

A capacity field of 55 Historic Touring Cars, 43 Aussie Racing Cars - which provided some scintillating racing at last year's Festival, 31 Commodore Cup Cars and 26 GT Championship cars will be in action throughout the weekend.

Along with the WPS 12-Hour Showroom Enduro and the 11 support races to be contested throughout the weekend there will be plenty of other entertainment including the opening round of the Freestyle Motorcross (FMX) Nationals sponsored by Freerider MX magazine and Skin Industries. Over 60 entries have been received for the FMX event including a lot of riders from country New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria and even Flinders Island.

There will also be a drift battle with eight drivers confirmed to be a part of the action including current Australian champ Beau Yates, dual Australian champion Darren Appleton. There will also be a team of three drivers from Western Australia including the winner of round one of the 2007 Drift Australia Championship held in Perth two weeks ago.

Every person who buys a ticket to the WPS Bathurst International Motor Festival, will receive complimentary entry to the National Motor Racing
Museum over the Festival.

Final Entry List WPS 12 Hour Showroom Enduro

Class 1 - Penrite Rear Wheel Drive Performance Cars Car - Sponsor - Drivers # 2 Ford TE 50 - Kitome Pty Ltd - Dean Neville/Brad Lowe/Ben Nielson/Darrell Dixon #12 Ford Typhoon - Robinson Racing Developments - Michael Trimble/David Ryan/Andrew Fawcett #17 BMW 335i - Rondo - Barry Morcom/Beric Lynton/Chris Pither #20 BMW 335i - Eastern Creek Karts">Eastern Creek Karts - Gary Holt/Paul Morris/Craig Baird

Class 2 - Sonax All Wheel Driver Perfomance Cars Car - Sponsor - Drivers #7 Subaru WRX-Sti - Subaru Australia - Grant Denyer/Neil Crompton/Chris Alajajian #15 Mitsubishi EVO8 - Scott's Transport - Bob Hughes Special Vehicle - Bob Hughes/Rick Bates/Peter Gazzard #25 Subaru WRX-Sti - WBR-Wilson Brothers Racing- David Wood/Christian D'Gostin/Scott Nicholas #33 Mitsubishi EVO8 - Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd - Bob Pearson/Anton Metchler/Bruce Stewart #38 Mitsubishi EVO8 - Pro-Duct Motorsport Pty Ltd - Bob Pearson/Mark King/Mark Brame/Jason Walsh #91 Subaru WRX Sti - Gary Dean Constructions/ Truffle Group Catering - Gary Deane/Rob Rubis/Rod Dawson #98 Subaru WRX Sti - Subaru Australia - Chris Atkinson/Dean Herridge/Cody
Crocker

Class 3 - APCC Hot Hatches Car - Sponsor - Drivers #3 BMW 130i - S.A.E College - Luke Searle/Peter Kelly #4 Holden Astra Turbo - Firepower - Nathan Pretty/Jason Richards/Shane Price/Jack Perkins #9 BMW 130i - Australian Motor Finance - Andrew Moffat/David Russell/Shaun Juniper #10 BMW 130i - Bended Elbow - Dean Grant/Mark Cini/Mark Eddy #27 Mazda 3 MPS - Thrifty Car Rental - Allan Shephard/Steve Briffa/Martin
Bailey

Class 4 - APCC Production Sports and Touring Sedans Car - Sponsor - Drivers #21 Ford XR8 - Century 21 Hazelbrook - Chris Delfsma/Jack Elsegood/John Bowe #24 Holden SS - Wilsons Solicitors and Accountants Penrith/ Syd-Fab - Brian Walden/Garth Walden/Michael Auld #66 Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo - Lakeside Motorsport Park - Denis Cribbin/Roland Hill/Paul Jenkins Callaghan #94 Ford XR6 Turbo - Aporscheapart - Richard Howe/Denis O'Keefe/Paul Faulkner/Don Tryhorn #99 Ford Falcon BF XR6 Turbo - Team Queensland Racing - Alan Letcher/David
Turner/Nathan

Class 5- APCC Production Hatch and Sedans Car - Sponsor - Drivers #13 Toyota Celica - Osborne Motorsport - Colin Osborne/Neal Bates/John Roecken #14 Honda Integra R - Hankook Tyres/DBA - Peter Conroy/Terry Conroy/Bob Hadley #31 Toyota Celica - Osborne Motorsport - Carl Schembri/Leigh Mertens/David Mertens #40 BMW 323i - Dayco/Wefil Cooper/Nippon/Max/On Track Motorsport - Shane Smollen/Phil Alexander/Paul Stubber/Gary Mennell #50 Mini Cooper S - Mid-West Multimedia - Trevor Keene/Andrew Bretherton/Tim Slade #72 Toyota Celica - Thrifty Car Rental - Helen Stig/ Amber Anderson/Danielle Argiro/Tegan Butchers #77 Honda Integra R - V8Racing.com - Richard Mork/Richard Prince/Peter
Vicary/Martin Rambow

Class 6 - APCC Production Micro Sports and Coupes Car - Sponsor - Drivers #11 BMW 120 - Sherrin Motorsport - Iain Sherrin/Grant Sherrin/Stuart Jones/Jim Wallace #88 Subaru Impreza RS - Jim Hunter's Suspension - Jim Hunter/Warren
Bossie/Jayson Williamson/Mathew Windsor

Class 7 - Eco Diesel Over 3.5 Litre Car - Sponsor - Drivers #76 Alfa Romeo - Thomson Alfa Romeo- David Stone/Keene Booker/Rocco Rinaldo

Class 8 - Eco Diesel 3.5 Litres and Under Car - Sponsor - Drivers #6 Holden Astra CDTi Turbo - Bendon - Samantha Reid/Christina Orr/Leanne
Tander/Lauren Gray

For further information please contact
Lee Hanatschek - BAM Media
Mobile 0403 531 914

John Kaarsberg - BAM Media
Mobile 0411 511 029

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