PLC RACE TEAM SET TO CONQUER THE MOUNTAIN AT BATHURST 12 HOUR WEEKEND - TEAM KIT REVEALED
The 2025 range of apparel for the PIT LANE CLOTHING Official Race Team’s assault on the 2025 BATHURST 12 HOUR weekend of racing has been revealed.
PIT LANE CLOTHING Race Team driver Andy Tudor is seen in the AUDI R8 LMS
Andy Tudor will pilot the AUDI R8 LMS supercar as he competes in the Sportscars and Sedans races to be held at this year’s event on 31 Jan - 2 Feb.
PIT LANE CLOTHING Official Race Team driver Tim Wolfe will be behind the wheel of the Porsche 911 GT3 as he returns to the mountain after competing there in the Michellin Sprint Challenge previoulsy.
The Meguiar's Bathurst 12 Hour is a multi-class endurance race held annually at Mount Panorama, featuring the best GT racers from around the world.
Globally, it is recognised as one of the premier endurance races on the planet.
The 2025 combined sportscars grid expands on the previous format by adding early generation GT machinery to the existing and already diverse grid that has made the category one of the popular additions to the 12-Hour event program and in what is expected to be the quickest field the category has ever fronted.
Significantly - the PIT LANE CLOTHING Audi R8 LMS car will also feature for the first time in the Track to Town parade, which will see the entire 12-Hour grid plus selected cars from supports drive from Mount Panorama to the centre of Bathurst on Thursday.
International household names such as Valentino Rossi, Porsche star Matt Campbell, current Repco Supercars Champion Will Brown and current Fanatec GT World Challenge Australia Champion Chaz Mostert will all compete over the weekend in the 12 HOUR race.
STORY VIA BATHURST 12 HOUR
A FIFTY-strong grid has been locked in for the Duggan Family Hotels Bathurst Combined Sportscars and Sedans races to be held at this year’s Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour.
18 Sports / GT cars have been entered with combination expected to be fierce between a range of older GT3, one-make Porsche and Sports Car entries.
Highlights include four Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 cars to be fielded by Jordan Roddy, Stephen Baker, Richard Gartner and Jim Manolios, respectively – several of the cars with Bathurst 12 Hour history.
Andy Tudor will field his generation-1 Audi R8 LMS while a pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 entries will be a popular addition, Iain Pretty’s well-known Roaring Forties GT40 another.
Eight Porsche GT3 Cup cars, a Mercedes C63 and a Ginetta G50 add to the variety into the new category.
As well as racing on Friday and Saturday of the event, for the first time support category vehicles will also take part in the iconic Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour Track to Town parade, which will see the entire 12-Hour grid plus selected cars from both supports drive from Mount Panorama to the centre of Bathurst on Thursday.
“This is the first time we have combined our regular cars with Sportscars, thanks to the support of Motorsport Australia and the event, and the reaction has been hugely positive,” Category Manager Bronwyn Lacey explained.
“There’s already been plenty of banter between our Sportscar and Sports Sedan entries around who will be quickest and who will get bragging rights and there’s no doubt that there will be huge competition between them.
“It’s the most competitive and high-quality field we’ve ever assembled for this event and we know we will put on a show for those at the track and watching from home.
“We are also excited to be part of Track to Town on the Thursday and take some of our exciting cars into Bathurst.”
The Duggan Family Hotels Combined Sportscars and Sedans field will hit the track on Friday at Mount Panorama and will contest three races across the weekend.
They join a strong undercard on the program for Australia’s International Enduro which will include the debut of the Ferrari Challenge Australasia one-make championship, plus demonstration sessions that will include Tony Quinn’s Aston Martin Vulcan and a pair of unique cars on show from Genesis – including motorsport legend Jacky Ickx.