Friday, January 31, 2020

Friday news from Bathurst before the 12 Hours Part 1

News on Friday from Mount Panorama Bathurst in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, and these news reports will be interspersed with qualifying highlights as well, before we get to the race coverage, tomorrow.  Look out.  There have been some major crashes of note during practice and qualifying.  Details ahead.

Van Gisbergen Puts Triple Eight on Top in Friday Practice
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/van-gisbergen-puts-triple-eight-on-top-in-fp4/

Bathurst Friday Notebook
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/bathurst-friday-notebook-6/

SunEnergy1 Planning Full-Season Effort in Pro-Am
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/sunenergy1-planning-full-season-effort-in-pro-am/

Factory Mercedes-AMG Support 'Strengthens' Triple Eight
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/factory-mercedes-amg-support-strengthens-triple-eight/

Vanthoor Audi Tops FP5 After Crashes, Kangaroo Stoppage
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/vanthoor-audi-tops-fp5-after-kangaroo-stoppage/

M-Sport Confident No. 8 Bentley Will Be Repaired for Race
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/bentley-confident-no-8-will-be-repaired/

Massive Accidents Mar Shortened Q1
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/massive-accidents-mar-shortened-q1/

Another car, withdrawn from the Bathurst 12 Hours.  HubAuto Corsa and their Ferrari will not race.

HubAuto Corsa Ferrari Withdrawn Despite Rebuild Attempt
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/hubauto-corsa-ferrari-withdrawn-despite-rebuild-attempt/

Still more carnage at Bathurst, and another withdrawn entry.  The #62 R-Motorsport Aston Martin is destroyed in Q2.

Kirchhoefer Writes-Off No. 62 R-Motorsport Aston in Q2
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/kirchhoefer-writes-offs-no-62-r-motorsport-aston-in-q2/

Campbell Quickest as Grid Set for Pirelli Top 10 Shootout
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/campbell-quickest-as-grid-set-for-pirelli-top-10-shootout/

More news to come, but stay tuned, as coming next, we have highlights of the Top 10 Shootout itself.


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