Thursday, January 30, 2020

news before the Bathurst 12 Hours on Thursday

Lots and lots of news to cover before the Bathurst 12 Hours as well as practice and qualifying which, as you will see, both of those sessions were marred by wrecks and cars having to be withdrawn from the motor race for being far too damaged to actually compete in it.  There's loads of news.  So, let's get right to the stories.  Note, there may be a breakaway from the news post and a separate one added, if video footage is found from qualifying that deserves it's own post. 

Pre-race news headlines

Record 11 GT3 Manufacturers, 40-Car Entry for Bathurst 12H
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/record-11-gt3-manufacturers-for-bathurst-12h/

Fraga Confirmed at GruppeM Mercedes for Full-Season Campaign
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/fraga-confirmed-at-gruppem-for-full-season-campaign/

Cameron Added to Honda Lineup for IGTC Season
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/cameron-added-to-full-season-honda-lineup/

Audi Confirms Factory Bathurst 12H Lineups
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/audi-confirms-bathurst-12h-lineups/

R-Motorsports Signs Ghiotto, GT3 Rookie Caldwell for Bathurst
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/r-motorsport-signs-ghiotto-gt3-rookie-caldwell-for-bathurst/

Triple Eight Confirms Bathurst Lineup with Two Former Winners
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/two-former-bathurst-winners-confirmed-in-triple-eight-mercedes/

GPX Planning Four-Race IGTC Entry After Bathurst

https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europe/gpx-planning-four-race-igtc-entry-after-bathurst/

KCMG Sets Largely Unchanged Lineup for Bathurst 12H
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/kcmg-sets-largely-unchanged-lineup-for-bathurst-12h/

IGTC Points Nomination Altered; Added Focus on Am Drivers
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/igtc-points-nomination-altered-added-focus-on-am-drivers/

Garage 59 Commits to Full IGTC Campaign
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/garage-59-commits-to-full-igtc-campaign/

Walkenhorst Sets Bathurst 12H Lineup; Down to One Car
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/walkenhorst-sets-bathurst-12h-lineup-down-to-one-car/

Walkenhorst shall be back to a two-car lineup for the remainder of the Intercontinental GT Challenge in 2020.

BMW Confirms Return; Two Walkenhorst Cars After Bathurst
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/bmw-confirms-return-two-walkenhorst-cars-after-bathurst/

Aston Martin has signed on as a full-season manufacturer entry for IGTC 2020.

Aston Martin Becomes Full-Season IGTC Entrant
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/aston-martin-becomes-full-season-igtc-entrant/

First Photos from Bathurst
https://sportscar365.com/features/photography/first-photos-from-bathurst-2/

"Big Effort" for Walkenhorst, BMW After Logistics Issue
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/logistics-issues-rule-out-second-walkenhorst-bmw/

Black Swan Racing could return to the Intercontinental GT Challenge for the second half of the 2020 season.  Details, below.

Black Swan Set for IGTC Return at Spa
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/black-swan-set-for-igtc-return-at-spa/

Ferrari becomes the record ninth manufacturer to sign up for IGTC 2020.

Ferrari Recommits to IGTC in Record Ninth Manufacturer
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/ferrari-commits-in-record-ninth-igtc-manufacturer/

Bathurst Thursday Notebook
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/bathurst-thursday-notebook-6/

Honda "Going into the Unknown" in Bathurst 12H Debut
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/honda-going-into-the-unknown-in-bathurst-12h-debut/

Reynolds, SunEnergy1 Pace Practice 3 at Bathurst
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/reynolds-sunenergy1-paces-practice-3-at-bathurst/

The KCMG Nissan GT-R has been withdrawn from the Bathurst 12 Hours.

No. 35 KCMG Nissan Withdrawn After Bathurst Practice Crash
https://sportscar365.com/sro/igtc/kcmg-nissan-withdrawn-after-bathurst-practice-crash/

We've got a lot more to talk about.  Friday, the blog entries will be split up between news updates and highlights from qualifying.  So, stay tuned for that.


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