Bathurst Delivers Again And Supercars To Race Under Lights.

David Reynolds, Erebus Motorsport. Sydney Supersprint, SMSP. (C)

    Word association test. Bathurst.....Mt Panorama....Bathurst 1000....The Great Race. That's right. Simply mention Bathurst and images of Australia's Great Race naturally materialise in people's minds. This year's Bathurst 1000 was run in, to say the least, testing conditions. Congratulations to David Reynolds, Luke Youlden and Erebus Motorsport for winning all the chocolates. In fact, kudos to all drivers as the Safety Car was not called upon until the halfway mark of the race. Determining the winner was as unpredictable as the weather that day. Also, how amazing was Scott McLaughlin's record breaking pole lap in the shootout on Saturday? Mt Panorama never disappoints.
    The 2018 Supercars draft calendar has been released. For us Sydneysiders the date that stands out is August 4th. The event is called Sydney SuperNight 300. Under lights at Sydney Motorsport Park on a Saturday night. Awesome! Teams and drivers will have a whole new set of challenges to negotiate. Will the cold ambient temperatures have an adverse effect on the cars? The event is smack bang in the middle of winter. Surely bringing the tyres up into some sort of operating window will be a monumental task. What about the fans? Sydney folk are spoiled for entertainment choices on a Saturday evening. Will the fans embrace the event and arrive en mass to Sydney Motorsport Park? Let's hope so.
    Nikons at the ready.... 
    
     
    
    
     

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