An updated entry list featuring 53 cars has been released by Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour organisers ahead of the March 25-27 event.
Thirteen different brands and more than 20 different vehicle models feature on the latest list, with BMW (12 entries), Mitsubishi (9), Holden Special Vehicles (7), Toyota (6) and Renault (5) the best represented.
All 53 listed have lodged fully paid entries, while more are expected to be added to the field once details are finalised, bringing the field to at least 55.
It is hoped that that the new event will help boost the national production car scene, which has struggled for numbers in recent years and has lost its CAMS championship status for 2016.
State-level production touring car racing is booming in New South Wales, as evidenced by strong Bathurst fields for the category at previous BMF events.
“We are very pleased with the reception to the inaugural Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst 6 Hour and the way production car competitors have again embraced their opportunity to headline a major endurance race at Mount Panorama,” BMF event director James O’Brien said.
“We have exceeded our target of 40 entrants, with a great cross-section of vehicles set to provide genuine class battles across the field.
“We’re confident that this race will be a boost for production car racing and will also deliver the Bathurst region a new ‘destination’ Event for the Easter long weekend.”
Entry list at 24 February
| CLASS | COMPETITOR | AUTOMOBILE |
| A1 | Adam Proctor | Subaru Impreza WRX Sti |
| A1 | Alan East | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX RS |
| A1 | Anthony Alford | BMW M Coupe (1 Series) E82 |
| A1 | Beric Lynton | BMW M Coupe (1 Series) E82 |
| A1 | Glenn Gerstel | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
| A1 | David Searle | BMW M135i Hatch F20 |
| A1 | Dylan Thomas | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX RS |
| A1 | Dylan Thomas | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX RS |
| A1 | Jacques Oosthuizen | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO V111 RS |
| A1 | Jim Pollicina | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
| A1 | Jim Pollicina | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
| A1 | Kintyre Holdings Pty Ltd | BMW M Coupe (1 Series) E82 |
| A1 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
| A1 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X RS |
| A2 | Brett Heeley | Holden VX-HSV GTS |
| A2 | Daniel Flanagan | Holden VY-HSV GTS |
| A2 | Graeme Muir | Holden VE-HSV GTS |
| A2 | Luke Spalding | Holden VZ-HSV R8 Clubsport |
| A2 | Stephen Hodges | Holden VY CSV Monaro Mondo GT |
| A2 | Trevor Symonds | Holden VY-HSV GTS |
| A2 | Tony Virag | Holden VE-HSV GTS |
| B1 | Adrian Stefan | BMW 335i E92 |
| B1 | Barry Morcom | BMW 355i E92 |
| B1 | Ben Kavich | Subaru Impreza WRX STi G-2 |
| B1 | Brett McFarland | Subaru Impreza WRX STi G-2 |
| B1 | Garry Mennell | BMW 335i E92 |
| B1 | Sherrin Racing Pty Ltd | BMW 135i E82 |
| B2 | Garth Walden | Holden VE-SV |
| B2 | Scott Sullivan | Holden VY SS |
| B2 | TW Motorsport | Holden VE-HSV SS |
| C | Blake Aubin | Renault Megane RS 265 |
| C | Colin Osborne | Renault Megane RS 265 Trophy R |
| C | Colin Osborne | Renault Megane RS 265 Trophy R |
| C | Mark Eddy | Renault Megane RS 265 |
| C | Michael Sloss | Mazda RX-8 |
| C | Nicholas Cox | BMW 130i E87 |
| C | Peter O’Donnell | BMW 130i E87 |
| C | Douglas Westwood | BMW M3-E36 |
| C | Daniel Sugden | BMW M3 E36 |
| D | Christopher Reeves | Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
| D | Christopher Reeves | Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
| D | David Crowe | Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
| D | David Bailey | Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
| D | Gosford European Car Services | Renault Clio 197 |
| D | Graeme Heath | Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
| D | Grant Phillips | Toyota 86 GTS ZN SER |
| D | Trevor Keene | Mini Cooper S JCW R53 |
| E | Allan Jarvis | Suzuki Swift Sport RS416 |
| E | Declan Kirkham | Mazda MX6 |
| E | Dimitrios Agathos | Nissan Pulsar N15 |
| I | Ashley Jarvis | Ford Falcon AU |
| I | Lindsay Kearns | Ford Falcon AU |
| I | John McCleverty | Ford Falcon AU |
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