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ZAK Best and Tickford Racing have each been fined $3,000 following an unusual rule breach at the Repco Bathurst 1000.

“After a RD investigation into reports that during the Track Walk activity an unregistered golf buggy was observed to being driven on the Circuit (a public road) at an excessive speed and the occupants were not wearing any restraint device, and following admissions by Zak Best and Tickford Racing of a breach of Rule B6.5.6.1 – A person must not perform any act or make any omission which is negligent and causes, or is reasonably likely to cause, any personal injury or damage to property – the Stewards imposed a fine of $3,000 on each of Zak Best and Tickford Racing Pty Ltd, $2,000 of which was suspended until 31 December 2022 subject to no further breach of a similar nature during this period.” Teams were permitted to undertake track walks between midday and 5pm on Wednesday, although not all did amid persistent rain at Mount Panorama. The driver and team have been sanctioned after an unregistered golf buggy was observed being driven at “excessive speed” during track walk activities on Wednesday.

Australian Garth Tander led the timing on the first day of practice for the Bathurst 1000 while New Zealand veteran Greg Murphy was taken aback by his best.

Yesterday Murphy, in a Holden, wiped a second off his famous 2003 time with a 2:05.871s. On the other end of the scale was Murphy, who is making his first Bathurst start since 2014. Australian Garth Tander led the timing on the first day of practice for the Bathurst 1000 while New Zealand veteran Greg Murphy was taken aback by his best.

Garth Tander was the fastest in practice on Thursday as the wet weather that blanketed large parts of...

The 45-year-old solo tested the vehicle last week with van Gisbergen participating in a rally competition. Shane van Gisbergen grazed the left side of his and Tander's car shortly after. Advertisement

Sealant which was recently laid on the Mount Panorama circuit is shaping as a major variable in this weekend's Repco Bathurst 1000.

“I think the bigger question is how the epoxy reacts after the cars run on the race track tomorrow in the rain and whether the grip comes back to the same level that we had this afternoon.” “The track was fully dry for the majority [of Practice 2] – there was a little bit of a shower in the middle there, which probably hurt lap time for a little while – but track’s really very fast. “The forecast for Sunday is that at 11 o’clock race start [11:15 local time/AEDT] that it will stop raining, and the track will be dry in the afternoon,” he added. A popular opinion is that an epoxy which was used to seal cracks in the track surface has created a material increase in grip, which raises the question of how it will evolve over the following three days of activity. [Will Davison was fastest in the first practice session for the 2022 Great Race with a 2:04.3691s in his Mustang](https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/10/06/davison-fastest-in-red-flag-shortened-bathurst-practice-1/) before Red Bull Ampol Racing’s [Garth Tander went quickest with a 2:04.1359s in Practice 2 for the co-drivers in Shane van Gisbergen’s ZB Commodore](https://www.speedcafe.com/2022/10/06/tander-storms-to-top-spot-in-first-bathurst-1000-co-driver-session/). [Tickford Racing’s Cameron Waters quickest in Practice 1 on a 2:05.0233s](https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/12/02/waters-puts-tickford-on-top-in-practice-1-at-bathurst/) in the Monster Energy Mustang and [eventual race winner Lee Holdsworth topping Practice 2 with a 2:05.2258s in Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Mobil 1 Appliances Online ZB Commodore](https://www.speedcafe.com/2021/12/02/holdsworth-sets-pace-in-opening-bathurst-1000-co-driver-session/).

Predictions of heavy rain on day one of the Repco Bathurst 1000 did not eventuate, but there was some moisture around as the support categories went through ...

Fifth place was George Gutierrez (Colorado) who had a big spin after Skyline at the end of the session but with no damage. From a damp start, the track showed semblance of drying and his times were improving to a last lap effort of 2 minutes 38.2684 seconds. The practice sessions for the final round occurred in contrasting conditions, wet in the first and dry in the second. In Pro Am Geoff Emery showed the way ahead of Sam Shahin, Adrian Flack and Liam Talbot. Twelfth placed Hayden Hume, behind Ryan Gilroy and Campbell Logan, also finished in drama when he clouted the wall at Skyline. The session started in misty rain and was barely under way when it was red flagged due to Max Vidau beaching at Hell Corner.

Garth Tander and Greg Murphy have been taken aback by their respective Bathurst bests. Tander topped the first co-driver session at Mount Panorama on ...

This is a modal window. “I got to have another run there at the finish, which was awesome, I kept trying to push the same theory. “I kept telling myself not to brake so hard at the brake point I think is the point of no return. “I keep training the brain to do things a bit differently. “The plan was always to run the tyres Shane ran, and bolt a new set on. “We’ve still got some things to improve to make the car better.

EPOXY. It's a word that may never before have been uttered so many times at a racetrack prior to yesterday's action at the Repco Bathurst 1000.

I mean someone can probably explain it but it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. “They have got all year to maintain the circuit, I don’t know why they need to do it on (race week), but we’ll just do what we can do and control the things we can control and get on with it.” “The track surface here has been really good, it doesn’t get raced on all year so I don’t know what’s going on but I guess it’s the same for everyone so I don’t really need to complain too much.

Recently-laid epoxy sealant at Mount Panorama proved a major talking point on Thursday. Rain stayed away on opening day at the Repco Bathurst 1000, ...

This is a modal window. “The forecast for Sunday is that at 11 that it will stop raining, and the track will be dry in the afternoon,” Tander said. “I think the bigger question is how the epoxy reacts after the cars run on the race track tomorrow in the rain. “The track was fully dry for the majority [of Practice 2]... “I think they were putting sealant on the track on Tuesday,” Perkins said in the broadcast. “The track grip was probably a little bit inconsistent [in Practice 1].

Wild weather is threatening to derail Holden's farewell tour at the Bathurst 1000. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the Mount Panorama race on ...

Cameron Waters (Tickford Racing/Ford Mustang) -525 Cameron Waters/James Moffat (Tickford Racing/Ford) Brodie Kostecki/David Russell (Erebus Motorsport/Holden) Tim Slade/Tim Blanchard Jake Kostecki/Kurt Kostecki Will Davison/Alex Davison

The biggest prize in Australian motorsport, the Peter Brock Trophy for the Bathurst 1000 winners, is on the line this weekend. Here is what's happening at ...

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After his last win in 2012, he has been at odds with The Mountain: He was leading when he ran out of fuel in 2014 on the last lap, was leading when he received a penalty for incorrectly passing the safety car in 2015, was leading after being given a penalty for causing an incident late in the race in 2016, and has missed out in his last few attempts. While the #51 is sure to stir emotions in the nostalgic, with neither driver having any significant seat time of late, expectations for the pair are low. The pair are making their Bathurst debut in a feel-good story for the sport. Having already tasted GTE machinery in the ELMS and a tilt at the Spa 24 hours with Grove Racing, Payne is an exciting name to keep an eye on. Will was in a race-winning position in the last race of the championship before a mix-up in the pit lane saw the car released without a tyre fully secured. Percat was the last rookie to win the 1000, playing co-driver to Garth Tander, who withstood an onslaught from Craig Lowndes in the latter stages of the 2011 race. The mix of experience and youth in the #5 car would be the next best bet for the team, with 2010 series champion Courtney finding a new lease of life at the team, and highly rated youngster Zak Best capable of some serious pace. He was at the heart of DJR Team Penske’s manipulation of the race in 2019, enabling team-mate Scott McLaughlin his chance of victory. In any conditions, in any race situation, Van Gisbergen and the team at Triple Eight Race Engineering have had the pace to overcome the field and put themselves in the box seat for victory. Shane Van Gisbergen had his fair share of stories at The Mountain; in 2014 he was in the box seat in what was a crazy race, until a stall in the pit stop compounded by a broken starter motor not refiring the car dropped him from an assured position to completely out of the fight. This year will hold a special place for the Australian Supercars championship; with the arrival of the GM Camaro as part of Supercars Gen 3 in 2023, this year’s 1000 will be the final edition to feature the Holden name on the grid. All of the legends in the sport can trace their story back to The Mountain; stories of triumph, of heartbreak, of near misses or of fairytales.

View images from Thursday at the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 which featured the opening two practice sessions for the Repco Supercars Championship.

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It's awesome to make (the shootout) and be quickest in that session." I'll get to see what all the other guys do, how they're going and what the track grip is. I'll be the last car which will be good.

Will Davison has put the #17 Shell V-Power Racing Team Mustang on top for the second time in three sessions at the Repco Bathurst 1000.

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He was frustrated again later in the session with a dominant first sector before finding traffic in the middle third of the lap and forcing him to back off. A stewards report stated Best’s buggy was travelling at “excessive speed” during the track walk and with occupants not wearing seatbelts. “It was pretty dicey with the mixed conditions,” van Gisbergen said of his Thursday morning practice session, after slamming into the wall and narrowly avoiding a disastrous crash. Having only been 14th quickest on Thursday, he responded by surging up to fourth late in the session in an impressive finish. Early in the session, he was on track for a forecast 2:04.3s lap until a final-corner brake lock-up ruined his lap. In a late flurry of barnstorming laps, Will Davison emerged atop the charts with a sizzling 2:04.208s in his Shell V-Power Mustang. Jones appeared not to see the series leader, who smashed into Jones’s right rear corner and barged him into the wall in a serious shunt. That marker would stand for most of the session, before Waters improved further to 2:04.407s, which would end up good enough for second behind Davison. I reckon we’re gonna see one of the toughest sessions in the history of the Mountain. It was one of those sessions where it wasn’t too bad to watch it from the garage.” After locking the rear tyres, he recovered with a flick-spin to continue onwards. Perhaps the most impressive performance of the day was wildcard entrant Richie Stanaway, who finished fifth in his first Supercars appearance since 2019, using the Erebus/Boost Mobile built Commodore ZB.

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Get your return ticket at the ticket booth at bottom of Mountain in merchandise area. Please be cautious and careful in regards to any water on the road ways," he said. There is a 70 per cent chance of 1-5mm of rain on Sunday. Practice continues on Saturday with sessions at 10.20am and 1pm. There's three wildcard entries, which means a total 28 cars are set to tackle the Bathurst 1000. Advertisement

Will Davison led the way in a dry third practice session ahead of the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000.

It's been a long road for the Melbourne native but, after two lengthy battles, he's finally got a full-time drive to look forward to On the face of it, picking an 18-year-old rookie to replace arguably the greatest Supercars driver of all time is a risky move. His decision to leave Brad Jones Racing was the biggest shock of the Australian Supercars silly season so far.

SUNDAY WEATHER FORECAST FOR BATHURST, NSW: Sunrise Temperature: +6C; Max. Temperature: +13C; Wind: S to SW, mostly light; Sky: Rain in the morning easing and ...

(There will be snow further south on the mountains around A.C.T and NSW to give you an indication as to how cold the change is!). Daytime highs of around 17/18C on Friday and Saturday will give way to a colder +13C on Sunday. The Repco Bathurst 1000 is underway in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales with the big race on Sunday.

With two practice sessions ahead of the 16:45 AEDT qualifying session today, teams and drivers face set-up challenges as the grey clouds that saturated Mount ...

The shootout, scheduled for 17:05 AEDT Saturday, will also be held during a period of predicted rain, with as much as 45mm forecast by the BOM. That timing is set to interrupt the second practice session and all-important qualifying that will determine which of the 28-car Supercars field will make Saturday’s Top 10 Shootout for pole position. For today, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has predicted a 100 percent chance of rain for the Bathurst area, with a high risk of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Heavy rain began falling prior to the start of Supercars Championship Practice 4, causing havoc in the preceding Toyota 86 race. Hazelwood went straight on at ...

Shane van Gisbergen topped a wet and wild fourth practice session for the Repco Bathurst 1000 that was shortened due to a late crash.

It's been a long road for the Melbourne native but, after two lengthy battles, he's finally got a full-time drive to look forward to On the face of it, picking an 18-year-old rookie to replace arguably the greatest Supercars driver of all time is a risky move. His decision to leave Brad Jones Racing was the biggest shock of the Australian Supercars silly season so far.

Up to 100mm of rain could fall at Mount Panorama on weekend, potentially leading to flooding on the Macquarie River.

There were 57 active warnings in place across the state as at 4pm on Friday. Flash flooding and swollen rivers were reported across Melbourne on Friday, as stormwater drains quickly overflowed across the city, leading to inundated streets. It’s a terribly hard way to learn a lesson for society.” We’re really asking people to plan accordingly,” he said. If it’s flooded, forget it - turn around and find another way.” Severe thunderstorms were expected spread to the southern interior of Queensland on Saturday, accompanied by heavy rainfall, with showers and thunderstorms extending across the east and south-east of the state on Sunday. “It wasn’t very long ago we had a five-year-old boy ... Minor flooding was expected to continue in southern and south-west Queensland, with minor flood warnings issued for the Barcoo River and Cooper Creek, Bokhara River, Bulloo River, Macintyre River, Paroo River. “Driving through flood waters could be the last decision you make.” In Sydney, the heaviest rain was expected on Saturday, causing a high-risk day for the already saturated city with warnings of renewed river flooding to the city’s west months after record peaks were observed. A trough and cold front moved across NSW on Friday, bringing further widespread rain to the eastern half of the state including the western slopes and ranges, central NSW and the south coast. “With the combination of locally falling rain and flood peaks moving downstream, extensive and significant riverine flooding is likely for many inland catchments,” the BoM said in a statement.

Campers at the Bathurst 1000 are bracing for muddy, stormy and potentially dangerous conditions as a large rain...

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1News Australia Correspondent Andrew Macfarlane spent the day with some diehard motorsport fans.

You don’t know half the blokes’ names, but you just have a beer with them and chat, the boys get a bit loose away from the families for a few days.” “You see a lot of the same people every year that we get the same campsite. Beer is a big part of the spirit of Bathurst.

Parking, weather and how you can meet the Supercars drivers.

Get your return ticket at the ticket booth at bottom of Mountain in merchandise area. Please be cautious and careful in regards to any water on the road ways," he said. There is a 70 per cent chance of 1-5mm of rain on Sunday. Practice continues on Saturday with sessions at 10.20am and 1pm. There's three wildcard entries, which means a total 28 cars are set to tackle the Bathurst 1000. Advertisement

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It was one of the wettest and most wonderful sessions in recent Bathurst memory. After rain had held off for Thursday's two practice sessions and Friday ...

But most of the runners were significantly further back than that. it broke the suspension but it didn’t do any rail damage. Returning veteran Craig Lowndes turned his wildcard entry intro a submarine when he tried to enter pit lane and found the stream of water. Will Brown’s team told Fox Sports: “The whole front end had to be taken out … Tony D’Alberto (Anton de Pasquale’s co-driver) lost control trying to enter the pits. Andre Heimgartner had already ran wide at The Chase but managed to escape being beached in the mud. It was one of the wettest and most wonderful sessions in recent Bathurst memory. [Bathurst farewell a ‘massive moment’ in history](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/bathurst-1000/meat-pies-kangaroos-holden-cars-bathurst-farewell-a-massive-moment-in-aussie-history/news-story/f784227a1185d8074820df5030f2494f) [‘Even better than I imagined’: ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/bathurst-1000/meat-pies-kangaroos-holden-cars-bathurst-farewell-a-massive-moment-in-aussie-history/news-story/f784227a1185d8074820df5030f2494f) [Ford great’s ‘fantastic’ first lap of Gen3 Mustang](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/bathurst-1000/bathurst-1000-2022-dick-johnson-reveals-gen3-ford-mustang-mustang-vs-camaro-ford-vs-holden-news-latest/news-story/a760e32c4bd8cd49af85e153e431e13a) [Past meets future as legends wind back the clock](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/bathurst-1000/bathurst-1000-2022-results-times-thursday-practice-timesheets-garth-tander-dick-johnson-news/news-story/6df82f0c009c3ac075df3696b43411f6) [Newcastle to host debut of Gen3 as dates confirmed](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/v8-supercars-gen3-dates-schedule-fixtures-news-tickets-2023-season/news-story/d442d77bcc432a0ae109a9b5d74c8a80) [FOLLOW THE ACTION HERE](https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/supercars/bathurst-1000/bathurst-1000-live-updates-times-results-when-is-it-schedule-live-stream-news-highlights/news-story/c23b51586b9b0dbe1f718329b76310b9) Todd Hazelwood, third on the timesheets at that point, crashed early in the session at Griffin’s Bend, though he wasn’t the first to run into trouble.

Cam Waters scored provisional pole for the 2022 Bathurst 1000 in a weather-affected Supercars qualifying session.

Supercars' most successful team of the past 15 years is set for a radical shakeup next year when Jamie Whincup retires from driving and takes over the reins at Triple Eight. On the face of it, picking an 18-year-old rookie to replace arguably the greatest Supercars driver of all time is a risky move. His decision to leave Brad Jones Racing was the biggest shock of the Australian Supercars silly season so far.

Australian motorsport fans at Bathurst this week can't agree on who will take out top honours on Sunday...

The circuit is abuzz with fans and follows on to local pubs around town at night. "He's one of a few left and he's up against some of these younger guys that are quite fearless." But even with a deluge on the radar, that hasn't stopped swathes of fans from descending on the circuit for Australia's great race.

Cam Waters scored provisional pole for the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000 in a weather-affected qualifying session.

It's been a long road for the Melbourne native but, after two lengthy battles, he's finally got a full-time drive to look forward to On the face of it, picking an 18-year-old rookie to replace arguably the greatest Supercars driver of all time is a risky move. His decision to leave Brad Jones Racing was the biggest shock of the Australian Supercars silly season so far.

The Pirtek Pit Stop Challenge final has been postponed due to the wet conditions at Mount Panorama, Bathurst. Supercars has said that the event will be ...

The Pirtek Pit Stop Challenge was inaugurated in 2017, with teams competing – as opposed to individual cars – for a $20,000 prize pool. Instead, wet weather has seen the event planned for Gold Coast or Adelaide rounds subject to weather at those events. The Pirtek Pit Stop Challenge final has been postponed due to the wet conditions at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.

CAM Waters has shone in treacherous conditions to grab provisional pole for the 2022 Repco Bathurst 1000. It was a classic wet qualifying thriller with ...

Van Gisbergen rocketed up the leaderboard on successive fast laps to spend a brief period at the top before the Waters and Mostert show resumed. Entering the final two minutes, Waters, Holdsworth and Mostert were leading the way in the 2:23s while De Pasquale sat on the bubble just ahead of Heimgartner and Whincup, only for Brown to bump the #100 Shell V-Power Racing Team driver out. Mostert and Waters traded blows lap after lap, as the fastest time was slashed to a 2:24.6876s by the mid-point of the 40-minute session, set by the Monster Energy Mustang driver. The session started with an immediate pair of scares for Tickford Racing teammates Thomas Randle and Jake Kostecki as Chaz Mostert skated around to set the initial benchmark at a 2:29.2143s. That incident may have crushed the dreams of some looking for a last-ditch flyer, and it puts an element of doubt over van Gisbergen’s place in the Top 10 Shootout having qualified fourth. And it ended in controversy, with Shane van Gisbergen and Macauley Jones colliding at the Esses in the dying stages, resulting in the latter hitting the wall heavily.