Thursday, November 6, 2014

Bathurst 12 Hour: Phoenix Racing enters two-car Audi R8 LMS ultra team


By Johan Laubscher

Last week the latest Bathurst 12 Hour entry list confirmed a total of six Audi entries, five Audi R8 LMS ultra cars and one Audi TT RS. Today two more Audi R8 LMS ultra entries have been added to the list by non-other than Phoenix Racing from Germany.

It will be the German team’s third appearance at Mount Panorama, which included winning the twelve hour event in 2012. They will be entering two 2013 specification Audi R8 LMS ultra car for a yet-to-be announced driver line-up.

Phoenix Racing will be lining up alongside five more Audi R8 LMS ultra entries from Melbourne Performance Centre, United Autosports and Eva Racing.


Current Audi entries for the Bathurst 12 Hour as of 6 November:

Class A:
Marc Cini (MPC) - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
United Autosports - 2012 Audi R8 LMS ultra
Rod Salmon (MPC) - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
Steve McLaughlan (MPC) - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
Eva Racing (Fitzgerald Racing Services) - 2012 Audi R8 LMS ultra
Phoenix Racing - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra
Phoenix Racing - 2013 Audi R8 LMS ultra

Class D:
Kintyre Motorsport (PPE) - Audi TT RS

The 2015 Bathurst 12 Hour will be taking place from 6-8 February.