BATHURST FINALE AN OPTION FOR SUPERCARS
SUPERCARS has not ruled out a blockbuster early finale to its championship at the Bathurst 1000 as the series wrangles with more fallout from border issues around the country.
In what would be the ultimate climax to a COVIDravaged season, Supercars CEO Sean Seamer said all options were “on the table” including finishing the season at the biggest race of the year at the Mount Panorama circuit in NSW.
Supercars is understood to be close to confirming plans for a double-header in Townsville late this month and early September to follow back-to-back races in Darwin, which have been delayed by a week due to fresh travel restrictions in the Northern Territory.
With the September race at Sandown unviable due to Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis, there is also talk of a potential race – or two – at Queensland Raceway at Ipswich after Townsville.
From there, the Bathurst 1000 could potentially host a blockbuster finale in October with doubt over other races later in the year due to border restrictions.
“I think that’s a scenario that our fans would certainly like; it’s something that everybody has always talked about having Bathurst as the finale,” Seamer said.
“Everything is on the table at the moment but we are not planning too far ahead because, as we’ve seen in the last week, two weeks is a tremendous amount of time in the world at the moment.
“We’ll get through Darwin and as we get closer to Townsville that’s when we’ll start to lock down our plans.”
Three rounds are due to be held after the Bathurst 1000 on October 18 – Perth, Tasmania and Sydney.