Australian Racing Group Invites U.S. TA2 Competitors to Compete in 2022 Australian Trans Am Series Season Finale at Bathurst
June 7, 2022
Australian Racing Group, which operates the Turtle Wax Trans Am Series in Australia, is offering a unique opportunity for competitors in the United States-based Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli TA2 class to participate in the Australian Trans Am Series season finale at the Bathurst International Mount Panorama circuit on November 11-13.
The 3.86-mile/6.213-kilometer Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst is a spectacular 23-turn track with 541 feet/165 meters of elevation change, and is regarded as one of the best and most unique race circuits in the world. This is the first time such a broad invite has been issued to United States competitors to race TA2 cars at Mount Panorama, which boasts top speeds of 173 mph/280 km/h for the class. The Supercheap Auto Bathurst International event is composed of three fast-paced sprints (16 laps, eight laps and eight laps) for a total of 123.52 miles/198.8 kilometers of exciting racing.
The Australian Racing Group and the Trans Am Race Company announced a landmark agreement in 2019 allowing ARG to hold the commercial, promotional and marketing rights for Trans Am in both Australia and New Zealand.
The Turtle Wax Trans Am Series is the highest level of Trans Am competition in Australia, with cars built to a controlled TA2 formula to achieve a level playing field and cost-effective racing, just like TA2 in the United States. The series is one of Australia’s strongest and fastest-growing racing categories with more than 80 TA2 racing machines in the country. The chassis are all built by Howe Enterprises and feature the same single-specification 525 horsepower engines for parity and cost control.
“I didn’t want it to be my favorite track because it’s so far away, but it went to the top of my list straight away,” said two-time Trans Am TA2 champion Gar Robinson, who has participated in the Bathurst event in the past. “If you took Virginia International Raceway and turned it into a street course and then added walls, kangaroos and Tim Tams, that’s Bathurst. I can’t wait to get back there.”
The Turtle Wax Trans Am Series season kicked off February 11-13 at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania, and has completed four event weekends so far in 2022. Owen Kelly in the No. 73 Owen Kelly Motorsport Ford Mustang currently leads the championship standings, followed by Nathan Herne in the No. 1 Team Valvoline GRM Ford Mustang and Tim Brook in the No. 38 TRADIEPAD Wall Racing Ford Mustang.
Watch GoTransAm.com to find out which of your favorite U.S. TA2 competitors will take advantage of this unique opportunity to race at the scenic and historic track against Australia’s best.
About the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli: The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli is the longest-running professional road race series in the United States. The Trans Am Series was founded by racing factory pony cars in the late 1960s. More than 50 years after their launch, Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers continue to be sold today, with Trans Am racing credited as playing a major role in their success and longevity. The SpeedTour will host the professional race series at 16 events nationwide in 2022.
