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De Pasquale joins Bathurst 6 Hour field

De Pasquale joins Bathurst 6 Hour field

The Dick Johnson Racing ace will join experienced production car racer Anthony Soole and Adam Burgess in a BMW M4 run by Holy Smoke Racing.

They will run in the outright-contending Class X as they look to help keep BMW’s perfect record in the 6 Hour alive.

De Pasquale joins a number of his Supercars rivals on the 6 Hour grid, including reigning winner Shane van Gisbergen and his DJR teammate Will Davison.

According to Soole, signing a driver of De Pasquale’s calibre was critical to have a shot at winning the race.

“Last year we saw that everyone had stepped up the game,” said Soole.

“I’ve been driving for years but don’t have [van Gisbergen] speed in me, so we had to come up with a way to match him – and the way to do that was to find someone else that is used to racing him on a daily basis.

“I spoke to a number of people but it was Paul Morris, who knows how to pick talent, who suggested I give Anton a call and he didn’t hesitate, he said yes straight away.

“I wanted someone…

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