Motorsport News

Night practice session for Bathurst 12 Hour

Night practice session for Bathurst 12 Hour

The fourth of six practice sessions will kick off at 5:05pm on the Friday evening, shortly before sunset, go offer drivers some after dark running ahead of the round-the-clock enduro.

Due to the race being pushed back to May there will be more night running than ever, with the race set to start at 5:15am and sunrise not expected until 6:46pm.

The 5:15pm finish will come right on sunset.

The evening practice session is one of four on the Friday of the event, with two half-hour sessions and two 40-minute sessions.

Practices 1 and 2 will be reserved for bronze-rated drivers as part of the event moving to a Pro-Am format this year. 

On Saturday morning there is two hour-long practice sessions ahead of qualifying, which will be split into two 25-minute sessions, one for bronze drivers and one for pro drivers.

The first five rows of the grid will then be determined by a Top 10 Shootout on Sunday afternoon.

“We’re very pleased with the schedule which offers lots of track time for…

Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Motorsport.com – All – Stories…