One Aston Martin Vantage GT3 after all for Bathurst finale

Tuesday, November 05, 2024

Despite earlier news to the contrary, it does now appear that one Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3 will be thundering around The Mountain this weekend as the GT World Challenge Australia Series runs out its final race of the season from Bathurst.

Today’s publication of the entry list confirms the return of the #38 KMB Motorsport V12 Aston Martin Racing Vantage GT3 that regular driver Valentino Astuti will share with Liam Dunn within their Trophy class.

The team were absent from the proceedings at the previous round from Sydney Motorsport Park but last time out but did score a class second within the second race of the GT Festival meeting on Phillip Island back in late August.

This is great news considering we had confirmation of the Volante Rosso’s withdrawal from the meeting after (undefined) technical issues sidelined the #14 V8 turbo version of the Vantage platform in the early track session of the last meet at their home track in Sydney.

Track time at Bathurst will begin on Friday with two Free Practice sessions before moving into Q1 and Q2 Saturday morning ahead of the first hour long race later in the afternoon before the season finale on Sunday afternoon.

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