Next stop Bathurst for just one AMR around The Mountain
Monday, January 27, 2025
Whilst last weekend’s IMSA opener from Daytona did lead to one class podium finish for one of the four Aston Martin Racing Vantage GTD entries, this weekend’s twelve-hour race will feature just the lone bullet entry from the locally based Volante Rosso Motorsport team but with an international flavour behind the wheel.
Amongst the twenty two other entries, you will find the #14 Silver class AMR Vantage GT3 entry of Jamie Day, Mateo Villagomez and Jaylyn Robotham with the British GT GT4 Silver Class Champion of Day continuing his impressive GT3 experience after his AMR GT3 racing debut within the GT Masters late last season before doing both 24H Series Middle East events this year plus at least two rounds of the Asian Le Mans Series next month alongside the Ecuadorian born FFSA GT4 Silver Class Champion Villagomez about to embark upon his first GT3 race anywhere.
At least they will have some ‘local’ knowledge alongside them as the similarly aged Aussie in Robotham who comes fresh to the team as well but with a racing knowledge of this legendary public highway cum racetrack from his Supercars and Aussie Production cars experiences alongside that of his GT World Challenge Asia experiences.
They will be coming within a three-car strong silver class alongside that of the GT3 Pro, Pro-Am and Bronze classes as well INV for GT2 runners and that of the few GT4 entries within what is still being listed as an older 16A iteration of the Vantage GT3 that the team raced last season within their domestic GT World Challenge Australia Series.
Track action will begin on Thursday for the 12Hour runners with the first of six Free Practice sessions before Qualifying on Saturday before the start of the race early doors on Sunday morning (local time).
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