Mustang made eligible for Bathurst 6 Hour

Citing competitor interest as the reason, organisers of the production car enduro have added the latest version of Ford’s iconic muscle car to the invitational class for next years race.

Potential Mustang competitors will need to enter quickly, though, with 64 entries already lodged for the 2017 race, just eight short of the circuit’s capacity.

“There has been demand for the Ford Mustang to be included on the eligibility list and we know of at least one team advanced in their plans to enter one in the race,” said event director James O’Brien.

“Regardless, it is likely the car is going to be a popular addition to Production Car racing in the near future and we expect to see several of them on the grid.

“We are now at a point where teams who are planning to race but have not entered need to seriously consider lodging their official entry as soon as possible because we are close to reaching capacity.”

The 2017 Bathurst 6 Hour could see a record grid at Mount Panorama, with the 64 cars qualifying for the 1969 Hardie Ferodo 500 believe to be the existing high-point.

Provisional Entry List

Class	Competitor	Make	Model
A1	Adam Wallis	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Alan East	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO IX GSR
A1	Anthony Alford	Audi	TTRS 8J
A1	Barry Morcom	Ford	Focus RS LZ
A1	Dylan Thomas	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO IX RS
A1	Dylan Thomas	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Dylan Thomas	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO IX RS
A1	Glossop Tyre Centre	Subaru	Impreza WRX Sti V-1
A1	Jeremy Gray	Ford	FGII GT-F
A1	Jim Pollicina	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Jim Pollicina	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Peter Conroy	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Peter Major	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Robert Woods	Mercedes Benz	A45 AMG
A1	Roderick Salmon	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A1	Ronald Searle	Mercedes Benz	A45 AMG
A1	Simon Hodges	BMW	M135i Hatch F20
A1	Tony Abela	Subaru	Impreza WRX Sti G-4
A1	MPC	Mitsubishi	Lancer EVO X RS
A2	Daniel Flanagan	Holden	VY2-HSV GTS
A2	Graeme Muir	Holden	VE-HSV GTS
A2	Trevor Symonds	Holden	VY-HSV GTS
B1	Adrian Stefan	BMW	335i E92
B1	Barry Morcom	BMW	335i E92
B1	Ben Kavich	Subaru	Impreza WRX Sti G-2
B1	Brett McFarland	Subaru	Impreza WRX Sti G-2
B1	Garry Mennell	BMW	335i E92
B1	Sherrin Racing	BMW	135i E82
B1	ASAP Racing	BMW	135i E82
B2	Anthony Soole	BMW	M3 E36 3.2L
B2	Daniel Clift	Holden	VZ SS
B2	Dean Potts	Holden	HSV R8 Clubsport
B2	Garth Walden	Holden	VE SSV-Redline
B2	Joe Krinelos	Holden	VF SSV Redline (6.2)
B2	Scott Sullivan	Holden	VY SS
B2	Troy Williams	Holden	VE SSV-Redline
C	Blake Aubin	Renault	Megane RS 265
C	Colin Osborne	Renault	Megane RS 265 Trophy R
C	Colin Osborne	Renault	Megane RS 265 Trophy R
C	David Raddatz	Alfa Romeo	Gulietta QV
C	Doug Westwood	BMW	M3 E36 3.0L
C	Nicholas Cox	BMW	130i E87
C	Peter O'Donnell	BMW	130i E87
C	Ric Shaw	Mazda	RX-8 RX8A
D	Chris Reeves	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	Christopher Manley	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	Daniel Williams	Toyota	Camry
D	David Baker	Honda	Integra Type R
D	David Crowe	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	Declan Kirkham	Mazda	MX6 GE 2.5
D	Graeme Heath	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	Grant Phillips	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	James Vernon	Toyota	86 GTS ZN SER
D	Trevor Keene	Mini	Cooper S JCW R53
E	David Whitehead	MG	MG6 1.8TCi Magnette
E	Jordan Cox	Nissan	Pulsar N15
E	Philip Kirkham	Eunos	30X
I	Ashley Jarvis	Ford	Falcon AU
I	Bradley Carr	Ford	Falcon AU
I	Coleby Cowham	Ford	Falcon AU
I	John McCleverty	Ford	Falcon AU
I	Luke Andersen	Ford	Falcon AU
I	Scott Stephenson	Hyundai	Excel X3
I	Warren Trewin	Holden	Commodore VT