Bathurst - Mt Panorama

The racing circuit at Bathurst is "world famous" in Australia and New Zealand, as the track where over the past 30 years or more , the prime motor race event of the local calendar year takes place; the annual battle of the V8 Supercars at Mt Panorama. The race consists of 163 laps of the circuit (1000 km), and is so popular that the event is now televised all over the world. The track climbs 174 m up the side of a mountain, crosses the top and descends back down to the start finish line at the bottom. This means that the circuit has significant climb and descend grades which are uniquely challenging to drivers and cars alike. The circuit is also a public road, when not being used for racing. This means that anyone can go to Bathurst, and drive their private cars around the circuit.