Impressions - Erebus Racing
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EREBUS RACING IMPRESSIONS ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE February & March 2012
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Erebus Racing's Impressions document from its first two events of 2012, the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour and Australian GT Championship Rd 1 - Clipsal 500.
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EREBUS RACING�IMPRESSIONS���ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR�CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE���February & March 2012 �
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – SNAP SHOT �
*2012 was the second year of the Armor All Bathurst 12 Hour with outright GT3 specification cars eligible for competition��*The interest internationally for the event was significant, with entries from Australia, �New Zealand, Germany, Spain and Malaysia, along with Italian staff supporting the Australian Ferrari entry��*The Erebus Racing/Black-Falcon collaboration was the most eagerly anticipated addition to the field, especially following Black-Falcon’s success in Dubai��*National media interest in the event grew significantly in the second year and this trend is expected to continue in the future ��*Media was attracted to Bathurst from the USA, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.�
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – NUMBERS�
*27 entries ��*9 international entries ��*31 International (non-Australian) Drivers ��*14 Countries in Total��*3-day attendance – 19,248 – a 6.2% increase on 2011 despite being rain affected��*Live webcast unique users – more than 70,000 across the 12 hours ��*Was a national trending topic on Twitter ��*1,332 Twitter Followers ��*3,547 Facebook Fans �
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – MEDIA COVERAGE�
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – MEDIA COVERAGE�
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – WEB COVERAGE�
*http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/02/17/barry-ryan-to-guide-erebus-racing-at-bathurst-12-hour/ ��*http://www.v8supercars.com.au/championship/newsarticle/lowndes-and-v8-stars-start-season-early/tabid/70/newsid/12150/default.aspx ��*http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/mercedes-benz/sls-amg/sls-amg-gt3-finishes-second-in-bathurst-12-hour-race/��*http://www.luckyseven.com.au/news/sls-amg-gt3-scores-podium-amid-mount-panorama-drama- ��*http://www.racefan.com.au/release.asp?NewsId=3921 ��*http://beyondtheredline.org/australian-gt-erebus-racing-gullwings-rise-to-the-mountain-challenge/��*http://driving-dutchman.com/tag/erebus-racing/��*http://paddocktalk.com/news/html/story-183487.html��*http://www.motorsport-server.de/index.php?topic=news/story&ID=32193&serie=sportwagen�
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – IMAGERY�
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – IMAGERY�
ARMOR ALL BATHURST 12 HOUR – SECOND PLACE�
CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE GT RD 1 – SNAP SHOT �
*The Clipsal 500 Adelaide is South Australia’s biggest event and the largest (attendance-wise) Touring Car event in the world ��*2012 attracted a cumulative crowd of 263,400 across the four day carnival, with a Sunday crowd of 82,100 ��*Peter Hackett led for much of the 60 minute mini-enduro, before a coming together with a lapped car on the final lap saw him collect the wall, putting him out for the weekend��*James Brock in his first SLS AMG GT3 performance and Australian GT Championship debut finished 2nd ��*The Australian GT Championship was a major support event with 30 cars nominated��*The format saw two races over the weekend – 1 x 60 minute twilight race and 1 x 30 minute race prior to the V8 Supercars Clipsal 500 race ��
CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE GT RD 1 – MEDIA COVERAGE�Friday back page of The Adelaide Adver5ser
CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE GT RD 1 – IMAGERY�
CLIPSAL 500 ADELAIDE GT RD 1 – IMAGERY�
NEXT EVENT:���Australian GT Championship - Round 2 ��May 25-27, 2012 ��Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit �Cowes, Victoria����In support to V8 Supercars – event 5 of 15 �
