Riding the wave

Bathurst Channel

Comprehensive coverage from Monday October 7 on FOX SPORTS 506

There’s one competition on the Virgin Australia Supercars circuit that rules them all – the iconic Bathurst 1000. Steeped in history, the race has made champions out of the likes of Peter Brock, Jim Richards, Larry Perkins, Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes.

Every October, tens of thousands of passionate Supercars fans descend on Mount Panorama, eager to witness firsthand who will be crowned ‘King of the Mountain’ at the climax of a gruelling 1000km motorsport battle that lasts in excess of six hours.

The Great Race is equally as impressive for those who compete – an endurance race like no other, it tests drivers while pushing them to their absolute