Super Cheap Auto 1000 News, 2005

Pre-purchase your tickets to win!

Pre-purchase your tickets to the Super Cheap Auto 1000 by 21 September 2005 to automatically go into the draw to win the hottest prize of the year. Win the one and only Hot Lap with four times Bathurst 1000 champion, Greg Murphy at this years event. You have to be in it to win it! So pre-purchase your tickets now and save money plus be in the draw to win this exclusive opportunity and be a part of history at the 2005 Super Cheap Auto 1000. See full Terms and Conditions

Ever Dreamt of being on the Starting Line for the Super Cheap Auto 1000?

2005 will be the first year where punters can sit closer to the starting line than ever before. Check out the latest addition, Grandstand 9 located directly opposite the start/finish line on the Super Cheap Auto Pit Straight. Grandstand 9 also offers direct views of pit lane where you can witness all the action unfold. If you plan to go to this years Super Cheap Auto 1000, it pays to plan ahead. Pre-purchase your grandstand tickets now and save.

Grandstand 9 Tickets start from $185.75, so secure your seat now through Ticketmaster.

Kings of the Mountain

2005 has seen record interest from the corporate world in the Super Cheap Auto 1000, with all originally planned corporate hospitality and sponsorship inventory 100% sold out! This has left event organisers AVESCO Events in the enviable position of having to create a new range of inventory to meet the still large demand.

The new purpose built pit lane complex has proven extremely popular, with corporate suites on two levels completely sold out. The second stage of redevelopment is on track for completion in time for this year’s event, which will result with vittually double the capacity of corporate facilities above pit lane this year.

For those companies interested in promoting their brands to a huge national and international television and spectator audience, AVESCO Events can specifically tailor sponsorship and corporate packages to suit most budget and business needs.

If you would like more information on corporate hospitality, please click here

Bathurst land grab
The annual pilgrimage to Mount Panorama just keeps growing, with race fans grabbing their patch of land in record numbers. Over 93% of the available 4600 campsites have been snapped up, with the remaining sites expected to be filled in the next few weeks.

For those campers who have already sent their forms and payments, you can expect to receive a confirmation letter in your mail box in the coming weeks.

If you haven’t already purchased your tickets, pre-purchase now and save! And if you buy 20 or more tickets in one transaction, you also save 10%! Click here for details.

If you’d like more information on camping at the Super Cheap Auto 1000, please click here

Spectacular support

This year’s Super Cheap Auto 1000 will include a great line up of support categories, including the HPDC V8 Supercar Series, Wright Patton Shakespeare Carrera Cup, Historic Touring Cars and Lotus Trophy. This month’s feature –

Lotus Trophy to roar at Mount Panorama

The Lotus Trophy will make its racing return to Mt Panorama this year as a support category for Australia’s premier motorsport event, the Super Cheap Auto 1000. It will be the first time the Lotus Trophy has visited the daunting 6.3 km mountain circuit and emphasises the growing stature of the close fought one make race series.

Bathurst will be the sixth round of the 2005 Lotus Trophy and will see a full field of the lightweight composite body racers on the grid for a series of three races across the weekend. The 2005 Lotus Trophy features a two-class format with the rapid 140kW Exiges battling out in class A and the nimble open-top Elises in class B.

With 16 Exiges and 10 Elise s’ the Bathurst round is sure to be the highlight of the series.

For more information on the series go to www.lotustrophy.com.au

Dash for Cash in Super Cheap Auto 1000 Top Ten Shoot-Out

The Super Cheap Auto Top Ten Shoot-Out will break new ground and hopefully records in 2005!

The Winner of this years Top Ten Shoot-Out will win a well deserved $10,000. And, if they beat the fastest ever Pole time of 2m.06.8594s set by Greg Murphy in 2003, they win an additional $10,000!

With $20,000 up for grabs there will be more than the prestige of holding Pole position at Bathurst at stake!

Go wild track side with CARSguide

As a sponsor of the Super Cheap Auto 1000, CARSguide are proud to bring you a Motor Sport Extravagaza in the lead up to and after this year’s event.

Things will kick off from September 1, so make sure you visit carsguide.com.au for your chance to challenge your friends in a race around the track, all the latest information and news as well as chances to win some great prizes along the way. Just one of hundreds of great reasons to use the guide.

While you are there you can also check out over 600 road tests, view over 60,000 cars online and value your car in an instant. You’ll soon see why people into cars know it’s the only place to go.