Sports · Motorsport · 2 hrs ago
Bathurst council invites bids for a fifth Mount Panorama event
Bathurst Regional Council is inviting motorsport promoters to propose a fifth annual event at Mount Panorama.
The council is offering a five-year deal and wants proposals to explain how the event would run, when it would take place and how it would benefit Bathurst.
SRO Motorsports Australia is expected to seek an extension of its current arrangement to host the Shannons SpeedSeries at the circuit in 2027.
That arrangement is a stop-gap deal, and SRO is not guaranteed to keep the event.
The council says a new event must bring its own identity, attract spectators and deliver economic and commercial benefits for the city.
It says Mount Panorama already hosts four established events.
Expressions of interest close at 10:00am on December 1 and can be submitted through the Bathurst Regional Council website.
Bathurst Regional Council has opened expressions of interest for a fifth event at Mount Panorama.
The council is offering interested promoters a five-year deal.
Submissions should explain how the event would operate, when it would take place, its commercial structure and its economic benefit to Bathurst.
SRO Motorsports Australia is expected to seek an extension of its deal to host the Shannons SpeedSeries at the circuit in 2027.
Expressions of interest close on December 1 at 10:00am.
- Who
- Bathurst Regional Council is seeking proposals from event promoters.
- What
- The council has opened expressions of interest for a fifth annual Mount Panorama event, with a five-year deal on offer.
- When
- Expressions of interest close on December 1 at 10:00am. The year is not stated.
- Where
- Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
- Why
- The council wants an event with a distinct identity, a credible promoter and clear benefits for spectators, the sport and Bathurst.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The fifth event needs to earn its place alongside them.
We are not simply looking for another race meeting.
The local community owns this extraordinary asset, so there must also be a clear economic and commercial return from using it.
SRO Motorsports Australia was announced as the host of the Shannons SpeedSeries at Mount Panorama in 2027 under a stop-gap deal.
Expressions of interest are due to close.
- Proposed deal
- Five years
- Existing Mount Panorama events
- Four
- 2027 event
- Shannons SpeedSeries, hosted under a stop-gap deal
- Submission deadline
- December 1 at 10:00am
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