Bathurst Wander

Thursday 3 March

Starting from the car park of the Whitewater stadium – entry via McCarthys Lane, which runs off Castlereagh Rd, Penrith (about 3km north of Penrith town centre).

First car will depart at 8.30am.
Last car away at 9.30am

The tour to Bathurst will take about 4 hours.

Another highlight of the week, we will be touring out to Bathurst on some excellent back roads – great for Minis. At Bathurst we will be parking the Minis in Pit Lane at the Mt Panorama circuit. There will be a BBQ lunch and entrants will be able to wander the pit area and look out over the start line from the top of the new pit complex.

The National Motor Racing Museum is located at Murray Corner, at the Eastern end of Pit Straight, and is well worth the visit. One of the many significant race cars and replicas in the museum, is a replica of 13C, the Morris Cooper S (Mini) that won Bathurst in 1966. The museum gift shop also sells a wide range of books, DVDs and memorabilia of Bathurst and other Australian motorsport.

The circuit is an open public road, and entrants are encouraged to tour the track before leaving for Sydney in the afternoon. However, be warned that as an open public road, there is a speed limit of 60 kmh, which is strictly enforced by the local police, and traffic will be traveling in BOTH directions. Anyone found to be speeding or otherwise driving dangerously around the circuit will not only risk a hefty fine, but will also be excluded from the remainder of the Oz50 Mini Carnival – no refunds will be provided.

For those people more interested in touring the countryside than visiting the museum, there will be another tour route back to Sydney, along different Mini-friendly roads.

Cost of the day be only $25 per adult and $15 per child (under 15), which will include route instructions, BBQ lunch and entry to the National Motor Racing Museum.

For anyone wanting to familiarise themselves with the route beforehand, you can download the full route instructions here.

It is also recommended that you visit Google Earth (http://www.google.com/earth/index.html if you don't already have it) and take a virtual tour following the route instructions. It makes things a lot clearer and gives and idea of what to expect from the roads.

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