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CLASSIC COMMODORE JOINS KUMHO FIELD
Sydney driver Jamie McDonald has entered his ex-ProDuct Racing VP Holden Commodore in the Vectra Corp Heritage Class for what will be the cars first race in more than 20 years.
The Heritage class for earlier model cars from the early era of the Supercars regulations will be a feature of the October 27-29 weekend amidst the broader fight for the Kumho series overall and Kumho Cup class battles.
McDonalds entry was originally built in 1993 by Larry Perkins for Sydney privateer Bob Pearson and was famous for sporting an iconic livery of rainbow colours on an aggressive black base.
Chassis PE016 was owned by Pearson between 1993 and 1995 and raced in both the ATCC and the Bathurst 1000 in his hands.
“Rod Smith from Ballarat bought the car in 1996 and the car did some hill climb events with him in 1996 and Milton Seferis in 1997 and then sat idle until I bought it in 2016.
“I restored it to its 1993 Bathurst livery and this will be its first race event since 1996.
The car was demonstrated at Muscle Car Masters last year however will return to racing for the first time this month within the Kumho Series.
The Heritage Class is expected to feature several classic Touring Cars including Brad Neills ex-Parsons VS Commodore that he has raced all season.
This years Kumho series has been a competitive affair however the current championship leader holds a strong margin heading into the final round.
Brad Jones Racing enters the weekend with driver Jack Smith holding a 106 point lead over nearest title rival Michael Anderson.
The Bathurst driver however will need to be at the top of his powers to hold on to second in the championship with Anderson and his three nearest rivals covered by just 47 points.
Tyler Greenbury Jon McCorkindale and Jordan Boys will each be chasing Anderson for second in the tile race across the three races in Sydney.