Procar Australia
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Procar Australia was a motor sport category management company which operated in Australia
over a ten year period from the mid 1990s. It was founded by businessman Ross Palmer in 1994 and was to administer various championships and series for production based cars including:
The company also organised several endurances races including:
Procar Australia ceased operations in 2004 with Palmer citing financial issues as the reason for the company’s withdrawal from the sport.
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over a ten year period from the mid 1990s. It was founded by businessman Ross Palmer in 1994 and was to administer various championships and series for production based cars including:
- Australian Super Production SeriesAustralian GT Production Car ChampionshipThe Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title, organised by PROCAR Australia Pty Ltd, for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.PROCAR had first promoted a national series for production based cars in 1994...
1994 - Australian GT Production Car SeriesAustralian GT Production Car ChampionshipThe Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title, organised by PROCAR Australia Pty Ltd, for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.PROCAR had first promoted a national series for production based cars in 1994...
1995 - Australian GT Production Car ChampionshipAustralian GT Production Car ChampionshipThe Australian GT Production Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title, organised by PROCAR Australia Pty Ltd, for drivers of Group 3E Series Production Cars.PROCAR had first promoted a national series for production based cars in 1994...
1996 to 2002 - Australian Nations Cup ChampionshipAustralian Nations Cup ChampionshipThe Australian Nations Cup Championship was a motor racing title sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport from 2000 to 2004.-History:...
2000 to 2004 - Australian GT Performance Car ChampionshipAustralian Performance Car ChampionshipThe Australian Performance Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production based, high-performance coupes and sedans racing with limited modifications...
2003 to 2004 - Australian Production Car ChampionshipAustralian Production Car ChampionshipThe Australian Production Car Championship is a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of production cars, which must compete in close to standard specification...
2003 to 2004 - V8 BRutes SeriesV8 UtesThe V8 Ute Racing Series is an Australian motor racing series for utilities, derived from the Australian Production Car Championship. It was conceived in 2000 by PROCAR chief Ross Palmer and launched March 2001, as V8 Brute Utes, at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide...
2000 to 2004
The company also organised several endurances races including:
- Bathurst 3 Hour Showroom Showdown 1997 to 2000
- Bathurst 24 HourBathurst 24 HourThe Bathurst 24 Hour was an endurance race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit in 2002 and 2003. Only two 24-Hour races were held before the collapse of the management organisation PROCAR.-Classes and Entrants:The Bathurst 24 Hour featured various classes...
2002 to 2003
Procar Australia ceased operations in 2004 with Palmer citing financial issues as the reason for the company’s withdrawal from the sport.