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 Brisbane based businessman Ross Palmer in 1994, a long time motor racing sponsor of childhood friend and multiple Australian Touring Car Champion and Bathurst 1000 winner Dick Johnson, and was to administer various championships and series [1] for production based cars including:
- Australian Super Production Series 1994
- Australian GT Production Car Series 1995
- Australian GT Production Car Championship 1996 to 2002
- Australian Nations Cup Championship 2000 to 2004
- Australian GT Performance Car Championship 2003 to 2004
- Australian Production Car Championship 2003 to 2004
- V8 BRutes Series 2000 to 2004
The company also organised several endurances races including:
- Bathurst 3 Hour Showroom Showdown 1997 to 2000
- Bathurst 24 Hour 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.[1]
References
- ^ a b PROCAR Australia ceases operations Retrieved from www.motorsport.com on 14 December 2009