Simon Phillips’ Motionsport outfit are to return to the Bathurst 12 hours from 6-8 February 2015 with an ex MP Motorsport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 (seen below leaving the MP workshop for the last time).
The team, which will again be anchored by 2012 BTCC Champion Gordon Shedden, will be looking to build on a pair of Lotus mounted giantkilling (but ultimately unsuccessful) runs in the past two years (their 2013 Lotus Exige is shown below) with a run at the GT3 based Class A.
“We certainly have unfinished business at Bathurst after last year!” said Shedden, “The Aston will be a fantastic car to have round the Mountain and it will be great to be at the sharp end.”
The team is again backed by Australian insurance comparison website, compareinsurance.com.au.in 2015.
Motionsport Team Principal Simon Phillips:
“It’s great to confirm our plans for Bathurst again and we’re grateful to the guys at Compare Insurance for helping make this happen. We wanted to move up to class A for this year and fight with the big boys in GT3. It’s going to be so tough at the front, but the Aston is the weapon of choice and we’ve got some circuit knowledge. I can’t wait”
John Gaw, Team Principal at Aston Martin Racing:
“Motionsport is a great team with a good reputation so we’re pleased they have added an Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 to their race car collection. Gordon [Shedden] has been talking to us for some time now so we are really pleased he is finally behind the wheel of one of our cars, we are a global brand with drivers from around the world but we are also dedicated to supporting young British talent to race at the top level. Bathurst 12 Hour is fast becoming one of the top GT3 races in the world and we are looking forward to seeing what the Motionsport team can do there.”
