Shane van Gisbergen, Shane Smollen and Rob Rubis have taken out the 2021 Bathurst 6 hour in style leading from the second half of the race till the chequer.
It wasn’t all plan sailing as they received a 5 second penalty early in the race that was applied to their finishing time.
SVG edged out an 8 second lead with 10 minutes to go and he steadily grew that even in thick traffic.
“What a race. Im over the moon” stated car owner Smollen
“Bucket list tick” stated co driver Rob Rubis
Second across the line was the defending champions Beric Lynton and Orange car dealer Tim Leahey.
“We gave it a red hot go but It wasn’t our day” Lynton said.
“Im shagged” stated Leahey who did a long last stint.
The third entry for the Ellery’s was dealt a blow just past mid race. The intercooler failed and even under caution and a quick 10-minute replacement they just couldn’t make the time up. They finished 17th.